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Bringing you the MAGIC!

Bringing you the MAGIC!

Kids 12 andunderFREE †!

Brisbane RNA Showgrounds, Nov 9-11Adelaide Showground, Nov 17 & 18

Brisbane RNA Showgrounds, Nov 9-11Adelaide Showground, Nov 17 & 18

• Movie & TV stars • Panels • Q&As • Authors • Artists • Actors • Anime • Autographs • Screenings • Wrestling • Cartoons • Gaming • Comics • Fantasy • Manga • Sci-fi • Collectables • Costuming • Fun!

• Movie & TV stars • Panels • Q&As • Authors • Artists • Actors • Anime • Autographs • Screenings • Wrestling • Cartoons • Gaming • Comics • Fantasy • Manga • Sci-fi • Collectables • Costuming • Fun!

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Supanova Magazine 2012 Brisbane & Adelaide© Supanova Pop Culture Industries • Written by Daniel

Zachariou, Drew Tran, Ineke Prochazka, Felicity Blake and TimMcEwen • Art Direction by Tim McEwen • Edited by DanielZachariou and Tim McEwen • Photos by Steven Yee and Tim

McEwen • For all exhibitor, advertising and marketing enquiriesplease contact Supanova Expo via email: [email protected]

Where and whenSupanova 2012 - Brisbane1pm-7pm, Friday, 9th November,10am-6pm, Saturday, 10th November, and10am-6pm, Sunday, 11th November, 2012.(Opening Night 6-10pm, Friday 9th November)The Avenues, John Reid and Walter Burnett,RNA Showgrounds, Brisbane (GregoryTerrace entrance)Supanova 2012 - Adelaide10am-6pm, Saturday 17th November, and10am-6pm, Sunday, 18th November, 2012.(Opening Night 6-10pm, Friday 16th November)Goyder Pavillion,Adelaide Showgrounds(Goodwood Road entrance)

TicketsThe SUPA FAN PASS - Brisbane(see page 3 for more info)$62.50 (Foxtix) or $70 at the door.Includes entry to…Supanova 2012 - Brisbane & Opening Night1pm-7pm, Friday, 9th November10am-6pm, Saturday, 10th November10am-6pm, Sunday, 11th NovemberOpening Night 6-10pm, Friday, 9th NovemberThe SUPA FAN PASS - Adelaide(see page 3 for more info)$47.50 (Foxtix) or $55 at the door.Includes entry to...Supanova 2012 - Adelaide & Opening Night10am-6pm, Saturday 17th November10am-6pm, Sunday, 18th NovemberOpening Night 6-10pm, Friday, 16th NovemberSINGLE DAY PASSFriday 9th November (Brisbane only), 1pm-7pmAdult $22.50 (Foxtix) or $25 at the doorSaturday or Sunday, 10am-6pm,at either Brisbane or Adelaide.Adult $27.50 (Foxtix) or $30 at the doorChildren 0-12 years FREE (must beaccompanied by a paying adult).Other tickets options through Foxtix…SUPA-STAR VIP PASS SPIKE SPECTACULAR WHEDONVERSE EXPERIENCEJAMES MARSTERS CONCERTBLUE GILLESPIE CONCERTGo to supanova.com.au/tickets for moreinformation.

Welcome to the Supanova ExpoIn 2012 Supanova celebrates its 10thAnniversary and more than ever it’s whereimagination meets reality in a fun, fantasticatmosphere where the stars are no longerout of reach! The actors you’ve alwaysadmired, the voice-talent of your favouriteanime, the artists of those comics you can’tput down, the authors whose writing keepsyou up late at night!

Meet them, attend their panels, grab theirautographs* or even a photo* as we alsoweave games, collectables, screenings,specialty items, wrestling, toys, exclusives, funcompetitions and more into the experience!

So whether you’re a newbie at our firstAdelaide expo, or veteran of the past nineyears in Brisbane, we look forward to bringingour brand of fun to you! Get into costume,or not, grab a friend and join us for...

Supanova 2012… It s a blast!!!

Yours in fun,Daniel ZachariouEvent Director – Supanova 2012*All guests confirmed commitments pending. Some autographand photo fees may apply. Check website for more information.† Children 0-12 must accompanied by a paying adult.


Opening Night Friday!Weekend SUPA FAN PASS holders, enjoy anextra free night of fun at Supanova withOpening Night, Friday, 6pm-10pm (November9th in Brisbane/November 16th in Adelaide)!

There’s an Opening Ceremony, charityauction hosted by Vic Mignogna, watchNaruto Shippuden Movie 3 – The Will ofFire, attend Howard Chaykin’s MasterClassor listen to Tom Felton and his Harry Potterco-stars in their exclusive Q&A.And you caneven pick up your autograph/photo-op tokens(till 8pm) helping you avoid the Saturday crush!

