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Stavros Loutsios

27/08/2016 by

Today’s Featured Artist for CCC16 is talented 3D-artist and animator Stavros Loutsios!

Stavros is an extremely passionate multidisciplinary artist, working both with media and 3D printing. From a young age he developed a passion for games, cartoons and anime. That passion has led him to study Applied Multimedia at the University of Nicosia and follow up with a master’s degree in Animation and Visual Effects at the University of Bradford.

To see more of Stavros work, visit his Facebook page.

For the past couple of years he has been using his 3D modeling and animation skills to design and edit 3D models, which he then brings to life, with the help of a 3D printer. Even though this technology is still young, it already offers multidisciplinary designers unlimited possibilities. His experimentation drove him in creating household items which are related to games, anime, cartoons and TV series.

Stavros currently lives and works in Nicosia as a freelance multimedia designer. He is the creator and owner of King’s Forge, a Facebook page where he posts about ongoing, as well as future projects. He welcomes everyone to contact him and share their ideas with him and he can help you develop them into final products!

Special Guests: 2J and Cat Von K

26/08/2016 by

Cyprus Comic Con is excited to announce that YouTube personalities 2J  and Cat Von K will be present at this year’s event. The two YouTubers are really looking forward to a massive meet & greet with their many fans all weekend long. Merchandise, autographs and photo opportunities will all be available at their booths in the special guest area!

2J – to call him a YouTube sensation would be an understatement given his masses of loyal fans and hundreds of thousands of subscribers. 2J first shot to stardom with his parody videos ‘Ellhnika kai Kypriaka Zoa‘ receiving millions of views – his rise as an entertainer soon saw the creation and spawning of doppelganger mirrored aliases 3J, 1J, Vlakas and of course Batmanas, each having their own witty twist and very own fan bases. His latest gaming YouTube channel, 2J Games, officially rose to number one in the region taking the Hellenic world by storm.

 

Joining him at Cyprus Comic Con 2016 is YouTube starlet Cat Von K who in under a year has been followed by over 200,000 subscribers on YouTube alone, catapulting her to fame. With complementing eminent presences on both Instagram & Facebook, Cat seems destined to hit a quarter of a million subscribers very, very soon.

 

Both 2J and Cat will be awaiting you at their booths in the special guest area on 3rd & 4th September from 10:00 onwards (09:00 for VIP ticket-holders) at Cyprus Comic Con 2016. See you there!

The Super Smash Bros. Tournament @CCC16!

26/08/2016 by

Calling all Super Smash Bros players!

Super_Smash_Bros_4_merged_logo,_no_subtitleWhether you are a war-ready Smasher or just a casual Bro, the Super Smash Bros. Tournament at Cyprus Comic Con 2016 is the place for you to have some great fun testing your skills against other players, with the chance to also win amazing prizes!

The Super Smash Bros. Tournament is organised by community group Cyprus Smash Brothers. Make sure to join their group on Facebook, to stay up to date with the upcoming tournament at Comic Con, as well as future events!

Participate in the Super Smash Bros. Tournament!

About Cyprus Smash Brothers

Cyprus Smash Brothers is a community group where people who love Super Smash Bros. can get together, both online and locally, to play their favourite fighting game, meet new people and downright have fun!

Tournament Prizes:

1st Place Winner – New 3DS (Black)

2nd Place Winner – Gameboy BackPack, Starfox Zero for the WiiU and Donkey Kong figurine

 

Special Raffle Prize:

Additionally, there is also a third prize up for grabs, which will be given to a lucky tournament participant through a Raffle!
Just by entering and competing in the Super Smash Bros. Tournament, participants will have a chance to win a Smash Bros. Edition GameCube controller with the Smash Bros. official logo!

Prizes are kindly sponsored by Gamers’ Boulevard.

 

Entry Fee: €12 (EU)

 

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Winter’s Verge

25/08/2016 by

Winter’s Verge are returning to Cyprus Comic Con as Featured Artists, to showcase the immersive fantasy universe they have created alongside their music!

About the band

Winter’s Verge are one of Cyprus’ most established metal bands. Formed in 2004 by singer George Charalambous, the band has released four full-length albums in its history, and has been an active force on the Cyprus scene as well as abroad. Winter’s Verge are also noted for their immersive world-building, and an entire realm exists within which all Winter’s Verge songs play a part and a role in an overarching storyline and universe.

For more information about the band and its upcoming activities, visit their official website and follow them on Facebook,

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The World of Tiberon

Tiberon is a rich and varied place, with a diverse cast of characters, locations and various histories that are being explored by the band’s music. The world of Tiberon is constantly being updated and developed, as the band creates more music so does Tiberon take on a definitive character and form.

In 2015, the band took the decision to branch out into not just producing music and the standard merchandise, but to commit to further developing Tiberon and the stories that take place within it, as an inspiration for, and from, the music that the band creates.

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Working with several talented local artists, Winter’s Verge are in the process of developing a unique experience for all fans of the band. To this end, Winter’s Verge have created a varied line of merchandise to support and complement this world.

Along with the usual T-shirts, Winter’s Verge are proud to display a range of innovative merchandise, relating to the band’s storytelling prowess, exhibiting the band’s creativity and offering to fans the chance to discover all there is to know about Tiberon, along with clues of what to expect in the future!

Winter’s Verge are proud to be a part of Cyprus Comic Con 2016, where they will offer their full range of merchandise as well as all of their albums to date!

Make sure to stop by their booth to learn more about the Tiberon universe and the band’s future projects!

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Special Guest: Manos Lagouvardos

24/08/2016 by

MANOS LAGOUVARDOS (2)Cyprus Comic Con proudly announces comics creator Manos Lagouvardos as one of its esteemed Special Guests for CCC16!

Manos was born in 1981 in Athens, and has a degree of Architecture from the National Technical University of Athens. However, cartoons, animation and comics were always some of his main interests along with his education.

Visit Manos’ Facebook page to see more samples of his work.

In 2001 he participated in the Pan-hellenic Comic Competition, which was hosted by Eleftherotypia, in which he won the 1st Honour. He has also participated in workshops at the school of AKTO, and since 2009 and each year henceforth, Manos joins with other comic artists in various Comic Conventions across the world. His biggest essay is the comicbook “Galaxia” (Comicworld Editions), an adventure with plenty of action. Recently he also self-published the award-winning teen comic “The Teenies”, with lots of pranks and romance.

Currently, he lives and works in Athens as a freelancer, drawing all sorts of paper heroes for advertising and publishing companies.