East European Comic Con (EECC) is a speculative fiction Fan convention held annually in Bucharest, Romania. It is East Europe's most important event dedicated to fans of comics, animations, video games, as well as TV series and movies.
Events
Visitors are able to attend and take part in contests, video screenings and special sessions with movie and comics celebrities, as well as purchase products specific for this type of event.
The most well-known contests are the Cosplay costume contest and a Quiz contest. The Cosplay costume contest has participants performing a short play while wearing the costume of a character from a comic, video game, animation or movie, while they imitate the character's gestures and behaviors. The quiz contest is focused on anime, manga, TV series, comics and video games. An important part of the event is represented by the PC and console video game exhibitors and competitions. EECC is the largest gaming event in Romania.
History
East European Comic Con started in the spring of 2013. At its first edition, EECC successfully gathered more than 9,000 "geeks". It opened the door to some fruitful partnerships and friendships. For two days, fans could participate in a Cosplay contest, LOL Contest, Quiz Contest or Illustration contest, and they could talk to artists or see a different side of their favorite actors. Victor Drujiniu – artist for DC Comics and Dark House, and Remus Brezeanu – the artist of The End of Times of Bram&Ben, and Puiu Manu – one of the best Romanian comics artist, were some of the 22 artists present at EECC 2013.
Locations and dates
DatesLocationAttendance Official Comic-Con guestsHosts Notes 30–31 March 2013 Palatul National al Copiilor 9,400 John Rhys-Davies, Finn Jones, Victor Drujiniu, Remus Brezeanu, Johan Rasmus (Shookie), Vanessa (Paine Cosplay), Manuel D’Andrea, Enji Night, Okkido, Kana Cosplay, SolidSnake, Raymond Seregi, Costin Benescu, Butuc Laurentiu, Chelaru Bogdan, Cristian Dârstar, Dezarticulat, Puiu Manu, Dan Michiu, Robert Matei, Roman Giorge, Sava Valentin, Serghie Adrian, Alex Tamba, Ivan Alin, Grajdeanu Mihai, Drob Timotei, Dragomir Raluca, Dima Maximilian Johan Rasmus 9–11 May 2014 Romexpo, Bucharest 22,000 Jason Momoa, Mark Sheppard, Natalia Tena, Ian Churchill, Yaya Han, Kamui Cosplay, Giada Robin, CreativeMonkeyz, Sector 7, DoZa De Haş, 10 Lucruri Johan Rasmus & Ken Huegel 8–10 May 2015 Romexpo, Bucharest 30,240 Manu Bennett, Robert Knepper, John Noble, Osric Chau, Kristian Nairn, Dan Starkey (actor), Vsauce, CreativeMonkeyz, Sector 7 Maria Muller & Ken Huegel 27–29 May 2016 Romexpo, Bucharest 38,000 Mark Pellegrino, Charles Dance, David Anders, Sylvester McCoy, Daniel Portman, Gemma Whelan Maria Muller & Ken Huegel 5–7 May 2017 Romexpo, Bucharest 45,000 Craig Parker, Tom Wlaschiha, Nathaniel Buzolic, Christopher Judge, Ellie Kendrick, Jefferson Hall (actor) Maria Muller & Ken Huegel 18–20 May 2018 Romexpo, Bucharest 48,000 Daniel Gillies, Jim Beaver, Andrew Scott (actor), Chris Rankin, Gethin Anthony, Staz Nair Maria Muller & Ken Huegel 24–26 May 2019 Romexpo, Bucharest 52,000 Manu Bennett, Vladimir Furdik, Adam Brown, Nicholas Brendon, Carice Van Houten, Paul Wesley Staz Nair & Ken Huegel 18–20 October 2019 BT Arena, Cluj-Napoca 23,000 Rick Cosnett, Kevin McNally, Alexander Ludwig, Manu Bennett, David Nykl, Vladimir Furdik Maria Muller & Ken Huegel 26–29 August 2021 Romexpo, Bucharest – Itziar Ituño, Ed Westwick, Anna Shaffer, John Romero Maria Muller & Ken Huegel 26–28 August 2022 Romexpo, Bucharest 52,500 Ross Marquand, Clive Standen, Graham McTavish, Simon Merrells, Kevin McNally, Inbar Lavi Maria Muller 19–21 May 2023 Romexpo, Bucharest 53,000 Tony Amendola, Dylan Sprayberry, Alexander Calvert, Dan Fogler, Stefan Kapicic, Eugene Simon Toby Sebastian 25–27 August 2023 Palace of Culture (Iași) 14,230 Sebastian Roche, Luka Peros, Nikola Djuricko, Manu Bennett Naomi Grossman 1–3 September 2023 Arena Nationala, Bucharest 50,250 Osric Chau, Greg Austin (actor), Tom Wlaschiha, Alfred Enoch, Dean-Charles Chapman, Manu Bennett, Mecia Simson Ian Beattie & Tom Canton 19–21 April 2024 Romexpo, Bucharest 56,000 Myanna Buring, Jacob Dudman, Alexander Vlahos, Adrian Rawlins, Jack Gleeson Andrew Horton 13-15 September 2024 Arena Nationala, Bucharest 55,000 Clinton Liberty, Mark Sheppard, Jamie Campbell Bower, George Blagden Toby Sebastian & Greg Austin (actor) 25–27 April 2025 Romexpo, Bucharest 66,700 Sujaya Dasgupta, Charles Edwards (actor), Daniel Gillies, Josha Stradowski, Jack Wolfe (actor) Sam Phillips (English actor) & Rupert Young 12-14 September 2025 Arena Nationala, Bucharest 57,090 Kat Graham, Mark Williams (actor), Royce Pierreson, Sandra Yi Sencindiver, Moe Bar-El, Michael Malarkey George Webster (actor) & Toby Sebastian 24–26 April 2026 Romexpo, Bucharest 70,000 Freddy Carter, Danielle Galligan, Amita Suman, Dominique Tipper, Seth Gilliam, Vincent Regan, Crystal Reed Toby Sebastian & George Webster (actor) 11-13 September 2026 Arena Nationala, Bucharest James D'Arcy George Webster (actor)
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