Warsaw Comic Con Explained
| Warsaw Comic Con |
| Status: | active |
| Location: | Warsaw, Mazovian Voivodeship |
| First: | 2017 |
| Organizer: | Ptak Warsaw Expo |
| Website: | https://warsawcomiccon.pl/en/ |
The Warsaw Comic Con is an annual pop culture fan convention held in Warsaw, Poland. First established in 2017, it is the biggest festival of this kind in Poland, if you do not count Pyrkon and is organized in Ptak Warsaw Expo - the largest exhibition and conference centre in Central Europe.[1]
Events
The Warsaw Comic Con is dedicated to comic books, computer games, TV series, science-fiction, fantasy, anime, manga, horror and cosplay fans and enthusiasts. It takes place twice a year and is divided into the Spring and the Autumn Editions. The event features popular actors and celebrities from the world of pop culture movies, TV series, games and comics, and gives visitors the opportunity to meet actors, writers, comic book professionals, e-sport players and YouTube personalities, attend panel discussions and take part in interviews as well as offers genre-related gadgets, computer games, comic books, cosplay items, videos and various collectibles. Other attractions of the festival include cosplay competitions, music concerts, Warsaw Games Show, steel figures exhibition of comic book characters, Hollywood film props exhibition, board games area, LEGO Area, and the COBI Area for the enthusiasts of militaria.[2]
Locations and dates
| width=140px | Dates | width=150px | Location | Official Warsaw Comic Con guests | Notes |
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| 1–4 June 2017 | Ptak Warsaw Expo | Alfie Allen, Carice van Houten, Olga Fonda, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, Jan A.P. Kaczmarek, Melissa Ponzio, Nadia Hilker, RJ Mitte, Andrzej Pilipiuk, Katarzyna Majgier | [3] [4] |
| 26–28 Oct 2017 | Ptak Warsaw Expo | | [5] |
| 20–22 Apr 2018 | Ptak Warsaw Expo | Daniel Gillies, Dylan Sprayberry, Manu Bennett, Michael Trevino, Trevor Stines, Richard Harmon, Andrzej Sapkowski, Kristian Nairn, Ken Stott, Martin Klebba, Hayley Law, Marlon Langeland, Kerry Ingram, Cody Saintgnue, Alex Bairma, Conan Stevens, Michelle Harrison | [6] |
| 26–28 Oct 2018 | Ptak Warsaw Expo | Paul Wesley, John Rhys-Davies, Cara Buono, Andrew Scott, Crystal Reed, Christopher Larkin, Jason Douglas, Ian McElhinney, Eugene Simon, Jimmy Vee, Ian Whyte, Rick Cosnett, Froy Gutierrez, Nathaniel Buzolic, Jordan Connor, Adam Brown, Clive Standen, Andrzej Pilipiuk, Glenn Fabry, Simon Bisley, Michał Gołkowski, Piotr Langenfeld | [7] [8] |
| 31 May-2 June 2019 | Ptak Warsaw Expo | | [9] | |
See also
Notes and References
- News: Ptak Warsaw Expo . 2018-10-23.
- News: Informacje prasowe . 2018-10-23.
- News: I Edition Stars . 2018-10-23.
- News: Warsaw Comic Con 2017. Poznaj gwiazdę Gry o Tron, zagadaj do Pilipiuka i zagraj w gry! . 2018-10-23.
- News: II Edition Stars . 2018-10-23.
- News: III Edition Stars . 2018-10-23.
- News: Stars . 2018-10-23.
- News: Informacje prasowe . 2018-10-23.
- News: Gwiazdy . 2019-09-14.
