Supanova 2011 - Magazine - Sydney/Perth

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Where and when Supanova 2011 - Sydney 10am-6pm, Saturday and Sunday, 18th and 19th June, 2011.

(Preview Night 6-10pm, Friday 17th June) The Dome, Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park Supanova 2011 - Perth 10am-6pm, Saturday and Sunday, 25th and 26th June, 2011.

(Preview Night 6-10pm, Friday 24th 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 2011 - Sydney & Preview Night 10am-6pm, Saturday, 18th June 10am-6pm, Sunday 19th June Preview Night 6-10pm, Friday 17th June Supanova 2011 - Perth & Preview Night 10am-6pm, Saturday, 25th June 10am-6pm, Sunday 26th June Preview Night 6-10pm, Friday 24th 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 40 per event) Maximum access, minimum fuss, magnificent fun! $650 through Ticketek For more info on…

WHEDONVERSE EXPERIENCE DREAMING of JEANNIE JAMES MARSTERS IN CONCERT POST-NOVA PARTY with James Marsters & Gareth David Lloyd … see page 15 or go online and visit www.supanova.com.au/tickets.

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Contents Welcome to Supanova 2011 The SUPA FAN PASS Sci-Fi, Fantasy, TV and Film!

Dreaming of Jeannie The Whedonverse Exclusive Fan Opportunities!

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

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• Supanova Magazine 2011 Sydney & Perth © Supanova Pop Culture Industries • Written by Daniel Zachariou, Drew Tran Felicity Blake and Ineke Prochazka • Art Direction by Don Ticchio and Tim McEwen • Edited by Daniel Zachariou and Don Ticchio • Photos by Steven Yee • For all exhibitor, advertising and marketing enquiries please contact Supanova Expo at 02 8006 0569 or info@supanova.com.au

SUPANOVA MASTER CLASS SERIES FOR WRITERS Presented by Jennifer Fallon. Designed for authors, screenwriters and game designers, this is a must from one of Australia’s experts in the field. For more info visit http://reynox. wordpress.com/supanova-master-class-series/.

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Welcome to Supanova 2011!

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 2011... It’s a blast!!!

Yours in fun, Daniel Zachariou Event Director – Supanova 2011 *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 17th in Sydney and June 24th in Perth)!

Get a sneak peak of our wonderful star studded line up of guests as some of them introduce themselves, there are exclusive panels and a Charity Auction. And have you always wanted your favourite sci-fi, game or anime character under your control? Be prepared to fight for the chance to win your very own superhero at our Cosplay Slave Auction!

This year we’re particularly honoured to have the I Dream of Jeannie cast doing a special Q&A which is the only time all three will be on-stage together during the expos. Its not to be missed!

Lastly, Evangelion fans buckle your seat belts!

The second chapter of the magnificent rebuild of this anime masterpiece, Evangelion: 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance, is screening exclusively at Supanova with the special treat of being, introduced by ‘Asuka’!

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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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Supa-Star Guests from Sci-Fi, Fantas

“Abracadabra!”

What else is there to say when looking at this year’s magic line-up of SUPA-STARS Supanova is hosting for you meet and greet up close and personal? We proudly introduce…

Tom Felton is incredibly popular as the blond baddie ‘Draco Malfoy’. Prior credits include The Borrowers, Anna and the King and Second Sight and since completing the last Harry Potter film has already starred in three films to be released later this year. With the world premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II just around the corner we’re very excited to have him here!

Gareth David Lloyd continues the British heart-throb invasion as Doctor Who and Torchwood’s, ‘Ianto Jones’. His loyal fans have been clamouring for his return ever since he was written out of the series, i.e. killed, and their call remains undiminished years later.

Richard Norton is a martial arts legend whose combat scene with Chuck Norris in The Octagon endures as a classic. Force: Five, American Ninja, License to Kill, Rage and Honor are just a few of his other credits that include the recent Green Hornet as a stunt man and even more amazingly, pardon the pun, the latest Spider-Man film.

Julie White’s TV resume includes the role of ‘Nadine’ in Grace Under Fire and appearances in Six Feet Under and Desperate Housewives. She

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antasy, TV and Film!

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is best known to Supanova fans though for the role of ‘Judy Witwicky’ from Transformers and its sequels Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and the upcoming Transformers: Dark of the Moon.

