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Where and when Supanova 2010 - Sydney 10am-6pm, Saturday and Sunday, 19th and 20th June, 2010.

(Preview Night 6-10pm, Friday 18th June) The Dome, Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park Supanova 2010 - Perth 10am-6pm, Saturday and Sunday, 26th and 27th June, 2010.

(Preview Night 6-10pm, Friday 25th June) Robinson Pavillion & Ellie Eaton Theatre, Claremont Showgrounds, Perth (Graylands Road entrance)

Tickets The SUPA FAN PASS (see page 8 for more info) $39.50 (Ticketek) or $50 at the door.

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Supanova 2010 - Sydney & Preview Night

10am-6pm, Saturday, 19th June 10am-6pm, Sunday 20th June Preview Night 6-10pm, Friday 18th June Supanova 2010 - Perth & Preview Night

10am-6pm, Saturday, 26th June 10am-6pm, Sunday 27th June Preview Night 6-10pm, Friday 25th June SINGLE DAY PASS For Saturday or Sunday, 10am-6pm, at either Sydney or Perth.

$23.80 (Ticketek) or $25 at the door Children 5-12 years FREE (must be accompanied by a paying adult).

SUPA-STAR VIP PASS (limited 50 per event) Maximum access, minimum fuss, magnificent fun! $800 through Ticketek WHEDONVERSE EXPERIENCE (limited to 100 per event) For fans of all things Joss Whedon. $400 through Ticketek TRUE-TWILIGHT PASS (limited to 100 per event) For fans of vampires and werewolves! $220 through Ticketek (Go to www.supanova.com.au/tickets for more information relating to these premium tickets)

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Contents Welcome to Supanova 2010 The SUPA FAN PASS Whedonverse Supa-Stars Guests Twilight Saga & True Blood Guests!

But Wait, More Supa-Stars!

Console & CCG Gaming Anime & Cartoon Voice Actors Cosplay & Fun Interactive Comps Sci-Fi and Fantasy Writers Wrestling Comic-Book & Manga Artists & Writers

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• Supanova Magazine 2010 Melbourne & Brisbane © Supanova Pop Culture Industries • Written by Daniel Zachariou, Felicity Blake and Drew Tran • Art Direction by Tim McEwen and Don Ticchio • Edited by Daniel Zachariou and Don Ticchio • For all exhibitor, advertising and marketing enquiries please contact Daniel at info@supanova.com.au • DT Graphics 02 9150 9466 & don@dtgraphics.com.au • Photos by Steven Yee & Rebecca Burton.

World Building Workshop for Writers and Game Designers (see page 24 for info) Sydney: Sunday, 20th June, 4pm-8.30pm.

Perth: Sunday, 27th June, 4pm-8.30pm.

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Welcome to Supanova 2010!

What is Supanova?

It’s where imagination meets reality in a fun, fantastic atmosphere where the stars are no longer out of reach! The actors you’ve always admired, the voice-talent of your favourite anime, the artists of those comics you can’t put down, the authors whose writing keeps you up late at night!

Meet them, attend their panels, grab their autographs* or even a photo*!

We bring them together within the pop culture phenomenon that is the Supanova Expo and with them we also weave games, collectables, screenings, specialty items, wrestling, toys, exclusives, fun competitions and more!

So whether you’re a newbie or veteran, we look forward to bringing our brand of fun to you! Get into costume, or not, grab a friend and join us for...

Supanova 2010... It’s a blast!!!

Yours in fun, Daniel Zachariou Event Director – Supanova 2010 *All guests confirmed commitments pending. Some autograph and photo fees may apply. Check website for more information. †1 Children 0-12 must accompanied by a paying adult.

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The SUPA FAN PASS Exclusive!

A Free* Night for Our Biggest Fans!

Once again we’re honouring our biggest fans, Weekend SUPA FAN PASS holders, with a whole extra free night of fun at each Supanova Expo, with the Opening Night Ceremony, Friday night from 6pm to 10pm (June 18th in Sydney and June 25th in Perth)!

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Get a sneak peak of our wonderful star studded line up of guests as some of them introduce themselves, there are exclusive panels and the Starlight Children’s Foundation Charity Auction hosted by Vic Mignogna with some special and rare items up for grab.

