Fan Village
VISIT THESE FAN CLUBS IN THE FAN VILLAGE
Are you a fan of a certain franchise, character, game, series or movie? Then you should definitely come and visit the Fan Village at Heroes Dutch Comic Con. Several fan clubs are waiting for you to share their passion with you. For the fan meet ups & shoots be sure to check out the schedule below!
LINE-UP WINTER 2024
Ghostbusters Dutch Division
It’s getting cold during HDCC this year, very cold! The Ghostbusters Dutch Division are back in action, fully in style with the latest film with all new props, a bigger and better booth that gives you a unique look at the firehouse, our headquarters! Come by and check if you are paranormally gifted at our ESP test!
Dutch Whovian Community
We are the Dutch Whovian Community. The place to be for fans of Doctor Who in the Netherlands. The series started in 1963 and after a hiatus was revived in 2005. This year we celebrate 60 years!
Take pics with a life-size TARDIS, take part in the poll, test your knowledge in the quizzes, and for kids we have fun stuff too. We are also mentioned by name on the season 20 official Blu-ray boxset. How’s that possible? Come by and find out!
The Dutch Grand Fleet
Wealth, Fame, Power, the world had it all won by one fan group. We are the Dutch Grand Fleet! As fans of the long running anime and manga, One Piece, we want to scour the oceans for fellow fans. We hold numerous events such as meet ups at conventions, photoshoots, crafting projects, and other fun activities. We started at abunai 2023 with a few one piece cosplayers and quickly grew to a big and active discord Community. We welcome old and new fans of the anime, live action, and video games to hoist the colors and join us on an adventure.
Dutch Anime Community
We are the Dutch Anime Community! With over 4000 members we are the largest anime community in the Netherlands. We’re gamers, artists, cosplayers, and love everything related to anime and manga!
We organize different events throughout the Netherlands, such as board game days or having a fun day at a theme park! Online, on Discord, we also play games and watch movies together!
Your passions are even better when you share them with friends!
Are you interested or do you want to learn more? Come visit our stand and play a game or find new friends at Dutch Comic Con!
The Flying Dutch
Live Long and Prosper!
The Flying Dutch (TFD) is an association that has been actively involved for 40 years in the legendary science fiction series Star Trek, which was first shown on TV in 1966. The TFD fan club was founded in 1984 and has since been the informative point of contact for everything related to Star Trek in the Netherlands. What started with meetings in attic rooms in the 1980s, the TFD grew into a large national association in the 1990s. With an active volunteer group, the TFD has been committed to promoting Star Trek for years. It publishes its own Dutch-language magazine several times a year, organizes meetings and visits trade fairs throughout the country.
The TFD has been around for 40 years this year, a great anniversary that we want to celebrate with you, so would you like to chat about Star Trek? Do you want to know more about the Flying Dutch? Become a member? Come to their stand at the Dutch Comic Con!
Sakurai-Kai
Sakura Kai was established in 1997 by a group of Utrecht students who trained with the Nami Kai budō foundation in Breda, in the south of the Netherlands. The society, named after the cherry blossom, symbolizing Japan’s beauty and transience, was founded to provide local training opportunities.
Initially focused on the naginata, a Japanese polearm, Sakura Kai later introduced kendo, the way of the sword. Both arts have ancient roots, developed further during Japan’s Edo period (1603-1868) when peace allowed for their codification.
Modern practitioners see budō as a path to self-improvement, emphasizing a healthy mind, body, and spirit. In 2017, Sakura Kai made its debut at Dutch Comic Con, offering demonstrations and workshops. One memorable moment involved a workshop interrupted by Jurassic Park cosplayers, including a ten-foot Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Subsequent events saw Sakura Kai collaborating with practitioners of Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) for friendly duels and shared camaraderie. They continue to seek new enthusiasts to share their passion for martial arts.
We are hoping to find new people to share our passion for the martial arts with.
Dutch Arkham Asylum
Dutch Arkham Asylum started as a fan club which quickly grew into a large group of cosplayers with the same love for Batman and his vilians. Since 2019 this group has been taken over by 4 new enthusiastic
managers.
The purpose of our booth is to share our passion for DC comics, especially the Batman franchise, with the members of our group. Hereby we offer our members and all other interested parties a place to rest, to have a theme photo made and especially to make new contacts with friends and like-minded.
Dutch SCP Foundation
We are the Dutch SCP Foundation, a group of passionate cosplayers who want to bring the SCP Foundation to cons near you. Our sole purpose is to locate, confine, protect and study every anomaly that does not conform to the laws of physics and is beyond our understanding of the universe. But at HDCC our goal is to share this passion with anyone interested in becoming part of the Foundation. We operate in the dark so that you can live in the light. Join us in this extraordinary adventure.
Star Wars costume & droid clubs
The Star Wars costume & droid clubs are at it again! The Dutch Garrison (501st legion), Dune Sea Base (Rebel legion), Clan Dyric Vhetin (Mandalorian Mercs) and the R2 builders are looking forward to meeting you at our booth and will be happy to take pictures with all Star Wars fans. We strive for realism so that our costumes and droids look like they are right off the screen. Whether from a movie, series, comic or game.