Corin Nemec starred as the lead in the cult US series, Parker Lewis Can’t Lose, before landing the role of Jonas Quinn in Stargate SG-1. His involvement with the series rose to the point where his final appearance in “Fallout” was written by him. Most recently he’s been a regular in Season 6 of Supernatural. (Courtesy of Gifts for the Geek) David Nykl garnered a faithful following thanks to his portrayal of the lovable yet slightly odd ‘Dr Radek Zelenka’ in Stargate: Atlantis, a character introduced in Stargate: SG-1, along with cameos in Human Target, Sanctuary, Fringe and Mortal Kombat: Legacy.

(Courtesy of Gifts for the Geek) Danielle Harris has gone from child star to scream queen all in the Halloween series. As a young girl she starred as ‘Michael Myer’s’ niece in Halloween 4 & 5 and then years later she was cast in the remakes ‘Annie Brackett’ in Halloween 1 & 2. (Courtesy of Gifts for the Geek) Each of these stars will be on stage for at least one Q&A during each of the weekends which is complimentary with admission in addition to signing autographs* and taking photos* with fans (* fees apply).

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Dreaming of Jeannie

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Dream Team of a Different Variety!

Supanova is truly honoured and privileged to present some of TV history’s true royalty in bringing together, here in Australia for you the fans, not one, not two, but the three core stars that made I Dream of Jeannie such an ageless classic; Larry Hagman, Barbara Eden and Bill Daily.

Larry Hagman starred as Jeannie’s ‘Master’, astronaut ‘Major Anthony Nelson’. However his fame soared to unparalleled heights as the unscrupulous, ‘JR Ewing’, in 13 record breaking seasons on Dallas as everyone asked “who shot JR?” Most recently he’s appeared on Desperate Housewives.

Barbara Eden won everyone’s hearts from 1965 to 1970 as ‘Jeannie’ with her effervescent personality and beauty. She also appeared in movies such as Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and Flaming Star with Elvis Presley, and more TV in Harper Valley, How to Marry a Millionaire and Sabrina, A Teenage Witch.

Bill Daily was the glue of the show as ‘Major Roger Healy’ with his wonderful comic timing. His career continued unabated after the series ended with 139 episodes of The Bob Newhart Show and a few appearances in the 80’s hit, Alf. Come to Supanova and witness TV history LIVE with these legends.

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The Whedonverse!

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Joss Whedon fans are among the most faithful, passionate and dedicated! Therefore we’re very pleased to yet again present another shiny line-up of guests for our Whedonverse Experience…

James Marsters is best known as ‘Spike’ from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel but there’s much more such as Caprica, Torchwood, Smallville and now Hawaii Five-0. Add voice work for Superman/Doomsday as ‘Lex Luthor’ and ‘Mr. Fantastic’ from The Super Hero Squad Show and it’s no wonder he’s a fan favourite!

Morena Baccarin set Firefly, Serenity and Captain Tight-Pants alight as the Companion ‘Inara’. Since then Morena has been kept busy with roles such as the Ori, ‘Adria’, in Stargate: SG-1 and Stargate:The Ark of Truth, ‘Anna’ in the new V and the voice of ‘Black Canary’ in Justice League.

Sean Maher kept busy on Ryan Caulfield: Year One, Party of Five and The Street before his role as ‘Dr Simon Tam in Firefly and Serenity.

He now remains the same, busy, guest appearing on shows such as The Ghost Whisperer, The Mentalist, Human Target and Warehouse 13.

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Exclusive Fan Opportunities!

There are some fans who want that little bit more! Who are we to disagree? We’ve therefore created some premium opportunities to provide that “more” for the most enthusiastic fans…

WHEDONVERSE EXPERIENCE For fans of all things Joss Whedon!

• Weekend SUPA FAN Pass (see page 4) • Photo of you between all the Whedon guests • Three (3) Whedonverse guest signatures • Exclusive Whedonverse Panel each day • Premium seating during their panels • Priority queuing after VIPs • Entry to James Marsters Concert • Limited to 100 per expo – $400 each

JAMES MARSTERS In Concert 6.30pm Saturday night, on location at each event (Sydney Showground in Sydney and the Claremont Showgrounds in Perth) , James will be doing a one-hour acoustic set • $30 pre-purchase or $40 at the door • Limited to 500 tickets per event PLEASE NOTE: James will not be posing for photos or signing autographs during his concert.

