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Check it out!!!Where and whenSupanova 2012 - Melbourne10am-6pm, Saturday 14th April, and10am-6pm, Sunday, 15th April, 2012.(Opening Night 6-10pm, Friday 13th April)Exhibition Pavilion and Exhibition Hall,Melbourne Showgrounds(Epsom Road, Main Gate entrance)Supanova 2012 – Gold Coast10am-6pm, Saturday, 21st April, and10am-6pm, Sunday, 22nd April, 2012.(Opening Night 6-10pm, Friday 20th April)Gold Coast Convention and ExhibitionCentre, Cnr Gold Coast Highway &TE Peters Drive, BroadbeachTicketsThe SUPA FAN PASS(see page 6 for more info)$47.50 (Foxtix) or $55 at the door.Includes entry to...Supanova 2012 - Melbourne &Preview Night10am-6pm, Saturday, 14th April10am-6pm, Sunday 15th AprilPreview Night 6-10pm, Friday 13th AprilSupanova 2012 – Gold Coast &Preview Night10am-6pm, Saturday, 21st April10am-6pm, Sunday 22nd AprilPreview Night 6-10pm, Friday 20th AprilSINGLE DAY PASSFor Saturday or Sunday, 10am-6pm, at eitherMelbourne or Gold Coast.$27.50 (Foxtix) or $30 at the doorChildren 5-12 years FREE (must beaccompanied by a paying adult).For more information on the options belowplease visit Foxtix orwww.supanova.com.au/tickets...SUPA-STAR VIP PASS(limited 40 per event)Maximum access, minimum fuss,magnificent fun!$685 through FoxtixWHEDONVERSE EXPERIENCE(limited 100 per event)For the fans of all things Joss Whedon!$395 through FoxtixContentsWelcome to Supanova 2012 5The SUPA FAN PASS 6Gold Coast Exclusives 8Supa-Star Super-Heroines! 9Sci-Fi, Fantasy, TV and Film! 12Cosplay & Fun Interactive Comps 14Wrestling 16Anime & Cartoon Voice Actors 18Games, Gaming and Gamers! 20Comic-Book Artists & Writers 24Melbourne Comic-Book Exclusives 26Sci-Fi and Fantasy Writers 28• Supanova Magazine 2012 Melbourne & Gold Coast© Supanova Pop Culture Industries• Written by Daniel Zachariou, Drew Tran and Ineke Prochazka• Art Direction by Don Ticchio and Tim McEwen• Edited by Daniel Zachariou, Don Ticchio and Felicity Blake• Photos by Steven Yee • For all exhibitor, advertising andmarketing enquiries please contact Supanova Expo via email:info@supanova.com.auCOMIC-BOOK MASTERCLASSAbsolute must for aspiring professionalsand creative enthusiasts!$95 through Foxtix4 www.foxtix.com.au We need YOU! Volunteer at www.supanova.com.au

Welcome to Supanova 2012!Welcome to the Supanova ExpoIn 2012 Supanova celebrates its 10 thAnniversary 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 first GoldCoast expo, or veteran of the past fourMelbourne events, we look forward to bringingour brand of fun to you! Get into costume, ornot, 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 autograph andphoto fees may apply. Check website for more information.†1 Children 0-12 must accompanied by a paying adult.Melbourne Showgrounds, April 14 & 15 • Gold Coast C&EC, April 21 & 22 5

The SUPA FAN PASS Exclusive!Our biggest fans, Weekend SUPA FAN PASSholders, can enjoy a whole extra free night offun at each Supanova Expo, with theOpening Night Ceremony, Friday nightfrom 6pm to 10pm (April 13th in Melbourneand April 20th on the Gold Coast)!Get a sneak peek at part of our wonderfulstar studded line up of guests at PreviewNight with barrels of laughs and exclusivepanels for good measure including ourCharity auction with every single dollarraised going to a worthy charity. Dig deep fora worthy cause while bidding on super rareand special collectable items! You might alsoget your favourite sci-fi, game or animecharacter under your control at our CosplaySlave Auction!Fullmetal Alchemist fans ready and steady togo again? Be one of the lucky few to watchthe massive Australian premiere of FullmetalAlchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos on thebig screen! You certainly won't bedisappointed as this is part of the‘Brotherhood’ timeline.And comic-book fans this is the night BrianBendis is conducting his specially ticketedComic-Book MasterClasses!

