Last Chance for an Armageddon Fix Today

October 31st, 2011

Last Chance for an Armageddon Fix Today

New Zealand's biggest pulp culture event of the year, the Armageddon Expo; wraps up today at 5pm at the ASB Showgrounds. This is the last chance for fans to get up close to their favourite cult figures from film and TV series for the year, and see the latest in gaming technology.

Fans will relish the opportunity to meet their idols today including the very charming Sylvester McCoy of the Doctor Who (Classic Series) and the highly anticipated film The Hobbit, the beautiful Alaina Huffman from Stargate Universe and Smallville and Stargate SG1's brilliant young astrophysicist Amanda Tapping without have to wait in long queues.

Louise Jameson also of the legendary Doctor Who (Classic Series) is signing autographs alongside Mark Sheppard the versatile villain from Doctor Who, Supernatural and The X Files. Mark Ryan from the Transformers films and TV series Robin of Sherwood is at the event alongside the man behind the voice of Grandpa Max on Ben 10 and Preceptor in the original Transformers cartoon Paul Eiding.

Other voicing celebs include Scott McCord from Bakugan Battle Brawlers, Steve Blum from Wolverine and the X-Men, Cowboy Bebop, Transformers Prime and more. Internationally renowned voice artists Kevin Conroy from the awesomely dark Batman Animated, Justice League and Dragonball Z's Kyle Hebert are also at the showgrounds.

Festival director Bill Geradts says "This year's Armageddon Expo has been the biggest yet, with huge names from cult TV series and voice artists from blockbuster movies such as Transformers; it's been a very exciting 4 days."

For the more comically minded, Armageddon Expo 2011 presents some of the big hitters from the world of graphic print like Frank Cho, artist of Mighty Avengers, Shanna the She Devil and Liberty Meadows. And don't miss the digital release of New Zealand's biggest comic's publisher Beyond Reality Media, with creators, artists and live in person including The Warden superhero himself!

The Armageddon Expo 2011 also has the biggest and most exciting display of all things Gaming in New Zealand ever seen. Both the Xbox 360 Gaming Zone and PlayStation Zone each have a line up of new release and pre-release titles. Must-sees include Activison Blizzard's Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, the Five Eight stand hosts highly anticipated title Assassin's Creed: Revelations and the Kinect Zone has incredible sport action and the always popular Dance Central.

NZGamer.com's site manager Aaron Scott has been overseeing the Armageddon Gaming Zone. "It's been the biggest Armageddon for gaming ever, we've had around ten pre-releases for some very cool titles," says Scott. "With the gaming industry continually growing there's definitely something for every gamer."

One exciting feature is the Warner Bro's release of Batman: Arkham City where the voice of Batman - Kevin Conroy will be available for autographs.

Amongst all the madness is the back bone of Armageddon Expo 2011 - the vast array of exhibitors displaying their wares, everything from swords, to toys, to guns to action figurines and much more.

Armageddon has grown from strength to strength since it's inception in 1995, becoming the largest fantasy event in Australasia, boasting a whopping 44,000 attendees at last year's festival. With shows in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch and Melbourne it's clear to see Armageddon Expo embodies the pulp culture phenomenon.

Festival creator and director Bill Geradts has seen industry trends come and go, with being a comic writer himself and believes there is a bit of nerd in all of us. "Due to the breakthrough of mainstream movies such as Transformers, the X-Men franchise to name a couple, being a geek is more acceptable. Now they can embrace it openly, in fact it's even cool!"

Show information available at: www.armageddonexpo.com/

Event Information:
The Armageddon Expo
Friday October 28th - Monday October 31st, 2011
ASB Showgrounds, Greenlane, Auckland

Opening Hours:
Monday October 31st - 10am to 5pm

Ticket Information:
SINGLE DAY ENTRY
Adult - $20.00
Student (with ID) $17.00
Child (5-12) $10.00 or FREE with a full paying adult
Family (2 adults and 3 child) $45.00

Tickets are available at www.ticktek.co.nz or at the door.

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