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Published on March 26th, 2025 | by Andrew Bistak

‘Superman & Lois’, ‘Star Wars’ & ‘Attack On Titan’ Supa-Stars Blast Into Melbourne This Weekend!

Australia’s premier pop culture event, Supanova Comic Con & Gaming, is blasting into the Melbourne Showgrounds THIS WEEKEND, 29-30 March! Featuring a Supa-Star-studded line-up all the way from Metropolis, with even more additions from a galaxy far, far away, the countdown is officially on for this year’s Melbnova.

Leading the charge is the CW’s Last Son of Krypton Tyler Hoechlin alongside his on-screen nemesis, Superman & Lois’ Michael Cudlitz a.k.a. Lex Luthor. Hoechlin is otherwise known for his fan-favourite roles as Derek Hale in Teen Wolf and Sephiroth in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, while Cudlitz famously starred as Abraham Ford in AMC’s hit series, The Walking Dead.

Fans will have the opportunity to meet Once Were Warriors icons Temuera Morrison and Rena Owen, as well as their Star Warsco-stars Michelle Ang and Mike QuinnThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power lead Lloyd Owen, as well as acclaimed directorAlex Proyas, with Kate Flannery unfortunately needing to cancel her attendance.

Sports fans are also set to become Supa-Fans with a special appearance of one of football’s most iconic figures, former English Premier League striker Michael Owen, exclusively on Saturday afternoon, ahead of the Melbourne leg of his separately-ticked An Evening With Michael Owen national tour, taking place after-hours in Supanova’s Cosplay Theatre.

Animation enthusiasts won’t want to miss Attack on Titan’s Mikasa and Eren, Trina Nishimura and Bryce PapenbrookScooby-Doo’s Neil Fanning; and Chainsaw Man himself, Ryan Colt Levy, while the creator of X-Men’s Bishop, Whilce Portacio; Phil Noto (Star Wars Comics), X-venture’s Lipwei Chang and Redcode, plus Artgerm put the “Comic” in “Comic Con” this weekend.

With just days left to go, now is the perfect time to secure your Tickets and Tokens to this year’s event, on sale now via Ticketbooth. Note that as separately ticketed events, passes to Supanova do not grant access to An Evening With Michael Owen and vice versa, with tickets to the latter available to purchase through Humanitix.

Download the all-new Supanova App for Melbourne’s complete panel timetable, venues maps, and more, plus stay tuned to the @SupanovaExpo social media channels and the Supanova website for all the latest information on Melbnova.


About the Author

When he's not trying to save the world, Andrew enjoys travel (although loathes turbulence), going to the movies, reading and being a dad to his two dogs (and now twins) with his wife.



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