Gold Coast ExclusivesThanks to© Tite Kubo/Shueisha, TV TOKYO,dentsu, Pierrot (©) BMP 2010It’s so exciting to be hosting our first everSupanova Expo on the Gold Coast and part ofthat it is being able to work with our exclusivecultural partner, the Gold Coast FilmFestival (GCFF), in bringing even more starsto the Gold Coast Supanova party! So pleasewelcome, courtesy of the GCFF…Masakazu Morita, the Japanese seiyu, who isthe voice of lead character ‘Ichigo Kurosaki’in the anime series Bleach, one of the mostglobally popular Japanese mangas (graphicnovels) in history.Noriyuki Abe, is the celebrated director ofthe Bleach movies Hell Chapter, Memories ofNobody, Diamonddust Rebellion and Fade to Black.Shane Rangi’s performance in Spartacus:Gods of the Arena is a fan favourite after hiscareer took off with appearances in all threeLord of the Rings films and The Chronicles ofNarnia series.Alan Dean Foster is the king of novelisationswith works that include: Star Wars, the firstthree Alien films, Alien Nation, The Chronicles ofRiddick, Star Trek, Terminator: Salvation and bothTransformers films.Masakazu Morita and Noriyuki Abe will behosted at the Madman booth while ShaneRangi and Alan Dean Foster will be at theGCFF booth.8 www.foxtix.com.au We need YOU! Volunteer at www.supanova.com.au

Supa-Star Super-HeroinesWe love our sci-fi and fantasy and there’sarguably nothing better than butt kicking actionwomen who strut their stuff. More than justbeautiful companions we present…Summer Glau, a prima ballerina, danced herway onto Angel and then kicked her way out ofFirefly and Serenity as ‘River Tam’. Next came‘Tess’ in The 4400 then another standout role as‘Cameron’, in Terminator: The Sarah ConnorChronicles. ‘Bennet’ followed on Dollhouse, theshort lived ‘Orwell’ in The Cape and the voice of‘Supergirl/Kara’ in Superman/Batman: Apocalypse.Jaimie Alexander recently starred as the ‘LadySif’ opposite Australia’s Chris Hemsworth inThor, a role she’s be reprising in Thor 2. Beforethat fans may recall her as ‘Jessi XX’ from KYLEXY and keep an eye out for her upcoming roleopposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in hiscomeback film.Elisabeth Rohm fans loved her as ‘DetectiveKate Lockley’ in Angel, to such a degree that Law& Order came calling with ‘Assistant D.A. SerenaSoutherlyn’. Most recently we were also able toenjoy her performing on Heroes as ‘LaurenGilmore’.Janet Fielding played the only Australian DoctorWho companion,‘Tegan Jovanka’, from the 4thDoctor serial “Logopolis” until the 5th Doctorstory “Resurrection of the Daleks”, with a latercameo for the conclusion of “The Caves ofAndrozani” (Gold Coast only).10 www.foxtix.com.au We need YOU! Volunteer at www.supanova.com.au