Have you always wanted your favourite sci-fi, game or anime character to be around to do your bidding? Be prepared to fight for the chance to win your very own superhero at our Cosplay Slave Auction!

And drifting onto the screen for preview night is Initial D 3rd Stage - The Movie so race on in for this exhilarating ride and beat the official release date!

Lastly, for fans of comic-books, make sure you don’t miss the Joe Kubert School of Cartooning Q&A. Everything you’ve ever wanted to know, just come and ask!

Look out for more as the events approach at www.supanova.com.au. *Free with the purchase of a Weekend SUPA FAN PASS.

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Whedonverse Supa-Star Guests!

“Would you like a treatment?”

Joss Whedon fans answered with a resounding “yes” and we’ve responded with our greatest line-up of ‘Whedonverse’ guests thus far doing what the Supanova Pop Culture Expo is best at; creating opportunities to break down the gap between you, the fans, and the Supa-Stars of both the small and big screens. It therefore gives us enormous pleasure to introduce our Class of 2010…

Eliza Dushku Its now part of pop culture legend that Eliza and Joss came up with the idea of Dollhouse during a lunch together as they discussed her career. Having already headlined a TV series, Tru Calling, in addition to having appeared in over twenty episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, ‘Echo’ was eventually born from that conversation. A true Supa-Star, Eliza’s big screen credits include True Lies, Bring It On and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.

Tahmoh Penikett With a powerful screen presence evidenced by the fact his character ‘Captain Karl Agathon’, or ‘Helo’, wasn’t meant to survive the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica miniseries, it was only natural that when

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Battlestar, after four seasons, came to an end that Tahmoh would find himself in demand.

The role of ‘Paul Ballard’, the FBI agent hot on the trail of the Dollhouse followed in addition to his recent starring role in the SyFy Original miniseries, Riverworld.

Charisma Carpenter Charisma gained a huge fan following as ‘Cordelia Chase’ in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel as viewers joined her on a seven season journey from superficiality to superheroism as she helped her friend ‘Buffy’ fight demons and right wrongs. Since then Charisma has featured in the fun supernatural drama Charmed, hip detective series Veronica Mars, as ‘Triana’ in the fantasy series Legend of the Seeker and is also in Sylvester Stallone’s impending theatrical release, The Expendables.

Want a quality, professionally taken photo with one of our Supa-Stars, or perhaps their autograph? Ever wanted to ask that burning question which they might know the answer to? With daily photo and autograph sessions*, and free Q&A panels and seminars spread throughout the weekend, you can at Supanova!

And for fans who want to take the “Whedonverse Experience” to another level there are special packages available. Check out Ticketek or www.supanova.com.au/tickets for more info.

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Twilight & True Blood!

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Vampires & Werewolves Abound!

They’ve taken the world by storm, Twilight on the big screen, True Blood on the small screen. Representing those franchises please welcome…

Chaske Spencer plays the alpha male werewolf pack leader, ‘Sam’, in Twilight: New Moon as well as the upcoming Twilight: Eclipse. Like the other members of the wolfpack, Chaske is a Native American who harkens from the Lakota Sioux tribe.

Jodelle Ferland’s screen credits already include Silent Hill, Case 39, Supernatural, Stargate & Smallville. With Twilight: Eclipse she joins the cast as the crimson-eyed vampire ‘Bree’, the subject of Stephanie Meyer’s most recent release.

Allan Hyde plays ‘Godric’, the jaded pacifist 2000-year-old vampire in True Blood. But you have to remove a couple of “zeroes” to get his real age: 20! Interestingly, Danish-born Allan also voices ‘Ron Weasley’ in the Danish overdubs of Harry Potter.

These guests will appear daily at Supanova for photo and autograph sessions*, with free Q&A panels spread throughout the weekend with premium “True Twilight Passes” also available. See www.supanova.com.au/tickets for more info

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But Wait, More Supa-Stars! Thanks to

Living Legend Supa-Stars!

Yes Supanova fans, there are even more SupaStar guests to share with you…

Lou Ferrigno is the one true Incredible Hulk. No CGI for him, just body paint!

Before he was the Hulk, Lou won back-toback ‘Mr. Universe’ titles and in recent years has appeared in King of Queens, I Love You Man, Hulk and the Incredible Hulk movies.

