Larger house, crazier fun for Lagos Comic Con Seventh Edition

Step aside San-Diego comic Con, Lagos Comic Con is in its 7^th year. Yeah and that’s the fact. There has been a Comic Con in Lagos Nigeria since 2012 and the 7th edition is happening this September 15^th at the Landmark event center, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Widely regarded as Africa’s biggest geek and pop culture event, the Lagos Comic Convention in its 7^th edition this year comes with even more inclusiveness for the creative arts industry. It also moves to a bigger venue, Landmark Events Centre for the first time which can guarantee space to accommodate the thousands of fun seekers and art lovers who every year troupe into the Lagos Comic Con venue.

Lagos Comic Con has come to be trusted and embraced as the umbrella platform for the growth and nurture of Nigeria’s creative arts. It brings together professionals, entrepreneurs and fans of comics, games, animation, films, books and virtual reality under one festival roof for the purpose of exhibitions, workshops, awards, competitions, Cosplay and networking among creative in the comic, animation, film, gaming and book industry.

This year’s event holds on the 15^th of September, 2018 at Landmark Events Centre, VI, Lagos, while the theme for this year’s event is: Aspire, Dream, Prosper.

MASTER CLASSES

Aside from the exhibitions of the finest of products from Africa’s creative arts, there are also dedicated seminar halls where master classes on comics, animation, films, books and creative arts business will be going on. These master classes feature elite speakers from all over the world like Jeanne Blasberg, Natalie Banks, Emily Reilly and Hollis J. McCollum all from the US who will be speaking in the Book Zone on various aspects of writing. Other confirmed speakers include; Toke Makinwa, Juliana Olayode, Nick Wilson (South Africa) and Alexander Rideau from France amongst others. Tickets to these special master classes is N5,000 can be purchased through the Lagos Comic Con website or on www.afritickets.com and www.seatsandtickets.com

KIDS ZONE

There is also a Kids Zone where children from 4 -12 years are taken through special workshops on Illustration, Animation and creative writing. They would also be taken on guided tour of the exhibition hall while being educated on the different forms of creative arts. There are numerous games and kids fun to have in the kids zone.

Tickets into the kids Zone is N5000

COMPETITONS

Lagos Comic Con features competitions like the the Animation Du Monde Pitch competition which is a qualifying competition for winners to go to Annecy in France. There is also the Comic Pitch competition where comic creators enter and the top competitor wins an all expense paid trip to South Africa to showcase their comics at ICON. Other competitions include Book Pitch Competition where aspiring authors compete before judges and the top three wins book publishing deals. Gaming Competition will also be featuring as well as the most fun of all, the Costume Competition (COSPLAY). All these competitions come with fantastic prizes and rewards. For more information on these competitions visit lagoscomiccon.com.

EXHIBITIONS

The largest and busiest location at the event is the exhibition hall where dozens of brands in creative arts and others showcase and sell their products and services to thousands of enthusiasts. Brands on display vary from comics, books, films, games, fashion items, shoes, foods, apps, IT services, tech products, and even financial services.

Other hotspots of Lagos Comic Con are; red carpet, stage performances, film screenings, book signings, awards and lots more.

Visit lagoscomiccon.com for tickets to the master class sessions and Kid Zone. Also, for sponsorship, exhibitions, advert placements and more call 08039657506 or 08131978457. You can also send a mail to lagoscomiccon@gmail.com