Supa-Star Guests from Sci-Fi, Fant“Wow!”That’s the word that springs to mind whenlooking at this year’s epic line-up of SUPA-STARSSupanova is hosting for you meet* and greet upclose and personal. We proudly introduce…Wil Wheaton, from the ‘80s classic Stand ByMe (‘Gordie Lachance’), Star Trek: The NextGeneration (‘Wesley Crusher’) to internetmegastar, W00tstock! plus recurring roles onEureka, The Big Bang Theory and the massiveweb-series The Guild; Wil has fans everywhere!He even has voice-actor credits that includeBen 10: Ultimate Alien, Batman: Brave and theBold, Teen Titans & Legion of Super Heroes.Oliver & James Phelps started on Harry Potterand the Philosopher’s Stone clocking in at a heightof 165cm each. By the time they started filmingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows II they werea neck craning 191cm. Starring as the ‘WeasleyTwins’, like so many others, Oliver and Jamesgrew up with the movies as part of theconstant backdrop of their lives.Peter Facinelli is renowned for his role as ‘DrCarlisle Cullen’, the altruistic patriarch of theCullen clan in the Twilight series that isculminating at the end of the year with TheTwilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2. Earlier rolessuch as Can’t Hardly Wait resulted in criticallyacclaimed work on Six Feet Under, Damages andnow Nurse Jackie as ‘Dr. Fitch Cooper’.12 www.foxtix.com.au We need YOU! Volunteer at www.supanova.com.au

asy, TV and Film!Edward James Olmos is an Emmy andGolden Globe award winning and Oscarnominated actor who is best known to genrefans as ‘Admiral William Adama’ from thereimagined Battlestar Galactica. Most recentlyhe starred in Dexter season six and of courseolder fans will remember him from BladeRunner, Stand and Deliver and Miami Vice as‘Lieutenant Martin Castillo’.Chandler Riggs has literally just ‘broken out’with the hit series, The Walking Dead, which isbased on the comic-book series of the samename. He stars as ‘Carl Grimes’, the son ofthe lead character, ‘Sheriff Rick Grimes’.Jim Kelly is an absolute legend starringopposite Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon. Withhis funky Afro hairstyle, super cool attitudeand superb karate skills, several martial artsinfluenced “blaxploitation” films followedincluding Black Belt Jones.Gifts For The Geeks Present…Gil Gerard took us with him into the futureas ‘Buck Rogers’ in Buck Rogers in the 25thCentury back in 1979 off the back of the StarWars and Star Trek phenomenon.Cliff Simon has starred as the ‘System Lord’,Ba’al’ across a number of years in StargateSG-1 and Stargate: Continuum.* Please note photo and signature fees apply.Panels are complimentary with admission exceptfor one exclusive ‘Whedonverse’ panel per day.Melbourne Showgrounds, April 14 & 15 • Gold Coast C&EC, April 21 & 22 13

Cosplay & Fun Interactive Comps!Act out in Costume! Be who you want tobe at Supanova!Everybody gets Supa-Freaky and interactivedressing up for the Madman Cosplay Contestand you don’t have to be in an anime costumeto compete. It can be from comic-books,games, sci-fi or fantasy too! So are you readyto rumble? Get ready for battles betweenbrilliant brains, manipulative minds, soaringsinging voices, amazing artworks, and craftycosplays! With our regular competitions of theDBZ Kamehameha, trivia, Wacom Fanart,karaoke and cosplay, come and check out ournew activities for your chance to winawesome prizes!Then there’s the Madman NationalCosplay Championship , the best of thebest, hosted by John ‘Cosplay Song’Robertson. Each event serves as that states’qualifier to see who gets to go the nationalfinals in Brisbane, Saturday 10th Novemberlater in the year. Considering First Prize isa trip for two to Japan’s 2012 Tokyo AnimeFair, that’s worth sewing for! Visitwww.supanova.com.au/competitions/ andwww.madman.com.au/cosplay/ for more info.And don’t forget about the all-new MadmanAnime Screening Room where there’ll benon-stop anime all weekend long!14 www.foxtix.com.au We need YOU! Volunteer at www.supanova.com.au

