Singapore Toy, Games and Comic Convention 2009 - Alvinology

Singapore Toy, Games and Comic Convention 2009

Entrance to the convention
Entrance to the convention

I went for two days of the convention last year when it was held in Singapore for the first time – Day 1, Day 2. This year, I just visited on the second day.

There are more up-and-coming local as well as regional comic/pop artists this year compared to last year. I enjoyed looking through the wide range of works as I have a keen interest in design and illustration myself.

For toys, other than the usual vinyl toys, it’s good to see some familiar childhood brands like Playmobil and Hasbro also setting up booths.

The Singapore Toy, Games and Comic Convention 2009 has definitely grown bigger and better from last year. Here are some pictures to share:

Giant mural at the entrance
Giant mural at the entrance
Central portion of the mural
Central portion of the mural
Another section of the mural
Another section of the mural
Bumble Bee and his human girlfriend
Bumble Bee and his human girlfriend
Battle-worn stormtrooper
Battle-worn stormtrooper
A pair of female cosplayers
A pair of female cosplayers
Cosplayers in mock battle
Cosplayers in mock battle
Chinese instrumentalists cosplayers
Chinese instrumentalists cosplayers
Blythe dolls booth
Blythe dolls booth
Blythe dolls on display
Blythe dolls on display
Bright neon coloured Blythe dolls
Bright neon coloured Blythe dolls
Taking photos of Blythe dolls
Taking photos of Blythe dolls
Black-and-white character
Black-and-white character
Character designs booth
Character designs booth
Evil rabbit character design
Evil rabbit character design
Playmobil - havent seen this for a while
Playmobil - haven't seen this for a while
Giant Playmobil model
Giant Playmobil model
Art Embassy - some art school I suppose. They gave me a fan for filling a survey
Art Embassy - some art school I suppose. They gave me a fan for filling a survey
Tee-shirts for the inspired
Tee-shirts for the inspired
Apple Kingdom - Hong Kong designers booth
Apple Kingdom - Hong Kong designer's booth
Hong Kong soft toys
Hong Kong soft toys
A vinyl doll by Apple Kingdom
A vinyl doll by Apple Kingdom
Thai designer
Thai designer
Clay toy
Clay toy
Booth selling cosplay costumes
Booth selling cosplay costumes
Darth Vaders head
Darth Vader's head
Karl Lagerfield bear
Karl Lagerfeld bear
Cartoon tees on sale
Cartoon tees on sale
Tofu head booth
Tofu head booth
Tofu postmen
Tofu postmen
Cute dinosaur characters
Cute dinosaur characters
Barbie dolls
Barbie dolls
Bart Simpson toys
Bart Simpson toys
Bandais Gundam
Bandai's Gundam
Action City booth
Action City booth
Local card game company
Local card game company
Safari and dinosaurs stuffed toys
Safari and dinosaurs stuffed toys
Monopoly Man says Hi!
Monopoly Man says "Hi!"
Demo for the Monopoly card game - I love this game!
Demo for the Monopoly card game - I love this game!
The very popular Transformers booth
The very popular Transformers booth
Some Transformers figurines on display
Some Transformers figurines on display
G.I. Joe booth
G.I. Joe booth
G.I. Joe base
G.I. Joe base
Nintendo Wii tryout
Nintendo Wii tryout
Guitar Hero
Guitar Hero
M18 movie screening? No, its the booth for the M18 Nintendo Wii games
M18 movie screening? No, it's the booth for the M18 Nintendo Wii games
Posters advertising the M18 games
Posters advertising the M18 games
The M18 stuff
The M18 stuff
Another M18 game
Another M18 game
Dont know what these people were queuing for
Don't know what these people were queuing for
Animax station
Animax station
A Starhub booth that seems a little out-of-place
A Starhub booth that seems a little out-of-place
Special offer vinyl toy
Special offer vinyl toy
Another toy booth
Another toy booth
Fabric fun
Fabric fun
Simply toys booth
Simply toys booth
Tokidoki booth
Tokidoki booth
Lego - my favourite childhood toy
Lego - my favourite childhood toy
Le Pao - Pirated China brand LEGO
"Le Pao" - Pirated China brand LEGO
Another China toy booth
Another China toy booth
Vinyl toys with crowns
Vinyl toys with crowns
Comic artist, Brian Bollands autographed sketchbook on sale
Comic artist, Brian Bolland's autographed sketchbook on sale
Brian Bolland, signing autographs
Brian Bolland, signing autographs
Comic artist, Tan Eng Huats works
Comic artist, Tan Eng Huat's works
Tan Eng Huats sketchbook
Tan Eng Huat's sketchbook
Established artist
Established artist with signature style
Local artist, Otto Fongs booth
Local artist, Otto Fong's booth
Cutesy digital illustrations
Cutesy digital illustrations
Ang moh with curly illustrations
Ang moh with curly illustrations
I like this illustration style
I like this illustration style
More illustrations
More illustrations
Digital illustrations
Digital illustrations
Interesting illustration style
Interesting illustration style
Colourful artworks
Colourful artworks
Manga style
Manga style
Calm and serene illustrations
Calm and serene illustrations
Illustrations with political/social messages - I dig this
Illustrations with political/social messages - I dig this
Fantasy artists
Fantasy artists
Two local comic artists with published works
Two local comic artists with published works
Black-and-white character designs
Black-and-white character designs
Ang moh artist, dressed up like The Joker while painting
Ang moh artist, dressed up like The Joker while painting
The freaky guys works
The freaky guy's works
501st Legion
501st Legion
The legion organised a helmet decoration contest
The legion organised a helmet decoration contest
Movie Mania booth
Movie Mania booth

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