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  • Comic Con second edition in Hyderabad to feature seven comic launches

    Comic Con second edition in Hyderabad to feature seven comic launches

    NEW DELHI: Over 100 exhibitors, including artists, writers and creators from all over the country are converging on the city of the Char Minar, Hyderabad, for the second edition of Comic Con India.

     

    With ALTO K10 as associate sponsor, Hyderabad Comic Con will take place on 12 and 13 September at Hitex Exhibition Centre.

     

    Apart from the biggest Cosplay (Costume Contest) contest in the city, the show will witness seven exclusive comic book launches namely  Shaitaan by Holy Cow Entertainment, Item Dhamaka – Godsmack part 2 by Aayumi Productions, Tinkle & Tobi by Sai Animation, Vrica by ICBM Comics, Legends of Yuck Man by Smarak Swain.

     

    Famous international personalities like Matt Melvin who is author of Cyanide and Happiness and The Last Nerds; Miya Tomoko and Moe Tsurumi who are professional Japanese Cosplayers, and Kevin Hamric who is director of VIZ Media will be attending and will meet their fans.

     

    The show is spread over 40,000 sq feet. The main stage area at the convention will feature 24 hours of programming. 

     

    Comic Con founder Jatin Varma said, “We at Comic Con India are excited to come back to our favourite city, Hyderabad. The convention in its third year, is bigger and better than before. We have a stellar guest and content line up and can’t wait for the fans to come over and join us for the show! We hope to make it their best weekend of the year!”

     

    Cosplay, one of the major attractions at Comic Con India, will continue to give assured prizes to everyone in costume. There are five categories: Comic book/graphic novel; Animated Series/Movie; Manga/Anime; Sci-Fi/Fantasy; and Gaming. One winner in each category each day will get a prize. In addition, one lucky winner out of the chosen five will get a chance to win a golden ticket to Thailand.

     

    Comic Con India brings a special treat for all the tech and gaming enthusiasts in Hyderabad this year. There will be exclusive Experiential and Gaming Zones at the event. The Maruti Suzuki Alto K10 Experience Zone will have art installations and gaming. Smaaash Virtual Reality Zone will have a special gaming experience for the fans. The zone will feature a mix of virtual reality and other interactive games. The fans can come and enjoy the games free of cost. EA Entertainment Gaming Zone will be hosting sessions taking fans behind the scenes of some of their most popular games. 

     

    Other exclusive Experiential Zones at Hyderabad Comic Con include Nodwin Gaming’s Comic Con India Live Zone & Roboland Zone. Comic Con India Live will bring the Comic Con experience to the audience at home Live. This will be a live twitch broadcast of the event.

     

    At Roboland, Sci-Fi will become Reality. Roboland will have awesome line up of Robots developed and created in India, and they will be performing some stunts for the fans.

     

    Comic Con India is making a new addition with YouTube Stage. YouTube will be creating a fan experience zone at the show. The stage will feature popular YouTube stars and will give the fans an opportunity to interact with them. The stage will also feature YouTube merchandise, which fans can buy at the event.

     

    Fans will find an “Artist Alley” at the HCC 2015, which is a zone exclusively featuring artists from all over India. It will give fans an opportunity to interact with artists, illustrators, designers working for comics and related fields. The alley will

     

    feature artists like Nikhil Gulati, Saumin Suresh Patel, Reshmi Chandrashekhar, Milan Preet, Manasa Madhuri, Garima Shukla and many more. Well known creators like Vivek Goel from Holy Cow Entertainment, Aniruddho Chakraborty from Chariot comics and Prasad Bhatt from Graphicurry will be at the show as well.

     

    The event will have a unique fan-made costumes and models booth called Station Cafe, where there will be customised Iron Man Suit, Captain America’s Lemurian Star and Thor’s Mjolnir on display. Here fans can buy DC & Marvel, Masters of the Universe and other Replicas – Wood & Metal Castings and Lathe Fabricated of Superman, Batman, Thor’s Mjolnir, He-man’s Power Sword etc.

