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In Pictures: Anime, DC and Marvel fans steal the show at Comic Con Hyderabad

Written by : Shilpa S Ranipeta

Fans of Marvel, DC comics and Japanese Anime and cosplayers stole the show at Hyderabad’s edition of Comic Con on Saturday and Sunday at Hitex Exhibition Centre.

The show also hosted a lineup of events including special international guest appearances, exclusive experiential and gaming zones, artist alley, fans sessions, cosplay, book launches and much more.

The biggest crowd-pullers were the Thor: Ragnarok, 360 DOME VR Zone, Justice League Zone and AXN zone, which weren’t only an experiential zones but also hosted several games with giving fans fun giveaways.

From those of Marvel, DC comics and sci-fi fantasy to Manga, Anime and games, people came dressed up as their favourite characters.

At Nodwin ESL India Premiership Gaming Zone Hyderabad got to experience the fall season of ESL India Premiership 2017. Top teams from the Master League were present there and prizes worth Rs 16 lakh were distributed.

The Official Walt Disney World DJ was there at the event to entertain the audience on both days. Rohan Joshi, Stand Up Comedian from AIB, Sahil Shah, Stand Up Comedian from East India Comedy, Famous Youtubers Old Delhi Films and The Viva performed live at the show.

For every comic lover out there, there were sessions on creating comics and webcomics as well. Six new Comic Book titles also got launched at the convention.

However, the Hyderabad Comic Con saw nearly zero fans of Indian comics or cosplay. The only Indian comic stall was an experiential Mahabharata stall that managed to pull huge crowds. 

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