What is Invasion ? It’s a Star Wars fan event being run this weekend by the Emerald Garrison which is as far as I can figure out, the Irish Star Wars fanclub as such (correct me if I’m wrong). On Friday afternoon I was lucky enough to get a Press Pass to see what was going to take place over the weekend.
First thing that was noticeable as I walked down the footpath to the RDS was the fact that I had to walk through a bunch of stormtroopers which was quite surreal. Here’s where I have to be honest. I’m not the hugest of Star Wars fan, I always preferred the Marvel characters and stories or the work of Joss Whedon.
Walking in, you have the usual merch stands with tshirts, mugs, pens and light sabres. You have the comic books, or graphic novels if you prefer, ranging in price from 6 euro to well over 100 euro for two specific numbers. (more…)