{"id":50977,"date":"2022-09-15T15:44:42","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T11:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/?p=50977"},"modified":"2022-09-15T15:44:42","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T11:44:42","slug":"dubai-announces-the-first-edition-of-the-ultimate-pop-culture-show-popcon-middle-east-organised-by-speedy-comics-set-for-november-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/dubai-announces-the-first-edition-of-the-ultimate-pop-culture-show-popcon-middle-east-organised-by-speedy-comics-set-for-november-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai Announces The First Edition Of The Ultimate Pop Culture Show, Popcon Middle East Organised By Speedy Comics, Set For November 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dubai will be hosting its first edition of PopCon Middle East (PopConME) from the 10th<\/sup>\u00a0 \u2013 13th<\/sup>\u00a0\u00a0November 2022. Promising the ultimate weekend, PopConME will showcase the best in Movies, TV,\u00a0comics,\u00a0graphic novels, anime, cosplay and much more. In partnership with Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE), Speedy Comics and Alanza Trading, PopConME will take place at the Dubai Exhibition Centre (DEC), Expo City Dubai, featuring exclusive workshops, movie screenings, Cosplay gaming competitions and much more.<\/p>\n

PopConME will be running as part of Dubai Esports Festival\u00a0(DEF 2022)\u00a0taking place from the 9th<\/sup>\u00a0\u2013 20th<\/sup>\u00a0November 2022, the\u00a0most exciting esports and gaming event in the Middle East, and\u00a0a trend-setter for the region’s gaming industry which is set to cement Dubai’s position as a year-round global hub for esports and gaming.<\/p>\n

“We are excited to introduce PopConME to Dubai. I have been a fan of comic books since I was a child and have been entrenched in the community from an early age. This is a dream come true for a true geek like me. I want this convention to have everything and more my geek heart desires.” said\u00a0Amer Rashed\u00a0Al Farooq,\u00a0Deputy CEO,\u00a0Speedy Comics\u00a0Group, the region’s number one destination for vintage comics and pop culture collectibles.<\/p>\n

This festival will give fans the opportunity to celebrate their favourite celebrities, meet like-minded people, and indulge in the world of fantasy all under one roof. Comic book geeks will get the opportunity to meet and greet their favourite talents up close, attend exclusive workshops and buy one-of-a-kind merchandise at the Artist Alley. Packed with interactive zones and activations PopConME will host its own People’s Choice Cosplay, Dungeons & Dragons, Pok\u00e9mon\/Yu-Gi-Oh Card Competitions.<\/p>\n

Featuring a line-up of some of the biggest international talents, PopConME has already confirmed the attendance of Nightmare on Elm Street actress Katie Cassidy, who is also known for her portrayal of the demon Ruby in the fantasy horror series, Supernatural and Black Canary in Arrow. Also confirmed to attend are CW Supernatural Kevin Tran\u00a0and\u00a0Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency actor, Osric Chau and voice actor Ray Porter best known for his portrayal of DC Comics Villain, Darkseid in Zack Snyder’s Justice League.<\/p>\n

To find out more about PopConME, visit\u00a0http:\/\/popconme.com\/<\/a>, and stay tuned for more exciting updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dubai will be hosting its first edition of PopCon Middle East (PopConME) from the 10th\u00a0 \u2013 13th\u00a0\u00a0November 2022. Promising the ultimate weekend, PopConME will showcase the best in Movies, TV,\u00a0comics,\u00a0graphic novels, anime, cosplay and much more. In partnership with Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE), Speedy Comics and Alanza Trading, PopConME will take place at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":50978,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50977"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50977\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50979,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50977\/revisions\/50979"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}