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Artist Profile: Christofis Agathokleous


Cyprus Comic Con has the pleasure of hosting sculptor Christofis Agathokleous among its roster of Featured Artists for CCC16!

Christofis Agathokleous was born in Limassol in 1990, more specifically the village of Agios Tychonas. He graduated from Linopetra high school, where subsequently he enlisted in the National Guard, and served on the Green Line. He studied Sociology at the School of Humanities at the University of Crete and is currently doing his master’s degree in Criminology at the University of Nicosia.

Visit Christofis’ page on Facebook to see more of his creations.

Christofis is an amateur scalptor that creates themed pieces inspired from myths, legends, and pop-culture. He developed his skills in this art form from early childhood. Sculpting remains a perpetual passion for Christofis, who through the process of “trial and error” has continued to practice his art and to improve his skills set. His creations are inspired by different areas of popular culture, such as cinema, comics, video games, TV series and more.  He specialises in two techniques, one being sculpting and the other one being hand-shaping, which is the creation of figures without using any tools other than the artists’ hands.

Christofis lives in Limassol where he works in social projects of the Limassol Municipality, offering assistance to vulnerable population groups that have been affected by the consequences of the recent economic and social crisis. He publishes his creations on his Facebook page named ‘Concept sculpting and hand-shaping creations CY’

Featured Shop: Second Player


logofor2ndplayerOne of the stores that will be present at this year’s Cyprus Comic Con is Second Player.

Second Player is selling, buying and trading games and gaming consoles of all kinds. They buy your old consoles even if they’re not working as for them all consoles have their value – don’t throw them away!

Depending on the situation of the game or the console you want to sell, you get paid in cash or exchange value accordingly.

There is a big variety of games (new and old titles) for Nintendo, PlayStation, PC and Xbox as well as some collectible items too.

You can ask them to find a game from a similar shop and assistant all over Cyprus, without any extra charge.

They are fixing problems of consoles and also provide free diagnosis in advance. There are special rates for loyal customers!

Check out Second Player’s Facebook Page.

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Sponsor Announcement: Arnold’s Digital Printers LTD


Cyprus Comic Con is pleased to inform you that Arnold’s Digital Printers LTD is one of our sponsors for this year’s event!

Follow Arnold’s on Facebook!

With continuous upward growth since 1995 the company managed to evolve, develop and distinguish itself through competition and at the same time create a name synonymous with quality and reliability.

ARNOLD LOGOHaving always in mind the needs of the market, the company invested towards quality, economical and fast digital prints.

The company’s core business is the production of digital printing for indoor and outdoor areas in large and smaller size.

Originally the basic equipment of the company was 2 large-format indoor digital printing machines. One third machine was added as the turnover of the company increased gradually through the years.

The expertise and focus in digital printing has brought further substantial investment in the latest type of equipment for indoor and outdoor printing, consolidating the company into the market and making it as one of the larger-from production size perspective- perhaps the largest-private company in digital printing in Cyprus.

Artist Profile: Stefanos Papadatos


Our next Featured Artist for CCC16 is talented illustrator and animator Stefanos Papadatos!

Stefanos Papadatos (aka Esteban) was born in Athens and he is originally from Lixouri, Kefalonia. Stefanos studied Architecture at the University of Thessaly and since 2001 has participated in numerous architectural design projects and competitions, interior design of commercial spaces, installations and industrial products. He has collaborated with a wide range of companies such as Coca Cola, Mercedes Benz, Altria Group (Phillip Morris – Marlboro – Chesterfield), Johnnie Walker, Cosmote, Hellenic American Union, Wind hellas, The Mall Athens, ANT1 group and Notos gallery home.

To learn more about Stefanos and his artwork visit his personal website. You can also follow him on Facebook and DeviantArt.

Raised with Don Lawrence’s Storm and Brian Bolland’s Camelot 3000 he is actively involved in illustration and concept art for video games. Having always been fascinated by both architecture and animated technology he specialised in 2D -3D design and animation. He has developed special effects for short films and music videos and has also participated in Comic and video art festivals.

He is best known for “The End of Austerity”, an illustration about the Eurogroup meeting on February 11th in Berlin, concerning the Greek financial crisis. The poster went viral and appeared in several websites, blogs, magazines, newspapers and TV networks in Greece and abroad, such as Business Insider and Bloomberg Television. Stefanos lives and works in Athens, hoping for world peace and demilitarization.

Cosplay Registrations and Schedule


12015121_390895114437914_5565134976922076585_oWith less than a month until Cyprus Comic Con 2016, everyone is a busy bee and undoubtedly so are the cosplayers who are preparing for the Cosplay Contest! Here’s what you need to know if you’re interested in participating.

This year’s competition has undergone quite a few positive changes, with the main one being that we are introducing two categories:

  • The Fully Handmade Category where all cosplayers wearing fully handmade costumes will compete to win grand prizes and the highest placing eligible cosplayer will be the proud owner of a ticket to the EuroCosplay Championship 2016 Final at the MCM London Comic Con in October, to represent Cyprus! All fully handmade costumes can compete in this category – it is not limited to those eligible for the EuroCosplay Finals.
  • The Partly Handmade Category includes all cosplayers whose costumes were either partly handmade or re-purposed. This category will have its own set of winners and big prizes!

Both categories will compete on Saturday, the 3rd of September and registrations for both will be open online until the night of the 2nd and on the day of the competition at the cosplay desk.

Purchased, mass-produced costumes will not be accepted due to an increase in difficulty and quality of the competition as the local cosplay community is quickly maturing. Nevertheless you will still be granted free entrance to the convention and are welcome to take part in the stage show.


12045209_390895177771241_8957880286935679331_oWhy should you register online?

As you may know, the registration form has been online for quite some time now and if you are planning to compete with a fully handmade costume you may have noticed that it’s quite demanding. Registering online will ensure that you can highlight your costume in the best way possible by submitting photos and detailed crafting information to the judges. You will not be able to do the same on the day.

It will also save you time since you simply have to check in with us at the cosplay registration desk, receive your wristband with your cosplayer ID and be on your merry way without having to register on the spot, which may be a hassle.

 

The Schedule on Saturday

Cosplayers taking part in the competition need to be present during all these phases:

  1. Registration & Check-in 9:00 – 13:00
    You need to come to the cosplay desk to receive your cosplayer ID before closing time.
  2. Judging 13:00 – 16:00
    You need to arrive at the designated judging area 5 minutes before your assigned judging time slot between these times.
  3. Stage & Award Show 17:30 – 19:00
    You will have to be present backstage half an hour before the show.

We can’t wait to see you at the convention and wish best of luck to all who are competing!