SidneyB次元官网网址檚 second convention for all things related to comic books, video games, TV and movies will look to the roots of such events.
Organizers of the Vancouver Island Comic Con announced recently they will bring back the event in 2018, after a at the Mary Winspear Centre this past June. The next VI Comic Con is scheduled for Sunday, June 10 at the Mary Winspear Centre.
Co-ordinator Josh Kully is a local comic book illustrator and writer who has attended many comic cons. enabled him to combine that experience with his skills and passion to bring together fans and professionals from around the Island and further afield to the Sidney event.
For next yearB次元官网网址檚 VI Comic Con, Kully said he wants to go back to the roots of comic book conventions.
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Kully added they anticipate B次元官网网址渟ome amazing guests and panels.B次元官网网址� Last springB次元官网网址檚 event , part of the Academy Award winning team at Disney Studio, whose family lives in Sidney. It also welcomed production artist and illustrator John Gallagher, whose resume includes helping start video game producer BioWare. Plans are still in the works to set the lineup for next yearB次元官网网址檚 event and exhibitor applications will open soon.
The VI Comic Con will be working with the Sidney Business Improvement Area Society (SBIA) and the Town of Sidney to bring the event back for another year. It will also coincide with the return of , sparked by the Sidney Museum.
B次元官网网址淲e are thrilled that this exciting and popular event will once again be held in Sidney,B次元官网网址� said Susan Simosko, SBIA president. B次元官网网址淚t offers a much-needed special event for young people, one that will showcase local talent and the Geek Culture.B次元官网网址�
Watch for details about the 2018 VI Comic Con at .
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