You can find us in our costumes and with the droids at all kinds of events: from large conventions to small exhibitions. We are known for our commitment to various charities, including Make a Wish, Highflyers Foundation, Hartekind Foundation, Pink Ribbon and more. We also take great pride in volunteering our time and resources and raising funds for these causes.
LudoSport Nederland
LudoSport – Probably the most recognizable weapon in the sci-fi genre: the light saber. Since 2006, the Italian founders of ludosport have been spreading sporting fights and pure fun with this weapon.
A real sport, with rules, standards, and the use of 3 different weapons with which all people can freely and safely participate in fights. The sport currently has 7 forms of combat, each with its own approach. The forms stand alone, complete and effective, but can also be combined with other forms. Together these form the basis for a “common language” with which everyone can compete in duels and tournaments.
Ludosport is fun in a sporting environment, and is all about group spirit and social relationships. It teaches respect and knowledge of one’s own body, and develops imagination, elegance and reflexes.
At Dutch Comic Con, members of LudoSport Nederland will be on hand with demonstrations and explanations of this fantastic sport, and maybe even teach you your first moves! See you at Dutch Comic Con!
Pirate Paradise
We are Pirate Paradise, a paradise for all pirates and pirate lovers. We have a large, active and a close-knit community, consisting of friendly people with many ambitions and dreams. Just like Luffy’s goal is to become “the king of the pirates”, we also have a goal of bringing the pirate community together so we can all become one big crew!
Whether you are a friend or foe, we don’t care. When you visit our stand you can learn everything about one piece TCG, help with the pirate tier list or are you there to collect your bounty from the treasure hunt? 🏴☠️
Cosplay Medics
Annoying huh, you’ve been working on that cosplay for weeks or even months, but then your horns break, your button jumps off your coat or your sword melts AT the convention. Don’t panic! Because this year we, the Cosplay Medics, are here to help cost-free cosplayers in need with these annoying situations.
We are a team of enthusiastic Medics who love to help other people. We ourselves have been cosplaying for a number of years so we have quite a bit of experience in sewing, armour builds and props. We will be at the convention all weekend and can be found behind our booth! We will be in cosplay behind the booth to help cosplayers, also for a nice chat we are definitely available! We have everything to help, safety pins, all kinds of glue, needle and 64 colors of thread and of course worbla and other thermoplastics for the necessary broken armours or props.
On Saturday and Sunday Starburn Cosplay and Doll Hunnybee Cosplay will help you with any repairs needed! And of course we have extra help so we have plenty of time for everyone!
Come by and we will help you! Because no one wants to be photographed with a broken cosplay.
The Cosplay Medics.
Zwaard & Steen
Have you always wondered what it would be like to fight with a sword? Come visit the people of Zwaard & Steen. These enthusiastic people practice the sport known as HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts) and they would love to tell you everything you would want to know about fighting with medieval weapons like the longsword. Whether you like the historical aspect of the sport, you enjoy martial arts or you just wanted to know what it is like to fight with a sword: come and visit us or register for one of our free workshops.
Since 2003 Zwaard & Steen practices Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) focused on the European longsword. Since then Zwaard & Steen has grown into a school that teaches over 120 students in both Rotterdam and Utrecht. Practicing Historical European Martial Arts is a combination of sport, exercise and delving into the ancient fighting styles. It is a unique experience which combines the gathering knowledge with creating a good condition and building confidence.
In short come visit us at our stand
We of Zwaard & Steen are looking forward to it, how about you?
WizardWear
WizardWear is a fanclub based on the Wizardwing World. A few years ago, a group of close friends came up with the idea to start WizardWear. This turned out to be a success. The last few years we’ve been trying to bring the magic to the fans by showing props and replicas, but also by adding a few interactive options like earning house points, trying some Bertie Bott’s or by taking a picture at one of our well known photobooths.
Dojo Yushinkan
Yushinkan is a dojo in Utrecht, the Netherlands. We have been around for over 25 years and train both kendo and iaido. Kendo is the Japanese variant of fencing and iaido is the art of pulling the katana. At Dutch Comic Con we will provide a number of workshops and demonstrations of iaido. Have you always been interested in the mythical Japanese sword, the katana? Then join us and we’ll tell you all about it!
FTC team M-Mais & The Thunders
We are FTC teams M-Mais and The Thunders! First Tech Challenge (FTC) is a robotics competition for teenagers ages 12-18. Founded out of a shared passion for robotics, we decided to combine our strengths and display our creations to a broader public. At Heroes Dutch Comic Con we will showcase our latest robots, built by our teams, visitors will have a unique chance of seeing our robots up close, and have the opportunity to ask questions about how you can also engage with robotics in the Netherlands. Come visit us to see the robots in action, to ask questions about robotics and perhaps you even know the answer to our giveaway!
Influengers
We are the Influengers ! A team of professional cosplayers, influencers, video creators and streamers. As a special at your event, your trade fair stand, on the red carpet or at charity events. We inspire people with our original replica cosplays and our amusing videos in the social media world. At our stand you can take cool photos or videos with us and get autographs from your social media stars. In addition to our photo walls, you will also find an exhibition of cool superhero figures. We look forward to seeing you and to an unforgettable event!