Singapore Toy, Games and Comic Convention Announces First Guest And Partners for STGCC 2010

STGCC provides fans access to East and West pop culture icons through content, buzz and partnerships.

PRESS-RELEASE: Reed Exhibitions, the world’s leading organizer of trade and consumer events, confirmed today the first guests and partners for the 2010 Singapore Toy Games, & Comic Convention (STGCC). The event, taking place December 10-12 at the Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre, is being co-produced by Reed’s Singapore office as well as ReedPOP in the USA - the team behind events including the New York Comic Con, New York Anime Festival, and Star Wars Celebration.

STGCC’s inaugural guests include comic book illustrators Salvador Larroca and Giuseppe Camuncoli, cartoonists Phil Ortiz and Phil Yeh, and apparel, toy, and art designers Simone Legno. Additionally, Animax will serve as a key partner, not only promoting and featuring highlights of this event with over 40+ million Animax viewers across Asia but also presenting screenings and premieres at the convention as well as a unique opportunity for youths in Southeast Asia to become famous.

[CLICK THRU for more of the press release / Last STGCC 2010-post HERE - circa April 2010 ]


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Illustrators Salvador Larroca and Giuseppe Camuncoli will be sketching and speaking about their works for Marvel Comics at STGCC.

Larroca has worked on many popular characters including Captain America, Iron Man and Fantastic Four in Heroes Return. He has also worked on titles including Uncanny X-Men, Spider-Man and Elektra. Larroca is collaborating with Matt Fraction on The Invincible Iron Man. Camuncoli, also known as Cammo, has worked on titles including The Incredible Hulk, Spider-Man’s Tangled Web and X-Infernus among others. Currently, he is now at work on the Marvel hit Dark Wolverine, written by Daniel Way and Marjorie Liu. Larroca comes to STGCC from Spain, and Cammo will be traveling from Italy, both through the assistance of Marvel Comics.


“This announcement kicks-off an exciting string of guests we are lining-up for STGCC 2010. Fans will be able to meet and engage with the creators of their heroes and villains on a personal level through autographing opportunities and panels, including interview sessions at STGCC,” said Ms Huileng Yeow, Project Director. “Through partnerships with publishers, associations and the community that we have been cultivating in the past few months, we are confident of delivering a broad range of content for Asian fans.”


In addition to Larroca and Cammo, cartoonists Phil Ortiz and Phil Yeh will be attending STGCC with the charitable organization Cartoonists Across America & the World. And Animax will serve as STGCC’s official media broadcast partner for the region.

Vice President and General Manager of Animax Asia Gregory Ho shared, “We are delighted to be involved with STGCC for the 3rd year running and with the involvement of Reed Exhibitions, we have no doubt that this year will be even bigger and more exciting that ever before as there is tremendous effort and investment by Reed Exhibitions to curate a meaningful and interesting coterie of guests and personalities. Not only will Animax be offering fans sneak peeks and premiere screenings including the highly anticipated anime Nurahiyon no Mago, Animax will also be collaborating with Reed to offer Southeast Asian youths a very unique opportunity to become TV host presenters on the channel in a regional competition that culminates in a grand finale at STGCC. Stay tuned for more details coming soon!”


Toy collectibles and exclusives from Tokidoki, Devil Robots, Uglydolls, Bearbricks and Blythe among others will be available at STGCC, and toy fans will also be able to meet designers including Tokidoki’s Simone Legno.

“The level of interest has certainly picked up on the back of a strong economic recovery in Asia, especially in Singapore. STGCC will be a wonderful opportunity for toy designers, game developers and comic publishers from the US, North Asia and Europe to meet and build a whole new world of fans in Asia. We will continue to carefully create a fusion of East meets West pop culture elements in close collaboration with our partners to develop a new currency of cool for Asia,” concluded Ms Yeow.

STGCC will take place from December 10-12, 2010 at the Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre [www. Advanced ticket sales will be available starting in August 2010. To reserve tickets now, please email iwantstgcc@reedexpo.com.sg. For more information about STGCC, please visit http://www.singaporetgcc.com.


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