Bangkok gets its superheroes
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The second ComicCon in just two months takes place this weekend
Comic fans poured into the inaugural Thailand ComicCon held at Royal Paragon Hall early in May and now they’re in for another treat with Bangkok ComicCon this weekend.
The main programmes, organised by True Corperation and BEC Tero, and will offer a a superhero showcase, concerts by anime singers and previews of upcoming films and cartoons.
Among the highlights is the celebration of Batman’s 75th anniversary. Producer Micheal E Usland will take part in the panel discussion, “From Comic Book Pages to the Silver Screen: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” on Saturday at 6pm.
“Game of Thrones” fans shouldn’t miss visiting the Iron Throne of the Westeros, which will part part of an exhibition of storyboards from the hit HBO fantasy series.
Taking part in video phonein segments will be Actor Ian Somerhalder, who plays Damon Salvatore in the series “The Vampire Diaries”, and Stephen Amell, who plays billionaire crimefighter Oliver Queen in the TV series “Arrow”. They start at 11am on Saturday.
Previews include “Hercules”, starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, “Uncle Grandpa” from Cartoon Network and a screening of Seth MacFarlane’s comedy western “Million Ways to Die in the West”.
Bangkok ComicCon was originally planned as a parallel event to the inaugural Bangkok International Digital Content and Movie Festival organised by the Culture Ministry and the Software Industry Promotion Agency (Sipa). But when BIC MOV Festwas put on hold after the military took control of the government, parts of that even were merged with ComicCon.
Other activities include a cosplay contest, a Funko Pop Vinyl model showcase, a Sipa seminar and an exhibition on business matching.
Thai animated shorts “Nine” by the Monk Studio and “Feed” by Kantana will screen at the Scala Theatre on Saturday.inked inn Bangkok ComicCon runs from July 4 to 6 at Royal Paragon Hall, the the Centara Grand Hotel at CentralWorld and the Scala Theatre in Siam Square. Admission is Bt150.
For more details, see www.BangkokComicCon.com or www.Sipa.or.th.
