Freya, Written by Tracy Sayers, Art by Trisha O’Reilly Wren #13, Written by Paul Carroll and Jason Browne, Art by Jason Browne, Lettered by Phil Roe Rabbit and Paul, by Seán Hogan. I’ve collected the few that I know about here, to make things easier for readers with kids to find something age-appropriate for them. Going by my own experiences attending Dublin Comic Con in the past, the All-Ages titles are few and far between. I’ve gathered a bunch of titles here from what I know about and what I could pick up info about online. Thanks to Declan Shalvey, the hashtag #ComicsAtDCC began on Twitter, making the job of easily identifying what’ll be available that little bit easier. Celtic Warrior is available in bookshops and comic book shops across the country.The biggest weekend for Irish comics is here: Dublin Comic Con. You can find out more about Will Sliney by looking at his blog. An adaptation of the story of the Táin, it emits a battle cry that Irish comic book artists are to be taken seriously! As one of the few Irish artists to ever make it into the illustrious ranks of Marvel Comics, things became even more exciting when his first graphic novel was released by O'Brien Press: Celtic Warror: The Legend of Cú Chulainn.

When it came to his published work, it wasn't until Fearless Defenders #1 came out in 2013 that I got to see what he was really capable of. Hailing from Cork, he sat for hours in Forbidden Planet at the launch of Avengers Vs X-Men doing sketches for those who attended (I came out with Nightwing, though I'd asked for Nightcrawler I still laugh about it to this day - Will remembers me by that sketch).

In April 2012, I made my first encounter with one of Ireland's biggest and best known comic book artists: Will Sliney. You can find out more about Anthea and The Earthbound God at her website: (check out the store to get your hands on a copy of the book, too!)

Few Irish artists her of her generation have made it as far on their own, and fewer still had a poster for their book in a shop window for weeks on end. She wasn't restricted to selling the book online, with Forbidden Planet and Sub City in Dublin both selling copies. Aside from containing fantastic artwork, the book demonstrates what's possible for a young artist in Ireland. However, Anthea's biggest break came in 2013 when she published her first graphic novel: The Earthbound God. I first encountered Anthea through Bebo (so you know we're going back a few years!) back in 2007 (or possibly 2008 - it's hard to keep up with this stuff, sometimes.) We were both part of a writers group I set up in 2007, and both contributed to a book of short stories for charity. The very first of these artists I came into contact with is Anthea West, a comic book writer and artist from Dublin.

The Earthbound God by Anthea West