{"id":900095,"date":"2026-09-21T13:08:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T13:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/900095\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T13:08:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T13:08:17","slug":"man-banned-from-oz-comic-con-after-biting-incident-in-brisbane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/900095\/","title":{"rendered":"Man banned from Oz Comic-Con after biting incident in Brisbane"},"content":{"rendered":"

A man has been banned from Oz Comic-Con after allegedly biting one of the artists on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n

Police were called to the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre in South Bank.<\/p>\n

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A police spokesperson told 612 ABC no formal complaint was filed, but they were aware of the incident.<\/p>\n

“All parties have been banned from the venue and future events,” the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

Footage supplied to the ABC shows Zyllion stall-holder Bowie Chong in a heated argument with another vendor, Victoria Manton-Williams at about 2:40pm.<\/p>\n

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Victoria Manton-Williams described the turn of events as highly unusual. (612 ABC Brisbane: Kenji Sato)<\/p>\n

Manton-Williams told the ABC she asked Chong whether his art was AI-generated, prompting him to tell her to “f*** off”.<\/p>\n

Manton-Williams alleged Chong snatched the phone away from her artist friend who was filming the scene.<\/p>\n

Manton-Williams said her friend pushed Chong, who then allegedly bit her friend’s arm and “latched on”.<\/p>\n

Manton-Williams said she ran over and tried to pull Chong off of her friend and that she was pushed to the ground and kicked in the arm.<\/p>\n

Manton-Williams said her friend went to the hospital to receive antibiotics for the bite, which had turned dark red from bruising.<\/p>\n

She said the whole encounter was bizarre.<\/p>\n

“I’ve never actually heard of anyone getting bitten at a convention in general,” Manton-Williams said.<\/p>\n

“I did not even think it was in the realm of possibility that when I went up to ask this guy a question that he would run out and bite someone.<\/p>\n

“It’s not normal behaviour \u2014 not even cosplayers go around biting each other.”<\/p>\n

Chong has not responded to the ABC’s requests for comment. Zyllion’s website and social media pages have been deleted.<\/p>\n

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The bite was treated with antibiotics. (Supplied: Victoria Manton-Williams)<\/p>\n

The incident took place next to the esports gaming booth and the Star Trek fan club booth.<\/p>\n

Oz Comic-Con would not say what its policy was on AI-generated art or products at its conventions.<\/p>\n

An Oz Comic-Con spokesperson said the matter had been referred to police.<\/p>\n

“We are aware of an incident taking place, however it is now a police matter and as such it would be inappropriate to comment further at this time,” the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

A Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre spokesperson said Oz Comic-Con was run separately from the centre itself.<\/p>\n

“We are aware of an incident that occurred and the matter was responded to at the time in accordance with the Centre’s established security procedures,” the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

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