Meet our Partners
Lanka Comic Con has always been blessed with great partners – be it corporations, small businesses or individuals. Our partners in previous years have always had one thing in common: they shared our passion for quality, innovation, imagination and community. This year is no different: Anim8.lk Anim8.lk – Our Print Partner is also our […]
Meet the team behind Komaali Kings, featured panelists at Lanka Comic Con 2018
Meet Devaki Neogi – Our ‘Rising from the East’ panelist at Lanka Comic Con 2018
We’re very excited to announce our first guest panelist at Lanka Comic Con 2018: Devaki Neogi! Devaki describes herself as primarily a self taught illustrator. She learned drawing from comics and is very passionate about storytelling. She trained as a fashion designer at NIFT, Bangalore and admits that she still draws inspiration for her works […]
“Zeelam”: a Sri Lankan Zombie Apocalypse Story
Zeelam is a Sri Lankan zombie apocalypse story. In it, a Dengue-like virus makes the jump from monkeys to humans, and then starts presenting unusual, “aggressive” symptoms. Mis-diagnosed and undetected over the distraction of three decades of civil war, it evolves into a fully-fledged, zombie virus. The World of Zeelam Zee Hunter Weapons: T-56 […]
Lanka Comic Con presents – Geek On!
April is almost upon us. Easter, Sinhala & Tamil New Year and school holidays. There’s only so much house-cleaning, kokis- making, clothes shopping and visiting of 101 relatives that the Geek spirit can take. So whether you’re the one being harangued to clean your room or being dragged into the horrors of the House of […]
The Arthur C. Clarke Centennial Celebration is Tomorrow
The Arthur C. Clarke Centennial Celebration: Speakers, Times, and Topics
He’e’s the program: Please note, Terry and Paul will be skyping in at what will be 10:30pm in their time zone, so we will be starting on time (I am not explaining “Sri Lankan time” to anyone). You can find the event here, on Facebook. The Centennial is this weekend.
Big Data and Astronomy: Thilina Heenatigala will speak at the Arthur C Clarke Centennial
Thilina Heenatigala, an astronomy educator at the Leiden Observatory in The Netherlands, will be speaking at the Arthur C. Clarke Centennial Celebration, this weekend. He’ll be talking about how Big Data is being used in astronomy. From his brief: “Time just stopped for me, I think it stopped for everybody. My heart stopped. My breathing stopped,” […]
On the Harassment of Asus Lanka Comic Con Cosplayers
As you may know, recently there were several Facebook pages where pictures of our attending cosplayers (male and female) were shared with intent to degrade, intimidate, and bully. This is treatment women especially are familiar with, not just after big events, but even when they leave the house to go to work. What will someone […]
So the American Ambassador is Coming to the Asus LCC2017. And it’s official.
Atul Keshap, the US ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, is coming to the Asus Lanka Comic Con. Some of you may remember him, and also the Deputy Chief of Mission, Robert Hilton, incognito at the event last year. This time, ambassador Keshap is officially representing the United States. As you may remember (because […]