     

    Exclusive merchandise by Indian merchandisers, including Comic Con India Store, Wacom, Bewakoof Brands, Hysteria, Wear Your Opinion, Chulbul, Silver Carvings, Captain Kyso, Macmerise, Planet Superheroes, Being Hyderabadi, Lazy Ninja, Graphicurry, Hangout Store, Urbanzaa, Bushirt, and Comic Gadget will be available. 

     

    The main participants for the Hyderabad Comic Con include Amar Chitra Katha, Orange Radius, Pop Culture Publishing, Campfire Graphic Novel, Holy Cow Entertainment, HarperCollins Publishers, Aayumi Productions, Raj Comics, Red Streak Publications, and Scholastic India.

     

    Comic Con India is part of the Reedpop family of events, which is dedicated to producing world-class celebrations of popular culture around the world with events like New York Comic Con, Oz Comic Con, Shanghai Comic Con, Star Wars Celebration among many others. 

  • DreamWorks Animation loses $38.6 million in Q2 due to restructuring

    DreamWorks Animation loses $38.6 million in Q2 due to restructuring

    MUMBAI: Including the impact of the restructuring plan, DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc reported net loss attributable of $38.6 million, or $0.45 per share for the quarter ended 30 June, 2015. The company’s operating loss stood at $21.8 million.

     

    DreamWorks Animation’s revenues for the quarter ended 30 June, 2015 at $170.8 million, were up 39.7 per cent from the same period in 2014. In addition, the company reported an adjusted operating loss of $1 million and adjusted net loss attributable to DWA of $11.6 million.

     

    Adjusted financial results exclude a $20.9 million pre-tax charge associated with company’s restructuring plan announced in January 2015.

     

    Of the restructuring-related charges totaling $20.9 million or a loss of $2.4 million was due to employee termination and other employee-related costs, $10.9 million was related to accelerated depreciation and amortization charges associated with the closure of its Redwood City facility, and $7.6 million was primarily related to excess staffing and other costs associated with previously announced changes in the feature film slate.

     

    “Our second quarter financial results were solid, highlighted by the theatrical success of Home and the rapid expansion of our Television and New Media businesses. The appetite for premium content across platforms continues to grow both domestically and internationally, and it’s clear DreamWorks Animation is well-positioned to capitalize on the growing demand,” said DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg.

     

    Home, which was released theatrically on 27 March, 2015 has reached $177 million at the US box office and $207 million at the international box office to date. 

     

    Second Quarter Review:

     

    DreamWorks Animation’s second quarter revenues of $170.8 million increased 39.7 per cent versus the prior-year period primarily driven by the performance of the feature film, television series and specials and new media segments.

     

    Television Segment

     

    Revenues for the quarter ended 30 June, 2015 from the Television series and specials segment increased to $54.5 million, compared to $20 million during the prior-year period. The increase in revenues was attributable to a significantly higher number of episodes delivered under episodic content licensing arrangements.

     

    Segment gross profit increased to $19.2 million in the current quarter, from $1.2 million in the same period of the prior year. The increase was primarily driven by favorable amortization rates associated with episodic series, partially offset by higher up-front marketing costs associated with the release of its new television series.

     

    In addition, for the three months ended 30 June, 2014 segment gross profit was negatively impacted by higher than expected returns of seasonal and newly-released home entertainment product, as well as increased selling costs, related to the company’s Classic Media properties.

     

    Film Segment

     

    Revenues for the quarter ended 30 June, 2015 from the Feature Film segment increased to $87.8 million, up from $69.7 million in the prior-year period. Segment gross profit also increased to $31.7 million compared to $23.9 million in the same period last year.

