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Nathan writes:
Ireland Cosplay Con is going to take place from the 6-7 June at the Red Cow Moran Hotel, Dublin for all ages.
Our guests of of honour are, Stacey Rebecca, famous for her Mary Jane cosplay from Spiderman that went viral, Kelly Jean a famous Cosplayer, video game streamer and voice actress and Ruth Redmond an Irish artist, writer and colourist who works for Marvel.
The show promises to feature an action packed lineup of Cosplay Events, Exhibitors, Performers, TCGs, Artists, Anime, Gaming Tournaments, Parties and more with dozens of activities including the Cosplay Championship with a €150 Euro first-prize up for grabs.
We have two free weekend passes to giveaway to two cosplaying Broadsheet readers. To enter answer this simple question:
If you could costume as any character*, who would it be?
Lines MUST close at 5.30 6.45
*may include character of own imagining.
Please, this is fancy dress. When did the name change?
Same time idiots starting saying Come Dine With Me instead of we’re having people around for dinner.
Except it’s not dinner is it ? Should be ” Come get pissed at my gaff and act like a gobshite for your 5 mins of fame “
you need someone to act as ‘sarky commentary guy’ for it to be a proper come dine with me.
Apparently he says it’s (ie his commentary) not as good in Ireland because we’re all too desperate to be liked.
i’m surprised at that. i’d have thought no-one likes a good snidey put-down like us.
Fancy dress can be anything you want; cosplay is a specific fictional character and accuracy is a thing.
Ah, relax lads, it’s a bit of harmless fun. And the kids love it. There was one very happy 8-year-old wandering around the last Shamrokon in a Dalek costume happy as a pig in … something you don’t want on a hotel carpet.
We’re in a bad way if half the country can throw up in Templebar but a few dozen people can’t dress up for fun…
True, and shur wearing a football jersey of a team you don’t play for is as much fancy dress in my eyes.
At least they’re not out doing the heroin or drive-by shootings!
Well fair play ta’ya Mark
That’s one sturdy back at ya there
N’ I’ll try not to laugh at ye in yere tights n’stuff in future
True some folks want to go around popping caps
Oh no! Someone uses a different name for something! Glrglebargleglubdiddle! Or, diddums.
You all sound like great craic, it’s miserable gits like you lot who give Ireland a bad name.
It’s short for Costumed Play, and comes from Japan nerd culture originally. While people have been dressing up at cons for decades (most notably for an organised runway show generally called a masquerade), because anime fandom crossed over into the mainstream in the 90s, and their costumes tended to be very impressive their fandom’s term got traction and has gone increasingly mainstream to the point that everyone except you seems to know what it is.
Feel free to continue your begrudgery of, well everything based on your posts here if that’s what makes you happy though.
Ciderman, Ciderman,
Can drink a flagon like no one can,
Pours a drink, any size,
Eats kebabs with extra fries.
Look out! Here comes the Ciderman.
Vomitgirl, vomitgirl,
Has the superpower of a powerful hurl!!
Too much fun on Patricks Day,
But now she is superest Vomitgirl round this way
*Dedicated to Spewy 1 and Spewy 2
Myself.
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin.
I’d like to see a fire evacuation during that. Loads of Super Heros standing outside in the cold in designated assembly areas as a few firemen go inside to confirm it was just a faulty sprinkler in the kitchen.
Well definitely don’t give him the tickets he’s just going to burn the place down.
The ampersand as it’s just such a groovy character
Yes, he is a great chatacter. Brilliant comic.
“List of Y: The Last Man characters” on @Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Y%3A_The_Last_Man_characters
Virginfest 2015
Don’t laugh.
But Cruella DeVille
I’ve a few dogs going cheap if you want to go for the authentic look. You’ve to do the dirty work yourself, mind.
Ah now I wouldnt be inta skinning the doggies
Tis her very black or white persona
I’d even go so far to say Cruella was the first business woman and dragon personality ever created
Also. I’d love ta’ wear a big fur floor length opera cape
And mad stripey hair
And vicious red lips
Maybe I could go change inta Alexis for the dinner dance afterwards
Who wants t’be Dex?
I’d dress up as Broadsheet comments man… anonymously leaving controversial comments then legging it before anyone notices my terrible grammar complete lack of factual content
So dressing as JimmyTheHead then?
Do you have a good costume?
Same as yours
I suppose
rotide – you could go as opposite day, that way your comments might actually have some relevance
Lads this is the internet, let’s not spoil it with petty squabbles.
Theres something so lovely about getting lectured on maturity by Jeremy Kyle… :-)
Xena Warrior Princess!!
Where nerds go to look at nerd girls?
had my ticket for over 6 months
You couldn’t pluck up the courage to go?
I can’t time travel at the mo
If I could costume as any character, it would be……………………….tune in next week, same bat time, same bat channel
My character would drive too slow and be bumfuzzled by ATM machines. They’d also wait until the person at the till in shops has checked all of their shooping through and given them the total before starting to look for their purse.
They’d be called (No) Wonder (it’s a) Woman.
*runs*
Baby jesus
or Baby cheeses, more wholesome
If I could costume as anyone it would have to be Al Jolson in full make up for the benefit of the Broadsheet comment section.
Maaa-mmy.
Middle Man (see C&H above). This coffee drinking, keyboard typing, phone calling role is my real life day job, when not posting on BS.
If I win, I will “make” this coz, wear it and take pics (of my costume, of course, and not of the scantily clad girls I expect to see flooding this event).
Curia Man, the Cappa Magna-wearing Cardinal, swooping from crisis to crisis, expertly covering up evil deeds committed in the name of the Church of Rome.
Hannibal Lecter. As from the TV series. Oh, man, for just one of those suits and plate of his entrees….
I would dress up as mai from ghost hunt or miska from attack on titans :)
Misaka from attack on titans
Firstly, my name is Jess and I’ve been running masquerade’s for Cosplay for a considerably long time across the country. They have ranged from competitions carrying very high end prizes to competitions not carrying any prize at all!
There is something we insist every ‘competition’ contains though, regardless of ability level entering or prize – and that is, it must be fun! While Cosplay seems to carry a fancy name and seems like it’s simply elevating the concept of fancy dress, once you see people that have worked between a week to a year constructing a costume and using several techniques to complete that costume (from dressmaking to wood work) ‘Cosplay’ suddenly has many uses and it really shows as to why it is so respected as an art form.
I’m very glad to see that Ireland is finally starting to recognize this and wishes to bring the art of Cosplay to more events and conventions. It must also be noted that even if a costume is brought, so long as you are having fun portraying and showcasing your love for the fandoms you visit the convention for in the first place, what’s not to like about this?
Looking forward to seeing this event blossom, and keep up the good work guys!
I’ll go as a character of my own imagination….Neurotic Busybody.
Any resemblance to any person living or dead and particularly my next door neighbour is purely coincidental.