Michael Winslow is the “Man of 10,000 sound effects” and is best known as the wisecracking ‘Larvelle “Motormouth” Jones’ from Police Academy. He also voiced ‘Spike’ in Gremlins, appeared in Spaceballs and is regularly referenced in shows such as The Simpsons, Family Guy, and Robot Chicken.

Daniel Logan, the New Zealand-born child star, won the coveted role of the young bounty hunter ‘Boba Fett’ in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and has just returned to the role, amid huge popular acclaim, as his voice in the animated series, Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

These guests will appear daily at Supanova for photo and autograph sessions*, with free Q&A panels spread throughout the weekend. See www.supanova.com.au/tickets for more info.

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Console and CCG Gaming!

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In Sydney join the chaos of prizes and play that is Intencity and make sure you get to the Frag-Fest! as they’re hosting a free BYO-PC LAN party.

In Perth come play in the Super Smash Brothers Tournament for glory and prizes!

CCG (Collectable Cards Games) For fans of CCG’s it’s a feast in Sydney as Wizards of the Coast demo their brandspanking new release (out June 18th), Magic The Gathering: Archenemy! You can also jump into Pokemon tournaments on Saturday and Yu-Gi-Oh! duels all weekend!

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For many fans, it’s all about the voice-actors of animé and cartoon ! Who are we to disappoint? And since interacting with our voice actor guests is totally FREE… • Bring stuff to get autographed for FREE. • How did they learn and improve their skills?

• Ask them about how they bring their characters to life!

• What techniques do they use and do they ever make sounds they shouldn’t?

Our guests will also be a part of some very special question and answer panels, comps and more! So without further ado let’s introduce you to them!

Vic Mignogna is best known as the voice of ‘Edward Elric’ from Fullmetal Alchemist, ‘Tamaki Suou’ from Ouran High School Host Club, ‘Death Scythe’ from Soul Eater, ‘Zero’ from Vampire Knight, ‘Dark Mousy’ from D.N.Angel, ‘Broly’ in DragonBall Z, ‘Ikkaku’ in Bleach and heaps more! Gaming credits include Soul Calibur, Disgaea and Persona III. Vic is also a professional composer & singer who has written and produced hundreds of songs.

Travis Willingham is best known as the voice of ‘Colonel Roy Mustang’ in Fullmetal Alchemist. He also voices ‘Takashi Morinozuka’ from Ouran High School Host Club, ‘Portgas D. Ace’ from One Piece, ‘Yu Kanda’ from D.Gray-man as well ‘The Hulk’ and the ‘Human Torch’ from The Superhero Squad Show. An avid gamer, he also voices ‘Guile’ in Streetfighter IV, ‘Yodai’ from The

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World Ends With You and other voices from Final Fantasy, Dynasty Warriors and Guitar Hero: World Tour.

Laura Bailey completes our awesome Fullmetal Alchemist trio as the voice of ‘Lust’ as well as ‘Maka Albarn’ from Soul Eater, ‘Schrödinger’ from Hellsing Ultimate, ‘Kanako Kasugazaki’ from Ouran High School Host Club, ‘Tohru Honda’ from Fruits Basket, ‘Kid Trunks’ from DragonBall Z and many others including One Piece and Naruto not to mention ‘Serah’ in Final Fantasy XIII, ‘Chun Li’ in Streetfighter IV and various voices from World of Warcraft!

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Cosplay & Fun Interactive Comps!

Seriously… this is one of the best parts of Supanova!

Everybody gets Supa-Freaky and interactive dressing up for the Madman Cosplay Contest and you don’t have to be in an anime costume to compete. It can be from comic-books, games, sci-fi or fantasy too!

But there are a whole heap more comps which means you have to be ready to rumble with battles between brilliant brains, manipulative minds, soaring singing voices, amazing artworks and crafty cosplays that will definitely blow your mind! With our regular competitions of trivia, art, karaoke and cosplay, come and check out our new competitions for your chance to win awesome prizes!

Then of course there’s round two of the Madman National Cosplay Championship hosted by the magnificent ‘Cosplay Song” singing, John Robertson, with qualifiers vying for a spot in the Finals (Brisbane, November, TBC). With First Prize consisting of a trip for two to Japan’s 2011 Tokyo Anime Fair, that’s worth sewing for! Visit www.supanova.com.au/ competitions/ and www.madman.com.au/ cosplay/ for more info.