POST-NOVA PARTY! With James Marsters & Gareth David Lloyd Hang with James and Gareth at the end of their official Supanova duties.

• From 7.00pm Sunday evening • Must be 18 years old to attend • Drink vouchers and finger food • CBD location, venue to be confirmed • Limited to 100 per expo – $150 each PLEASE NOTE: James and Gareth will not be signing autographs for fans during this event.

DREAMING OF JEANNIE For fans of Barbara, Larry and Bill, a unique opportunity.

• Weekend SUPA FAN Pass (see page 4) • Photo featuring all three stars, Friday night.

• Premium seating during their panels and their “Dreaming of Jeannie” Q&A, Friday evening, featuring all three stars on stage together!

• One signature from all three (3) stars • Priority queuing behind VIPs • Limited to 100 per expo – $400 each For more info - www.supanova.com.au/tickets.

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Console and CCG Gaming!

is back at Supanova in 2011 packing a huge punch with their mega-booth!

There’s comps, exclusives and giveaways with featured sections housing Ubisoft.

For hardcore gamers there’s the shooter Child of Eden where the player’s mission is to save Eden from a virus.The graphics are brilliant, stunning!

Then for fans who just want to dance and have fun there’s Just Dance 2. With 45 new chart topping songs, more fun choreography, more exclusive game modes or the new ‘Just Sweat’ mode, its time to dance!

In Sydney join the chaos of prizes and play that is Intencity and make sure you get to the FragFest! 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) It’s a feast in Sydney as we welcome back Wizards of the Coast demoing and running mini-comps for Magic:The Gathering, while they are joined by international visitors, Bushiroad and their games Cardfight!! Vanguard and Weiß Schwarz. In Perth the legends that are Tournaments WA are conducting Yu-Gi-Oh! 8-Man Elimination Events.

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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!

So are you ready to rumble? Get ready for battles between brilliant brains, manipulative minds, soaring singing voices, amazing artworks, and crafty cosplays! With our regular competitions of the DBZ Kamehameha, trivia, art, karaoke and cosplay, come and check out our new activities for your chance to win awesome prizes!

Then there’s the Madman National Cosplay Championship , the best of the best, hosted

by John ‘Cosplay Song’ Robertson, with qualifiers vying for a spot in the Final in Brisbane, November 5th. Considering First Prize is a trip for two to Japan’s 2012 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 about the all-new Madman Anime Screening Room where there’ll be non-stop anime all weekend long !

And once again, we are holding the heats for the marvellous Madman National Cosplay Championships! See the absolute best of the best at Supanova this year!

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Anime, Cartoon & Gaming Voice Talen

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?

So let’s introduce you to them!

Yuko Miyamura has so many credits including voices in games such as ‘Chun Li’ and ‘Rose’ in Street Fighter Alpha and EX, ‘Larxene’ in the Kingdom Hearts, and from anime ‘Kazuha Toyama’ in Detective Conan, ‘Alyssa Searrs’ in My-Hime and the incredibly popular ‘Asuka’ in the Evangelion series. Its an honour to present our first Japanese seiyu guest!

Tiffany Grant voices ‘Bonta kun’ in Full Metal Panic, ‘Fumoffu Altena’ in Noir, ‘Ryoko Subaru’ in Martian Successor Nadesico and is very well known for being the English voice of ‘Asuka’ in Evangelion! She also enjoys ADR scripting and has written the English language adaptions to many anime series.

Dan Green is an astonishingly versatile voice actor who is most famous for his role as ‘Yami/Yugi’ in Yu-Gi-Oh!, ‘Trudge’ from

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e Talent Galore at Supanova!

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s, ‘Knuckles the Echidna’ in some of the Sonic the Hedgehog video games. He’s also scripted adaptions of Kurokami: The Animation, Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn and various others and now directs as well.

Neil Kaplan turned doing “funny voices” into a voice career beginning with impersonations and then cartoon and video game work including ‘Optimus Prime’ in Transformers: Robots In Disguise, ‘Hawkmon’ in Digimon: Digital Monsters, the evil ‘Diaboloco’ on Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue and ‘Tychus Findlay’ from StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty.

Robert Clotworthy is huge in the voice world! Credits include Two and a Half Men and George Lucas’ Empire of Dreams: Making the Star Wars Trilogy, Star Wars : The Legacy Revealed and Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Quest. But we love his work as ‘Jim Raynor’ from StarCraft and StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty who’s rated as one on the Top 10 gaming heroes of all time!

