JEDDAH: Popular culture convention, Comic Con Arabia, is coming to Riyadh for the first time from Nov. 23-25.
The event, organized by Panache Middle East and Events Oasis, will be held at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center.
The three-day multi-genre celebration will provide spectators with the opportunity to meet “Game of Thrones” and “Justice League” star, Jason Momoa, regional rapper Qusai and many more.
“Comic Con Arabia’s audience will be entertained with an eclectic selection of activities including two cosplay competitions, challenging e-sports tournaments and food from a delicious medley of food-trucks, and shop for some exclusive collectibles inspired by the exhilarating world of anime, manga, graphic novels, video games, toys, TV shows and films,” organizers said in a press statement.
The region’s best cosplayers will have the chance to compete against each other in male and female cosplay competitions, for a cash prize of SR7,000 ($1870) each.
The competitions will be judged by international celebrity cosplayers who are experts in costume creation and whose creations have been used in Hollywood movies.
Additional features of the event include stimulating discussion panels and make-up workshops for women from professional make-up artists. Talented regional artists will adorn the Artist Alley with their creations and avid gamers can display their skills at challenging eSports tournaments.
Apart from the cosplay competitions, Comic Con Arabia will offer numerous opportunities to win prizes including a fully paid trip to Spain and other giveaways from social media competitions.
Comic Con Arabia is also asking the region’s artists to create a mascot fit for the brand.
The crowd-sourced mascot competition will see one highly creative individual take home a cash prize of SR5,000, unlimited access to all of the coming Comic Con Arabia events and more.
Additional prizes will be provided for the winners of the eSports tournaments and competitions.
Tickets are available through Virgin Megastores or at the door.
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For days, people had rallied online to find him, amplifying García’s call by sharing video of an interview she had given to local media. Photos of Boro, a medium-sized black dog with white eyebrows, went viral alongside phone numbers for García and her family. Spanish television broadcasters and newspapers covered the search.
García, her sister and the dog had been traveling Sunday by high-speed train from Malaga, their hometown in southern Spain, to the capital Madrid, when the tail of their train car jumped the rails for reasons that remain unclear, and smashed into another train.
The collision killed dozens and injured more than 150 people. Rescue crews helped García and her sister out of the tilted train car. That’s when she briefly saw Boro before he ran. She spoke to the cameras with a blanket draped over her shoulders and a bandage on her cheek after Spain’s worst rail accident in more than a decade.
“Please, if you can help, look for the animals,” a limping García told reporters at the time, choked up and holding back tears. “We were coming back from a family weekend with the little dog, who’s family, too.”
On Thursday, she had a bruise beneath her eye but, with Boro back by her side, also a smile plastered across her face.
“Now we have him and we have him for all our life,” García told reporters. “Now let’s go home, buddy.”
Comic Con Arabia to bring best of pop culture to Riyadh
Comic Con Arabia to bring best of pop culture to Riyadh
Recovery of missing dog Boro brings hope after Spain’s train crashes
- On Thursday, forest firefighters in southern Spain found the black-and-white pooch
- Photos of Boro, a medium-sized black dog with white eyebrows, went viral
MADRID: After back-to-back fatal train crashes sent shock waves through Spain, some good news arrived on Thursday: Boro, the missing dog, was found.
Days earlier, Boro’s owner Ana García issued a desperate plea to help find him after the dog bolted Sunday in the aftermath of the high-speed train crash in southern Spain that killed at least 45 people. García, 26, and her pregnant sister were traveling with Boro on the train that derailed.
On Thursday, forest firefighters in southern Spain found the black-and-white pooch, and posted images that showed García with one of her legs in a brace embracing Boro. Sitting inside a car, she spoke to reporters.
“Many thanks to all of Spain and everyone who has got involved so much,” she said. “It gave me great hope and we’ve done it.”
The search for Boro appeared to provide Spaniards something to hope for amid the week’s tragedy, and ultimately something to celebrate.
For days, people had rallied online to find him, amplifying García’s call by sharing video of an interview she had given to local media. Photos of Boro, a medium-sized black dog with white eyebrows, went viral alongside phone numbers for García and her family. Spanish television broadcasters and newspapers covered the search.
García, her sister and the dog had been traveling Sunday by high-speed train from Malaga, their hometown in southern Spain, to the capital Madrid, when the tail of their train car jumped the rails for reasons that remain unclear, and smashed into another train.
The collision killed dozens and injured more than 150 people. Rescue crews helped García and her sister out of the tilted train car. That’s when she briefly saw Boro before he ran. She spoke to the cameras with a blanket draped over her shoulders and a bandage on her cheek after Spain’s worst rail accident in more than a decade.
“Please, if you can help, look for the animals,” a limping García told reporters at the time, choked up and holding back tears. “We were coming back from a family weekend with the little dog, who’s family, too.”
On Thursday, she had a bruise beneath her eye but, with Boro back by her side, also a smile plastered across her face.
“Now we have him and we have him for all our life,” García told reporters. “Now let’s go home, buddy.”
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