General Info

✧We have a general info post to share with you!✧

DeeCon is held at Dundee University's Student Union, Airlie Place, DD1 4HP, Dundee and the event opens at 12pm. 

Exhibitors will be granted access no earlier than 10:30AM to set up stalls. 

The back entrance to Level one will be open and accessible for exhibitors easy access to setting up. 

You can also use the car park space at Airlie place by this entrance to unload your products. However if you do use this space, please unload you products then move your car to park elsewhere. Do not use the space for parking for the duration of the event!

There is no parking at the event but there is street parking and car parks in the centre which are only a short walk from the venue.

Artist alley closes at 16:30 to allow us to clear the tables away due to other events including The Raffle starting at 5. All stallholders must begin clearing up at 1630.

The screenings will be held in the Queen Mother Building, which is located across from the union's main entrance.

Any Cosplay weapons deemed unsafe by security will be taken to the side and returned to you as you leave the building. Props involved in the Cosplay Competition and Masquerade will be made available at those events.

No under 18's are allowed in Air Bar as it will be selling alcohol during the day as well as food.

Liar Bar will sell soft drinks and snacks only.

All game tournament sign ups for Liar Bar will take place there between 12pm and 2pm with tournaments beginning after 2pm.

Restrooms are available on level 3 and level 4 of the building.

All under 14 years olds must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

All under 18 year olds must be off the premises by 8pm for legal and licensing reasons regarding sale of alcohol.

Everyone 15 years and over is advised to carry ID with them at all times to be on the safe side.

Any non-student members of the public attending the After-Party will have to pay a further £2 on top of the ticket prices. This is a standard charge from DUSA that applies to all non-student members of the public for all the nightclub events run at DUSA.

✧Blog✧
http://www.deecon2015.blogspot.co.uk/

✧Event page✧
https://www.facebook.com/events/346690705517903/

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Guest Speakers

✧The Lolita Fashion Panel✧

The Lolita Fashion Panel will be held by Lisa and Sinsemellia.

Lisa is a 21-year-old fashion technology student who has been wearing the fashion for almost six years. Her preferred styles of lolita are sweet, classic and hime; anything that can be worn with roses and pearls!

Sinsemellia, a chocolate-hoarding, shoujo-preoccupied 21-year-old with aspirations toward becoming a magical girl, has been wearing lolita for two years. She wears mainly sweet or hime, drawing inspiration from the glitz of hime gyaru.

The panel will be aimed a little more at people who are already aware of the fashion. The focus will mostly be building coordinates, building a cohesive wardrobe, taking outfit photos and general lolita lifestyle tips and info.

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Guest Speakers

Diamond Steel Comics:
Saltire 

DeeCon will see the exclusive launch of Saltire: Annihilation Part 2, the next epic installment of the Scottish superhero graphic novel series. The critically acclaimed series “Saltire” first emerged in late 2013 and publisher Diamond Steel Comics has since received award nominations for Arts and Culture, Best British Comic and What’s On Book Of The Year among others. The series centers around Scotland’s first comic book superhero while the dark and gritty world of the main character is a pseudo-history of the country and its mythology. Set entirely in the landscape of Scotland during pivotal moments from the past the novels are familiar to those who enjoy the legends of Scotland and modern superhero dynamics. Selling out across Scotland and gaining international recognition, Saltire has received wide spread critical acclaim, frequently compared to Marvel’s Thor and The Lord Of The Rings.The books sold out translations into Gaelic and Scots language have also created a new medium for learning within the comic book field.

The series author and creator John Ferguson along with artist Claire Roe will be in attendance at DeeCon for an exclusive pre-release signing one week before the book hits high street shops. John will be introducing the book and the whole creative team (John, Claire, colourist Lauren Knight, cover artist Jimmy Devlin and letterer Phil Vaughan) will take part in a Q & A panel on the new book and all things comics and superheroes.

Diamond Steel Comics will also run a superhero workshop for all ages! The workshop is an event for all the family, where you can create a cool and fun superhero (with help from the professionals)! Come dressed as your favourite superhero and join in. Free to attend, with free signed Saltire posters for all and a great prize for the winning superhero creation.

For budding comic book artists (all ages), John and the art team will be reviewing portfolios at our table in Floor 4 from 5pm.

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DeeCon Sponsored by BHP Comics

✧BHP Comics sponsor DeeCon 2015✧

BHP Comics is proud to sponsor DeeCon 2015, our fantastic and FREE one day festival on Anime, Manga, Cosplay and Comics, hosted on the 4th of April at the University of Dundee Union.

DeeCon is now in it’s sixth year, set across all five floors of the union, featuring guest speakers, cosplay competitions, artist tables, film screenings, industry presentations and much much more. It’s Scotland’s biggest free anime convention, and this year promises to be even better than before.

BHP is Scotland’s leading indie comic book publishers, with a range of titles and graphic novels from both established creators and new talent. Titles include the upcoming mini-series from comic legends John Wagner and Alan Grant - “Rom of the Reds”.

BHP also produces events and comic festivals across the country, including Sunderland Comic Con, Capital Comic Con (Edinburgh), Issue One the Comic Symposium, the S.I.C.B.A awards as well as the incredibly successful Glasgow Comic Con which is heading into it’s fifth year, 4-5 July 2015. Tickets are on sale April 1 2015 at www.GlasgowComicCon.com

We greatly appreciate BHP's help towards this years DeeCon!

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Guest Speaker

Sha Nazir

Sha is a comic artist and designer who has worked in the arts and creative industry for over 20 years, clients have included BBC, ITV, Virgin & ESPN. He is the festival producer for Glasgow Comic Con & Capital Comic Con. And the founding chair of SICBA, the Scottish Independent Comic Book Alliance. His first graphic novel Laptop Guy, is released in April 2015 by BHP comics, he is currently drawing Mega Penguin, Laptop Guy and colouring John Wagner & Alan Grants new book, Rom of the Reds.

Off the page! Drawing Workshop

Join comic artist Sha Nazir for a a quick fire lesson in how to draw in six simple steps, before having the chance to draw your own comic character. Silly hats are encouraged!

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Guest Speaker

Monty Nero 

Monty created the hit creator owned series 'Death Sentence' with artist Mike Dowling in 2011, selling over 10,000 copies of the first issue which is now currently available as a graphic novel and ongoing comic from Titan and published in France by Delcourt. He's written The Hulk and X-men for Marvel, and contributed stories to 2000ad and Vertigo. He lives in Dundee, where he also works as an artist and is agent is James Wills at Watson Little Ltd.

TITLE: CREATOR OWNED COMICS: How to make a living doing what you love.

In this talk Monty discusses everything you need to know, practically, financially, and creatively, about making a living from creator owned comics.

- Selling comics
- Distribution and publishing (online and print)
- Negotiating a great creator owned deal.
- Financial costs and profit sharing
- Maximising income from Foreign language editions
- Designing and presenting your comic
- Writing and art tips

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Bandursnatch Music Video

Bandursnatch Studios will be filming a new music video this year at Dee-Con to the song 'Bang Bang' and they're looking for you guys to helps out! 

Got an awesome cosplay and killer dance moves you want to show off? Well this is the chance for you to show off your stuff and have some fun while you're at it! All those who attend will be credited.

link to their event 

https://www.facebook.com/events/1409695809336774/  

Here is their  one from last year!