I went for two days of the convention last year when it was held in Singapore for the first time – Day 1, Day 2. This year, I just visited on the second day.
There are more up-and-coming local as well as regional comic/pop artists this year compared to last year. I enjoyed looking through the wide range of works as I have a keen interest in design and illustration myself.
For toys, other than the usual vinyl toys, it’s good to see some familiar childhood brands like Playmobil and Hasbro also setting up booths.
Giant mural at the entranceCentral portion of the muralAnother section of the muralBumble Bee and his human girlfriendBattle-worn stormtrooperA pair of female cosplayersCosplayers in mock battleChinese instrumentalists cosplayersBlythe dolls boothBlythe dolls on displayBright neon coloured Blythe dollsTaking photos of Blythe dollsBlack-and-white characterCharacter designs boothEvil rabbit character designPlaymobil - haven't seen this for a whileGiant Playmobil modelArt Embassy - some art school I suppose. They gave me a fan for filling a surveyTee-shirts for the inspiredApple Kingdom - Hong Kong designer's boothHong Kong soft toysA vinyl doll by Apple KingdomThai designerClay toyBooth selling cosplay costumesDarth Vader's headKarl Lagerfeld bearCartoon tees on saleTofu head boothTofu postmenCute dinosaur charactersBarbie dollsBart Simpson toysBandai's GundamAction City boothLocal card game companySafari and dinosaurs stuffed toysMonopoly Man says "Hi!"Demo for the Monopoly card game - I love this game!The very popular Transformers boothSome Transformers figurines on displayG.I. Joe boothG.I. Joe baseNintendo Wii tryoutGuitar HeroM18 movie screening? No, it's the booth for the M18 Nintendo Wii gamesPosters advertising the M18 gamesThe M18 stuffAnother M18 gameDon't know what these people were queuing forAnimax stationA Starhub booth that seems a little out-of-placeSpecial offer vinyl toyAnother toy boothFabric funSimply toys boothTokidoki boothLego - my favourite childhood toy"Le Pao" - Pirated China brand LEGOAnother China toy boothVinyl toys with crownsComic artist, Brian Bolland's autographed sketchbook on saleBrian Bolland, signing autographsComic artist, Tan Eng Huat's worksTan Eng Huat's sketchbookEstablished artist with signature styleLocal artist, Otto Fong's boothCutesy digital illustrationsAng moh with curly illustrationsI like this illustration styleMore illustrationsDigital illustrationsInteresting illustration styleColourful artworksManga styleCalm and serene illustrationsIllustrations with political/social messages - I dig thisFantasy artistsTwo local comic artists with published worksBlack-and-white character designsAng moh artist, dressed up like The Joker while paintingThe freaky guy's works501st LegionThe legion organised a helmet decoration contestMovie Mania booth
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