MANILA, Philippines – Reed Exhibitions, the world’s leading organizer of trade and consumer events, recently announced the 2010 Singapore Toy, Games & Comic Convention (STGCC). The event, which will take place from Dec. 10 to 12 at the Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Center, is co-produced by Reed Exhibitions Singapore as well as ReedPOP in the USA — the team behind events including the New York Comic Con, New York Anime Festival and Star Wars Celebration.
STGCC’s inaugural guests include comic book illustrators Salvador Larroca and Giuseppe Camuncoli, cartoonists Phil Ortiz and Phil Yeh, and apparel, toy, and art designer Simone Legno. Animax is a key partner who will present screenings and premieres at the convention and it’s also a unique opportunity for young Southeast Asians to become famous.
Illustrators Salvador Larroca and Giuseppe Camuncoli will be sketching and speaking about their work for Marvel Comics at STGCC. Larroca has worked on many popular characters including Captain America, Iron Man and Fantastic Four in Heroes Return. He has also worked on titles including Uncanny X-Men, Spider-Man and Elektra. Larroca is collaborating with Matt Fraction on The Invincible Iron Man. Camuncoli, also known as Cammo, has worked on titles including The Incredible Hulk, Spider-Man’s Tangled Web and X-Infernus among others.
“This announcement kicks off an exciting string of guests in the lineup for STGCC 2010. Fans will be able to meet and engage with the creators of their heroes and villains on a personal level through autographing opportunities and panels, including interview sessions at STGCC,” said Huileng Yeow, project director. “Through partnerships with publishers, associations and the community that we have been cultivating in the past few months, we are confident of delivering a broad range of content for Asian fans.”
In addition to Larroca and Cammo, cartoonists Phil Ortiz and Phil Yeh will be attending STGCC with the charitable organization Cartoonists Across America & the World. And Animax will serve as STGCC’s official media broadcast partner for the region.
Vice president and general manager of Animax Asia Gregory Ho shared, “We are delighted to be involved with STGCC for the third year running and with the involvement of Reed Exhibitions, we have no doubt that this year will be even bigger and more exciting than ever before as there is tremendous effort and investment by Reed Exhibitions to curate a meaningful and interesting coterie of guests and personalities. Not only will Animax be offering fans sneak peeks and premiere screenings including the highly anticipated anime Nurahiyon no Mago, Animax will also be collaborating with Reed to offer Southeast Asian youths a very unique opportunity to become TV host presenters on the channel in a regional competition that culminates in a grand finale at STGCC. Stay tuned for more details coming soon!”
Toy collectibles and exclusives from Tokidoki, Devil Robots, Uglydolls, Bearbricks and Blythe among others will be available at STGCC. Toy fans will also be able to meet famous designers including Tokidoki’s Simone Legno.
“The level of interest has certainly picked up on the back of a strong economic recovery in Asia, especially in Singapore. STGCC will be a wonderful opportunity for toy designers, game developers and comic publishers from the US, North Asia and Europe to meet and build a whole new world of fans in Asia. We will continue to carefully create a fusion of East meets West pop culture elements in close collaboration with our partners to develop a new currency of cool for Asia,” concluded Yeow.
Advanced ticket sales are now available.
To reserve, e-mail iwantstgcc@reed expo.com.sg.
For more information about STGCC, please visit www.singaporetgcc.com.