‘Orange Marmalade’ creator to grace Popcon Asia

South Korean writer and illustrator of hit web comic and TV series Orange Marmalade will attend Popcon Asia 2015 at the Jakarta Convention Center from August 7 to 9.

Seok Woo, whose work is posted on social media application LINE webtoon, will be among a number of global artists invited to the largest pop culture convention in the region.

Local and international creators in the comic, games, toys, film and animation industry will take part in the exhibition.

Malaysian comic artists connected through Pekomik, Thailand’s Let’s Comic, Singaporean’s Evacomics and Indonesian’s re:ON comic society are among the main exhibitors at the annual event.

In its fourth year, Popcon Asia remains the one-of-its kind event in the country organized by local creative talents that aim to introduce the intellectual property (IP) holders to the public and to connect them with consumers.

“This year we raise the bar by pulling in Southeast Asian artists to form a comic alliance,” said Faza Meonk, the creator of Si Juki comic series and founder of character-based IP management Pionicon.

Si Juki is also posted online with LINE webtoon.

Themed “From Local to Global”, Faza said the event would become a creative hub for the ASEAN creative industry.

“It’s not only a place for the creators to meet the consumers, but also for business to business transactions,” he added.

The organizer expects the number of visitors to rise to 30,000 from 24,000 recorded last year. (ika)(+++)