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012 MARCH 2015 JB Hi-Fi
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I ron Man, Gnar and a Jedi walk into a bar... and as strange as that
may sound, it’s not an uncommon occurrence when the annual
Supanova pop culture expo comes around. This year’s show hit the
Melbourne Showgrounds on April 10-12, and was full up to Superman’s cape
of all things geek chic.
Amongst the stars soaking up Melbourne’s admiring atmosphere were
Back to the Future’s Christopher Lloyd, Teen Wolf’s Tyler Hoechlin, He-Man
Dolph Lundgren, and The Walking Dead’s Robin Lord Taylor. Pulling the
biggest crowds – and the highest concentration of Marty McFly cosplayers
you’ve ever seen – was Lloyd, although it wasn’t just the actors attracting
attention. British sci-fi author Peter F. Hamilton had a decent queue, as did
WETA modelmaker Richard Taylor, as well as RWBY’s Barbara Dunkelman
over in the Hanabee booth.
Every year the cosplayers come in higher numbers and more varying
detail, and 2015 was no exception. With Riot Games’ League of Legends
only getting bigger, it came as no surprise that most were dressed
as “champions” from the game. Also not in short supply were
Stormtroopers, Jedi, Batmen, Spirited Away No Faces, Lara Crofts,
Deadpools, and Harley Quinn in all her variations.
And of course the merchandise hall was chock full of
everything from posters and remote control Daleks, to the latest
figurine sensation sweeping the nation – Funko’s POP Vinyls.
Hitting Sydney and Perth in June, and landing in Adelaide
and Brisbane in November, other Supanova guests joining the
line-up include Firefly’s Nathan Fillion and Adam Baldwin,
and The Flash’s Danielle Panabaker.
SUPANOVA
2015
“… A CRAFTY, CLEVER, MODERN ROMANCE.”
Sarah Ward – FILMINK
THEONE
I LOVE Everyone hates Ward’s wife
and wants her dead, Ward
(Donald Faison)most of all.
AVAILABLE 6TH MAY while stocks last
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