2015 Supanova Pop Culture Expo – Melbourne

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The 2015 Supanova Pop Culture Expo began at the Royal Melbourne Showgrounds last weekend (10-12 April) (followed by Gold Coast 17-19 Apr, Sydney 19-21 Jun, Perth 26-28 Jun, Adelaide 20-22 Nov and Brisbane 27-29 Nov). Ausretrogamer and I visited primarily to watch the Australian 2015 Timezone Supanova Pinball Championship: Victorian State Final, but we could not resist checking out all the other geeky delights on offer.

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Celebrities

There was a plethora of cool celebrities for autographs and photos – Christopher Lloyd, James Cosmo, George Takei, Charisma Carpenter, James Marsters, Dolph Lundgren and John Jarratt to name a few!

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Cosplay

We spotted some awesome cosplay in real life (and on twitter).

It’s not a great photo, but this was my favourite cosplay – the Belcher kids from Bob’s Burgers in Halloween costumes (Tina as a Mummy Mommy, Louise as Edward Scissorhands & Gene as Queen Latifah).
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bob's burgersImage source: Flavorwire

An awesome display by the Mandalorian Mercs
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All the Robins
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MYAAH!!
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Katarina from LoL – beautiful!
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A very cool Marceline, the Vampire Queen
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Skull Kid vs. Link
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 Braaaains!
A terrifyingly-realistic zombie advertising the Oz Apocalypse Zombie Apocalypse Survival Game
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Marvel-ous Cosplay!
The Avengers - Japandaman71Image source: @Japandaman71


The Exhibition Hall

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There was a lot going on in the Exhibition Hall including the WETA Workshop booth, a De Lorean for photos, Australasian Wrestling Federation matches, Popcultcha and EB Games stores, the Australian 2015 Timezone Supanova Pinball Championship: Victorian State Final, and many artists.

Ausretrogamer met Gollum at the WETA Workshop booth!
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Terminator v Superman
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A life-size Incredible Hulk!
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… And life-size Iron Man Hulkbuster Armor
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Have your photo taken in a real De Lorean
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The wrestling matches drew huge crowds
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The Australian Pinball League‘s  the Australian 2015 Timezone Supanova Pinball Championship also generated a lot of interest
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A beautiful art book by Anthony Christouart bookShop till you drop!
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Events

There were plenty of seminars, workshops and screenings (see the program for full details).

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The verdict

We had a great time, see you next year Supanova!

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msausretrogamerMs. ausretrogamer
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