Hotel Update – May 2023 We have bad news and good news: Regrettably, there are no rooms available in the Gibson Hotel on Friday the 5th of October. While arranging the venue, we were not aware that all the Friday night rooms were already fully booked due to a concert at the nearby 3 Arena.…
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Octocon Presents: How to Get Started Writing Comic Scripts
To help celebrate Free Comic Day 2023 our Chair Paul Carroll has put together a workshop on writing short comics. In this 30 minute workshop, Paul Carroll provides an insight into the craft of writing for comics, drawing on his experiences in the Irish independent comics scene and the production of Limit Break Comics’ myth…
Ryan Cahill – Online Guest
We are delighted to announce our first online guest, Ryan Cahill. Born in Dublin, Ireland, Ryan Cahill is the award-winning author of the epic fantasy series, The Bound and The Broken. Growing up with authors such as Anne McCaffrey, Terry Prachett and J.R.R. Tolkien – before discovering the worlds of George R.R.Martin, Robert Jordan and…
Irish Nominees at the European Science Fiction Society Awards
The European Science Fiction Society Achievements Awards and Hall of Fame Awards are given at Eurocon each year. The nominations for this year are now live, and include from Ireland: In the Achievements Awards: In the Hall of Fame Awards: The full list can be read here: https://www.esfs.info/2023-hall-of-fame-awards-nominations/
The Cosplay Corner: Wanda Maximoff
Kat Dodd here to talk about cosplaying Wanda Maximoff at DCC! Why Wanda Maximoff? I have always loved Wanda Maximoff. She’s very much a product of her trauma, and trying really hard to be more than what her circumstances have made her into, and I’m very here for that. I’ve always related with her because…
#OctosDayOut at Dublin Comic Con – Spring Edition
On the 11th of March 2023, Octo arrived at Dublin Comic Con on board the USS Cuchulain Octo and their bridge crew set up shop in the Fan Village on the Liffey Level, beside the Artist Alley, and began to make magic… With the magic rollator all magicked up, other team-mates began to arrive, and…
Team Emerald – In-Person Guests
We are delighted to announce one of Ireland’s loveliest cosplay couples, Team Emerald. Team Emerald Cosplay are an Irish Cosplay Couple who specialise in hand-crafted costumes from a multitude of disciplines. Over their 7 years in the hobby, they have travelled the world with cosplay, competing and judging both locally and internationally, as well as…
Octocon is going to Dublin Comic Con – Spring Edition
On the weekend of 11-12 March, a group from the Octocon Team will be attending Dublin Comic Con. We’ll have a table in the fan village on the Liffey Level, beside the Artist Alley. Our Chair will also be tabling with his comic collective. We’re excited to get to talk to people about the plans…
Sarah Rees Brennan (she/her) – Guest of Honour
We are delighted to announce our 2023 Guest of Honour is none other than Sarah Rees Brennan! Sarah is an Irish writer of dark fantasy and light-hearted jokes, whose books have been New York Times bestsellers, shortlisted for the Mythopoieac, Locus and Lodestar awards, and nominated for the Carnegie. Her newest portal fantasy novel, Long…
Octocon Presents: Fireside Fan Chat
In case you missed it, our first Octocon Presents of 2023 will be live from Wednesday, the 8th of February @ 8pm IST. Shortly before Christmas – and before a few power outages for our Chaotic Goose/Virtual Manager Faranae – members of our team sat down for a ‘fireside fanchat’ to reflect on their favourite…