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WHAT DOES ITREALLY MEAN TOBE A MAGICAL GIRL?Madoka Kaname’s life is changed foreverwhen she meets a strange creature nameKyubey. She is recruited to become amagical girl in order to fight witches,evil creatures born from darkness andcatalysts of despair. This is the beginningof a new magical girl story.AVAILABLE ONDVD, BLU-RAYIN STORES APRILSCAN QR TOWATCH TRAILER© Magica Quartet/Aniplex, Madoka Partners, MBSALSO AVAILABLEAILAIN APRILABLETHE WORLD GODONLYKNOWS COICENT/ 5 NUMBERSYAMADA’S FIRSTTIMEB GATA H KEIMADMAN.COM.AU

Anime, Cartoon & Gaming Voice TaFor many fans, it’s all about the voice-actorsof animé and cartoon ! Who are we todisappoint? And since interacting with ourvoice 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 theircharacters to life!• What techniques do they use and do theyever make sounds they shouldn’t?So let’s introduce you to them!Richard Horvitz has voiced some of thezaniest characters in anime and gamingmeaning he is an absolute fan favourite.Beginning with ‘Alpha 5’ from the live actionMighty Morphin' Power Rangers, he’s goneon to ‘Daggett’ from The Angry Beavers,‘Billy’ from The Grim Adventures of Billyand Mandy and of course ‘Zim’ fromInvader Zim. From games there’s ‘Razputin’from Psychonauts and ‘Orthopox’ inDestroy All Humans! to name but two!Cristina Vee is a lovely lady who voicesfavourites such as ‘Mio’ from K-On!, ‘HomuraAkemi’ from Madoka Magica, ‘Louise’ fromThe Familiar of Zero, ‘Alisa Bosconovitch’18 www.foxtix.com.au We need YOU! Volunteer at www.supanova.com.au

ent Galore at Supanova!from Tekken, ‘Nagisa Saito’ from Squid Girl,and many more series such as Skullgirls, andBlazblue. And to think her career startedafter being noticed as a cosplayer!Christine Marie Cabanos is also gracing ourpresence. She has given us the voices of‘Asuza Nakano’ from K-On!, is the lead‘Madoka Kaname’ from Madoka Magica,‘Squid Girl’ from the series Squid Girl and inseries such as Skullgirls. Christine also hasmany production credits under her belt!

Games, Gaming and Gamers @ SAre you game enough?There’s always cool stuff to try out at Supanova.Sometimes its new console games, then there’snew collectable card games (CCG), there aremodels to build and even gaming talent, whetherdevelopers or voice-talent, that help build theexperience of the games we play.Let’s have a look at what can be expected thistime…In Melbourne, thanks to THQ, there’s NinjaGaiden 3 which features a new story, gameplayand modes thereby marking a new direction inthis fan-favorite franchise as players once againjourney with their hero ‘Hayabusa’.Meanwhile on the Gold Coast, thanks toUbisoft, fans will get their hands on there’sTom Clancy's Ghost Recon Future Soldier.Stay tuned for more info online.Staying on the Gold Coast fans will be able toimmerse themselves in the BandaiGunPla Builders World Cup Qualifiers thanksto Zombster. With Standard and Advancedcategories, plus workshops throughout theweekend, make sure you check it out.Heading back to Melbourne fans should be onthe lookout for some CCG action thanks to20 www.foxtix.com.au We need YOU! Volunteer at www.supanova.com.au

panova!OzAnimart. Visit them to learn how to playexciting anime card games, Cardfight!!Vanguard and Weiss Schwarz, two of Japan’shottest games.Staying in Melbourne for a little while longeragain make sure you check out Intencity asthey always have cool comps to go with coolgames that they run throughout the weekend.For BOTH expos though we have the specialtreat of some amazing gaming talents, fromRooster Teeth, Joel Heyman and MarshallRimmer, thanks to Hanabee.Joel Heyman voices ‘Caboose’, arguably themost popular character in Rooster Teeth’s, RedVs Blue. With massive behind the cameraexperience, Whedonverse fans may be surprisedto also find out he appeared in two episodes ofAngel.Marshall Rimmer is the creator of numerousRooster Teeth shorts, including Angry Birds: TheMovie Trailer and the recent Internet smash hitSiri: The iPhone Horror Movie.We’re VERY excited to have the Rooster Teethteam join the Supanova tour and hope our fansmake them feel amazingly welcome.Melbourne Showgrounds, April 14 & 15 • Gold Coast C&EC, April 21 & 22 21

