Dublin City Comic Con 06

J Hendrick

The 3rd Place is very pleased to announce the first annual Dublin City Comic Book Convention.

It'll all be taking place on Saturday the 25th of November in the Temple Bar Music Centre from 9 A.M.

So far confirmed guests are:

Mark Millar, Writer of Marvel Comics Civil War, The Ultimates, Ultimate Fantastic Four, Wolverine, Marvel Knights Spider-Man and many more.

Bryan Hitch, Artist of the Ultimates, The Authority, JLA, Conceptual designer of the BBC series Doctor Who.

Paul Cornell, Writer of Marvel Comics Wisdom, Doctor Who and the upcoming Robin Hood television series.

Trevor Hairsine, Artist of Wisdom, X-Men Deadly Genesis, Ultimate Extinction, Black Panther.

Adi Granov, Artist of Iron Man Extremis, Marvel Comics Cover Artist, Chief Designer on Iron Man The Movie.

Nick Roach, Artist of Transformers spotlight, Transformers Infiltration.

Plus more guests to be announced.

Admission will be a mere 10 euros.

There'll be dozens of tables jam packed with Comic Books, Graphic Novels, Toys, Statues, Posters ect.

Table space is still available, anyone interested in taking a table for the con should contact The 3rd Place on 01 6336964 or email us at: info@irishcomicshop.com

Hope to see you all there.

bombidol

Excellent, i mailed you about a table man let me know what the score is. feckin 9AM! when will i sleep?! Any chance of getting Garth Ennis down seeing as he only lives up the road?

Fysh

Yeah, this looks like it will kick serious ass. I'll definitely be heading up for it; would be great to meet some folks from the irish comics scene up there as well as, you know, the internationally famous guests they have there

J Hendrick

bombidol wrote:

Excellent, i mailed you about a table man let me know what the score is. feckin 9AM! when will i sleep?! Any chance of getting Garth Ennis down seeing as he only lives up the road?

Garth actually lives in New York now.

But he's someone I can look up for next year.:)

J Hendrick

Fysh wrote:

Yeah, this looks like it will kick serious ass. I'll definitely be heading up for it; would be great to meet some folks from the irish comics scene up there as well as, you know, the internationally famous guests they have there

I'd love to meet you actually, I think Adam from Drastic will be flying back in from Canada for the weekend too.

Oh and BTW all,

You can add Liam Sharp to the guest list now.

He's Editor in Chief of Mam Tor publishing, artist on Testament, Event Horizon, numorous Marvel progects and the co creator of Deaths Head 2.

Fysh

Excellent news about Adam being back over, been itching to meet him for ages now but he's too busy actually doing his comics to talk to me these days. Git.

Massive kudos for arranging this, by the way. It's not a challenge many would feel like taking on.

AngryBadger

This will be more awesome than a thousand blowjobs!!! :D:D:D:D:D:D:D

bombidol

That bastard ennis thinks hes better than us now does he! This will be excellent.

thumbninja

Excellent John

Between comic cons and napolean dynamite dance matts there's nothing you won't do for comic fans

well.. almost nothing.

constitutionus

damn it damn it damn it damn it, i work weekends :mad: . still sounds like a great line up so far hope the rest of you guys have a good time. drop in here afterwards and let us know how it went:)

J Hendrick

Fysh wrote:

Excellent news about Adam being back over, been itching to meet him for ages now but he's too busy actually doing his comics to talk to me these days. Git.

Massive kudos for arranging this, by the way. It's not a challenge many would feel like taking on.

Cheers,

This is actually a full time job in itself on top of running the store.

It's a lot of work but i'm really looking forward to putting it on.

Also folks, we just got word of a potential new guest.

More on this later.

Jack B. Badd

Silly question, but are tickets available on the door?

bombidol

scans of the flyer.
as far as i know its door admission only. No tickets etc.

Jack B. Badd

I found a poster online after I posted that. It appears to be money on the door alright. Yay, can't wait! Nerd overdose

bombidol

millarworld.tv has to be the maddest feckin website ever. i've tried to register for it at least 5 times and i never got the validation form back. then today i finally got the validation mail and when i sort it all out and try to log in it tells me that theres no user by that name. Argh Fùck

Fysh

I've registered there twice, once with my name and once with this nick. I didnt get the form back with the nick, and I've forgotten the password for the account I managed to actually set up. It's probably a good thing, I'd lose all my free time on there otherwise...

bombidol

yeah, it doesnt mail you your username and password which is hugely annoying

aidan_walsh

I'm finding it hard to find out anything about the Con at the website. Lots about Lucid Interactive, but not much about the Con

bombidol

Site will be up soon seemingly

youngmac

It turns out I'll be in New Zealand for work on the 25th! I was looking forward to maybe getting Ultimates #10 signed. That issue will go down as history as the comic that cemented the fact that Hawkeye was the most bad-ass bastard ever. With or without fingernails.

TAFKASS

Oh, I already sent an e-mail for a table, but didn't catch a reply yet... I need one so badly, I must find out how much it costs to have one...

thelostnumber@hotmail.com
www.monipodio.net

bombidol

if you sent an email i reckon the table is booked. Ring him if you can

TAFKASS

yeah, might do that... Or go to his shop directly.
Does he actually run it? or does he just own it? Don't live too far from Temple Bar.

bombidol

he runs it. I think he is away for the next week though. best bet is to ring em and check or leave it till next weekend

TAFKASS

you mean he wouldn't be in today or tomorrow?

bombidol

dont think so, could be wrong though so maybe pop in. As far as i know hes gone away for a few days

TAFKASS

ok, thanks for the info
by the way, have you got a table there? could you tell me hoe much it costs to have one?