     

    In the quarter, Home contributed revenue of $23.9 million, The Penguins of Madagascar contributed $8.3 million, How to Train Your Dragon 2 contributed $17.9 million, Mr. Peabody and Sherman contributed $8.4 million and Turbo contributed $1 million.

     

    Library titles contributed feature film revenue of $28.3 million to the quarter.

     

    Consumer Products Segment

     

    Revenues from the Consumer Products segment decreased to $12.7 million in the second quarter, compared to $18.5 million in the same period last year. The prior year period benefitted from merchandise and licensing revenue associated with How to Train Your Dragon 2, which was released theatrically in June 2014. Segment revenues in the current quarter were primarily generated by licensing arrangements related to a variety of intellectual property rights associated with the characters from films.

     

    Segment gross profit decreased to $1.8 million from $7.3 million in the prior year period, largely due to higher costs incurred across a variety of segment activities.

     

    New Media Segment

     

    Revenues for the quarter ended 30 June, 2015 from the company’s New Media segment were $14.6 million compared to $11.5 million during the three months ended 30 June, 2014. This increase was primarily attributable to revenue generated under new licensing agreements and the delivery of newly-created content versus the prior-year period.

     

    Segment gross profit increased to $7.5 million from $2.5 million in the prior-year period, primarily due to higher revenue contributions from newly licensed content. 

  • FY-2015: DQ Entertainment reports consolidated loss of Rs 20 crore on lower revenue

    FY-2015: DQ Entertainment reports consolidated loss of Rs 20 crore on lower revenue

    BENGALURU: The Tapas Chakravarti led DQ Entertainment (International) Limited (DQEIL) reported consolidated loss in FY-2015 at Rs 19.71 crore as compared to a profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 43.77 crore in the previous fiscal due to lower consolidated net income from operations (TIO), higher unallocated operating loss and higher finance expenses. 

     

    The company reported consolidated loss of Rs 26.33 crore in Q4-2015 as compared to a PAT of Rs 14.66 crore in the corresponding year ago quarter and a PAT of Rs 4.24 crore in the immediate trailing quarter. However, on a standalone basis, the company has reported 19.7 per cent lower PAT at Rs 15.5 crore in the current year as compared to the Rs 19.3 crore in FY-2014.

     

    Note: (1) 100,00,000 = 100 Lakhs = 10 million = 1 crore

    (2) All numbers are consolidated unless stated otherwise.

     

    DQEIL reported an 18.7 per cent drop in TIO in FY-2015 to Rs 194.80 crore as compared to the Rs 239.68 crore in FY-2015. TIO in Q4-2015 at Rs 75.81 crore was 25.6 per cent lower than the Rs 101.83 crore in Q4-2014, but 65.8 per cent more than the Rs 45.71 crore in Q3-2015.

     

    The company attributes the change in TIO to change in its business model in the case of production and development of its own IP. Previously the company was producing IP through a special purpose vehicle and recognizing production value, but since FY-2014-15, the company decided to directly produce and capitalize its own IP and will only recognize the distribution revenue on completion of projects and delivery to the broadcasters. 

     

    Further, slowdown in production and delay in the start of new projects on account of difficult market conditions have also affected production in the current year.

     

    The company incurred a higher unallocated operating loss in FY-2015 at Rs 54.32 crore as compared to the loss of Rs 38.01 crore in FY-2014. Unallocated loss in Q4-2015 at Rs 26.39 crore was lower than the operating loss of Rs 37.14 crore in Q4-2014, but was higher than the unallocated operating loss of Rs 14.24 crore in Q3-2015.

     

    The company’s finance expenses in FY-2015 increased 69.8 per cent to Rs 42.73 crore as compared to the Rs 25.17 crore in FY-2014. Finance expense in Q4-2015 at Rs 16.78 crore was more than double (2.52 times) the Rs 6.66 crore in Q4-2014 and 54 per cent more than the Rs 10.90 crore in Q3-2015.