Matt Greenfield is co-founder, executive producer, VP, ADR director, writer and sometime voice actor (‘Makoto Hyuga’ in the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series) at ADV Films.

An incredibly talented man, he is bringing his vast knowledge and expertise to Supanova.

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Sci-Fi and Fantasy Writers!

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Thanks to Supanova is proud to enter a new era of Supa-Star literary guests! Weproudly present...

Kevin J Anderson is the author of more than one hundred novels, 47 of which have appeared on bestseller lists. Anderson has co-authored ten books in Frank Herbert’s classic ‘Dune’ universe with Herbert’s son Brian.

Rebecca Moesta Anderson is the author of several science fiction books including numerous Star Wars tie-in novels and original stories.

Alison Goodman's previous book ‘Eon’, also known as ‘The Two Pearls of Wisdom’, won the 2008 Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy.

‘Eona’ is its concluding sequel.

Jennifer Fallon’s ‘The Undivided’ joins her already published 'Demon Child', 'Second Sons', 'Hythrun Chronicles' and 'Tide Lords' series as an unqualified success (see page 4 for info on the Supanova Master Class Series) Marianne De Pierres’ latest release, ‘Burn Bright’, has added to her acclaimed 'Parrish Plessis' and 'Sentients of Orion' series.

Kate Forsythe (Sydney) has written over twenty-four books including ‘The Puzzle Ring’, ‘The Gypsy Crown’, and ‘The Tower of Ravens’.

Rowena Cory Daniells’ (Sydney) latest work includes two recently published Fantasy series, 'The Last T'En' trilogy and 'King Rolen's Kin'.

Bevan McGuiness (Perth) has been writing for fifteen years and his latest book, ‘Slave of Sondelle’, was released in December 2010.

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An Absolute Comicfest of Talent!

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! Please welcome…

David Finch flew to fame with Top Cow’s Ascension and Aphrodite IX. From there he teamed up with Brian Bendis on Ultimate XMen, Avengers and then The New Avengers. He then worked on Moon Knight and Ultimatum with Jeph Loeb. More recently he’s the cover artist for DC’s Brightest Day and is now writing and illustrating Batman: The Dark Knight.

Paul Jenkins is one of the premier writers of comic books today. Beginning with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles he moved to Hellblazer before winning an Eisner for his Inhumans series. He has since worked on virtually every character including Batman, Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, The Darkness, The Sentry and the smash hit Wolverine: Origin, for which he won five Wizard Fan Awards.

Dave ‘The Rev’ Johnson was nominated as Best Cover Artist four years running by the Will Eisner Awards winning in 2002 for his work on 100 Bullets. Other credits include the DC Elseworlds title, Superman: Red Son, Flashpoint: Batman: Knight of Vengeance and Marvel’s Punisher and Deadpool.

Ben Templesmith is a New York Times bestselling artist and writer whose co-creations, 30 Days of Night and Dead Space are now a

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blockbuster film and game respectively. Other critically acclaimed work includes Fell, Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse, Welcome to Hoxford and Singularity 7.

Tom Taylor started by adapting his play, The Example, as a comic-book. Along with Rombies, and The Authority, he’s made the Star Wars Universe home with Invasion, Blood Ties, Luke Skywalker & the Treasure of the Dragonsnakes and The Will of Darth Vader.

Jeffrey ‘Chamba’ Cruz has everyone excited, fans and his publishers, as he’s knocked out brilliant monthly art out for Street Fighter II: Turbo without missing a beat! Udon’s excited, we’re excited and he’s excited to be touring with us 2011!

Stewart McKenny is a perennial favourite whose CV includes DC Super Friends, Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures, Star Wars Tales and Captain America.

Nicola Scott (Sydney) is flying high with work on DC’s stable of comics including Wonder Woman, Teen Titans, Secret Six, Birds of Prey and Wonder Woman: Blackest Night.

Ashley Wood (Perth) has worked for most major entertainment companies including Dreamworks SKG, Warner Bros., Random House, Marvel Comics, McFarlane Entertainment, IDW, and Konami.

Plus a heap more talented artists and writers that we can’t fit here!

Syd Olympic Park, June 18-19 • Per Claremont Showgrounds, June 25-26 2011

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