It’s almost that time of year again, when Oz Comic Con tours Australia. ComicsOnline is proud to present the following press release.
Oz Comic-Con to command and conquer Perth and Adelaide with the help of William Shatner!
Oz Comic-Con PERTH: Saturday 9th March and Sunday 10th March 2013,
Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Oz Comic-Con ADELAIDE: Saturday 16th March and Sunday 17th March 2013, Adelaide Showgrounds.
On Saturday March 9 and Sunday March 10, the city of Perth will play host to the 2013 debut of Oz Comic-Con, with none-other than legendary actor and Captain of the Enterprise, William Shatner headlining the two-day event. Shatner, best known for his iconic role as Captain James T. Kirk in Star Trek, will join an array of international and local guests for the two-day Oz Comic-Con Perth event, before trekking to Oz Comic-Con Adelaide the following weekend, March 16th and 17th 2013.
Oz Comic-Con, which made its inaugural debut in 2012 to record-breaking crowds in Adelaide and Melbourne, is a pop culture expo like no other in Australia. Drawing numbers as big as 35,000 in its first year – the 2013 tour, which will include a return visit to Melbourne next July, is set to have Australia’s underground subcultures, geeks, and pop culture enthusiasts travelling from far and wide to make the convention.
William Shatner will be joined by other much-loved guests in Perth and Adelaide; including Richard Dean Anderson (TV’s MacGyver) and Patricia Quinn (The Rocky Horror Picture Show) – alongside a growing list of international and local film, TV, animation, illustration and voice over stars.
“We are thrilled to add Perth to the Oz Comic-Con lineup and excited for what our second year will bring. We have a wonderful selection of guests and without a doubt, there will be something for everyone. We are still adding to the line up of visiting talent and trust me on this one, Aussie fans are in for some real treats!” said Carissa Avenhouse, of Oz Comic-Con organisers DCA Enterprises.
The current Oz Comic-Con lineup includes:
FILM & TV GUESTS
Emily Ullerup – jPod, Sanctuary
Richard Dean Anderson – MacGyver, Stargate SG-1
Patricia Quinn – The Rocky Horror Show
William Shatner – Star Trek
Eddie McClintock – Warehouse 13
JG Hertzler – Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Klingon
Robert O’Reilly – Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Callum Blue – Dead Like Me, Smallville, Sanctuary
Aaron Ashmore – Smallville, Warehouse 13
J. August Richards – Angel
Jason Mamoa – King of Thrones, Stargate: Atlantis
Colin Ferguson – Eureka
Robin Dunne – Sanctuary
David Nykl – Stargate Atlantis
Gigi Edgley (Perth only) – Channel 9’s Tricky Business, Rescue: Special Ops, Farscape
INTERNATIONAL VOICE OVER GUESTS
Paul Eiding – Grandpa Max Tennyson in Ben 10, Ben 10 Alien Force and Ultimate Alien.
Chris Sabat (Adelaide only) – Dragon Ball Z
WRITING AND COMIC GUESTS
Matthew Clark – Doom Patrol (DC), Ghost Rider (Marvel Comics)
Sean Williams (Adelaide only) – Star Wars Universe, The Fixers, Books of the Change, Books of the Cataclysm
Paul Mason – The Soldier Legacy (Black House Comics)
KJ Taylor (Adelaide only) – The Dark Griffin, The Griffin’s Flight, The Griffin’s War
David Yardin – X-Factor, Astonishing X-Men, Image Comics, DC Comics, Marvel Comics
Jon Sommariva – Go Boy 7, Free Realms
Doug Holgate – The Amazing Joy Buzzards (Image Comics), Zack Proton (Simon and Schuster), The Zinc Alloy and Bike Rider Series (Stonearch Books)
Jason Palmer – Firefly, Serenity
Nicola Scott – Birds of Prey (DC), Secret Six, Teen Titans, JSA (Justice Society of America)
Bruce Mutard (Perth only) – The Sacrifice, The Silence
Justin Randall (Perth only) – Changing Ways
Stewart McKenny – DC Super Friends, Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures, Captain America (Marvel), Star Wars Tales (Dark Horse)
Alongside celebrity appearances, Oz Comic-Con will also feature exclusive film screenings, an array of exhibitors and retailers selling unique collectibles and rare merchandise, comic books and anime, gaming demonstrations and Cosplay competitions (a unique type of performance art in which participants don costumes to reflect cultural ideas and concepts, often from Japanese popular fiction).
Oz Comic-Con 2013 is brought to Australia by DCA Enterprises – the Sydney-based company also responsible for The Hub Productions’ intimate popular culture events (www.dcaenterprises.com)
Oz Comic-Con is an event like no other – and definitely not to be missed. For full details visit www.ozcomiccon.com. Day and weekend tickets will be available for purchase late November from Ticketmaster.
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