The second Limerick Comic Mart will be held in the Absolute Hotel, Limerick, on 27 October 2013. Small scale comic mart with 1000's of comics and comic related toys on sale with some of the top Irish indy creators appearing.
Small press attending are:
- Celtic Knights ([1])
- Celtic Clan ([2])
- Green Monkey Comics ([3])
- Quiet Hell Comics ([4])
- Abandoned Comics ([5])
- Hibernia Comics ([6])
There is also a charity raffle being held with all proceeds to the children's ark in University Hospital Limerick.
Prizes are being generously donated by Gavin McCumisky, Nigel Flood, Stephen Coffey, Mike Lynch, Jason Browne, Emmett Taylor, Ollie Liddy (organizer of event), Tommie Kelly, Alan Corbett, Rob Curley, Darrin O'Toole, John Hendrick from The Big Bang in Dublin (who operate a fantastic mail order system) and Aidan Courtney. Frank J. Right from the Celtic Clan is creating a special event based piece of art for a prize. Local artist Gary O'Donnell will be on hand during the day doing sketches for people.
There will also be a cosplay competition with anyone cosplaying as a character from a book by one of the creators they will win some free goodies.
completely free to get in and there will be some treats provided by Entray Bakery from Co. Clare.
Previous events[]
The first Limerick Comic Mart was held at the Absolute Hotel on 26 March 2013. Creators appearing were:
- Stephen Coffey (Celtic Knights, Pogoroboto)
- Nigel Flood (Celtic Clan)
- Mike Lynch (ICN award winning Nestor, Zombies Hi, Blackstar, Clint)
- Martin Green (ICN award winning Nestor)
- Dwayne Moloney (Blackstar)
- James Seymour (cover artist to Wire and Gas)
- Anthony O'Neill (ICN award winning Nestor, Clint, noodler, wire and gas, zombies hi, green monkey comics innocent tales 1 saviour)
- Charlene Bennett (reviewer for malta comic con)
- Emily Kenny (Abandoned Comics)
- Jason Browne (The Man with No Libido)
- Agata Romanska (amazing new talent)