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Asia Pop Comic Convention
AsiaPOP Comic Convention, also known as AsiaPOP Comicon, or simply APCC, was an annual comic book fan convention held in Metro Manila, Philippines. APCC featured international brands in the fields of comics, toys, animation, film, television and music within the pop culture phenomena, later including a larger range of pop culture and entertainment elements across virtually all genres, such as video games, books and sports. APCC was the largest pop culture convention in the Philippines during its run. APCC was organized by Universal Events & Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Al Ahli Holding Group. The inaugural Asia Pop Comic Convention was held from September 17 to 20 at the World Trade Center Metro Manila in Pasay, with subsequent events held between 2016 to 2018. Universal Events & Entertainment later cancelled the 2019 convention due to various factors involving management and scheduling, and has not held an event in the country since. Events APCC featured a large floor-sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SMX Convention Center
The SMX Convention Center Manila, also simply known as SMX Manila, is a convention center located in Pasay, Philippines. It is the largest private venue in the Philippines for trade events, industry Convention (meeting), conventions, business conference, corporate functions, and international exhibitions. The building is located beside the SM Mall of Asia, and is considered part of the Mall of Asia Complex. It is owned by the SMX Convention Center (company), company of the same name. It can fit approximately 6,000 people. History Work on the construction of the convention center, then known as the MAITRADE Expo and Convention Center, began with the groundbreaking ceremony held on March 23, 2006. The cement pouring ceremony was held a few months later on September 21 of the same year. It opened as SMX Convention Center on November 5, 2007. It was constructed at a cost of . Being the first under the SMX brand, it was later renamed SMX Convention Center Manila to distinguish itse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Game Of Thrones
''Game of Thrones'' is an American Fantasy television, fantasy Drama (film and television), drama television series created by David Benioff and for HBO. It is an adaptation of ''A Song of Ice and Fire'', a series of high fantasy novels by , the first of which is ''A Game of Thrones''. The show premiered on HBO in the United States on April 17, 2011, and concluded on May 19, 2019, with 73 episodes broadcast over eight seasons. Set on the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos, ''Game of Thrones'' has a large ensemble cast and follows several story arcs throughout the course of the show. The first major arc concerns the Iron Throne (A Song of Ice and Fire), Iron Throne of the World of A Song of Ice and Fire#Seven Kingdoms, Seven Kingdoms of Westeros through a web of political conflicts among the noble families either vying to claim the throne or fighting for independence from whoever sits on it. The second major arc focuses on the last descendant of the realm's deposed r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holly Conrad
''Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope'' is a 2011 documentary film on San Diego Comic-Con, directed by Morgan Spurlock. AllMovie. Retrieved December 31, 2012. The film follows five subjects: aspiring comics artists Skip Harvey and Eric Henson; comic book dealer , who attempts to sell a high-priced comic book; a group of costume designers led by Holly Conrad who enter the convention's competition; and fan James Darling, who plans to propose marriage to his girlfriend during one of the many event ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alodia Gosiengfiao
Alodía Almira Gosiengfiao Quimbo (née Gosiengfiao; born March 9, 1988) is a Filipino cosplayer, model, TV presenter, singer, vlogger, actress and co-founder of Tier One Entertainment. She is also known as ''Senpai Alodia of the Philippines''. As a celebrity endorser, she is one of the ambassadors and VJ for Animax Asia known as the "Ani-mates" and co-host of ABS-CBN's prank show '' Laugh Out Loud''. She has been featured in various magazines, newspapers and TV shows locally and abroad. She appeared on the Filipino '' FHM'' 100 Sexiest Women poll, ranking No. 1 in 2009, No. 2 in 2010 and No. 3 in 2012; she posed as the cover girl for that magazine on its July 2013 issue. She was named by ''DOS Magazine'' as one of the Most Influential Women in the Philippines. Cosplaying Gosiengfiao became involved in cosplay after contacting other anime and video game enthusiasts in an internet fan forum called Animé Club. Encouraged by her friends from the forum, she started cosplaying in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riki LeCotey
Riki LeCotey, also known as Riddle, is a Canadian cosplayer, model and costume designer based in the United States. She is regarded by some as one of the top cosplayers in North America or even in the world. Career LeCotey has been cosplaying for over a decade, and was a cosplay judge and special guest at many fan conventions in the US and around the world, including in Dubai, Ireland, Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ..., and the UK. She was a main cast member on both seasons of Syfy channel reality show '' Heroes of Cosplay'' in 2013–2014. She has worked as a specialty costumer on movies such as '' X-Men: First Class'' and '' Captain America: Civil War'' , and was featured in PBA's 2012 documentary ''Cosplay: Crafting a Secret Identity''. She is also the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DC Comics
