Packed with stalls of comics, graphic novels, T-shirts, collectables and video games, the 2015 Comic Con in Bangalore connected the fans and aficionados together for the nerdiest weekend of the year. It took place last weekend, the Easter holidays (3rd – 5th April).
The event saw a gathering of not only spectators and participating cosplayers, but also around 200 participants from the comic book and film industry. The opening day of the convention had a total of 12 comic books releases. However, the star attraction of the show were actors from HBO’s hit series Game Of Thrones, Daniel Portman (known for his role as Podrick Payne in GoT) and Natalia Tena (Osha in GoT and Tonks in Harry Potter series).
The timing could not have been better as Season 5 of the show premiers on 12 Apr 2015. Live Skype chats were arranged between writers Ron Marz (comic book writer, known for Silver Surfer, Green Lantern, Marvel vs DC, Batman/Aliens and Witchblade.) and Mark Millar (comic book writer, known for The Authority, The Ultimates, Marvel Knights Spider-Man, Ultimate Fantastic Four, Civil War, The Secret Service, Wanted, and Kick-Ass). Among the Indian personalities were national-award winning artist Aabid Surti (winner of CCI Lifetime Achievement Award) known for his works with Indrajal Comics, the creator of Bahadur, Inspector Azad, Inspector Vikram and Shuja.
The second day of the event saw a performance by the famous YouTube channel The Viral Fever (TVF). Quizzes were held for public and awards for games, cosplays, publications, covers and writers. The Best Graphic Novel award by ‘Comic Con India’ for the year 2014 was awarded to Vikram Balagopal’s graphic novel ‘Simian’. You can also read about rest of the nominees here.
Day 3 kicked off the Ack Mega Quiz and sessions with Aabid Surti, Paul Azaceta and Daniel Portman. Graphic India presented a panel discussion and a skype session with Greg Capullo. Finally a humorous outro by TVF’s Live Out Loud. Also Cosplay, Lots of Cosplay.
Cosplay at Comic Con 2015
Here are some of the highlights from the show: tt just surprises me the quality and enthusiasm Indian crowds have for cosplay. The cosplay scene in the country is hot hot hot.
About ComicCon India
Earlier Comic Cons in India have been held events in Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad. This year, the Bangalore 2015 edition is hosted at White Orchid Center, Manyata Tech Park, Hebbal is spread across an 80,000 square feet venue. You can checkout more information at their Official site. Also you can check out the latest images from the event at their Facebook image page.
Here are some of the highlights from the show: It just surprises me the quality of Cosplay and enthusiasm there is in India for it.
Our team couldn’t make it to the Bangalore edition for our own pics, but we did take great cosplay pictures at Comic Con 2013 and 2014.
