Asia Pop Comiccon Manila Guests Revealed!

07.06.2015 – Asia Pop Comiccon is two months away the first international fan convention to be held in the Philippines has rolled its carpet for the big names in the entertainment industry. It will be the biggest to happen that fans are looking forward to be part of without the need to travel outside neighbouring parts of Asia.



The event is all set to give what is to be in an actual fan convention in the Philippines that most Filipinos only dream of and they have revealed the first wave of guests to make it to the country…

The official press release has been announced and the reactions from the social media were trending earlier in the day. But if you missed the full details of what APCC Manila here’s the complete announcement:

Asia’s biggest pop culture universe is all set and ready to explode with its constellation of stars and artists joining forces to complete the ultimate pop culture experience that is Asia POP Comicon Manila 2015 (APCC Manila) slated on September 17 to 20, 2015 at the World Trade Center in Manila.

APCC Manila reveals its first lineup of celebrity guests with Hollywood star Jason Momoa—the famous Khal Drogo from the critically-acclaimed and Emmy-nominated first season of the HBO series “Game of Thrones”—as one of its headliners. Fans will be able to catch Momoa in the much anticipated DC Comics films, “Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice” and “Justice League”, where he will reprise the iconic role of Aquaman.

Jason Momoa as Aquaman in DC Entertainment's "Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice."

“It is our goal to treat pop culture fans in Southeast Asia with a mega event that boasts the best of the best in the areas of movies, television, entertainment, comics, toys, collectibles, gaming, and cosplay. And our first lineup of stars proves just that,” explained Rita Magnus, General Manager, Events, Universal Events and Entertainment.

Jeremy Shada the voice of Finn in Cartoon Network's "Adventure Time."

Adding to the entertainment lineup of celebrities is Jeremy Shada—the teen heartthrob and talent behind the voice of Finn on Cartoon Network’s “Adventure Time”—who will treat the “Shadanators” with a sample of his talents as an actor, voiceover genius, and musician.

Makeout Monday Band with Jeremy Shada.

Shada will invade APCC Manila with his band Makeout Monday as co-lead singer and bassist. His band mates includes brother Zack Shada (vocals), Logan Charles (vocals and rhythm guitar), John Spicer (lead guitar), and Seth Renken (drums).

Whilce Portacio.

For the artists and the comic book enthusiasts, get ready to welcome Whilce Portacio, Filipino veteran comic book artist, who will share his 30 years of creative journey in the comic book world.

Portacio is the wunderkind behind numerous iconic Marvel characters including the X-Men named Bishop (who recently headlined the movie “X-Men: Days of Future Past”) as well as the characters Malcolm and Randall. He also worked on Spawn, Artifacts, Hulk, Journey Into Mystery, Uncanny X-Men, and has graced various Marvel covers.

"With this initial line-up, we are promising fans with an experience they won’t forget, especially as we are giving them the opportunity to meet their favourite stars via photo ops and autograph sessions,” Magnus added.

The platform is also set for Vinyl lovers and toy collectors with mixed media artist Amanda Spayd and sculptor/ painter Chris Ryniak leading the artistic revolution at APCC Manila with their expertise in creating pop masterpieces using almost all objects, living and non-living, as both medium and inspiration.

Amanda Spayd.

Spayd is an American artist whose work combines the textures and colors of antique domestic objects and the natural world. With her obsessive attention to detail, her work has been published internationally, and is highly sought after by collectors around the globe. She has recently entered the toy market with Japanese sofubi and vinyl blindbox toys, as well as cast-resin collectible figures.

Chris Ryniak.

Ryniak is also a toy-designer and sculptor of numerous instantly sold-out editions of designer art toys and figures. He is well-known for his series of daily monster drawing project titled "Morning Scribbles," in which he has created and shared over 700 original creatures.

Of this, Magnus said, “We have so much more in store for the region’s growing pop culture fan base. There will be more celebrities, pop culture personalities and we will reveal it soon. We also have exclusive screenings, panel sessions, product launches, competitions, and fun activities for everyone.”



The CAGE – Cosplay Authority Global Challenge Cosplayers are not to be left out.

APCC Manila, together with event partner Cosplay Authority Global Challenge (The CAGE) – the world’s biggest and first–of-its-kind cosplay competition – is now accepting entries from cosplayers around the world to battle on an international level and be the next global Cosplay star.

“With this competition, APCC Manila expects to attract the best cosplay talents, not only in the region, but around the world. The CAGE will also have a Kids category to provide the younger audience with a chance to unleash their creativity and imagination,” Magnus explained.

Judging the cosplayers is a specially handpicked panel of judges that include international prop and costume maker Bill Doran, cosplay superstar Alodia Gosiengfiao, Philippines’ own cosplay photographer extraordinaire Jay Tablante, traveling artist and global cosplay.