# East European Comic Con

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

| Dates | Location | Attendance | Official Comic-Con guests | Hosts |
| 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 | | Sujaya Dasgupta, Charles Edwards (actor), Daniel Gillies | Sam Phillips (English actor), Rupert Young |
| 12-14 September 2025 | Arena Nationala, Bucharest | | TBA | |
| TBA 2026 | BT Arena, Cluj-Napoca | | TBA | |