Comic Con India Announces Pune Edition

Comic Con India announced its new edition in Pune from March 21 to 22. 2026 at Yash Lawns, Bibvewadi Road. 
The 13th edition of Comic Con India will be a celebration where fans can indulge in comics, anime,
gaming, cosplay, and exclusive experiences.

Speaking about the return of Pune Comic Con, Akshat Rathee, Co-founder and Managing Director,
NODWIN Gaming said, “Pune’s creative identity has always been shaped by its colleges, book culture,
and spaces like Appa Balwant Chowk that celebrate ideas and storytelling. Today, that same spirit shows
up in cosplay groups, anime fans, and gaming communities across the city. Pune fans have consistently
stood out at Comic Cons nationwide, and bringing the event back here feels like a natural continuation of
that journey. Our aim is to be present where young audiences live, play, and express themselves in a way
that stays with them, and bringing Comic Con back to Pune is a way of strengthening that bond with a
community that has always shown up loud, proud, and creative.”

Shefali Johnson, CEO, Comic Con India, further added, “Pune has a very open and participative creative
culture. You see it at college fests, independent art spaces, theatre groups, and even in gaming cafés
across areas like Baner and Viman Nagar, where communities form organically. People here enjoy
discovering new things, sharing what they love, and showing up for each other. We hope Maharashtra’s
rich cultural legacy inspires cosplayers to bring Marathi culture and local stories to life in their own
unique way. That spirit of participation and belonging is exactly what Comic Con stands for, and it’s what
we want the Pune edition to reflect.

This year, fans can expect to meet Indian comic book creators and publishers including Savio Mascarenhas of Amar Chitra Katha, cartoonist Faisal Mohammed, creator of the popular strip Garbage Bin, the graphic novel brand Indusversem founded by Arunabh Kumar along with Alok Sharma and Saumin Patel, Indian comic publisher Bullseye Press led by Ravi Raj Ahuja, among several other creative minds from the comic community. Tickets for Pune Comic Con 2026, are now live exclusively on the District app by Zomato.