     

    Segments

     

    While both segments’ (Animation and Distribution that contribute to the company’s numbers reported operating profits, except Q4-2015 in which Distribution incurred operating loss), unallocated operating losses and higher finance charges ate into the profits during the year as well as during the current quarter.

     

    Animation

     

    Animation segment reported 24 per cent lower revenue at Rs 142.34 crore in FY-2015 as compared to the Rs 187.34 crore in FY-2014. Revenue from this segment in Q4-2015 fell 13 per cent to Rs 69.87 crore as compared to the Rs 80.32 crore in Q4-2014, but was 3.1 times the Rs 22.61 crore in Q3-2015. 

     

    Animation segment reported 36.8 per cent lower operating profit at Rs 70.27 crore as compared to the Rs 111.11 crore in FY-2014. Operating profit in Q4-2015 at Rs 33.88 crore was 34.6 per cent lower than the Rs 51.77 crore in Q4-2014, but 70 per cent more than the Rs 19.93 crore in Q3-2015.

     

    Distribution

     

    Distribution segment reported 0.2 per cent increase in revenue to Rs 52.46 crore in FY-2015 as compared to the Rs 52.34 crore in the previous year. Distribution revenue in Q4-2014 at Rs 5.94 crore was 72.4 per cent less (less than a third) than the Rs 21.51 crore in Q4-2014 and was 74.3 per cent lower than the Rs 23.1 crore in the preceding quarter.

     

    Distribution segment reported 10.8 per cent drop in operating profit in FY-2015 at Rs 13.67 crore as compared to the Rs 15.32 crore in FY-2014. In Q4-2015, the segment incurred operating loss of Rs 12.53 crore as compared to the operating profit of Rs 1.25 crore in Q4-2014 and operating profit of Rs 15.37 crore in Q3-2015.

     

    Let us look at the other numbers reported by DQEIL:

     

    Total Expenses (TE) in FY-2015 at Rs 166.45 crore (85.4 per cent of TIO) was 2.8 per cent lower than the Rs 171.16 crore (72.4 per cent of TIO) in FY-2014. TE in Q4-2015 at Rs 85.30 crore (112.5 per cent of TIO) was 1.1 per cent lower than the Rs 86.27 crore (84.7 per cent of TIO) in Q4-2014 and almost tripled (2.98 times) as compared to the Rs 18.9 crore (62.1 percent of TIO) in Q3-2015.

     

    DQEIL Production expense (PE) in FY-2015 increased 10.8 per cent to Rs 21.63 crore (11.1 per cent of TIO) as compared to the Rs 19.52 crore (8.1 per cent of TIO) in FY-2014. PE in Q4-2015 at Rs 16.75 crore (22.1 per cent of TIO) was 6.7 per cent more than the Rs 15.69 crore in Q4-2015 and almost eighteen-fold (17.61 times) the Rs 0.95 crore in Q3-2015.

     

    The company’s Employee Expenses (EBE) in FY-2015 at Rs 63.71 crore (32.7 per cent of TIO) was 11.5 per cent lower than the Rs 71.96 crore (30 per cent of TIO) in FY-2014. EBE in Q4-2015 at Rs 13.59 crore (17.9 per cent of TIO) was 1.8 per cent more than the Rs 13.35 crore in Q4-2015, but 25.1 per cent lower than the Rs 18.15 crore in Q3-2015.

  • India – S. Korea join hands for co-productions in broadcasting, animation

    India – S. Korea join hands for co-productions in broadcasting, animation

    NEW DELHI: After inking film co-production deals with China, India has now signed an agreement with South Korea to increase audio-visual exchange between the two countries. The deal was signed today during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to South Korea.

     

    The co-production agreement includes cooperation between the film industries of the two countries to promote export of Indian films and will act as a catalyst towards creating awareness about India and its culture.

     

    This will also help in increasing bilateral trade between both countries. The agreement was signed under the provisions of India-South Korea Exchange Programme.

