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 websiteand follow him onFacebookandTwitter.
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.
That’s right, Cyprus Comic Con 2015 is going to be epic!
We are thrilled to announce that popular local power metal band Winter’s Verge will be performing LIVE on the Filoxenia Conference Centre stage, with a special set introducing their fourth full-length album!
The band is known for its energetic live performances and their fantasy narrative lyrics that paint mythical worlds of darker times.
Along with the release of their latest album, the group also released a short comic written by frontman George Charalambous and illustrated by comic book artist Demetres Panayides.
Winter’s Verge are one of Cyprus’ most successful metal bands. Since their formation in 2005, they have released 3 full studio albums and built a strong reputation as one of the most exciting live acts in Cyprus, with their powerful blend of epic, melodic and symphonic metal. The band is made up of 5 of the most experienced and respected musicians in the Cypriot rock and metal scene – George Charalambous on vocals, Harrys Pari and Andy Kopriva on guitars, Miguel Trapezaris on bass and Danny Georgiou on drums.
Be sure to visit Winter’s Verge’s website and follow them on Facebook.
2006 brought us Another Life, Another End, the band’s first full-length demo album, which caused a stir in the metal scene. This led to the band attracting the attention of European record labels, eventually signing on with LMP in 2008 for the release of Eternal Damnation.
Recorded, mixed and mastered in Germany under the guidance of RD Liapakis (Mystic Prophecy, Valley’s Eve, Devil’s Train) and expert sound engineer Christian Schmid, ‘Eternal Damnation‘ brought the band many new fans and helped push the bar higher in terms of performance and composition. Fan favourites from this album, such as the instantly catchy ‘To You I Sail Tonight’ and ‘Eternal Damnation’ still feature in the band’s live sets to this day.
Winter’s Verge then signed onto Massacre Records in 2010 for their second full album – ‘Tales of Tragedy‘. With new drummer Chris Ioannides, the band explored ever more epic, melodic and technical avenues, and the reception by both fans and the metal press was even greater. Standout tracks include ‘The Captain’s Log’, ‘I Swear Revenge’, ‘Old Man’s Wish’ and the relentlessly epic ‘Reflections of the Past’. A European tour with power metal legends Stratovarius followed, winning thousands of new fans and establishing the band’s position as one of the most exciting new melodic metal acts on the European scene.
Tales of Tragedy was then followed by 2012’s Beyond Vengeance. The band focused on a harder, heavier sound, not forgetting their epic and atmospheric roots. The heavy, groovy ‘Dying’, the crunching ‘Not Without A Fight’, the eerie and brooding ‘Cunning Lullabies’, the ferocious ‘Unto the Darkness’ and the all-encompassing, symphonic, album-closing epic ‘Semeni’ helped make this album one of the most highly-regarded releases of Massacre Records’ year. This album was highly praised by critics for its focused sound and memorable riffs and melodies, as the technicality and complexity of Winter’s Verge’s music continued to deepen.
Winter’s Verge went through some lineup changes in 2013, with longtime keyboardist Stefanos Psillides and drummer Chris Ioannides taking their separate ways.
The highly technical and capable Danny Georgiou came in on drums, bringing with him a fresh burst of energy with his extreme metal background, and the experienced and respected Andy Kopriva bringing a second guitar to the band’s sound.
The follow up to Beyond Vengeance was unleashed onto the metal public last month! With the new lineup now settled, exciting live prospects confirmed and the members hungry to return to full activity, the new record “Winter’s Verge – IV” will push the band even higher up the scale of melodic, epic metal.
Copies of their album will be available for purchase together with the new “Winter’s Verge IV” t-shirt, at the band’s booth at the convention.
We hope you are all looking forward to a very special live performance by Winter’s Verge at Cyprus Comic Con 2015, on the 29th of August!
Make sure to stay tuned for an out of the box, up close and personal interview with the Winter’s Verge members, where we get them to talk about their favourite comic books, video games and movies!
In the meantime, here’s some videos to get you hyped!
The 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!
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!
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!
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