DC Comics (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC is an initialism for "Detective Comics", an American comic book series first published in 1937. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, the first comic under the DC banner being published in 1937. The majority of its published stories are set in the fictional DC Universe and feature numerous List of DC Comics characters, culturally iconic heroic characters, such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the Flash (DC Comics character), Flash; as well as famous fictional teams, including the Justice League, the Teen Titans, the Suicide Squad, and the Legion of Superheroes. The universe contains an assortment of well-known supervillains, such as Lex Luthor, the Joker (character), Joker, Darkseid, and the antihero Catwoman. The company has published non-DC Universe-related mater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, manga and Artist's book, art book publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon, by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, Oregon, comic book shops known as Pegasus Books and founded in 1980. Dark Horse Comics has emerged as the fourth-largest comic publishing company in the United States of America. Profit sharing, Dividing profits with artists and writers, as well as supporting artistic and creative rights in the comic book industry, Dark Horse Comics has become a strong proponent of publishing licensed material that often does not fit into mainstream media. Several titles include: ''Sin City'', ''Hellboy'', ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics, Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', ''300 (comics), 300'', ''Ninja Gaiden#Comics, Ninja Gaiden'', and ''Star Wars comics#Dark Horse (1991–2014), Star Wars''. In December 2021, Swedish gaming company Embracer Group launched it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Philippine STAR
''The Philippine Star'' (self-styled ''The Philippine STAR'') is an English-language newspaper in the Philippines and the flagship brand of the Philstar Media Group. First published on July 28, 1986, by veteran journalists Betty Go-Belmonte, Max Soliven and Art Borjal, it is one of several Philippine newspapers founded after the 1986 People Power Revolution. Its sister publications include business newspaper '' BusinessWorld''; Cebu-based, English-language broadsheet '' The Freeman''; Filipino-language tabloids '' Pilipino Star Ngayon'' and ''Pang-Masa''; Cebuano-language tabloid ''Banat'', online news portals Philstar.com, PhilstarLife.com, Interaksyon (formerly with News5), LatestChika.com, Wheels.PH, PropertyReport.PH, Multiverse.PH and TV/digital production unit Philstar TV. In March 2014, the newspaper was acquired by MediaQuest Holdings, Inc., a media conglomerate subsidized by the PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund, after the company purchased a majority stake in Philst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Make Out Monday
Make Out Monday is an American pop punk, pop-folk and pop rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 2014. The band consists of Jeremy Shada, Zack Shada, John Spicer and Seth Renken. In November 2014, they self-released an EP, ''Kicking Cars''. It sprouted three singles namely: Hope Less Romantics, Sirens and Twixter. A Special Edition version was then released in September 2015. History The band was formed when brothers Zack and Jeremy Shada decided to put together two individual music projects into one. Zack and Jeremy moved to Los Angeles, California early on in their childhood and had been pursuing acts in the entertainment industry since. Formerly in a band with the other Shada brother Josh, Zack had started to play with future drummer Seth Renken and future lead guitarist John Spicer in various music groups. Former rhythm guitarist Logan Charles and Jeremy also had started doing their own music at this time. It was then when Zack and Jeremy had decided to combine bot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventure Time
''Adventure Time'' is an American fantasy animated television series created by Pendleton Ward and co-produced by Frederator Studios for Cartoon Network. The series follows the adventures of a boy named Finn the Human, Finn (Jeremy Shada) and his best friend and adoptive brother Jake the Dog, Jake (John DiMaggio)a dog with the power to change size and shape at will. Finn and Jake live in the post-apocalyptic Land of Ooo, where they interact with Princess Bubblegum (Hynden Walch), the Ice King (Tom Kenny), Marceline the Vampire Queen, Marceline (Olivia Olson), BMO (character), BMO (Niki Yang), and others. The series is based on a 2007 Adventure Time (short film), short film that aired on Nicktoons (American TV channel), Nicktoons. After the short became a viral video, viral hit on the Internet, Nickelodeon's executives passed on its option before Cartoon Network commissioned a full-length series from Fred Seibert and Ward, which was previewed on March 11, 2010. The same year, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finn The Human
Finn Mertens, better known as Finn the Human, is a character and one of the two protagonists, alongside Jake the Dog, in the American animated television series ''Adventure Time'' and resulting franchise created by Pendleton Ward. He also appeared in the spin-off series '' Adventure Time: Distant Lands'' and '' Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake''. He was voiced by Jeremy Shada in most appearances. The character made his debut in the original pilot, where he is named Pen and voiced by Zack Shada, Jeremy's older brother. Jonathan Frakes voices Finn as an adult in some appearances. Prior to the start of ''Adventure Time'', Finn was adopted as an infant by two anthropomorphic dogs named Joshua and Margaret, who found him in the woods. His best friend and adoptive brother Jake the Dog (John DiMaggio) accompanies him on many of his adventures in Ooo, the fictional world that the series is set in. The mystery surrounding Finn's origins and whether he is the last human left in Ooo is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Shada
Jeremy Shada (; born January 21, 1997) is an American actor, musician and singer. He is best known for his work as the voice of Finn the Human from the American animated television franchise ''Adventure Time'' and Lance in '' Voltron: Legendary Defender''. He is also known for starring as various characters in the sketch-comedy series '' Incredible Crew''. His most recent appearances are in the 2020 Netflix original television series '' Julie and the Phantoms'', as Reggie Peters and the voice of Tom Kullersen in DreamWorks' '' Dragons: The Nine Realms''. Life and career Shada began acting at the age of seven, soon after moving to Los Angeles with his family. He was inspired to act by his older brother, actor Zack Shada. Shada initially appeared in commercials. Later on, he began auditioning for voice acting and theatrical performances, taking advice from a voice-over agent. His first live-action theatrical role was as Young Kurt Diamond in '' No Rules''. He has since appear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
