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We had an incredible dinner experience @ The Malayan Council with guests from Singapore Comic Con - SGCC 2025, hosted by SCC members both local and foreign. Guests included: Mark Hay, Cathy, Sean Phillips, Jacob Phillips, Chris CondonMatt DiTullio, Simone Bianchi, Simone Di Meo, Dike Ruan.
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SCC did not get a fan booth in 2025, so we hung out at Playbox Studios booth, and spent time catching up with SCC members.
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KOMIKKAN CERITAKU event at the Singapore Malay Book Festival @ Wisma Geylang Serai is a massive success. Kudos to organisers Nurelhudaa Jaffar and Ross Revalina. Event highlights: Comic pages by students, age 9-12, from Komikkan Ceritaku Workshops, displayed alongside recreated pages by professional and amateur local Malay artists.A final closing workshop session with students, parents and artists, in attendance conducted by Nurel and RossA surprise visit by renowned Cartoonist, ImudaCertificate presentation ceremony Congratulations to everyone involved for a wonderful event.
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Superheroes have been the staple of the modern comics since the late 1930s. Superheroes, and their opposite counterparts, the supervillains, have been referred to as Modern Myths of today by Laurence Maslon, the author of “Superheroes!”. Superheroes and villains embody archetypes, just like gods of the ancient world, notably Greek and Norse; They represent hopes, fears, and values, making them relatable but also larger-than-life. Their motivations and powers intrigue us, while their stories (often) involving transformation, tragedy, or destiny, keep us riveted. Powers, costumes, and symbols of comic heroes and villains also carry meaning; They represent ideas, or aspects of human nature. Comic stories often feature battles between good and evil, mirroring the eternal conflicts in mythology. By exploring superheroes and their counterparts at this exhibition we can gain a deeper understanding of their significance and the role they play in our collective imagination. At this exhibition, we also host a...
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Heroes. They capture our imagination. They intrigue us, and they inspire us. They rise above us and, in so doing, remind us to look upwards to reach beyond and stretch ourselves, to be more than we can be. Heroes make us ask what qualities define them, what sets them apart from the rest of us and, more importantly, what makes them Super. Through this exhibition, we endeavor to provide answers to these intriguing questions as we explore the different heroes depicted in the comics. These heroes are different and come from diverse makeups, backgrounds, and experiences. But they also share common characteristics and ideals. Explore these questions with us and be inspired to join the hero club! Capes are optional! This year our exhibition focuses on Diversity in Comics.
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Many new superhero fans have been introduced to the genre via movies and tv series. This year's exhibition shows off source material and their association to these movies and tv series, ie comics and original art, and other collectibles such as colour guides, movie / tv memorabilia, toys / statues as well as replica props. The wide variety of exhibits caters to different types of fans and collectors in the hobby. Fans engagement in the form of Art Contest and Art Jam are well received as well.
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"Here we go again! From the same team who brought to you the inaugural comic book extravaganza Singapore and Malaysia Virtual Fan Festival (SMVFF), we present to you SMVFF II! We have packed more guests, more panels, more commissions, more merchandise, more livestreams into the two days (5-6 Dec 2020)! This round we would be talking to comic book legend Chris Claremont and comic book artist extraordinaire Nick Bradshaw, along with returning guest mega star Arthur Adams! Stand to win also a Star Wars Heir to the Empire #1 (featuring the first comic book appearance of Grand Admiral Thrawn) worth US$150! Chat with our artists in the region in our virtual artist alleys! So, make a date and join us the weekend of 5-6 Dec!" ~ Myron Tay, Primary Organiser, SCC We have a total of 35 guests who will be appearing on Panels as well as Artists Alley streams.
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Asian artists have played a significant role in the mainstream comics industry, centered around the largest publishers based in the United States. Artists, notably from the Philippines, such as Rudy Nebres, Tony DeZuniga, Nestor Redondo and Ernie Chan have drawn and inked for Marvel and DC comics since the 1970’s, blazing the way as pioneers in this competitive field. Following in the footsteps of these legends, modern artists from the region like Mico Suayan, Rian Gonzales, Sonny Liew, Stanley (Artgerm) Lau, Zu Orzu, Yasmin Putri, Ario Anindito, In-Hyuk Lee, Kim Jung Gi and Sana Takeda are counted amongst the most popular and talented comic creatives working today. Original regional comics also play a major role in Hong Kong and Japan; where manhua and manga inspire major movies and animated series. Wonderful stories uniquely told by Asian creators that inspire even global audiences and have influenced western comic creators. Manhua and Manga...
