Saudi Arabia’s first Comic Con

Feb 17, 2017

Saudi Arabia’s first Comic Con

Quinn Kelley 0 Comment Entertainment, World anime, Comic Con, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is hosting its first ever Comic-Con event in the coastal city of Jeddah. The three-day festival of anime, pop art, video gaming and film-related events is part of a government initiative to bring more entertainment to Saudi Arabia, which bans alcohol, public cinemas and theater.

: People dressed up as members of Marvel’s Avengers perform on stage during Saudi Arabia’s first ever Comic-Con event in the coastal city of Jeddah on February 16, 2017. The three-day festival of anime, pop art, video gaming and film-related events is part of a government initiative to bring more entertainment to Saudi Arabia which bans alcohol, public cinemas and theatre. (Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty Images)

: People dressed up as members of Marvel’s Avengers perform on stage during Saudi Arabia’s first ever Comic-Con event in the coastal city of Jeddah on February 16, 2017. The three-day festival of anime, pop art, video gaming and film-related events is part of a government initiative to bring more entertainment to Saudi Arabia which bans alcohol, public cinemas and theatre. (Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty Images)

: A Lebanese woman poses for a selfie with a man dressed up as “Iron Man” during the country’s first ever Comic-Con event in the coastal city of Jeddah on February 16, 2017. The three-day festival of anime, pop art, video gaming and film-related events is part of a government initiative to bring more entertainment to Saudi Arabia which bans alcohol, public cinemas and theatre. (Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty Images)

: Saudis attend the country’s first ever Comic-Con event in the coastal city of Jeddah on February 16, 2017. The three-day festival of anime, pop art, video gaming and film-related events is part of a government initiative to bring more entertainment to Saudi Arabia which bans alcohol, public cinemas and theatre. (Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty Images)

: Saudis attend the country’s first ever Comic-Con event in the coastal city of Jeddah on February 16, 2017. The three-day festival of anime, pop art, video gaming and film-related events is part of a government initiative to bring more entertainment to Saudi Arabia which bans alcohol, public cinemas and theatre. (Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty Images)

: People dressed up as members of Marvel’s Avengers perform on stage during Saudi Arabia’s first ever Comic-Con event in the coastal city of Jeddah on February 16, 2017. The three-day festival of anime, pop art, video gaming and film-related events is part of a government initiative to bring more entertainment to Saudi Arabia which bans alcohol, public cinemas and theatre. (Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty Images)

: Saudi women queue up outside the venue hosting the country’s first ever Comic-Con event in the coastal city of Jeddah on February 16, 2017. The three-day festival of anime, pop art, video gaming and film-related events is part of a government initiative to bring more entertainment to Saudi Arabia which bans alcohol, public cinemas and theatre. (Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty Images)

: A Saudi woman films using her mobile during the first ever Comic-Con event in the coastal City of Jeddah, on February 16, 2017. The first edition of the US-based pop culture Comic-Con is being held in Saudi Arabia featuring a mix of robots, gaming and Saudi television and film industry luminaries. (Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty Images)

: Saudi women arrive to attend the first ever Comic-Con event held in the coastal city of Jeddah, on February 16, 2017. The first edition of the US-based pop culture Comic-Con is being held in Saudi Arabia featuring a mix of robots, gaming and Saudi television and film industry luminaries. (Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty Images)

: A visitor poses for picture with a man disguised as The Joker, during the Saudi Comic Con (SCC) which is the first event of its kind to be held in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. (AP Photo)

: Visitors wear masks as they film a show during the Saudi Comic Con (SCC) which is the first event of its kind to be held in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. (AP Photo)

: A man wears a Captain America costume representing a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, during the Saudi Comic Con (SCC) which is the first event of its kind to be held in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. (AP Photo)

: A visitor wears a mask near the female section during the Saudi Comic Con (SCC) which is the first event of its kind to be held in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. (AP Photo)

: A visitor films at the Star War exhibition, an American epic space opera franchise, centered on a film series, during the Saudi Comic Con (SCC) which is the first event of its kind to be held in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. (AP Photo)

: A visitor poses for a picture with a man disguised as The Joker, during the Saudi Comic Con (SCC) which is the first event of its kind to be held in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. (AP Photo)

: Visitors enter Saudi Comic Con (SCC) which is the first event of its kind to be held in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. (AP Photo)

: A man wearing a mask acts during the Saudi Comic Con (SCC) which is the first event of its kind to be held in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. (AP Photo)

: Visitors watch the Turkish made robot “Letrons”, as it morphs from a car to a giant robot during the Saudi Comic Con (SCC) which is the first event of its kind to be held in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. (AP Photo)

: Visitors watch the Turkish made robot “Letrons”, as it morphs from a car to a giant robot during the Saudi Comic Con (SCC) which is the first event of its kind to be held in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. (AP Photo)

: Visitors line up to enter Saudi Comic Con (SCC) which is the first event of its kind to be held in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. (AP Photo)

: Visitors pose with a man wearing as the “Iron Man”, a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, during the Saudi Comic Con (SCC) which is the first event of its kind to be held in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. (AP Photo)

: Visitors wear masks during the Saudi Comic Con (SCC) which is the first event of its kind to be held in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. (AP Photo)

: Visitors enter Saudi Comic Con (SCC) which is the first event of its kind to be held in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. (AP Photo)

: Visitors take pictures for a man disguised as The Joker, during the Saudi Comic Con (SCC) which is the first event of its kind to be held in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. (AP Photo)

: A visitor enters Saudi Comic Con (SCC) which is the first event of its kind to be held in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. (AP Photo)

: A visitor takes pictures at the entrance of the female section during the Saudi Comic Con (SCC) which is the first event of its kind to be held in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. (AP Photo)

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