     

    The agreement also covers animation and broadcasting programmes and would enable opportunities for collaboration between Indian and Korean film industries, and facilitate collaboration and exchange.

     

    Producers from both countries will get an opportunity to pool their creative, artistic, technical, financial and marketing resources to co-produce films. 

     

    This will lead to exchange of art and culture among the two countries, and co-productions would provide an opportunity to create and showcase the ‘soft power’ of India. 

     

    Additionally, it would lead to generation of employment among artistic, technical as well as non-technical personnel engaged in the arena of film production including post-production and its marketing, thus adding to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). 

     

    The utilization of Indian locales for shooting raises the visibility and prospects of India as a preferred film shooting destination across the globe would be promoted. This in turn will lead to the inflow of foreign exchange into the country. It will also lead to transparent funding of film production. 

     

    The audio-visual co-production agreement would open up new frontiers for the film industries of both countries and is expected to open doors for wide ranging collaboration and lead to strengthening of India’s cultural presence in an important part of the world.

  • Toonz inks co-finance & animation deal with Gnosis Moving Pictures

    Toonz inks co-finance & animation deal with Gnosis Moving Pictures

    MUMBAI: Indian animation company Toonz Media Group and Los Angeles-based Gnosis Moving Pictures have inked a long-term co-financing and animation deal for a slate of CG-animated films that will be rolled out over the years. The first movie under this partnership will be directed by Academy Award-winning claymation pioneer Will Vinton.

     

    Toonz CEO P. Jayakumar said, “At Toonz we believe in creating wonderful stories with a soul for kids all over the world. It was a delight to discover that Gnosis has a similar vision and I hope this partnership brings out wonderful visual treats for kids across the globe for a very long time to come.”

     

    Toonz will contribute substantial equity to the projects and will produce the movies at its India and New Zealand facilities. On the other hand, Gnosis Moving Pictures will team help develop and distribute the movies.

     

    “This long term partnership furthers our mission to bring animated projects that both entertain and encourage children across the world. Toonz shares our vision and we look forward to embarking on this journey with them to enrich the lives of children through a slate of animated film properties,” said Gnosis Moving Pictures CEO Darius Kamali.

     

    Toonz will produce the films with Kamali and Gnosis’ Kasey Adler, who oversees the company’s investments and strategic partnerships.

  • Disney and Kudelski Group ink patent license agreement

    Disney and Kudelski Group ink patent license agreement

    MUMBAI: The Kudelski Group has inked a multi-year patent license agreement with The Walt Disney Company. While the specific terms remain confidential, this agreement provides Disney with a license to the Kudelski Group’s patent portfolio, subject to certain limitations.

     

    “The Kudelski Group continues to invest heavily in developing technology and intellectual property that help enable industry leaders like The Walt Disney Company to deliver their popular, world-class video and entertainment platforms to the market through streaming video properties, such as ESPN.com and ABC.com. We’re very pleased to enter into this agreement with The Walt Disney Company, a market leader in video distribution. This agreement further underpins the relevance of our patent portfolio in an expanding technology footprint,” said Kudelski Group senior vice president of intellectual property and innovation Joe Chernesky.

     

    With over 60 years of experience in pioneering innovative technologies, the Kudelski Group offers a comprehensive intellectual property licensing program that provides its customers and partners with access to many fundamental technologies, enabling them to build compelling devices, applications and services that work seamlessly together.

  • Hyderabad Comic Con moved from June to September, 2015

    Hyderabad Comic Con moved from June to September, 2015

    MUMBAI: Comic Con India has pushed the dates for Hyderabad Comic Con from June to September.

     

    Earlier this year, Comic Con India had announced that Hyderabad Comic Con will take place on 13-14 June, 2015. However, due to logistical reasons, it will now be held on 12-13 September, 2015 at Hitex Exhibition Center.

