Comic Con India
| Comic Con India | |
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| Status | Active |
| Venue | Dilli Haat |
| Location(s) | New Delhi |
| Country | India |
| Inaugurated | 2011 |
| Organized by | Twenty Onwards Media |
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http://www.comicconindia.com http://www.comicconmumbai.com http://www.bangalorecomiccon.com http://www.comicconhyderabad.com http://punecomiccon.com |
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Comic Con India is the comic-based convention held in India, main edition held annually at New Delhi and express editions annually at Mumbai and Bangalore. For the first time, Hyderabad edition was done on 21 and 22 September 2013.
The first ever convention was hosted by Twenty Onwards Media between 19 and 20 February 2011 at Dilli Haat, New Delhi, India.
It showcased stalls by several Indian publishing houses, including, but not restricted to, Amar Chitra Katha, Vimanika Comics, Diamond Comics, Kshiraj Telang, Manta Ray, Level 10, Campfire and many other new and upcoming publishers.
The Comic Con lasted for 2 days, and included several workshops, interactive sessions, interviews and speeches by various comic book artists and writers. Around 15,000 people attended. A few animation and multi-media productions had set up their stalls as well, and also conducted seminars about animation design and future of animation industry in India.
The convention was inaugurated by chairman of National Book Trust, Dr. Bipin Chandra.
As traditionally associated with Comic Cons, several fans, both adults and children, participated in the cosplay which was one of India's first event of this type.
On the last day of the event, Uncle Pai, a renowned educationalist and creator of Indian comics, in particular the Amar Chitra Katha and Tinkle was presented a Lifetime Achievement Award by Cartoonist Pran, one of the most successful Indian cartoonists, best known as the creator of Chacha Chaudhary.
The first Comic Con Express was held in Mumbai during weekend of 22 and 23 October 2009. The Comic Con Express is the travelling version of the Annual Indian Comics Convention. The two-day event had 60 participants, 45 exhibits and many interactive sessions, contests and fun events for comic lovers.
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