Comic Con 7th edition in city on Oct 12 & 13

Madhapur: Comic Con India, one of the most popular pop culture experiences, is back with the 7th edition of Hyderabad Comic Con on October 12 and 13. It will be held from 11 am to 8 pm at the HITEX Exhibition Center.

Sponsored by Maruti Suzuki Arena, the two-day long extravaganza will be bigger and better this year, powered by an awesome line-up of Indian and International guests, Meet & Greet Sessions, Gaming Tournaments, and Experiential Zones from the world's leading studios.

This year, Comic Con is bringing together another fantastic line-up of pop-culture guests, including creators of some of the world's most popular webcomics. Nathan W. Pyle, creator of webcomic Strange Planet and a New York Times bestselling author, will be joined by Jonathan Kunz, who has co-created War and Peas, with Elizabeth Pich.

Joining them at the show will be leading Indian comic book publishers, artists and writers like Abhijeet Kini, Vivek Goel, Gaurav Basu, Saumin Patel – and creators of immensely popular Indian webcomics like Sailesh Gopalan (Brown PaperBag), Bhagya Babu (Awkwerrrd) and Sumit Kumar (Bakaramax). In 2019, the format of the Arena main stage also gets bigger and better with exclusive live performances by popular stand-up, music and dance acts like Sapan Verma, RajaSeka, Beatboxerish, LiveWire, and Duality.

"We are delighted to bring a bigger and better version of Hyderabad Comic Con in 2019, and I'm particularly excited about our new cosplay format," said Jatin Varma, founder, Comic Con India.

Some of the leading exhibitors and brands from the show's 1200+ strong network will also be coming to the show to create one of the coolest and quirkiest shopping experiences in the country. Hyderabad Comic Con will offer fans a chance to enjoy real-world exhibits of their favorite comics, TV shows, games, anime & movies, along with the best from the houses of Disney, Marvel, Lucas Films, Warner Bros, AMD, WWE, Sony Networks & more.