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Special Guest: Erik Maell

10/08/2015 by

Erik Maell is an American artist who received his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the Columbus College of Art and Design with a double major in Fine Arts and Illustration.

As a painter, he has exhibited his artwork in many solo and group shows across the United States and in Europe.

As an illustrator and graphic designer, he has enjoyed an extremely diverse career working in a wide variety of areas, including fashion illustration, advertising design, book and magazine illustration, mural painting, logo design, and website design.

To see more of Erik’s artwork, follow him on Facebook or check out his portfolio on DeviantArt:

His work in the fashion industry included a four year period employed as a visual consultant in the marketing department of Victoria’s Secret Beauty Corporation in New York City.

He has collaborated with the Central Bank of Cyprus to create the designs for that country’s national currency, the first Euro coins ever issued for the Republic of Cyprus.

Among his many clients, he currently creates illustrations for such internationally prevalent corporations as Lucasfilm Ltd., The Walt Disney Company, Universal Studios, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, and Topps Trading Card Company.

He is also the author of the just-released book, MONA LISA REIMAGINED, a collection of hundreds of pieces of art that have been inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s classic Renaissance masterpiece.

Win Tickets for Ant-Man at K Cineplex!

07/08/2015 by

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K Cineplex have heard the roar of comic book fan movie-goers and have generously provided Cyprus Comic Con with 8 complimentary tickets to 4 lucky winners giving you the chance to win a free trip to the movies with a friend to see Marvel’s Ant-Man (screenings start 18th September). Ant-Man is one of the films of the year and has been hailed widely as the best Marvel movie since Guardians of the Galaxy. Simply not to be missed!

To enter the competition just fill in the short form below – 4 lucky winners will be announced on Friday 28th August and will be able to pick up their tickets at the information desk at Cyprus Comic Con on the 29th August!

Terms & Conditions:

1. Tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded in any way.

2. Tickets are not valid on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

3. Each winner will receive two tickets.

Artist Profile: Marios Ppoulis

07/08/2015 by

Marios Ppoulis is a young 24-year-old artist who is currently based in Larnaca.

Marios discovered his skills in drawing and painting at a very young age. Through the years, he has competed in a variety of art-related competitions for drawing and painting. He completed his studies in Fine Art, at Liverpool John Moore’s University in the United Kingdon.

To see more of Marios’ paintings and illustrations, follow him on Facebook.

Marios is now the proud owner of his own studio and art gallery in Larnaca, where he creates his paintings, his tattoo designs and even portraits!

Marios is a huge fan of comics and Japanese manga and has an extensive portfolio of original artwork as well as fan art of his favourite superhero, videogame and movie characters, which you will all get to see at this year’s Cyprus Comic Con!

We were very impressed with Marios’ creations and we cannot wait to see more of his work in August!

We hope you are also looking forward to meeting Marios at the convention, and don’t forget to leave us your comments below!

Special Guest: Mangatellers

06/08/2015 by

We are pleased to announce that Mangatellers will be part of Cyprus Comic Con 2015!

Continuing their European tour, after presenting at ComicCon in Greece, Dokomi in Germany and Japan Expo in France, Mangatellers’ next stop is Cyprus Comic Con!

Mangatellers are the creators of shonen manga series R.u.N. – a high school sports-themed manga about parkour, the manga one-shots ‘WiFi Wars‘ and ‘Thessaloniki Through Time‘.

Kariofillis – Christos Hatzopoulos and Raphael Voutsidis are the screenplay writers and producers of the team’s manga projects. Their partners are Manos Lagouvardos (artist) and Nikitas Efimidis (assistant artist and 3D graphic designer).

To see more from Mangatellers, visit their website and follow them on Facebook.

From left to right, Fillis & Raphael

Since 2010, Mangatellers have released eight chapters of R.u.N online and published R.u.N. Volume #1 with the help of Kickstarter.

Their manga one-shot ‘Thessaloniki Through Time’ has also been published under the auspices of the European Youth Capital 2014 and the Japanese Embassy in Greece. All of their works are in English.

We would like to let everyone know that the Mangatellers booth will be open and running from 11:30AM!

At their booth, you will be able to buy copies of R.u.N Volume #1 and exclusive R.u.N posters and art-prints! Furthermore, Mangatellers have informed us that at Cyprus Comic Con they are going to be reveal to the public new information about their upcoming projects! So make sure to stop by their booth and say hi!

Artist Profile: Dorina Panayiotopoulou (Aniro)

05/08/2015 by

Dorina Panayiotopoulou (also known as Aniro) is a 23-year-old artist from Athens, currently studying architecture. Dorina has always loved to draw, but never really thought of making her own comics until two years ago, when a close friend suggested that she takes a six-month seminar about comics.

For more of Dorina’s work, follow her on Facebook and Tumblr.

When she creates comics, Dorina feels very happy and complete. She usually draws inspiration from the city and people around her. In the future she hopes to make a living out of her comics and to travel all around the world!

Dorina has just completed her first comic book ‘Lost Soul’, which is about a girl who has forgotten her dreams and is trapped in the stressful rhythm of the city, in a social system based on money and exploitation, doing the same boring things day after day, living like a zombie. Until, one day something happens.

“In a period of time when the only thing they want is to control and manipulate us, the only thing we can do is to stay creative and continue to express ourselves.” – Aniro

Cyprus Comic Con 2015 is the first convention that Dorina is attending and she is very excited to be participating as a featured artist!

We are very excited to have Dorina featuring at our Comic Con! We hope you are also looking forward to seeing more of her work, as well as her first comic book ‘Lost Soul’! Leave us your comments below!