Comics creators in aid of Queensland flood victims.Over 40 Australian and international national creators!$10. All proceeds to Premier’s Appeal.ChrisClaremont Greg Capullo Leinil YuArthur Suydam Alex Maleev Greg Horn Colin WilsonTom Taylor Stewart McKennyny Jon SommarivaJeffrey CruzJason Paulos Mandy Ord Komala SinghRebecca Clements Christopher Sequeira…and many more!Available at Supanova,Supanova!Sydney and Perth this year.22 www.ticketek.com.au We need YOU! Volunteer at www.supanova.com.auGreener Pasturesart by Tim McEwen. © McEwen and Michalandos.

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Heaps of Comic-Book and MangaMarvel Comics Architect. ‘Nuff said!We always strive to have cool internationalguests, great local talent, a full Artists’ Alleyand truckloads of trades and back-issues forthe collectors. We’ve done it again! Pleasewelcome…Brian Michael Bendis sprang to prominencewriting and illustrating his own comics Jinx,Goldfish, Torso, Powers and Fortune and Glory.Sam and Twitch and Hellspawn followed beforebeing noticed by Marvel Comics and throwninto the deep end as a founding UltimateUniverse architect with Ultimate Spider-Man.Thirteen years later he’s still writing it and canpoint to an amazing CV that includes a seminalrun on Daredevil, Secret Invasion, Siege and alove affair with a variety of Avengers teamssince 2004 to name but a few.Carlos Pacheco broke to prominence withhis work on Marvel’s Bishop mini-series andquickly broadened to also work for DCillustrating The Flash. A number of projectsfollowed culminating with X-Men, Marvel’sflagship title, in cementing his place as a fanfavourite.He has continued to flourish sincethen with titles including Arrowsmith,Avengers Forever, Superman, Green Lantern,Trinity and now Ultimate Comics: Avengers.Tom Taylor started by adapting his play, TheExample, as a comic-book. Along with TheDeep, Rombies, and The Authority, he’s madethe Star Wars Universe home with Invasion,24 www.foxtix.com.au We need YOU! Volunteer at www.supanova.com.au

Artists and Writers!Blood Ties, Luke Skywalker & the Treasure ofthe Dragonsnakes and The Will of Darth Vader.Colin Wilson, beginning with 2000AD, RogueTrooper and Judge Dredd, was soon drawingBlueberry for Moebius and Headshot forMatz. His US comics began with Point Blankand he is now on Star Wars: Invasion.Jeffrey ‘Chamba’ Cruz has everyone excited,fans and his publishers, as he’s knocked outbrilliant monthly art out for Street Fighter II:Turbo without missing a beat! Udon’s excitedand now he’s excited in touring whileintroducing his own creation titledRandomVeus!Tristan Jones is living the life! After a criticallyacclaimed run on Mirage Studios’ Tales of theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles he is now workingon IDW’s Ghostbusters and Infestation: TeenageMutant Ninja Turtles series.Paul Mason has recently had his creation,The Soldier Legacy, acclaimed nationally aspart of Youi Insurance’s advertising campaign,contributed a page to Supanova’s Tides ofHope and will be crossing over with DarkDetective: Sherlock Holmes.Christopher Sequeira is a prolific writerwith a body of creations who feels equally atease in writing for companies and characterssuch as Marvel and DC. His current project isDark Detective: Sherlock Holmes withSherlock Holmes: The Crossovers Casescoming out soon.Melbourne Showgrounds, April 14 & 15 • Gold Coast C&EC, April 21 & 22 25