AngryLoner

Well I'm all for getting a posse together to kick Mark Millar's ass for the following atrocities...

Robo-Hunter
2000ad Summer offensive,
the worst EVER Judge dredd scripts.

Yes, I do bear grudges.

bombidol

robo hunter was great

Fysh

Was never that huge a follower of 200AD or judge dredd so I have to admit that what little I saw of the Summer Offensive and Big Dave made me laugh. But your "Kick Millar's Ass" posse will have to wait until I've gotten him to sign my printout of the Nextwave #11 cover (and possibly pose for a photo while licking a goat)...

AngryLoner

bombidol wrote:

robo hunter was great

It sure was, when written by wagner and grant. But then some idiot handed it over to Mark Millar and eventually Pete Hogan. I understand how muslims get freaked out by comics they don't like

bombidol

Who wrote the one in the jungle where they reprogrammed the baby to kill Slade? The dude in the airproof suit was in it. That was great.

Fysh

Figured this should get a bump, plus I was dead impressed to see the flyers in the window of the first comic shop I found in London! Need to find out whether I'll still be getting a lift up from a certain marker-pen-addict or not, and whether we'll be entering the quiz on the Friday...

ztoical

Fysh wrote:

Need to find out whether I'll still be getting a lift up from a certain marker-pen-addict or not, and whether we'll be entering the quiz on the Friday...

I'm stuck in kilkenny until 6 on the firday so not sure if i'll be make the quiz but whats the story on saturday with you guys - are you headin straight back down to cork after the con - is there any offical thing con wise on the saturday night?? I can't really do anything about a comic jam during the con as I've got a table i gotta keep an eye on but was thinking if theres nothing already planned people might be up for pub and jam comics after the con.....thoughts???


also ive got floor space and an air bed if anyone needs somewhere to crash that weekend - sadly my very uncomfortable couch has been broken so i cannot offer that

the Shades

I'm up for the jam, kinda my main reason for going to the con. During or after I don't care just give me a sharp pencil/pen and paper and let me fly! Might do something with monkeys this time.

thumbninja

flying monkees.. sweeeeet.. never look at davy jones in the same way again.

can't make long after the con (bros 21st). But will be bouncing around at the quiz. sooo you can all feel free to say hello and buy me baileys *hint* *hint*

NuMarvel

Anyone got any idea how many people will be at this thing? Or is there a programme of events or anything? There's a few of us coming from Cork for it, really looking forward to it!

Fysh

No idea, but it looks like it's gonna be fairly popular by the amount of discussion of it - plus it's being promoted in comic shops in the UK as well as Ireland so I can see quite a crowd turning up.

*me ponders trying to organise some sort of Irish webcomic table for the next con*

Tree

the pen marker addict will be supplying matchbox sized transport again. though i think addict is a bit too strong a word.... not as strong as those pens though
give me a yell during the week to organise ****e


myself and the ginger are heading to a gig sat night but we'll be out and about after it, and defo out for the long haul on friday, wish us luck finding our way back to our friends gaff

NuMarvel

Fysh wrote:

No idea, but it looks like it's gonna be fairly popular by the amount of discussion of it - plus it's being promoted in comic shops in the UK as well as Ireland so I can see quite a crowd turning up.

Cool, thanks man. Hope everyone enjoys the day!

Miss Shelly

Right, I'm in search of a group of people that wont mind me sitting at their Quiz table and annoying them all Friday night...

huhuh?...

Jack B. Badd

I'm sure we could stick you for some of the night at least

Miss Shelly

Woot!

Tree

i think i'll have to throw jack off the team though, can't have TWO gingers crampin mah style


does anyone know the exact details of teh quiz? i barely know where the con will be

Fysh

According to this, it's "upstairs in the Bull and Castle Pub at Christchurch". Now, don't expect me to do anything helpful like tell you how to get there, I'm a known pleb when it comes to finding places and revel both in my ignorance and in causing stress for people by annoying them with demands that they take me to the places I want to get to.



(Looking forward to the drive up on Friday yet? Mwhahahaha...)

Jack B. Badd

Tree wrote:

i think i'll have to throw jack off the team though

Thanks...

Miss Shelly

Oh oh ! I know where that pup is! ...oh ... wait.. no that was a different pup... ah well.

Well I'm driving up tomorrow... All on my ownio... *sniff*

And I won't kick anyone off a team... So I'll just not participate...
I'm not good at the whole 'quiz' thing... unless there is a prize for worst answers?

Jack B. Badd

Sod it, Shell, we'll just make our own team. A team comprising totally of gingers! It'll be you, me and...um.

bombidol

GINGERS OUT! But seriously does anyone have John's phone number?

Jack B. Badd

bombidol wrote:

GINGERS OUT!

You hurt me. You hurt me so bad

bombidol

I hurt Gingers all the time, dont be offended only messing. The Fail crew are gonna try and be at the quiz on fri but we may well be up to our man tits in printing comics for the night.