Comic Con concludes in Visakhapatnam with cosplayers, creators and live acts

The first edition of Comic Con in Visakhapatnam concluded at the Kalam Convention Centre on the AMTZ campus on Sunday, with the organisers reporting a footfall of over 12,000 across the two days.

The event drew followers of comics, anime, gaming and cosplay. The programme included an Artist Alley, a Creators’ Jam, virtual reality zones and a main stage featuring music and stand-up comedy. Telugu hip-hop artist Roll Rida performed alongside C-SHOR, The 9TEEN and Fluteboxers, besides stand-up acts by Gokul Kumar, Kumar Varun and Vivek Muralidharan.

“India is huge, and every part of the country deserves its own place in what we are trying to build,” said Shefali Johnson, CEO of Comic Con India. She said the company chose Visakhapatnam after repeated queries in Hyderabad. “Many people from Andhra Pradesh would ask us why we did not bring Comic Con to their State.”