     

    Comic Con India founder Jatin Varma said, “Due to certain logistical issues around organising the show in June, we are officially shifting the show dates to September 12-13, 2015 at Hitex. We have quite a few surprises in store for our fans, we promise them an awesome show!”

     

    American comic book writer Ron Marz known for his writings for Silver Surfer and Green Lantern; American writer Nathan Edmondson best known for Image Comic’s espionage comic series Who Is Jake Ellis? and New York Times Best Selling and Eisner Award winning author and a Tony Award winning producer Vivek Tiwary were the special Comic Book guests at Hyderabad Comic Con 2014, which took place last year in October.

  • Aadarsh’s Purple Turtle bags licensor of the year publishing award

    Aadarsh’s Purple Turtle bags licensor of the year publishing award

    MUMBAI: Inspired by the vision of innovate in India, media and entertainment company Aadarsh has won the Licensor of the year- publishing award at Indian eRetail Congress 2015. 

     

    Aadarsh is the owner of Purple Turtle, an Indian animated character that has gone global and created success stories in 27 countries. Aadarsh is mainly involved in IP creation, publishing, printing and licensing services of toons and characters focused on school genre.

     

    The award recognises the innovative measures and benchmarks set by Aadarsh in the domain of brand and character licensing in India and abroad.

     

    Aadarsh directors Ashish and Manish Rajoria said, “Aadarsh specializes in printing, publishing, IP development, licensing and entertainment for children and we are committed to set new benchmarks for Indian Innovation and IP in content on the global dais. We are delighted to be the winner of prestigious Licensor of the year- Publishing Award at the popular Brand Licensing and Merchandising conference of Indian eRetail Congress 2015. We are honoured that Purple Turtle has added another accolade in its global recognition portfolio.”

     

  • Warner announces Superman Hall of Heroes inductees

    Warner announces Superman Hall of Heroes inductees

    MUMBAI: Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP) and DC Entertainment announced this year’s 2015 Superman Hall of Heroes inductees including a military hero, a crusader against crime, a racing legend and a passionate educator. 

     

    The new inductees join thousands of everyday heroes who have been nominated for the Superman Hall of Heroes, an online gift-giving portal that empowers consumers to honor their personal heroes – those who have made a positive impact on their lives or the lives of others.

     

    Each year, the Superman Hall of Heroes program inducts a new class of nationally recognized heroes from all walks of life.

     

    This year’s honorees include:

     

    Kyle Carpenter – Superman Hall of Heroes inductee Kyle Carpenter is a true American hero. He is the second living Marine since the Vietnam War, and the youngest Marine to be decorated with the Medal of Honor. His story of bravery, both in combat and in recovery from life-threatening injury, is inspiring to all. 

     

    Sean McComb – Superman Hall of Heroes inductee Sean McComb is one of the youngest National Teachers of the Year ever, earning this honor at the age of 30. His dedication to both his students and his profession is what truly defines a great teacher and he regularly goes above and beyond to make sure his students realize their full potential. 

     

    Mario Andretti – Superman Hall of Heroes inductee Mario Andretti is a living legend. Throughout his career in motorsports, he was not only able to win at every level, he was also able to master every discipline in which he chose to race. Andretti took the checkered flag 111 times in his career, collecting national and world championships along the way. 

     

    John Walsh – Superman Hall of Heroes inductee John Walsh is known internationally as a crime fighter, victims’ advocate and host of America’s Most Wanted television show. Walsh and his wife helped pass the Missing Children’s Act of 1982 and the Missing Children’s Assistance Act of 1984. The latter bill founded the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. He never sought the role, but fighting for justice has been his mission since July 27, 1981 when his six-year-old son, Adam, was abducted from a Hollywood, Fla., mall.

     

    Inspired by Superman and the character attributes that define the world’s first and most recognized Super Hero – an American icon who represents unwavering morals and an endless pursuit of truth and justice – the Superman Hall of Heroes is a gift–giving program that offers a fun and inspirational way for fans to pay tribute to their heroes by submitting their photo and story online to www.SupermanHallofHeroes.com where it will be showcased in perpetuity.

