Here’s a treat for comic book fans and cosplayers
Famous national and international artists, stand-up comedians, and, cosplayer will get the Capital buzzing at the 9th edition of Delhi Comic Con here. The pop culture extravaganza is all set to unravel a roller coaster ride for the city’s fandom at the NSIC Grounds, Okhla from December 20.
A highlight is Melbournebased digital artist Kode Abdo aka #Bosslogic; illustrator Chad Hardin, who works for DC Comics and Harley Quinn series; and Asian-American artist/designer Bernard Chang, who has illustrated books for Marvel and DC Comics. Joining them will be leading Indian comic book publishers, illustrators and writers like Abhijeet Kini, creator of Angry Maushi; Vivek Goel, creator of Aghori series; Sumit Kumar (Bakarmax), and creators of immensely popular Indian webcomics like Sailesh Gopalan (Brown Paperbag Comics), Bhagya Mathew (Awkwerrrd). “The city has the most enthusiastic comic book fans and cosplayers, who take this celebration of their beloved fandoms very seriously. This year, we wanted to align our cosplay competitions with international formats, and we have introduced two new formats of cosplaying, which will certainly delight fans,” Jatin Varma, founder, Comic Con India, said.
Cosplayer Navita Misa is excited. “Every year, I plan different cosplays for participating in comic con. Last year I did a group cosplay from the game King of Fighters, I was cosplaying as Leona Heidern. This year, I will be cosplaying as CC from Japanese Anime Code Geass with my partner who is cosplaying as Zero from the same anime,” she said.
The event will also witness live performances by music artist Beatboxer Ish, dance performing crew MISBA, mentalist Karan Singh and comedian Abish Mathew.