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Special Guest: Neil Gibson

13/08/2015 by

We are thrilled to announce that Neil Gibson is returning as Special Guest at Cyprus Comic Con! We have a special relationship with Neil as he was the first ever guest on our short Con’s history. We are very excited to see him on August 29 at “Filoxenia Conference Centre” in Nicosia!

For more information, make sure to visit Neil’s website and follow him on Facebook and Twitter.

Neil is the founder of TPub and currently serves as the editor-in-chief.  Formerly a management consultant, he left behind the corporate world in 2012 to follow his passion – good comic books.

He is very passionate about comics and believes that the comic book medium is one of the most efficient ways to communicating stories. If you want to annoy him, just mention how you think comics are for kids (!) – his reaction is a constant source of amusement.

He has gives talks to universities, schools and businesses about comics and how they can help people in their studies and businesses.

Luckily audiences seem to like hearing him because he won’t stop yammering on about them. His mission in life is to get more people reading comics!

He currently lives in London with his wife and daughter.

Supers Smash Bros Tournament: Qualifiers removal

12/08/2015 by

comic conThe Super Smash Bros’ team would like to inform you that the qualifiers have been removed.

Qualifiers are no longer a prerequisite for fighting in the Smash Bros. tournament in CCC ’15.

Those that register will pay the main event entry fee of ten (10) euro.

Registrations are still online-exclusive (We won’t accept registrations on the spot).

The Tournament begins at 2:00PM and ends at 5:00PM.

The prizes are:

  • 1st place winner – Xbox One Console
  • 2nd place winner – Iron Man 3 ArtFx Statue 1/6 – 38cm tall
  • 3rd place winner – Marvel Comics – ArtFx + Statue 1/10 Deadpool (Marvel Now Series) – 15cm

Prizes are kindly sponsored by Gamers’ Boulevard.

The gaming events at Cyprus Comic Con are made possible by Sony PlayStation Cyprus, Bionic, Synergia Media, Shark and G3 Great Games.

Cosplay Contest Prizes Announced!

12/08/2015 by

cosplay-poster-2The CCC Cosplay team is very happy to announce that this year’s cosplay contest winners will be receiving prizes worth over €3000 including a limited edition Playstation 4 Anniversary Edition console to be claimed by the 1st placing cosplayer among anime figures and other goodies.

Grand prizes will extend to the 2nd and 3rd places. The remaining seven high scoring cosplayers to place in the top 10 will also be awarded respectively. All 10 winners will also receive commemorative plaques.

Click on the poster to see some of the prizes in detail!

 

Register your Cosplay

 

A huge thank you to the cosplay prize sponsors for making this possible!

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Antonia Fasching (Retromissile)

12/08/2015 by

Antonia Fasching is 25 years old and a self-trained artist, currently based in Bonn, Germany.

Antonia is currently working as an office assistant but her true passion is definitely art. As an amateur artist, she taught herself everything she knows and is still learning and improving her skills!

For more of Antonia’s work, visit her webcomic page ‘Ampere‘ and follow her on DeviantArt.

Growing up, Antonia mostly enjoyed watching cartoons and reading comics, from which she still gets her most of her inspiration. When she was 12 years old and old enough to play videogames, she discovered drawing and was able to put down all the ideas in her head, onto the paper. Heavily inspired by videogames and movies, she started drawing and creating her own characters and developed her own fantasy worlds.

Antonia developed her drawing style by experimenting with new media, both traditional and digital art, realistic drawing and studying anatomy. She favours digital art the most and her main focus is Sci-Fi cartoon and comic art.

Today, Antonia is a freelance artist, focusing on character design (especially aliens!), world building and illustrations. She writes her own stories and is currently working on her personal webcomic project ‘Ampere’, which she is going to present at Cyprus Comic Con 2015!

We were blown away by Antonia’s illustrations and we can’t wait to see what she will prepare for us this coming August!

Looking forward to see more of Antonia’s work? Leave us your comments below!

