My ticket to new knowledge
Growing up in India, I had little idea what Doctor Who meant to its sci-fi fans in this part of the world. I felt it was just like the Harry Potter Fan frenzy or maybe much bigger than that. Doctor Who is about to complete its 50th year, having changed the male protagonist,the doctor, over 12 times, the show is still running strong. I was amazed to see the enthusiasm of its fan following at the event. There were children who were probably six years and even less but were following all Doctor Who Episodes religiously.
Dr Who Comic strip at the event
There was a Comics Workshop where children drew their favourite character or villain from the Doctor Who Series with zeal.The children were eager to participate at the presentation at the auditorium too.Funnily, one of them even corrected the story-boarding artist,Andrew Wildman at the presentation about a minor detail!
Simon Furman and Andrew Wildman:Transformers
Simon and Andrew told us how Transformers as a Comics came in to being. It was quite fascinating to hear how Japanese toys that did not have proper names were given names and developed as we know them now.
Furman sounded like a father talking about his children when he referred to his work on Transformers. He called them 'metal beings with human feelings'.
Robbie Morrison and Simon Fraser : Nikolai Dante
Robbie and Simon introduced us to Nikolai Dante. They told us how Dante's character was sketched as a thief,ladies man and the illegitimate son of a scion.
Dante's Pirate Mother
A set they made that had to be destroyed in the war in the series
Kev Hopgood: Iron Man,Dr Who,Lawless
Kev talked about his journey through various comics and children's books and how he used different techniques like marker airbrush and Photoshop as the patterns changed.
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