APCC 2018 – ‘Ready Player One’ and ‘X-Men’ Star Tye Sheridan Coming to Manila for AsiaPop Comic Con 2018

Actor Tye Sheridan joins the celebrity guests that will be flying in to meet the fans for AsiaPop Comic Con 2018!

Sheridan gained A LOT of traction thanks to his role as Scott Summers/ Cyclops in 20th Century Fox’s X-Men: Apocalypse.

This year, Tye Sheridan appeared in the film adaptation of Ernest Cline’s novel Ready Player One where he played Parzival/ Wade Watts.

He joins Netflix’s Iron Fist and Game of Thrones star Finn Jones rounding up this year’s celebrity guests.

Netflix will also be there so expect the return of Destination Fun for APCC 2018:

But there’s more in store for everyone as the world of #NetflixAPCC will be back at AsiaPOP this year, bigger and better than ever with more surprises awaiting Netflix fans.

This will be everyone’s Destination Fun, where the public will get to experience their favorite shows come to life, take photos, win swag, and have a lot of fun. The streaming service is also encouraging its fans to Unleash Your Love by dressing up like Eleven or any of the Netflix characters you love and swing by Netflix booth to share the fun with your barkada!

Join the excitement as Netflix will also have a special panel session where it will bring onstage Netflix stars and share never-seen-before footage from upcoming shows. With all this, the main stage and main floor will definitely come alive with one of the convention’s biggest attractions!

Here are some of the returning talents and guests from previous AsiaPop Comic Con shows from the previous years.

Stanley “Artgerm” Lau

Back to spill more creative juices on the AsiaPOP Comicon main floor is digital artist extraordinaire Stanley Lau a.k.a. artgerm, whose works are famous all over the world for a style that perfectly blends the best of Western and Eastern aesthetics. Aside from being an illustrator, he is also a designer, concept artist, and co-founder of the acclaimed Imaginary Friends Studios.

Yugana Senshi Uon

Not to be outdone is the return of Yugana Senshi Uon. A cosplayer since 2013, her creepy-cool portrayals of various pop culture characters has made her a mainstay in events all over Asia and the world, appearing for various brands and judging cosplay competitions. Her work has been featured all over the world through publications such as Smoosh, Cosplay Culture, and Cosplayzine.

New guests this year include:

Vera Chimera

Added to the lineup is cosplayer, model, actress, and live-streamer Vera Chimera, who got her big break as Lilith the Siren in the game Borderlands 2. Vera’s recent projects include several Overwatch events, where she cosplays the zippy pistol-toter Tracer, with Blizzard Entertainment, as well as a slew of local and international conventions.

Amanda Visell and Michelle Valigura

Amanda Visell

Michelle Valigura

Joining the roster is the duo of artists Amanda Visell and Michelle Valigura, whose
works have been licensed by the likes of Disneyland, Kidrobot, and other big names. Both got
their big break working on stop-motion animation for the Simpsons series and the film Elf, and
both co-founded design brand Switcheroo.

Oh and if you’re an artist, we have Stephen Wacker of Marvel flying in to critique your work. We won’t be seeing C.B. Cebulski no more because the man’s a busy man now running Marvel Comics as the new EIC.

More exciting announcements of APCC’s partnerships with Marvel, Disney, Netflix and
other studios who are returning this year are expected to roll out soon, which will definitely pump
up the convention’s main hall.

APCC Manila 2018 tickets are now available via SM Tickets website, https://smtickets.com/, and at all SM Tickets outlets, with ticket prices PhP650 (one-day pass), PhP950 (two-day pass), and PhP1,150 (three-day pass). All these will give the ticketholder access to stage activities, performances, and the main exhibition floor. The event is free for children aged five years and below for all days, but a valid identification is required for verification purposes before entering the show floor.

For more information and event updates, visit asiapopcomicon.com/manila, or follow
their official Facebook Page www.fb.com/apccmanila, Twitter account @AsiaPOPComicon, and
Instagram account @asiapopcomicon. Official hashtags of APCC Manila 2018 are
#APCCPH2018 #AsiaPOPComicon.