No, you do NOT have to Cosplay to Come to Lanka Comic Con
There’s a rumor going around that you HAVE to cosplay to come to Lanka Comic Con. This is utter rubbish. Cosplay is just a part of any Comic Con. There’s so much more to one. There’s comics (hence the name!), games, books, geek collectibles, film, Anime and manga, live action role play – and really so […]
ලංකා කොමික්-කොන් ගැන කෙටි ලිපියක්
“කොමික්-කොන්” Comic Con කියන්නේ මොකක්ද කියලා කෙනෙක් හරියටම ඇහුවොත් දෙන්න පුළුවන් අර්ථකථනය වෙන්නේ මේක එක්තරා ආකාරයක සැණකෙලියක්. දැනට ජාත්යන්තර මට්ටමින් ලොව පුරා පැවැත්වෙන මෙවැනි සැණකෙළි ප්රධාන වශයෙන් ඉලක්ක කරන්නේ ලොව පුරා වාර්ෂිකව නිකුත්වෙන චිත්ර කථා සහ විද්යා ප්රබන්ධ ෆැන්ටසිවලට අදාල වෙන පොත්, චිත්රපට ඇතුළු එයට අදාල විශාල උපසංස්කෘතික අංග ගණනාවකට අදාලවන නිර්මාණයි. මෙසේ බිහිවු උපසංස්කෘතින් […]
Roar Life did this respectful story on Cosplaying
Credits: Ushan Gunesekera, Jehan Seedin “Lanka Comic Con is just two weeks away, but according to Chathurinda, it’s still not too late to start working on your costumes. “I’m making my new batsuit from scratch and it’s a version that has not been cosplayed anywhere in the world so far… so yes, it’s possible,” he […]
IFilm Sri Lanka are Lanka Comic Con’s Official Social Media Partner
IFilm’s mascot, and IFilm’s mascot. “Do we have a female cosplayer?” “Nope. No female cosplayers today.” It was pretty hot outside the JDA Perera Gallery today. The security guards were really nice, and let people walk in and out carrying (and sometimes using) foam swords. We went through all our water by about 11. It was […]
Make and Sell Marvel, DC, and Pokemon merchandise, fully licensed, through Hype#Hash.
Hype#Hash founder Ravihans B. Wetakepotha with Brian Wong at the AngelHack Finals Hype#Hash is a startup with an online platform, for crowd-sourcing designs. It gives designers a marketplace, and helps them develop their own brand. Hype#Hash is running a T-shirt design competition – you get to submit your designs! There are three categories: – Marvel […]
We toured Colombo this morning (and made a child cry).
In pouring rain, cosplayers, journalists, and volunteers assembled this morning to tour Colombo. TL:DR – Full galleries here:Bus Mob Promo 2016Deadpool: A Love Story St Theresa’s Church So we gathered here, which may not have been the wisest thing given that we had a bunch of people cosplaying as the Undead. They didn’t seem to mind though […]
Tomorrow (Saturday 30th), Get to Independence Square.
Something will happen there, starting from anywhere between 10:30am and 11:00am (though, some allowance for “Sri Lankan time” is probably necessary). Bring your cameras. That’s all I can say.
“Lionborn” – Sinhabahu Reimagined – Launching at Lanka Comic Con
Get Issue 1 at Lanka Comic Con “Lionborn” is a 7-part comic miniseries that re-imagines the Sri Lankan legend of Sinhabahu. “The legend of Sinhabahu is probably one of the most well known tales in Sri Lanka,” said writer, Sachi Ediriweera, “Yet, very little is known apart from few specifics which we learn from general folklore.” […]
There will be Fighting at Lanka Comic Con (so forget Inter-school Rugby)
We are bringing back Duelling. Mock duels and battles are what the LARP Guild of Sri Lanka are all about (LARP stands for “Live Action Role Play.” Think of Dungeons and Dragons but with wandering around). Below are some shots of what they get up to. “Argue Wars” The LARP Guild is organizing civilized, gentlemanly duels […]
EAP is the Official Movie Partner for Lanka Comic Con 2016!
EAP Films and Theaters (Pvt) Ltd. has joined as our movie partner! Those of you who have been coming to the Geek Club movie premiers will not be surprised – we’ve been working with them for a while now. They have always been very supportive of us, and have a genuine passion for geek movies. […]