“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 […]
Nickelodeon Comics Editor, Joan Hilty, is Coming to Comic Con
Joan Hilty, the Comics Editor for Nickelodeon, directing comics programs for Avatar: The Last Airbender, Legend of Korra, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, among others, working with publishers IDW, Dark Horse, Oni, Panini, Boom! and Papercutz. She is also founding editor-in-chief of Pageturner, a New York City-based book producer and agency specializing in literary comics […]
The Asus Lanka Comic Con After-Party will be at the Steuart
The after-party will be on Sunday the 27th at the Steuart by Citrus (you may know it better as “The Steuart”), from 6pm onwards. We picked the Steuart because: – their food is awesome– their drinks are awesome– their rates are awesome– it’s walking distance from the Asus Lanka Comic Con (which is awesome). Here are […]
The Total Extreme Budo Academy is coming to the Asus Lanka Comic Con
The Total Extreme Budo Academy (TEBA) was founded by Thushara Ratnayake, a programmer at IBM who decided to chase his dream. TEBA will be doing a demonstration and lesson in Avi Nardia, Krav Maga, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and Women’s Self Defense. TEBA will also discuss the philosophy of martial arts, and how exactly it helps […]