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Marios Kyprianou

15/02/2019 by

Cyprus Comic Con wants to welcome writer Marios Kyprianou to CCC19 Artists’ Alley!

Marios is a graduate of the silversmithing department and culinary school. He works as a chef, but since 2005 he started writing in his free time, which is his greatest passion. Marios was fascinated by the fantasy worlds portrayed in books, films and online games since he was little. He was mainly interested in things related to medieval times, magic and time travel. He decided to create a world of his own which contained every element he liked so he created the fantasy world of ‘’Έζελορ’’  and the book series titled Η επτάλφα των κρυστάλλων. Marios has written two books so far and he is currently in the process of writing the third one. The first book of the series Το νησί του θανάτου will be published in March of 2019 by Armida Publications.

Visit Marios’ Facebook page to find out more about his work!

Ourania Markou

15/02/2019 by

Cyprus Comic Con is excited to have Ourania Markou to its Artists’ Alley for CCC19!

Ourania is a Cypriot citizen and she completed her studies in animation and FX at Falmouth University in Cornwall, United Kingdom. She decided to return to Cyprus after her graduation to have a break and save money before pursuing a Masters Degree. During that year Ourania got a proposition to work as an animator and graphic designer at a Norwegian company situated in Larnaca.

In addition, Ourania has been freelancing as an illustrator and character designer but her real passion is painting. She usually works with acrylics and watercolours but for quicker designs she chooses colouring pencils.

Visit Ourania’s website to see more of her impressive designs and artwork!

Neil Gibson & Tasos Anastasiades

14/02/2019 by

We proudly welcome TPub‘s Neil Gibson & Tasos Anastasiades who will be featuring their new comic book, “The Traveller” at CCC2019’s Artists’ Alley!

“The Traveller”

Traveller is a steampunk adventure story set at the turn of the 19th century. Made using cutting-edge 3D modelling combined with traditional hand inking, the story focuses on the greater good and what price we are prepared to pay for it.

Free Copy: The duo have granted CCC fans an exclusive peek into the first issue of The Traveller! Download your copy of “The Traveller Issue 1”!

Neil and Tasos will be hosting a Panel at CCC19!

  • Saturday (20th of April)

Topic: How we made our comic using cutting edge tools, and how you can do it too

Neil Gibson

Neil is the editor in chief and CEO of TPub Ltd. Neil never wanted to be a writer, but he just LOVED good comics. As a fan for many years he tried writing one, and to his surprise, people really liked what he wrote. So he published it and his first book went to number one on Amazon Kindle and he quit his job to make comics and never looked back. Neil is entirely self taught, but he now teaches others how to make comics. He is inspired by stuff that interests him.Neil encourages people who are new to comics or want to learn more about the creation of comics to have a chat with him during Cyprus Comic Con 2019.

TPub is a British comic book publisher and the creators of “Twisted Dark“, “Twisted Light“, “Tabatha“, “Tortured Life“, “Turncoat“, “Theatrics” and “The World of Chub Chub“. TPub was launched in 2012 with the mission to bring more readers to comics. Make sure to check TPub’s website, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram!

Tasos Anastasiades

Tasos is an Assistant Professor at the European University Cyprus. In 2004, he started publishing “Plastic Comics”, the first comic book series created in Cyprus. In 2014, he published the graphic novel titled “Fascista” and became a publishing partner and contributing artist at the first Cypriot comic book anthology titled “Current“.

Tasos was involved in numerous cultural events and in 2017, he was selected by the Cyprus Embassy in Romania and the Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture to represent his country at the 5th European Comics Festival organised by the European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC). In addition, he is a webinar presenter /artist at “Digital Art Live” and of Smith Micro’s Poser Pro 11 software.

 

Special Guest: Ali Cosplay & Props

12/02/2019 by

Milos Mlady Photography

CCC is proud to announce that its third Cosplay Special Guest for CCC19 is the talented Ali Cosplay & Props!

Ali is a cosplayer and prop maker from the Czech Republic. He started cosplaying in 2014 and he chooses characters mainly from video games. He specialises in crafting armours and painting. Ali does not only enjoy cosplaying and prop making, but he also enjoys teaching others and sharing his expertise.

Visit Ali’s Facebook, Instagram and YouTube channel to see more of his intricate work!

Studio Zahora
Milos Mlady Photography
Aleksander Photography

He had the opportunity to work with THQ Nordic and be the official “War” cosplayer for Darksiders 3. He attended the following conventions as “War”: “Gamescom” in Germany, “PAX West” in Seattle,USA, “IgroMir Expo” in Russia and “Paris Game Week” in Paris, France.

Ali also loves competitions – he won Season 8 of European Cosplay Gathering (2018) at Japan’s Expo Ichigo stage with his Smite group, Germia and Ketrin. He also placed 3rd at Magic Monaco competition and also 3rd at Cosplay World Masters. In 2017 Ali represented the Czech Republic in the EuroCosplay Championship as Helis from Horizon Zero Dawn.

He loves working with new materials and trying new techniques. He enjoys a good whiskey and prefers dogs 🐶

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Ali as a judge at the CCC19 EuroCosplay Qualifier

Ali will be one of our Special Guest judges for the EuroCosplay Qualifier on Saturday and will also be hosting the two following panels:

  • Saturday (20th of April)

Topic:  It’s All About The FOAM!

  • Sunday (21st of April)

Topic: Battle Damage And Weathering

*Full info of panels to be confirmed once the Cyprus Comic Con 2019 schedule is announced

Yuncumber (Marina Alexikou)

08/02/2019 by

Cyprus comic con wants to welcome Yuncumber (Marina Alexikou) to this year’s Artists’ Alley!

Marina is a self-taught artist currently studying something unrelated to art. She always loved watching anime, since her cousin influenced her from a very young age. However, now that she is older she finds herself drawn to the art of manga and comics more.

She has been drawing ever since she could remember, but she started trying her luck with conventions and exhibitions the past couple of years. She has taken part in the Run Thessaloniki: Anime Con in 2016, as well as the 3rd and 4th Comic Con Thessaloniki. Moreover, this year she joined a few Unofficial Fanzines for the anime/manga “My Hero Academia” and “Haikyuu!!”.

Finally, Marina and her best friend have been trying to write a manga story that they hope to publish one day!

You can follow Marina’s Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook and Deviantart account to see more of her work!