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Artist Profile: Iryna Bodnaruk

20/08/2015 by

Iryna Bodnaruk was born and raised in Ukraine. She completed her studies there in art college and then more training at a printmaking academy. She moved to Limassol, 6 years ago, where she is currently based.

To see more of Iryna’s work,  visit her website and her pages on Behance and Facebook.

Iryna has been working as a freelance illustrator for quite some time now. Most of her illustrations are for young children. Some of her clients include: Scholastic NY, Fisher Price, Cowley Robinson, Glottogon Books, Glowberry Books, Sequel Creative, Highlights for Kids.

We were very impressed with Iryna’s clever way of incorporating real-life photographs with her illustrations. We are confident that her vibrant use of colours will definitely catch your eye and we are really pleased to feature more children’s illustration at our convention this year!

Are you looking forward to see more of Iryna’s work this coming August? Leave your comments below!

Artist Profile: Christis Christoforou (Reddo)

19/08/2015 by

Christis Christoforou (also known as Reddo) is a young, aspiring manga artist currently based in Limassol. Christis likes using traditional media for his drawings, but recently he has started exploring digital drawing media as well and is currently working hard at improving his skills at manga art.

To see more of Christis’ work, check out his page on Facebook!

Nowadays, Christis is preparing to travel to Japan in order to study Japanese and attempt to obtain a place in Shonen Jump or Kodansha Comics, which has been his dream for a long time now. Naturally, he is also interested in getting into the gaming industry and work for game design art.

Christis has gathered a team to work on his own idea for a game, which unfortunately he won’t have ready in time for Cyprus Comic Con 2015, but he tells us it will definitely be worth waiting for!

So, maybe CCC’16? We will be looking forward to it!

We are confident that manga fans at this year’s convention will love Christis’ work! Are you looking forward to seeing more of his manga art this coming August? Let us know in a comment below!

Cyprus K9 Rescue @ CCC’15

19/08/2015 by

At this year’s Cyprus Comic Con Con there’ll be a special booth set up by Cyprus K9 Rescue fully dedicated to a geek’s best friend! It is a non-profit organization which takes care of homeless dogs and helps them in finding a new family and forever home. Cyprus K9 Rescue will be there to register new members to their club and also to take donations to help cover their running expenses such as renting kennels or buying of dog food.

 

 Cyprus K9 Rescue relies heavily on donations to further its cause and so we strongly encourage you to send any amounts via PayPal to info@cyk9rescue.com. Please donate!

Cyprus K9 Rescue was founded in Nicosia in 2014. Their prime objective is to develop and raise societal awareness about the state of rights and welfare for animals in Cyprus. This includes educating people about how best to care for animals and constantly striving to change society’s current mentality on the subject until animals can coexist with humans in true harmony.
In order to achieve their objectives, their members and volunteers are involved in various activities such as:
  1. The maintenance of a small shelter which takes care of strays and treats sick or injured dogs – ultimately helping them find a family and forever home.
  2. Collaboration with like-minded animal welfare organisations in Cyprus and abroad.
  3. Building and maintaining good relations and partnerships with various local & international governmental and non-governmental departments/agencies/organisations that may be able to help or contribute in some way.
If you would like to contribute to this effort too, you can!
  1. Temporarily host puppies or dogs before they’re flown to their new forever home.
  2. Donate any used or new blankets, carpets, clothes, towels, bowls, straps, dog houses and beds.
  3. Donate any dog food, canned or dry, as long as it’s fresh!
  4. Become a member or supporter of the club.
  5. Spread the word about animal protection, rights and welfare.
  6. Most importantly make sure you neuter your animals and install a microchip if you have not already done so!
For more information: +357 97 736990
For adoptions: +357 96 418883

Sony PlayStation Cyprus supports CCC’15

18/08/2015 by

We are happy to inform you that Sony PlayStation Cyprus supports for a second consecutive year Cyprus Comic Con! We thank them for their continuous support and we look forward seeing them on August 29!

A few words from our sponsor:

SonyPlaystationCyprusFor the last 20 years Sony PlayStation Cyprus have been there, with our European colleagues, at the launch of every console and great game from PlayStation 1 to PS4; from PSP to PS Vita and in this last year, the opening of Cyprus PlayStation Store (PSN Store).

As the official distributor in Cyprus for Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, we have kept Cyprus at the forefront with PlayStation;  supplying the market with the latest consoles, peripherals and games; providing dedicated customer service and support through our service centre, website and helpline; and promoting the latest international PlayStation news as well as local community events through Facebook and our website.

We are thrilled to be supporting Cyprus Comic Con again this year by offering The Winner of the Cosplay Competition one of the very limited PS4 20th Anniversary Edition consoles.

Other Prizes include a PS VITA and the newly launched PS4 1TB Ultimate Gamer console.