That’s right, the chance to meet the legendary Stan Lee and other stars such as Patrick Stewart, Armin Shimerman, Jason Momoa, Sean Maher, Mitch Pileggi, Francis Manapul, Sharon Taylor, Bobby N, and many many more becomes a reality for Melbourne fans tomorrow when Oz Comic-Con opens its doors.
Ticket sales have been huge and have beaten the record set by the Adelaide show – well done my fellow Melbournians!
I have already been privileged enough to interview Mr Armin Shimerman, the lovely Sharon Taylor, and all round nice guy Francis Manapul, and the chance to meet the other great guests is amazing. I’m so excited I’m going to burst!
You can still pre-purchase tickets from Ticketmaster – Ticketmaster – and avoid the queues, or at the door. Doors open 9am!
You can keep up to date by following their Twitter – Official Hashtag for the Oz Comic-Con event is #OCCMel – or you can tweet directly to @OzComicCon.
I’ll be there wearing one of our new Nerd Culture Podcast T-shirts, so don’t be afraid to say Hi! I’d love to meet you!
The schedule for Melbourne is now available on the website – Oz Comic-Con – and it’s gonna be a great show.
Unfortunately a few guests have had to cancel, (Levin Rambin, Jeffrey Combs, Tia Carrere), but they have been replaced with some equally great guests:
Fran Kranz – Dollhouse
Sharon Taylor – Stargate Atlantis
Max Grodenchick – Rom, Star Trek Next Gen
Bobby N – Digested (voted best comic of 2011 by us!)
Wayne Nichols – Exiles
Tom Taylor – Star Wars
Christian Read – Unmasked
W Chew Chan – Heaps of stuff, but also storyboard artist for Superman Returns
And many more local and overseas guests joining them.
You can keep up to date by following their Twitter – Official Hashtag for the Oz Comic-Con event is #OCCMel – or you can tweet directly to @OzComicCon.
So don’t forget to pre-purchase your ticket! Avoid the queues! Ticket details here – Oz Comic-Con/Tickets – and you can buy them from Ticketmaster – Ticketmaster
Only 2 weeks to go guys – how excited are you all?!
In order to whet your appetites and keep the excitement building I want to pass this on – Oz Comic-Con hosts Drew and Robyn say a big thank you to Adelaide and give you a general overview of what fans can expect across the weekend in Melbourne!
And don’t forget you can WIN tickets to the event by entering our competition!!! The folks at Oz Comic-Con have been awesome enough to offer us 2 double passes to give away and we want you to win them! Full details on the podcast and here on the site – http://nerdculturepodcast.com/2012/06/competition-reminder/
Stay tuned for more details as they become available – and cya at the show!
For those of you who may have missed the news on the podcast, we have altered the conditions of the competition – for the better!
We have decided to reduce the number of questions needed to enter. How awesome are we! If you are one of the many people who have already entered, don’t worry, your entry is still in the running 🙂
And if you hadn’t entered yet, now is the perfect time. The questions are so easy, you’d me MAD not to enter!
We have 2 awesome prize packs, with both packs featuring a double entry weekend Pass from the great guys from OzComicCon!
1st Prize includes:
A copy of The Prestige novel
A copy of the V for Vendetta hardcover
The V for Vendetta DVD
And a double weekend pass for OzComicCon!
Runners Up prize pack, which includes:
A copy of The Prestige novel
As well as the DVD of the film
The Killing Joke trade
And a double weekend pass for OzComicCon!
All you have to do to win these great prizes is to email us at feedback@nerdculturepodcast.com and answer the following questions:
1. Name any 2 people we have been lucky enough to interview on the show. This also includes any guest crew members we had.
2. Name 2 guests coming to the Melbourne OzComicCon event
Entries close midnight June 23 and the winners will be announced on Episode #27, which will be up June 24.
That’s right, the chance to meet the legendary Stan Lee and other stars such as Patrick Stewart, Armin Shimerman, Jason Momoa, Sean Maher, Mitch Pileggi, Francis Manapul, Sharon Taylor, Bobby N, and many many more becomes a reality for Melbourne fans tomorrow when Oz Comic-Con opens its doors.
