COMICFEST 2019 SATURDAY, 4 MAY FROM 9AM
9am onwards - Free Comic Book Day Grab some free comics from us! Sponsored by Graphic comics
CoNZealand, 78th World Science Fiction Convention Area Come and talk to the crew of CoNZealand, the 78th World Science Fiction Convention, and find out how you can join in the fun between 29 July and 2 August 2020
Drawing Competition: Can You Comicify That? Draw a ‘comicified’ version of your favourite character from a book, movie or TV show! Submit it to our drawing competition and be in to win a bunch of awesome prizes.
9 – 10am | Tea Dragon Workshop with Katie O’Neill (Workshop) Kids (and big kids!) are welcome to join author of The Tea Dragon series Katie O’Neill in creating some new species of Tea Dragons based on suggestions from the audience. Sponsored by The New Zealand Book Council
10 – 10:30am | Kids Cosplay! It’s May the fourth, so here’s your chance to dress up as your favourite comic’s character to get lots of spot prizes. Limited to children up to the age of 12, free entry. No weapons, or military cosplay please. Sponsored by Unity Books
10:30 – 11:30am | Comics Masterclass with Ant Sang (Workshop) Join cartoonist creator, Ant Sang, of award-winning comic Shaolin Burning, and recently released graphic novel Helen and the Go-Go Ninjas, for a workshop covering some of the fundamentals of comic storytelling. Sponsored by Penguin Books