Join us at the Asus Lanka Comic Con Bus Mob (and Partay)
On July 29th, we’re packing a double-decker full of cosplayers, and driving around Colombo. There will be waving at random strangers (who may wave back). There will be picture-taking and instagramming. Security guards will chase us away, for no good reason. Then we’re taking over Crescat, where we’ll hang out with other cosplayers, and people coming […]
Yamato One: Sri Lanka’s first Anime and Manga Startup
The Yamato One Team. Arigato! There are plenty of things harder than starting a business. Going to war. Doing surgery on yourself. Watching Transformers. But few trials are as a sustained as starting a business, especially in a town with so many negative nancies. You give up a full-time income. You work 12+ hour days. Your […]
Seer: Death Sight – a Sri Lankan directed, Sci-Fi Action Series
Seer: Death Sight is a sci-fi action web series, starring Joey Ansah (The Bourne Ultimatum) and Christian Howard (Street Fighter: Assassin’s fist). It was written, directed, and produced by Sandun Seneviratne. Together with executive producers Ray Martenstyn and Udana Fonseka they are Grindout Productions, a Sri Lankan production and distribution company. You can see the […]
Inside Comic Con: Akila Weerasinghe creates a Tuk Tuk Hero
Last year we held a logo competition, for Lanka Comic Con 2016. We were so pleased with Akila Weerasinghe’s entry, we decided to make it an official logo for Lanka Comic Con, period. I talked to Akila about “Tuk Tuk Man,” and how he came up with the design. “Firstly,” he said, “this was an […]
Lanka Comic Con wins Interim Injunction Against Raveen Wijayatilake
In December 2015, we discovered that Raveen Wijayatilake had acquired LankaComicCon.com, .net, and .org urls through GoDaddy.com. This was immediately following the breakdown in our relationship with him, after he demanded we give him the Lanka Comic Con trademark, which we refused. We then requested the urls be returned to us, and were ignored. We then […]
Monday is the last day to get your Comic Con stall at 40% off
Comic Con stalls and tables are at 40% off, only until Monday (May 15th). If you want a stall (18,000 LKR) or a table (6,000 LKR) ** : 1) contact us here*2) Make the payment to: The Lanka Comic Con TrustCommercial Bank, Thummulla Branch,Current Account: 111 602 2457 3) Send us a pic of the […]
Get a Comic Con All Access Pass, at Free Comic Book Day
We’re selling all access badges to Asus Lanka Comic Con 2017, at the Free Comic Book Day and Geek Art Show. Badges are 150/-. For that you: – Can attend BOTH days (and save 50 bucks! That’s like 3 french fries) – Go the front of queues, for celebrity autographs and such. – Edit: They are limited […]
Asus Joins Lanka Comic Con as Our Biggest Partner
The computer maker and gaming industry leader, Asus, is now Lanka Comic Con’s principal partner. They are also our title sponsor: Lanka Comic Con 2017, is now the Asus Lanka Comic Con 2017. “We’re delighted to partner with Lanka Comic Con, our country’s Geek cultural festival,” said Ishkey Irshard, country channel manager for Asus. I came […]
Bad News: Kevin McNally has Cancelled.
Due to an unexpected personal engagement happening precisely during Lanka Comic Con, Kevin McNally has had to cancel 🙁 . We apologize to to our fans, especially if you were working on something pirate-themed! We wish Kevin well, and hope we can have him down for a later show.
Free Comic Book Day, and the Geek Art Show
Free Comic Book Day… Local comic store startup, Red Dot Geek, is bringing Free Comic Book Day to Sri Lanka. They’ll be giving away 2000 comics. Everyone gets 2 free (till they run out). Be early! … And The Geek Art Show… We’ll also be having an art show, just for Sri Lankan Geek […]