     

    As part of their tribute, consumers can choose from multiple gift–giving options and levels.

  • American authors Skype with fans at Bangalore Comic Con

    American authors Skype with fans at Bangalore Comic Con

    NEW DELHI: The Bangalore Comic Con 2015 commenced today with two exclusive live chats (via Skype) with celebrated writers Mark Millar and Ron Marz.

     

    Marz, known for his work on titles such as Silver Surfer, Green Lantern, Marvel vs DC, Batman/Aliens and Witchblade was joined by Indian artist Abhishek Malsuni as they talked about their ongoing John Carter: Warlord of Mars series.

     

    Actors Rana Daggubati and Tamannaah Bhatia will also be participating in a special session on their upcoming film Baahubali at Comic Con.

     

    Organized by Comic Con India, the Bangalore meet is a three-day fest at White Orchid Convention. Spread across 80,000 sq feet as compared to last year’s 40,000 sq feet, CCI plans to host interactive and experiential 50 hours of programming through panels, launches, gaming, video hangouts and more.

     

    This year’s attraction are the two internationally acclaimed actors Daniel Portman, best known for his role as Podrick Payne in the award-winning HBO fantasy drama series Game of Thrones and Natalia Tena, known for her role of Tonks in the Harry Potter films and Osha in Game of Thrones. The duo is taking part in special sessions and signings (photographs & autographs). Both actors will be seen in the upcoming Season 5 of Game of Thrones, which premieres in India. at the same time as its US premiere on 13 April at 6:30 am IST with a repeat telecast on the same day at 10 pm on HBO Defined. For the first time ever, the most iconic HBO original will simulcast across 170 countries.

     

    Comic Con founder Jatin Varma said, “Even though we are coming back much earlier in the year, we are bringing over some of the best in Indian and international pop-culture and look forward to providing fans in the city, the best weekend of the year.”

     

    Fans who come dressed as their favorite comic characters always steal the show. And this year as always, COSPLAYERS will win prizes under five categories. Each day, one winner is chosen from each of five categories: Comic book/graphic novel; Animated Series/Movie; Manga/Anime; Sci-Fi/Fantasy; and Gaming. One of the chose five lucky winners will win a Trip to Thailand.

     

    Comic Con India set up an exclusive IESL Gaming Arena with Xtreme Gaming  at Bangalore this year. Spread across 200 sq m, the gaming area has a total prize pool of Rs 1.5 lakh, the main tournament is around DOTA 2 for teams of gamers. For regular visitors as well as gamers, there is casual gaming competitions on Fifa 14 and Counter strike GO.

     

    Amar Chitra Katha has also kept surprises for fans. They have set up photo-booths, quizzes, storytelling competitions and much more at Bangalore Comic Con.

     

    International exhibitors like Marvel, DC and Dark Horse Comics among others have brought international content from all across the globe, especially for Bangalore. Exclusive book launches will be held over the next two days.

     

    At the convention, there is some Anime & Manga merchandise from Japanese Merchandiser IINE, along with exclusive international merchandisers like Kidrobot, NECA, Hot Toys, Mimobots, Funko and many more from across the globe. Indian merchandisers present at the convention are Band Box, Wacom, Art Beat, Bewakoof Brands, Hysteria, Wear Your Opinion, Kudi Firang, Planet Superheroes, F Gali, Sky Goodies, Bollyscope, Lazy Ninja, Graphicurry, and Below the Belt among others.  

     

    The main participants at Bangalore include Amar Chitra Katha, Orange Radius, Pop Culture Publishing, Random House, Campfire Graphic Novel, Holy Cow Entertainment, HarperCollins Publishers, Aayumi Productions, Raj Comics, and Blossom Book House.