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One only has to glance through the pages of the Eisner-Award winning “The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye”, by Sonny Liew, to see the development of comic book art in Asia over the last several decades. True, the titular character created by Sonny is fictional – but Chan Hock Chye’s journey illustrates the myriad influences that have flowed into the region over the years, and some ways in which they were adapted and transformed by local culture.
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We are pleased to announce that SCC's Comics Exhibition at STGCC this year is another massive success. With this exhibition, we generated interest to make comics a larger and more important part of STGCC. The idea is to get fans excited to read comics again. The exhibition will showcase some rare slabbed comics around the theme of “First appearances of Movie/TV Heroes”. For fans of characters such as The Flash, Supergirl, Wonder Woman, Spider-man, Captain America or Wolverine, you can come see the issues where they appeared for the very first time - in some cases over 60-70 years ago.
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We are pleased to announce that the Art Side and SCC's Original Comic Art Exhibition at STGCC this year is a massive success. As many comic collectors are aware, original comic art is a growing extension of comic collecting. More and more comic fans are now collecting comic art, from sketches to blank cover art to commissions to published pages. At the Original Comic Art Exhibition, many types of such original comic art belonging to local comic art collectors is on display. The original comic art we are referring to are original works drawn by artists on over-sized boards that are subsequently coloured, printed and made into comic books - i.e. the unique 'masters' and valuable one-of-a-kind pieces. The Original Comic Art Exhibition informed and educated attendees on the various stages of production for a comic book and provide examples of the different types of original comic art, as well as...
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S!LENCE Story/Art: Tanky Big Egg Comics One of the best local comics to come out this year, S!LENCE debuted at this year's STGCC and reading it again, it still holds up as a strong story. Created originally as an entry for the Silent Manga Audition, Tanky has done a SF / jungle manga story that will have you at the edge of your seat and still tug the heartstrings. S!LENCE didn't win anything but it gave Tanky the opporunity to create this delightful silent comic, which reminds me of HK's Lai Tat Tat Weng. The same kind of quirkiness and sense of discovery. Silent comics have been around for a long time. See David Berona's Wordless Books: The Original Graphic Novels. And for us in Southeast Asia with our myriad of languages, a silent comic actually transcends boundaries and borders. I did a few myself with artists from Indonesia and it...
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Ratings out of 5 stars. The Mighty Skullboy Army Vol 1 Story/Art: Jacob Chabot Dark Horse Books The great thing about visiting cons or festivals is that it gives you a chance to browse through new (or old) works that you have not encountered before. Jacob Chabot, an invited guest of this year’s STGCC, is someone I have not known about. Picked up the first volume of The Mighty Skullboy Army and was surprised to find out it’s been around since 2000. This volume one collects the self-published mini-comics from 2000 to 2006 and was originally published in 2007. This reformatted second edition came out in 2015, which boasts a new cover and over 30 revised story pages. The premise is hilarious. What if your villainous CEO of an evil MNC (Skullboy) needs to go to a primary school because he is, well, too young to be that evil and...
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Ratings out of 5 stars. Mainstream comics courtesy of Absolute Comics (Plaza Singapura). Shipment only came in on Thursday this week. Through the Habitrails: Life Before and After My Career in the Cubicles Story/Art: Jeff Nicholson Dover One of the big comic news of last year was that Dover has entered the graphic novels market. What they did was to pick up titles that have gone out of print and reissued them. This has given many lost classics a fresh breathe of life. Through the Habitrails by Jeff Nicholson is one such seminal title. Jeff Nicholson is one of the pioneers of small press comics that no one has heard about. He started self-publishing in the early 1980s, drawing a parody of the Ulraman TV series called Ultra Klutz. He had enough bad experience in the small press that he did Jeff Nicholson’s Small Press Tirade (1989). The anger is seething,...
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Ratings out of 5 stars. The mainstream stuff are available at Absolute Comics (Plaza Singapura). The Zodiac Legacy Vol 2: The Dragon’s Return Story: Stan Lee and Stuart Moore Art: Andie Tong Disney Press At the age of 93, Stan Lee is still going strong. He created the world of The Zodiac Legacy with Stuart Moore and Andie Tong a few years ago and the YA series is going strong. The Dragon’s Return is second book and sees the return of Steven Lee and his friends, recipients of the Zodiac power – each of them chosen to possess the strength and wisdom of one of the Zodiac animals in their fight against the evil Vanguard led by Maxwell. Steven is the Tiger and in this latest volume, he struggles to keep the team together as allies start to mistrust each other. By having Asian characters and background, The Zodiac Legacy...
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