Comic-Con coming to college October 20
Fanshawe College will be hosting
its first comic-con event on
Monday, October 20, the day after
the Forest City Comicon.
The event, which will be held in Forwell Hall between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., will feature vendors, panelists, retro video games, a board game lounge and a cosplay contest.
“We want to keep the excitement doing,” said Emmanuel Guerrero, one of the organizers of both Fanshawe’s and London’s comic-con. “We want to be as inclusive as possible of all the community in London.”
Confirmed vendors will include LA Mood Comics & Games, Games on Entertainment Services, Witch and Warrior, Pxl Punk and others.
“Geek culture’s very popular right now, whereas 10 years ago, this would’ve been all ‘hush hush,’” said Kevin Masterson, the manager of the Biz Booth.
The London Batman, an entertainer who dresses as Batman and shows up at events around the city, will also be there, talking about what’s it like being a hero.
There’s also going to be Dungeons and Dragons games and public anime viewings.
“There’s no reason not to have good fun,” Guerrero said. “And a comicon is exactly that – a gathering of like-minded people that want to enjoy what they enjoy, share what they enjoy and spread that love of what they enjoy.”
Tickets for the Forest City Comicon are sold at the Biz Booth for $10 for students and $15 for others.
The event, which will be held in Forwell Hall between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., will feature vendors, panelists, retro video games, a board game lounge and a cosplay contest.
“We want to keep the excitement doing,” said Emmanuel Guerrero, one of the organizers of both Fanshawe’s and London’s comic-con. “We want to be as inclusive as possible of all the community in London.”
Confirmed vendors will include LA Mood Comics & Games, Games on Entertainment Services, Witch and Warrior, Pxl Punk and others.
“Geek culture’s very popular right now, whereas 10 years ago, this would’ve been all ‘hush hush,’” said Kevin Masterson, the manager of the Biz Booth.
The London Batman, an entertainer who dresses as Batman and shows up at events around the city, will also be there, talking about what’s it like being a hero.
There’s also going to be Dungeons and Dragons games and public anime viewings.
“There’s no reason not to have good fun,” Guerrero said. “And a comicon is exactly that – a gathering of like-minded people that want to enjoy what they enjoy, share what they enjoy and spread that love of what they enjoy.”
Tickets for the Forest City Comicon are sold at the Biz Booth for $10 for students and $15 for others.