Melbourne Comic-Book ExclusivesBut wait, there’s more...LOVE the fact we need more space to keepsharing our plans for Melbourne…Billy Tan broke into the industry with ImageComics in the 90´s.He moved onto Marveland the Uncanny X-Men before becoming theregular artist for the New Avengers andsome issues of Thor. 2010 broughtShadowland and recently Uncanny X-Force.Now it’s time to look out for X-Men Schismand the follow-up X-Men: Regenesis.Scott Kurtz is an American cartoonist whobegan his career with his daily strip, CaptainAmazing, whose first online was Wedlock andSamwise. His longest running project andsmash hit webcomic is PvP.Kristofer Straub is the creator of webcomicsCheckerboard Nightmare, Starslip, TimeFriends, Origin Story, and more recentlyChainsawsuit and F Chords. He is also theco-founder of webcomics collectives BlankLabel Comics and Halfpixel.Together Scott and Kris co-create Blamimationsfor Penny Arcade and are appearing at Supanovacourtesy of the Melbourne SymphonyOrchestra event Video Games Unplugged.Stewart McKenny is a perennial favouritewhose CV includes DC Super Friends, StarWars: Clone Wars Adventures, Star Wars Talesand Captain America. Oh, and despite being inthis page, Stewart will be on the Gold Coastas well! We simply ran out of room over-page.26 www.foxtix.com.au We need YOU! Volunteer at www.supanova.com.au

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Sci-Fi and Fantasy Authors!Supanova andare proud toannounce the Supa-Star authors forMelbourne and Gold Coast.Brandon Sanderson: Author of theMistborn‚ and Alcatraz series and chosen tocomplete the epic Wheel of Time‚ series afterRobert Jordan‚s passing.Marc McBride: Drew The Kraken in 2001.Since then he has illustrated the hugelysuccessful Deltora Quest and Quentarisseries, The Deltora Book of Monsters, OldRidley, Journey From the Centre of the Earth,Tales of Deltora and Secrets of Deltora.Aurealis Award winner for World OfMonsters under the name Edgar Wishbone.Michael Pryor: Creator of Steam Punkseries: The Extraordinaires, Laws of Magic‚and Quentaris.Bevan McGuiness: Author of The Eleven‚trilogy and Triumvirate‚ trilogy.Alison Croggon: The Gift, Alison’s acclaimedyoung adult fantasy series The Books of Pellinor‚was shortlisted for two Aurealis Awards.Ian Irvine: Author of The View from the Mirror‚The Well of Echoes‚ and Song of the Tears‚series, plus eleven novels for children. Vengeanceis the first book in the Tainted Realm‚ trilogy.28 www.foxtix.com.au We need YOU! Volunteer at www.supanova.com.au

K.S Nikakis: K.S Nikakis is an academic atNMIT. A passionate reader and student offantasy writing, The Kira Chronicles‚ is herfirst series.Alan Dean Foster: The king of novelisations!Works include: Star Wars, the first three Alienfilms, Alien Nation, The Chronicles of Riddick,Star Trek, Terminator: Salvation and bothTransformers films courtesy of CulturalPartners, the Gold Coast Film Festival.Kylie Chan: Author of Dark Heavens‚ andJourney to Wudang‚ series.Keri Arthur: Author of the New York Timesbestselling Riley Jenson Guardian‚ series andhas now written more than twenty-five books.Richard Harland: Steam Punk creator ofWorldshaker‚ and Liberator‚Trent Jamison: SF writer and Silent MotionPicture Actor. He has written a series ofnovels called Death Works‚ as well as hisnewest novel Roil‚ published by Angry Robot.Amazing Authors like these and many otherswill be in attendance to meet their fans andtalk about what they do, why they do it andhow. Keep an eye out for Q&A Sessionsthroughout the weekends!Melbourne Showgrounds, April 14 & 15 • Gold Coast C&EC, April 21 & 22 29

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