Indonesia Comic Con

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Indonesia Comic Con
StatusActive
Genre Comic book convention
Venue Jakarta Convention Center
Location(s) Jakarta
CountryFlag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Inaugurated14 November 2015
Most recent9–10 November 2024
Previous event4–5 November 2023
Organized byPanorama Media
Website indonesiacomiccon.com

Indonesia Comic Con (abbreviated as ICC, simplified as Indo Comic Con), branded as wondrful Indonesia Comic Con under sponsorship with Bank Negara Indonesia,is an annual comic-based convention in Jakarta, Indonesia, established in 2015. It is organized by Panorama Media (formerly Reed Panorama Exhibitions), the subsidiary of Panorama Sentrawisata  [ id ], an Indonesian tourism service provider company. [1] ICC emphasizes the five pillars of pop culture, namely comics, toys, movies, video games, and lifestyles. It has featured numbers of notable international actors and actresses, as well as comic artists, DJs, VTubers, and professional cosplayers.

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ICC is the intermediary for Jakartans to express their interest and love in pop culture, with full of passion and totality. It is made to support and gather all creative industry players—from comic and anime artists, movie fans, gamers and e-sport players, and also music lovers—in one convention. [2] [3]

Overview

EditionBrand nameDateGuestsNotes
1Indonesia Comic Con15–16 November 2015 Flag of the United States.svg David W. Mack

Flag of Japan.svg Kenji Ohba

Flag of Italy.svg Simone Legno

Flag of Indonesia.svg Saykoji  [ id ]

21–2 October 2016 Flag of the United States.svg Brianna Hildebrand

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Price

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Milne

328–29 October 2017 Flag of the United States.svg Jason David Frank

Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Logan

427–28 October 2018 Flag of Indonesia.svg Joko Anwar
5 Shopee Indonesia Comic Con12–13 October 2019 Flag of the United States.svg Austin St. John

Flag of the United States.svg Deborah Ann Woll

–2020 and 2021 editions were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
6Indonesia Comic Con presented by TikTok Shop 1–2 October 2022 Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Routh
7Indonesia Comic Con: Pop Asia23–25 June 2023 Flag of Indonesia.svg Weird Genius Marketed as Indonesia Comic Con: Pop Asia, which become the forerunner of ICC's spin-off event, Indonesia Anime Con.

The first and only edition to be held in three days.

8Indonesia Comic Con X DG Con 4–5 November 2023 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ed Westwick

Flag of Japan.svg Motoaki Tanigo

The event moved to the Assembly, Cendrawasih and Plenary halls of JCC, the first time since 2015.
9 Wondrful Indonesia Comic Con9–10 November 2024 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cobie Smulders

List of editions

2015

The first edition of the convention was held from 14–15 November 2015. American comic artist David Mack, Japanese actor Kenji Ohba, Italian artist Simone Legno, and Indonesian rapper Saykoji  [ id ] were special guests at the event. 160 exhibitors from six countries had opened counters to entertain fans and sell merchandise. [4]

2016

The second edition of the comic con was held from 1–2 October 2016. Actress Brianna Hildebrand, comic artists Alex Milne and Andy Price along with several other illustrators were present at the event. [5] Exhibitors from countries like Canada, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the US and Indonesia participated in the event. [6] Cosplay events were held by Lego and Flabslab, while toy outlets like XM Studios exhibited fan merchandise. Several new fan zones were opened for the second edition. [7]

2017

Actors Jason David Frank and Daniel Logan were guests for the third edition of the comic con, which was held from 28–29 October 2017. [8] Star Wars lightsaber performances, The Walking Dead Escape Room and the Star Trek booth were some entertainment zones opened for fans. [9]

2018

This fourth edition was held on 27–28 October 2018, featuring the actors and actresses of Game of Thrones and Supergirl . [10] [2] The teaser trailer of Indonesia's superhero movie Gundala was unveiled by its director Joko Anwar. [2]

2019

The fifth edition of ICC was held on 12–13 October 2019. The actor of the Red Power Ranger Austin St. John, Deborah Ann Woll from Marvel's Daredevil , and cosplayer Larissa Rochefort became the guest stars. One of the notable booths were 20th Century Fox Indonesia booth, which plays the sneak peek of Terminator: Dark Fate for the first time in Indonesia, as well as Sony Pictures' Jumanji: The Next Level . [11] [12] Indonesian comic publisher Bumilangit released its Bangkitnya Ki Wilawuk (The Rise of Ki Wilawuk) comic to ICC visitors, as the continuity of Bumilangit's Gundala film. [13]

2020 and 2021 (cancelled)

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, on 16 July 2020, the ICC event organizer (EO) announced that the event would be delayed to 30–31 January 2021, via their YouTube channel. [14] However, both 2020 and 2021 editions were eventually cancelled.[ citation needed ]

2022

After its two-year absent, the sixth event of ICC was held on 1–2 October 2022, the first time since the pandemic. An NFT-based ticketing system was first introduced. [15] Brandon Routh, together with the numbers of VTubers and international cosplayers, such as Knite and Jasper became one of the guest stars. [16]

2023

On 1 May 2023, it was announced that ICC would be held twice, [17] with the seventh edition (branded as Indonesia Comic Con: Pop Asia) held in June, and the eighth edition in November.

On the seventh edition (ICC Pop Asia), numbers of cosplayers, comic artists, VTubers, and DJs from both Japan and Indonesia were the guest stars of the event, including Weird Genius. It was held from 23–25 June 2023, the last edition to be held on Halls A and B of JCC. [18] ICC Pop Asia later become the forerunner of ICC's spin-off event, Indonesia Anime Con.

The eighth edition of ICC (in collaboration with Telkomsel's Dunia Games platform, branded as DG Con) was held from 4–5 November 2023, featuring English actor Ed Westwick, DJ Haruka, and Cover Corp. CEO Motoaki Tanigo, as one of the guest stars. The event conjoined with Dunia Games' DG Awards 2023, an awarding event for e-sport figures. The first 3D VTuber concert in Indonesia enlivens the event. [19] It was the first time ICC moved to Assembly, Cendrawasih, and Plenary halls of JCC, which have larger capacity. [20]

2024

The ninth edition was branded wondrful Indonesia Comic Con after its title sponsor, Bank Negara Indonesia's wondr by BNI mobile banking app, which took place on 9–10 November 2024. Canadian actress Cobie Smulders became the main guest star of this edition.

Indonesia Anime Con

Indonesia Anime Con (Inacon or IAC) is the spin-off event of ICC, which is a separated Japanese anime and manga convention, established on 15 June 2024. It was first announced on 1 January 2024, with the unveiling of the event's then-unnamed two mascots; later revealed as Kaitu Arjuna and Kirana Yumi. [21] It is set to be the second major anime convention in Indonesia after Comifuro. [22]

The debut took place on 15–16 June 2024 in Indonesia Convention Exhibition, BSD City, instead of JCC. [22] [23] It featured comic artists, as well as special guests, from Japan and Indonesia. The guests includes Motomu Toriyama and Teruki Endo, each are the co-director and gameplay battle director of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth . Weird Genius and JKT48 filled the musical performance. [24]

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