The ninth edition of the Malta Comic Con (MCC) will be held today and tomorrow at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta.
Renowned for its friendly atmosphere, the MCC is a family-oriented event that celebrates all pop culture and isbest experienced over its two days.
The intimate and friendly atmosphere prevalent at the MCC ensures that visitors can spend quality time with their favourite creators who are always happy to chat, sign, sketch and create commissioned artwork for their fans.
Once again, Wicked Comics promises a varied guest roster of professional writers and artists who have worked on a number of popular characters for all the major comic publishers as well as others who have been publishing quality independent books.
With virtually no queueing, the MCC provides the ideal platform for fan-creator interaction. Complementing the guests will be a number of up-and-coming creators from abroad, as well as a plethora of talented local creators.
The fan favourite competitions will also be returning to determine the best gamers in Malta. The competition is held in collaboration with the England-based gaming community of MonHun Offline and local communities Nintendo Gamers Malta and Sandbox Dudes.
This year will also see an increase in table-top gaming. Along with a number of gaming clubs and exciting game developers, the popular war gaming organisation W.A.R.S. will also be present, running a variety of introductory table-top and role-playing games. So both hardcore gamers and beginners can join the fun.
Fans can also look forward to other exciting and interactive activities such as quizzes, sketch challenges, workshops, informative and entertaining talks, Q&As and discussion panels featuring a number of professional guests and moderated by pop culture journalists.
The Malta Comic Con is being held at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta. Shows start today at 10am and tomorrow at 11am. Tickets may be obtained at the door.
www.maltacomic-con.com