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 […]
Geek Clothing Designers Faniacs are coming to Comic Con
We’ve watched Faniacs grow from a couple of guys at a table, to a company with a range of products, a large fan base, and an active presence on the web. I got hold of one of the founders, Moiz Mustafa, and asked him what it was like working a geek clothing start up. So […]
International Visitors: What you Need to Know
The Venue The SLECC is the Sri Lanka Exhibition and Convention Center. Here it is on Google Maps. Here is a map you can download / print. pdf map (Please ignore the bit where is says “permanently closed”, I don’t know what’s up with that) If your driver seems mystified about the largest exhibition hall in […]
Here is the Asus Lanka Comic Con Event Schedule
The schedule is live. (Click here). Or click me. I’m furry.
Watch our Print Partner deadlifting.
Dinesh Rajawasan, CEO and founder of Anim8 Dinesh Rajawasan is the CEO of Anim8, our print partner. Anim8 has an interesting story, so I asked him about it and got some very Dinesh, answers. He talked about how a tech startup ended up as a printing firm; going green; and the charity work they help organize. Dinesh is […]
Lionborn: The Legend of Sinhabahu as a Comic
Writing is easy – it’s a solo job. You don’t have to be a team player, you set your deadlines, you’re not holding anyone else up. Not so with comics – typically these are team efforts – if you to make things difficult and obstacle prone, write a comic. One of the changes since 2016 […]
These Are the Patrons of Sri Lankan Geek Culture.
We thank our partners for their support, and for helping us – and you! – to create our country’s own geek cultural festival. Asus – Title Partner Asus is one of the world’s largest PC vendors. Asus appears in BusinessWeek’s “InfoTech 100” and “Asia’s Top 10 IT Companies” rankings, and it ranked first in […]
Here’s what happens when you pack Cosplayers on a Bus
So we packed a bus full of cosplayers and volunteers over the weekend. Here’s what we did. Trolling To be fair, Shayne never asked anyone for help. Posing Dat hot pink. Volunteering Our volunteers helped with snacks and milk at the Sri Jinananda Children’s Home. Reading We also got books for each of the kids, […]