Guess what, true believers B次元官网网址� the Van Isle Comic Con is back!
Cosplayers, artists, writers and fans of comics, movies and more will descend upon Sidney on June 10 for the second annual comic convention at the Mary Winspear Centre. Convention Co-ordinator Josh Kully says this yearB次元官网网址檚 event is going to be bigger and better B次元官网网址� and that starts with its headlining speaker, who had a major role in the Marvel movie blockbuster Black Panther.
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Janeshia Adams-Ginyard is a stunt woman who was one of the eight main Dora Milahe and Danai Guirra in the movie. She was OkoyeB次元官网网址檚 stunt double and has a long list of accomplishments and credits B次元官网网址� from bobsled racer to professional wrestler B次元官网网址� including the Avengers movie: Infinity War. Kully said her talk at the Van Isle Comic Con will be a one-and-a-half hour block during the day.
B次元官网网址淚t looks really amazing,B次元官网网址� he said, noting Adams-Ginyard will be talking abut her career, inspirations and how she landed the role as a stunt woman in Black Panther. He added the discussion is sure to hit on how that movie became such a social phenomenon.
Adams-Ginyard leads off a series of speakers with some excellent credentials in movies and other media. Chris Williams B次元官网网址� an Oscar winner with Disney Studios B次元官网网址� is back after headlining the first Van Isle Comic Con last year. HeB次元官网网址檚 going to host a Q&A session.
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Kully said theyB次元官网网址檙e welcoming set decorator, art director and production designer Terry Lewis to a panel discussion. His bonafides include Deadpool 2, Star Trek 3, the Planet of the Apes trilogy, Warcraft and much more. Lewis will be talking about how the work he and others like him, contribute to how films look.
Concept artist John Gallagher, whose credits include The Flash, Super Girl, Legends of Tomorrow and the X-Men: The Last Stand movie, will also be on the panel. HeB次元官网网址檒l speak on the work on concept artists in the film, TV and gaming industries.
Kully added this yearB次元官网网址檚 Comic Con will include an educational writersB次元官网网址� panel, featuring an all-female lineup talking about how young adult fiction has influenced geek culture.
A highlight of the event, Kully, continued, will be a four-artist sketch duel. The panel will be talking about their work and then taking suggestions on original, live-drawn sketches that people will be able to win.
The overall idea, Kully said, was to inspire people B次元官网网址� to introduce them to professionals in the industry and help aspiring writers, artists, actors and more on what it takes to get to the next level. Kully himself is a comic book illustrator and writer B次元官网网址� and he created the eventB次元官网网址檚 mascot: VI Guy.
Of course, he continued, the popular cosplay contest is back. This extravaganza of costumes and creativity will cap off the Comic Con. ThereB次元官网网址檚 $1,000 in prize money up for grabs this time, making it bigger and better.
B次元官网网址淭here are so many talented people on the Island,B次元官网网址� Kully said.
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This yearB次元官网网址檚 event will feature more games B次元官网网址� video and tabletop B次元官网网址� in a Chill Lounge, as well as an ArtistB次元官网网址檚 Alley of vendors.
Last yearB次元官网网址檚 Van Isle Comic Con was a pretty big risk to take, Kully said. After almost a year organizing it, he wasnB次元官网网址檛 sure how it would be received B次元官网网址� as events like it had failed in the past. He said despite that, and peopleB次元官网网址檚 guard being up, people showed up.
B次元官网网址淚 had felt that fear B次元官网网址� was it going to be 2,500 people, or would only five people show up.B次元官网网址�
As it turned out, it was 2,500 and was a hit. He hopes this yearB次元官网网址檚 response will be just as good.
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