British-Cypriot Game of Thrones & Star Wars Star Miltos Yerolemou to Attend CCC2015

11/08/2015 by

SyrioForel3Cyprus Comic Con is truly honoured to be hosting Miltos Yerolemou on the 29th August 2015 at Filoxenia Conference Centre in Nicosia. Miltos is a critically acclaimed actor known best for his seminal appearance as Syrio Forel, First Sword of Braavos, in HBO’s global hit TV show Game of Thrones as well as for his upcoming role in this year’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Miltos is British-Cypriot in descent and his family live in the village of Ayios Theodoros. This year’s visit to Cyprus and presence at Cyprus Comic Con 2015 is a true home-coming for Miltos who is very much looking forward to meeting & greeting local fans. Miltos can be found at his booth in the Special Guest area this year for signings (signed photos priced at 10 EUR each) – you may also spot him exploring the convention so keep your eyes peeled!

We are proud to announce that Miltos will also be teaching two exclusive Water Dancing classes at this year’s convention each limited to just 30 places. If you’re a fan of Game of Thrones then get ready to put yourself in the shoes of young Arya Stark, take up your practice sword, and train in the Braavosi sword art of the Water Dance. The classes will take place between 12:00 – 13:30 and 16:00 – 17:30 with max. attendance of 30 people per class. Each class has an attendance fee of 25 EUR which includes a signed certificate of attendance and selfies with Syrio Forel himself!

There are two ways to reserve your place!
The preferred option is to pre-pay using PayPal and secure your slot by filling in the form below;

Registrations Closed

Or click here to reserve a space without pre-paying. Please note that if you do not pre-pay we cannot guarantee your space but if you visit Miltos Yerolemou’s booth before 10:00a.m to complete payment you will be given priority.

Beyond Game of Thrones and the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Miltos has also starred;

  • as King Francoise in Peter Kosminsky’s WOLF HALL for the BBC with Damien Lewis and Mark Rylance
  • in the new medical drama CRITICAL for Sky
  • as Stavros in THE INBETWEENERS MOVIE
  • in episodes of MY FAMILY, BLACK BOOKS and  ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS, all for the BBC

Miltos Yerolemou is a prolific actor and has also starred in countless theatrical productions including the following;

  • Pumblechook in GREAT EXPECTATIONS at the world famous Bristol Old Vic Theatre
  • Bottom in War Horse creator Tom Morris’s production of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (Bristol Old Vic and international tour)
  • Ginarbrikk in THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE at Kensington Palace Gardens
  • Boris Kolenkhov in YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU for the Manchester Royal Exchange
  • Martini in ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOOS NEST for the Leicester Curve Theatre
  • Touchstone in ADELAIDE ROAD for the Royal Shakespeare Company
  • Humbug in HANSEL AND GRETEL for the Royal and Derngate Theatre UK
  • Various roles in TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT, also for the Royal and Derngate Theatre
  • Feste in TWELFTH NIGHT for the Royal Shakespeare Company in London’s West End and Stratford co-starring with Richard Wilson
  • Dromio of Syracuse and Ephesus in COMEDY OF ERRORS for The Globe Theatre on London’s South Bank
  • Clown in OTHELLO for the Royal Shakespeare Company
  • Puck in a production of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM for Opera De Lyon
  • Snowy in Rufus Norris’s production of TINTIN in London’s West End and tour
  • Big Jule in Michael Grandage’s GUYS AND DOLLS for The Donmar Warehouse
  • Beast’s Man in BEAUTY AND THE BEAST for the Royal Shakespeare Company
  • The King in Rufus Norris’s SLEEPING BEAUTY at London’s Young Vic Theatre
  • Alexander in THE MISANTHROPE for the Chichester Festival
  • Armand in ANIMAL CRACKERS for the Manchester Royal Exchange, directed by Emil Wolk
  • Mercutio in ROMEO AND JULIET for the Belgrade Theatre
  • Young Shepherd in A WINTER’S TALE, again for the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Press – for interview requests and other information about Mr Yerolemou’s stay please contact info@cypruscomiccon.org with your credentials.