Английская Википедия:Indonesia Comic Con
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox Convention Indonesia Comic Con (abbreviated as ICC, simplified as Indo Comic Con) is an annual comic-based convention in Jakarta, Indonesia, established in 2015. It is organized by Panorama Media (formerly Reed Panorama Exhibitions), the subsidiary of Шаблон:Ill, an Indonesian tourism service provider company.[1] ICC emphasizes the five pillars of pop culture, namely comics, toys, movies, video games, and lifestyles. It has featured numbers of notable international actors and actresses, as well as comic artists, DJs, VTubers, and professional cosplayers.
ICC is the intermediary for Jakartans to express their interest and love in pop culture, with full of passion and totality. It is made to support and gather all creative industry players—from comic and anime artists, movie fans, gamers and e-sport players, and also music lovers—in one convention.[2][3]
List of editions
2015
The first edition of the convention was held from 14–15 November 2015. American comic artist David Mack, Japanese actor Kenji Ohba, Italian artist Simone Legno, and Indonesian rapper Шаблон:Ill were special guests at the event. 160 exhibitors from six countries had opened counters to entertain fans and sell merchandise.[4]
2016
The second edition of the comic con was held from 1–2 October 2016. Actress Brianna Hildebrand, comic artists Alex Milne and Andy Price along with several other illustrators were present at the event.[5] Exhibitors from countries like Canada, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the US and Indonesia participated in the event.[6] Cosplay events were held by Lego and Flabslab, while toy outlets like XM Studios exhibited fan merchandise. Several new fan zones were opened for the second edition.[7]
2017
Actors Jason David Frank and Daniel Logan were guests for the third edition of the comic con, which was held from 28–29 October 2017.[8] Star Wars lightsaber performances, The Walking Dead Escape Room and the Star Trek booth were some entertainment zones opened for fans.[9]
2018
This fourth edition was held on 27–28 October 2018, featuring the actors and actresses of Game of Thrones and Supergirl.[10][2] The teaser trailer of Indonesia's superhero movie Gundala was unveiled by its director Joko Anwar.[2]
2019
The fifth edition of ICC was held on 12–13 October 2019. The actor of the Red Power Ranger Austin St. John, Deborah Ann Woll from Marvel's Daredevil, and cosplayer Larissa Rochefort became the guest stars. One of the notable booths were 20th Century Fox Indonesia booth, which plays the sneak peek of Terminator: Dark Fate for the first time in Indonesia, as well as Sony Pictures' Jumanji: The Next Level.[11][12] Indonesian comic publisher Bumilangit released its Bangkitnya Ki Wilawuk (The Rise of Ki Wilawuk) comic to ICC visitors, as the continuity of Bumilangit's Gundala film.[13]
2020 and 2021 (cancelled)
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, on 16 July 2020, the ICC event organizer (EO) announced that the event would be delayed to 30–31 January 2021, via their YouTube channel.[14] However, both 2020 and 2021 editions were eventually cancelled.Шаблон:Citation needed
2022
After its two-year absent, the sixth event of ICC was held on 1–2 October 2022, the first time since the pandemic. An NFT-based ticketing system was first introduced.[15] Brandon Routh, together with the numbers of VTubers and international cosplayers, such as Knite and Jasper became one of the guest stars.[16]
2023
On 1 May 2023, it was announced that ICC would be held twice,[17] with the seventh edition (branded as Indonesia Comic Con: Pop Asia) held in June, and the eighth edition in November.
On the seventh edition (ICC Pop Asia), numbers of cosplayers, comic artists, VTubers, and DJs from both Japan and Indonesia were the guest stars of the event, including Weird Genius.[18] It was held on Halls A and B of Jakarta Convention Center, from 23–25 June 2023.
The eighth edition of ICC (in collaboration with Telkomsel's Dunia Games platform, branded as DG Con) was held from 4–5 November 2023, featuring English actor Ed Westwick, DJ Haruka, and Cover Corp. CEO Motoaki Tanigo, as one of the guest stars. The event conjoined with Dunia Games' DG Awards 2023, an awarding event for e-sport figures. The first 3D VTuber concert in Indonesia enlivens the event.[19] It was the first time ICC moved to Assembly, Cendrawasih, and Plenary halls of JCC, which have larger capacity.[20]
Indonesia Anime Con
Indonesia Anime Con (Inacon or IAC) will be the spin-off event of ICC, which is a separated Japanese anime and manga convention. It was first announced on 1 January 2024, with the unveiling of the event's then-unnamed two mascots (which later revealed as Kaitu Arjuna and Kirana Yumi). As of today, the official date is not announced yet.[21] It will be the second major anime convention in Indonesia after Comifuro.
See also
- Comifuro – A similar comic convention in Indonesia.
- List of comic book conventions
References
External links
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