Fun, Games and Cosplay!A huge part of the colour and atmospherecomes from our fans celebrating their love ofpop culture by cosplaying! Whether you’recompeting in the Madman NationalCosplay Championship, hosted by comedianJohn Robertson for a chance to win a tripfor two to Japan, or you just want to hangand be in heaps of photos having fun,Supanova is the place to do it.

Then there are other comps such as theDBZ Kamehameha, trivia,Wacom Fanart,karaoke and cosplay chess and the non-stopMadman Anime Screening Room!

Welcome to Supanova 2012!

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Friday, November 9th, is D-Day!Thanks to FILMINK, Supanova starts with abang on D-Day, where you have the chanceto meet the creators behind cult films, gamesand TV! Here's what we have planned for youin 2012!B-MOVIE MANIACS: Larry Cohen andLaurene Landon in conversation with DrMark Ryan (QUT)Discuss Larry and Laurene’s careers in B-movies, their growing popularity, and grabsome behind-the-scenes tips from theselegends of genre film whose credits includeManiac Cop, It’s Alive, and The Ambulance.

LET’S SING...THERE’S ZOMBIESOUTSIDE! Staged reading of a newscreenplay seeks feedback and… Brains!Let’s Sing...There’s Zombies Outside! is azombie musical feature film.Actors will readfrom the script while inviting the audience toget involved in the production by givingfeedback on how to make this the bestzombie movie possible.

WEB SERIES MAVENS: Felicia Day, webseries creator, in conversation with NickSpinks & Lara Murray (Hoodlum)Felicia will be sharing her thoughts on how tocreate a winning web series. Considering TheGuild has now had six seasons and over 69million views on YouTube, Doctor Horrible’sSingalong Blog is a fan-favourite and she’s nowproducing The Flog, we dare not miss a word!

And to think this is Day One!Please note: Larry Cohen, Laurene Landon (both at theFILMINK booth) and Felicia Day (in the Supa-Star SigningArea) are also attending the full Supanova Expo weekends inBrisbane and Adelaide.

Directors’ Day (Brisbane exclusive)


“Inconceivable!”… springs to mind when looking at this year’sepic line-up of SUPA-STARS Supanova ishosting for you to meet* and greet up closeand personal.We proudly introduce…

James Marsters is best known as ‘Spike’ fromBuffy and Angel but he’s been on many moreshows including Caprica, Torchwood, Smallvilleand Hawaii Five-0, with voice credits like ‘LexLuthor’ from Superman/Doomsday and ‘Mr.Fantastic’ from The Super Hero Squad Show!

Morena Baccarin set hearts aflutter as theCompanion ‘Inara’ in Firefly and Serenity.Currently she’s starring in Homeland and haskept busy with roles such as the Ori, ‘Adria’,in Stargate: SG-1 and Stargate:The Ark of Truth,and ‘Anna’ in the new V.

Felicia Day has transformed fromWhedonverse star of Buffy and Dr Horrible’sSingalong Blog to a gaming and newtechnology geek goddess with her multi-award winning The Guild web series and almost two million Twitter followers.

Nelsan Ellis has sprung to fame as thecharismatic and eccentric ‘Lafayette’ in thevampire saga, True Blood.With the seriesshowing no signs of cooling, Nelsan’s starcontinues to rise!


Supa Star Guests of Sci-Fi, Fantasy,


Luke Perry shot to international fame as‘Dylan’ in Beverly Hills 90210 and followed itup with TV series John from Cincinnati, Jeremiahand Windfall as well as cult hit films Buffy theVampire Slayer and The Fifth Element.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner also shot to fame as‘Theo Huxtable’ on The Cosby Show. Malcolm& Eddie followed as did Jeremiah with LukePerry. Currently he can be seen onCommunity and Reed Between the Lines.Richard Kiel locked horns with 007 andbecame the most iconic of all Bond villains as‘Jaws’ in The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker.Golf fans loved him in Happy Gilmore too!Cassandra Petersen, aka Elvira, Mistress ofthe Dark, became a cult figure hosting theweekly Movie Macabre. Cassandra will bedressed and posing for photos as Elvira eachSaturday and appearing as herself Sundays.

Gareth David-Lloyd starred as Doctor Whoand Torchwood’s, ‘Ianto Jones’. His loyal fanswill be excited to know his band Blue Gillespie have joined him on tour.

Frazer Hines (Adelaide exclusive) has thedistinction of being the longest serving DoctorWho companion, as ‘Jamie McCrimmon’, inthe history of the series!


asy,TV and Film!

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Fans of Merlin and Harry Potter can rejoiceequally with three stars from each series comingdown to Brisbane and Adelaide to meet* them!

From Merlin we have three Knights of theRound-Table…

Rupert Young, ‘Sir Leon’, was the first of ourtrio to join Merlin in season 2, episode2’s,The Once and Future Queen.

Eoin Macken, ‘Sir Gwaine’, made animmediate impact when he joined the seriesin season 3 in the episode Gwaine.Tom Hopper, as ‘Sir Percival’, is the mostrecent addition to the series amongst ourguests but is already a fan favourite.