And don’t forget that the majority of all this action takes place in the legendary Madman Anime Theatre starting each Friday with Opening Night and continuing all weekend.

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Sci-Fi and Fantasy Writers!

Beyond the BORDER of Fantastic!

BORDERS once again joins forces with Supanova to showcase the very best speculative fiction, sci-fi and fantasy authors at Supanova! These gifted writers include...

Marianne de Pierres Creator of the ‘Parrish Plessis’ series with her most recent novel from ‘The Sentients of Orion’ series, Chaos Space, joining Dark Space as a finalist of the Aurealis Awards!

Jennifer Fallon International bestselling author of the ‘Hythrun Chronicles’, the ‘Second Sons’ series and the recently completed ‘Tide Lords’ series.

Christian Tamblyn Fantasy writer whose first novel, Dragon of the Second Moon, is garnering a lot of praise from fellow writers.

Rob Kaay (Perth only) Contemporary sci-fi / fantasy writer who has just released his science fiction novel, Silverbirch; A Tear in the Fabric of the Night Sky. World Building MasterClass for Writers and Game Designers Hosted by Supanova 4pm to 8.30pm each Sunday of the event, this unique MasterClass for authors, screenwriters and game designers is a must from one of Australia’s experts in the field, Jennifer Fallon. First 30 tickets per event receive early-bird special.

Wrestling!

Get ready for action as the fighting athletes of the Australasian Wrestling Federation (AWF) invade Supanova once again!

See “in your face” AWF live events, three times daily, Saturdays and Sundays, with each show fun filled, action packed, and surprises galore with AWF Titles on the line! Who will survive and what will be left of them? Find out at Supanova!

You can also visit the AWF stand, meet the wrestlers, obtain merchandise and be part of the AWF festivities.

For scheduled bouts visit www.awfwrestling.com.au

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One of the All-Time Legends!

We always strive to have cool international guests, great local talent, a full Artists’ Alley and truckloads of trades and back-issues for the collectors. We’ve done it again!

Last year we wrote it can take years for a plan to come together and, just like then, it couldn’t be truer as we present one of the absolute greats of the comic-book industry.

Please welcome…

Joe Kubert began his career back in the Golden Age on titles such as Action Comics, All-Star Comics and Flash Comics. As the Silver Age approached Joe became increasingly known for his wartime period masterpieces, particularly Our Army at War, and his depiction of ‘Sgt Rock’. Not long after he was an instrumental part of the Silver Age in giving birth to the new ‘Hawk Man’ in The Brave and the Bold and the rest is history! But what a history! The founding of the Joe Kubert School of Cartooning and two prodigies, his two sons, Andy and Adam, who continue to blaze away in today’s comics.

Stuart Immonen’s career has spanned over twenty years and is as diverse as it acclaimed with works such as Nextwave, Superman: Secret Identity, Thor, Ultimate Spider-Man and now the New Avengers alongside Brian Michael Bendis to name just a few.

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a Artists and Writers!

Kathryn Immonen has established herself as a writer of note with Patsy Walker: Hellcat, Runaways, Marvel Heartbreakers, Girl Comics and the upcoming Heralds. With Stuart she’s collaborated on Moving Pictures, X-Men: Pixie Strikes Back and Never as Bad as You Think.

Shane McCarthy has been living the dream writing the Transformers comic-book, All Hail Megatron, in addition to writing a five-part Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight story arc, Zombies: Feast and now Dark X-Men: The Beginning.

Colin Wilson was claimed by Australians the moment he exhibited any talent! Beginning in 2000AD, Rogue Trooper and Judge Dredd he was soon drawing Blueberry for Moebius. His US comics began with Point Blank and he is now one-half of the Aussie team on Star Wars: Invasion.

Tom Taylor began as an award-winning playwright but has elevated his craft by adapting The Example into a comic-book.

Along with Rombies, Star Wars: Invasion, Luke Skywalker & the Treasure of the Dragonsnakes and The Will of Darth Vader, he’s the new writer on The Authority.

And for Sydney only we have perennial favourites Nicola Scott (Blackest Night: Wonder Woman) and Stewart McKenny (DC Super Friends).

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