\u201cPeople thank me for being a part of their childhood, and I really thank you and them for being part of my adulthood,\u201d Daniels tells an audience at the Convention Centre Dublin. <\/p>\n
In the morning, when the building has only been opened to early access passholders, a makeshift canteen on the third floor resembles the waiting room for the recently deceased in Beetlejuice.<\/p>\n
A morbid assortment of ghosts and vendors prepare for the intensity of the day ahead, sipping coffee and getting their bearings. Discarding his metal helmet, a gallant knight collapses in his chair; a plague doctor peers beyond her protruding beak to scroll on his phone; Hellboy peels back the corner of his mask to take a bite out of a chicken burger. <\/p>\n
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Cassie Tidd as Vinnie, Ronan Farragher as Black Hat and Robyn O\u2019Neill as Eternal Sugar, all from Newbridge, Co Kildare, at Dublin Comic Con on Sunday. Photograph: Dara Mac D\u00f3naill <\/p>\n
On the ground floor, Ellen Walsh and Lauren Powell are cosplaying as sisters Jinx and Vi, the protagonists of animated TV series Arcane, which is an offshoot of the League of Legends video games. Walsh is holding a crafted rocket launcher named Fishbones that plays a crucial role in the show. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt took a couple of weeks,\u201d she says. \u201c[It\u2019s made from] spray foam that I carved.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe always makes her weapons for Comic Con,\u201d Powell says, and explains that the duo always wear joint costumes. <\/p>\n
These are among the more niche outfits, but there is no hard-and-fast rule for participation. For every Thor and Deadpool \u2013 characters from blockbuster films \u2013 there are odes to obscure YouTube series and mobile games. Some attendees are dressed in very convincing medic uniforms, though it turns out they just work for the Order of Malta<\/a>. <\/p>\n Dubliner Mark Woodruffe is cosplaying as Kinger from the indie animated web series The Amazing Digital Circus. It seems like another deep reference, but people are familiar with the character. <\/p>\n \u201cWhat\u2019s concerning a bit is that it\u2019s not really meant to be a kids\u2019 show but a lot of kids are recognising me,\u201d Woodruffe says, and mystically summons three excited 10-year-olds who shout \u201cKinger!\u201d in unison. <\/p>\n \u201cAt sporting events, you get lads interested in football and all that,\u201d Woodruffe says. \u201cHere, you get a bit of everything. Usually people who are too afraid to go and socialise. They spend a lot of time online talking to each other, but over here they can meet more people in that same community. <\/p>\n \u201cThey can make friends. It\u2019s a lot of younger people but you see older people doing it too. We\u2019re all just kids at heart.\u201d <\/p>\n Members of Ghostbusters Ireland, a non-profit cosplay group, dispute the distinction between comic conventions and sporting events. <\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s no different from supporting a football team,\u201d Paul Higginson says. \u201cPeople say \u2018I\u2019m Man United\u2019; well, we\u2019re ghostbusters.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Visitors check in their bags at Dublin Comic Con 2026 at the Convention Centre Dublin on Sunday. Photograph: Dara Mac D\u00f3naill <\/p>\n