And Harry Potter fans have their very ownawesome trio of guests…

Tom Felton, the incredibly popular blondbaddie ‘Draco Malfoy’, has amazing creditsbefore and after the eight Harry Potter filmsincluding The Borrowers, Anna & the King,Second Sight, The Apparition and Rise of thePlanet of the Apes.

Chris Rankin has appeared as a member ofthe Weasley family, ‘Percy’, in five of the films.Alfie Enoch has portrayed faithful friend andfellow student,‘Dean Thomas’!

Magical Mystery Men!


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Anime & Cartoon Voice-Actors!

For many fans, it’s all about the anime, cartoonand gaming voice-actors. Introducing…

Vic Mignogna is the voice of Edward fromFullmetal Alchemist. Other credits include OuranHigh School Host Club, Soul Eater, VampireKnight, D.N.Angel, DragonBall Z and Bleach.

John DiMaggio is best known as ‘Bender’from Futurama, ‘Marcus Fenix’ in Gears of Warand ‘Jake’ from Adventure Time.

Billy West voices ‘Fry’, ‘Farnsworth’,‘Zoidberg’ and’ Zapp Brannigan’ in Futuramaand is the star of The Ren & Stimpy Show.


Our aim: Provide cool international guests,great local talent, a full Artists’ Alley andtruckloads of trades and back-issues for thecollectors.Verdict: Success!

Please welcome…

Howard Chaykin Artist and writer ofAmerican Flagg, Bite Club, Avengers 1959.Shane Davis Artist of Superman: Earth Oneand Rage of the Red Lanterns.David Yardin Artist of Storm, X-Factor,Astonishing X-Men.Tristan Jones Writer/artist on Tales of theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Ghostbusters.Jeffrey ‘Chamba’ Cruz Artist of Street Fighter II:Turbo and RandomVeus.

Brisbane ExclusivesPaul Mason Creator of The Soldier Legacy.James Brouwer Artist of The Deep: Here be Dragons.

Adelaide ExclusivesBilly Tan Artist of Wolverine, Shadowlands,X-Men: Schism and X-Men: Regenesis.Tom Taylor Writer of Star Wars: Invasion andThe Deep: Here be Dragons.Dave de Vries Writer of The Phantom andcreator of The Southern Squadron.

Comic-Book Writers & Artists!



Wrestling!Get ready for action as the fighting athletes ofthe Australasian Wrestling Federation (AWF)invade Supanova again! See “in your face”AWF live events three times daily (12pm,2pm and 4pm) with each fun show actionpacked with surprises galore.AWF Titles areon the line! Who will survive and what willbe left of them? You can also visit the AWFstand, meet the wrestlers, get merchandiseand be part of the AWF festivities. Forscheduled bouts visit www.awfwrestling.com.au

As always there’s plenty of gaming relatedgoodies at Supanova, whether it’s video gaming,CCG games or the talent behind it all. RoosterTeeth fans in particular should be excitedwith three team members making their wayhere, thanks to Hanabee, Kathleen Zuelch,Chris Demarais and Kerry Shawcross.In Brisbane there’s also Wizards showcasingDuels of the Planeswalkers with free demos andZombster are running free workshopsbuilding GunPla models. Meanwhile in AdelaideInfinity Games are demoing CCG gamesthroughout the weekend.

Games, Gamers and Gaming!




Sean Williams (Adelaide exclusive):Author of thirty-five novels, including theChange series, Star Wars:The Force Unleashed,and Troubletwisters (with Garth Nix).

D.M Cornish (Adelaide exclusive):Author andillustrator of the Monster Blood Tattoo Trilogy.

Fiona McIntosh (Adelaide exclusive):Author of the Trinity, Quickening, Percheron andValisar trilogies.

Juliet Marillier (Adelaide exclusive):Seven Waters trilogy, Children of the Light Islesand Bridei Chronicles.

Come and say “hi!” to our panel of supa-starauthors at the Dymocks stand and get yourbooks signed, hear their fascinating andentertaining panel discussions and discoveryour next favourite author!

Authors,Authors,Authors!

Supanova and Dymocks are proud to present the Supa-Star authors for Brisbane and Adelaide.

Joe Abercrombie: International bestsellingauthor The First Law trilogy.

Rachel Caine: International bestsellingauthor of the Morganville Vampire series.

Trudi Canavan:Australian fantasy writer andthe author of the international bestseller, theBlack Magician Trilogy.John Birmingham (Brisbane exclusive):Authorof the cult classic He Died With a Felafel in HisHand, Leviathan and the World War trilogy.Will Elliot (Brisbane exclusive):Author of ThePilo Family Circus,ThePendulum Trilogy and Nightfall.

Alison Goodman (Brisbane exclusive):Author of Eon and Eona.

Marianne Curley (Brisbane exclusive):Authorof Old Magic and The Guardians of Time Trilogy.


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