Free films and animations, art work and collectibles exhibitions and workshops will feature in the annual Comic Con to be held at St James Cavalier, Valletta, on Saturday and Sunday.
The comic convention is presented by Wicked Comics. This year’s guests hail from England, Scotland, Italy, France, Cyprus and the US.
Guests include Tim Perkins (who will be launching his book Worlds End), Gary Erskine (Dan Dare), Emma Vieceli (Vampire Academy), Sonia Leong (leading manga creator, lecturer and professional cosplayer), David Lloyd (V for Vendetta), Steve Tanner and Time Bomb Comics (launching Dick Turpin), Jon Haward (Macbeth), Kate Brown (Fish + Chocolate), Renee Witterstaetter (president of Eva Ink Publishing), Michael Golden (Micronauts) Lucio Parillo (Hulk), Marco Santucci (Captain America), Leonardo Meschini (children’s books), Sean Azzopardi (Necessary Monsters), Christopher Malipitan (The Tunnel) and Thomas Gosselin (influential comic art lecturer).
Joining the professional creators will be local creators, some of whom have already published their own work such as The Golden Lizard, The Tsar, Ħal Mudlam, Arcana Crusade and For Gallantry.
More locally-produced comics will be launched this year including issue two of Ħal Mudlam, Pilot, Apocalypse Rocked and the latest instalments of the Kranium and il-Gawgaw u l-Imlejka series.
The Malta Comic Con comprises all things falling under the comic culture banner and is intended to be both entertaining and educational.
On both days there will be material specifically intended for children and other material specifically intended for a mature audience.
Free films and animations will be showing continuously at the cinema. Art work and collectibles exhibitions will be held in the hall, and guests will be holding a number of discussion panels and workshops on both days.
Gamers can play for fun on a variety of leading consoles or enter specific tournaments held on both days, while a number of introductory table-top and creative role playing games will also be held.
Fans are encouraged to create and show up dressed in costumes of their favourite heroes .
Should they wish, they can also participate in the cosplay competition which will be held on both days.
A one-day ticket costs €7 and a two-day ticket costs €12. Tickets can be obtained from the door or by visiting www.sjcav.org.
Children under 11 years enter free. Doors open at 10 a.m. and close at 6 p.m.
www.maltacomic-con.com