Pedestrian’s Top Ten Supanova Drawcards


Australia’s answer to Comic-Con is an inclusive annual Cosplay wonderland called Supanova Pop Culture Expo and it covers everything from video games, sci-fi, collectibles, anime, graphic novels and fantasy fiction. The event kicked off a three day run in Melbourne today after which it will climb board the nearest available Falkor and do it all over again in Gold Coast, Sydney, Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide. Based on fame alone this year’s headliner is former Knight Rider/Baywatch star and noted hamburger lover David Hasselhoff but here are ten other participants we’d much rather badger for an autograph.


 
ELIZA DUSHKU
Best Known For: Dollhouse, Buffy The Vampire Slayer
One of several former Joss Whedon players appearing at the conference this year, Dushku first gained public attention as Faith on Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Her performance was so well received that she stretched her initial five episode arc to a full season in Sunnydale and several guest appearances on Buffy spinoff, Angel. She would again hook up with Whedon for short-lived sci-fi series Dollhouse

NOAH HATHAWAY
Best Know For: The Neverending Story, Battlestar Galactica 
Atreyu from The Neverending Story: forever and always the most badass movie kid ever. No? What were you doing when you were 13?

I rest my case.

ALAN TUDYK/ADAM BALDWIN
Best Known For: Firefly
We talked about the exciting pool of Whedon players attending the conference this year and two actors in particular will have the Browncoats in Melbourne freaking out right now. Hoban “Wash” Washburne (Alan Tudyk) and Jayne Cobb (Adam Baldwin, no relation to Alec) were two of the most vital members of the Serenity crew (pilot and muscle respectively) and two of the most fascinating core characters on a visionary one-season wonder up there with Freaks and Geeks. Please watch if you haven’t. It’s a masterpiece.  

NATALIA TENA
Best Known For: Game Of Thrones, Harry Potter
Tena, competent in both witch and wildling, was first seen as Nymphadora Tonks in the Harry Potter film series and last seen scurrying about the barren plains of Westeros like she just crawled out of a dumpster as wildling turned Bran Stark confidant Osha on HBO’s Game of Thrones. We know how much you guys love that show.

ROSE MCGOWAN
Best Known For: Charmed
Hover handers: 50 beans buys you a photo with Rose McGowan.



KOSTYA TSZYU

Best Known For: Punching people
LOL whut?

RAYMOND E. FEIST
Best Known For: The Riftwar Saga
Raymond E. Feist is a Southern Californian fantasy fiction novelist who has penned over thirty novels and sold in excess of 15 million copies worldwide. None more impressive than his first, Magician, which combines with sequels Silverthorn and A Darkness at Sethanon to comprise The Riftwar Saga, an engrossing multi-world trilogy which involves portals, magic, enchanted armour and two of the most likeable (and boss) protagonists in the genre. Forget The Hobbit. if you want a page turning entry point into fantasy fiction, this is it.  

RAY PARK
Best Known For: Darth Maul
Meet the baddest MF in the galaxy.

SUPANOVA POP CULTURE EXPO

MELBOURNE
April 12-14
Melbourne Showgrounds

GOLD COAST
April 19-21
Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre

SYDNEY
June 21-23
Sydney Showground, Olympic Park

PERTH
June 28-30
Claremont Showgrounds

BRISBANE
November 8-10
RNA Showgrounds

ADELAIDE
November 15-17
Adelaide Event and Exhibition Centre

www.supanova.com.au

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