| Indonesia Comic Con | |
| Status: | Active |
| Genre: | Comic book convention |
| Venue: | Jakarta Convention Center |
| Location: | Jakarta |
| First: | 14 November 2015 |
| Organizer: | Panorama Media |
| Prev: | 4–5 November 2023 |
| Next: | 9–10 November 2024 |
Indonesia Comic Con (abbreviated as ICC, simplified as Indo Comic Con) is an annual comic-based convention in Jakarta, Indonesia, established in 2015. It is organized by Panorama Media (formerly Reed Panorama Exhibitions), the subsidiary of, an Indonesian tourism service provider company.[1] ICC emphasizes the five pillars of pop culture, namely comics, toys, movies, video games, and lifestyles. It has featured numbers of notable international actors and actresses, as well as comic artists, DJs, VTubers, and professional cosplayers.
ICC is the intermediary for Jakartans to express their interest and love in pop culture, with full of passion and totality. It is made to support and gather all creative industry players—from comic and anime artists, movie fans, gamers and e-sport players, and also music lovers—in one convention.[2]
| 1 | 15–16 November 2015 | David W. Mack Kenji Ohba | ||
| 2 | 1–2 October 2016 | Brianna Hildebrand Andy Price | ||
| 3 | 28–29 October 2017 | Jason David Frank Daniel Logan | ||
| 4 | 27–28 October 2018 | Joko Anwar | ||
| 5 | 12–13 October 2019 | Austin St. John Deborah Ann Woll | ||
| – | 2020 and 2021 editions were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 6 | 1–2 October 2022 | Brandon Routh | ||
| 7 | 23–25 June 2023 | Weird Genius | Marketed as Indonesia Comic Con: Pop Asia, which become the forerunner of ICC's spin-off event, Indonesia Anime Con.The first and only edition to be held in three days. | |
| 8 | 4–5 November 2023 | Ed Westwick Motoaki Tanigo | The event moved to the Assembly, Cendrawasih and Plenary halls of JCC, the first time since 2015. | |
| 9 | 9–10 November 2024 | TBD | ||
The first edition of the convention was held from 14–15 November 2015. American comic artist David Mack, Japanese actor Kenji Ohba, Italian artist Simone Legno, and Indonesian rapper were special guests at the event. 160 exhibitors from six countries had opened counters to entertain fans and sell merchandise.[3]
The second edition of the comic con was held from 1–2 October 2016. Actress Brianna Hildebrand, comic artists Alex Milne and Andy Price along with several other illustrators were present at the event.[4] Exhibitors from countries like Canada, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the US and Indonesia participated in the event.[5] Cosplay events were held by Lego and Flabslab, while toy outlets like XM Studios exhibited fan merchandise. Several new fan zones were opened for the second edition.[6]
Actors Jason David Frank and Daniel Logan were guests for the third edition of the comic con, which was held from 28–29 October 2017.[7] Star Wars lightsaber performances, The Walking Dead Escape Room and the Star Trek booth were some entertainment zones opened for fans.[8]
This fourth edition was held on 27–28 October 2018, featuring the actors and actresses of Game of Thrones and Supergirl.[9] [10] The teaser trailer of Indonesia's superhero movie Gundala was unveiled by its director Joko Anwar.
The fifth edition of ICC was held on 12–13 October 2019. The actor of the Red Power Ranger Austin St. John, Deborah Ann Woll from Marvel's Daredevil, and cosplayer Larissa Rochefort became the guest stars. One of the notable booths were 20th Century Fox Indonesia booth, which plays the sneak peek of for the first time in Indonesia, as well as Sony Pictures' .[11] [12] Indonesian comic publisher Bumilangit released its Bangkitnya Ki Wilawuk (The Rise of Ki Wilawuk) comic to ICC visitors, as the continuity of Bumilangit's Gundala film.[13]
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, on 16 July 2020, the ICC event organizer (EO) announced that the event would be delayed to 30–31 January 2021, via their YouTube channel.[14] However, both 2020 and 2021 editions were eventually cancelled.
After its two-year absent, the sixth event of ICC was held on 1–2 October 2022, the first time since the pandemic. An NFT-based ticketing system was first introduced.[15] Brandon Routh, together with the numbers of VTubers and international cosplayers, such as Knite and Jasper became one of the guest stars.[16]
On 1 May 2023, it was announced that ICC would be held twice,[17] with the seventh edition (branded as Indonesia Comic Con: Pop Asia) held in June, and the eighth edition in November.
On the seventh edition (ICC Pop Asia), numbers of cosplayers, comic artists, VTubers, and DJs from both Japan and Indonesia were the guest stars of the event, including Weird Genius. It was held from 23–25 June 2023, the last edition to be held on Halls A and B of JCC.[18] ICC Pop Asia later become the forerunner of ICC's spin-off event, Indonesia Anime Con.
The eighth edition of ICC (in collaboration with Telkomsel's Dunia Games platform, branded as DG Con) was held from 4–5 November 2023, featuring English actor Ed Westwick, DJ Haruka, and Cover Corp. CEO Motoaki Tanigo, as one of the guest stars. The event conjoined with Dunia Games
Indonesia Anime Con (Inacon or IAC) is the spin-off event of ICC, which is a separated Japanese anime and manga convention, established on 15 June 2024. It was first announced on 1 January 2024, with the unveiling of the event's then-unnamed two mascots; which later revealed as Kaitu Arjuna and Kirana Yumi.[21] It is the second major anime convention in Indonesia after Comifuro.[22]
The debut took place on 15–16 June 2024 in Indonesia Convention Exhibition, BSD City, instead of JCC.[23] It featured comic artists, as well as special guests, from Japan and Indonesia. The guests includes Motomu Toriyama and Teruki Endo, each are the co-director and gameplay battle director of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Weird Genius and JKT48 filled the musical performance.[24]