Singapore Toy, Game & Comic Convention (STGCC) 2016 is back at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre — this year featuring Japaese illustrator Haruhiko Mikimoto, graphic novelist Emma Rios, Marvel Tsum Tsum writer Jacob Chabot, fan artist Sakimichan, and legendary character designer and illustrator Simone Legno!

In a bid to remain fresh and appeal to an even wider array of fans and enthusiasts, STGCC has relocated to a new floor at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, and tweaked the layout for an even bigger artist alley and signing area. There was also a massive gaming arena that hosted the first ever Mountain Dew Cup for avid Overwatch players.

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Although the con was loads of fun for us (what with scoring signatures from both Haruhiko Mikimoto and Simone Legno!), we did hear a lot of concerns from artists and circles who participated in the artist alley that the turn out this year was not as good as the previous year’s — which meant that a lot of them went home in the red.

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And while nobody expects to set up a table at a con and make a high profit from it, perhaps the fine folks at Reed Pop consider freezing or even lowering the rates on table rentals? It would do a lot to encourage local talent to create art and produce merchandise for fellow fans — and who knows, maybe catch the eye of a scout or licensor as well?

With the 10th anniversary of STGCC coming up next year, we hope that things improve s we can all expect the best STGCC yet! See you guys again next year!

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