Icon 2008

The city of Antel lies at the hart of a deadly Kingdome:
To its north- The Fire Mountain and the dragon residing at its top.
To its south and west- The Sea of Demons filled with pirate ships and murderous demons.
And to the east- the dark forest, home to the trolls and wandering spirits.
But despite all those, Antel is thriving. Where all others had failed, Antel succeeds thanks to one power source keeping darkness away from its city walls – the Hero's Fellowship, which trains and empowers all who enter it!

Role playing enables you to experience a rare combination between a social game, story-telling and improvising. What would you do if you were heroes of the Matrix? What has happened to the characters in your favorite book once it was finished? How does it feel, saving the kingdom from the dragon's threat? Go through Indiana Jones's adventures?

Icon restores the magnificent days of old, a time of honour and justice, chivalry and commeradery, pirates and ninjas!

The Festival presents two live music performaces, at the Eshkol Pais auditorium, free admittance.

The Last Ones

"HaAhronim" – A Rock and Metal band composed entirely of classical instruments! Original pieces that will rock you, such as "The Lethal Penguin", "Bathtub" and special cover versions to pieces by Metallica, HaYehudim, Nirvana and more!

A number of events at Icon will concern themselves with the Icon audience itself - the fandom phenomenon and the fans - both in Israel and worldwide:

Is Geek the new Black?

Every mother wants a pale and friendless son, which sits in front of the computer all day long, and every girl dreams of a four-eyed, gawky knight in a flannel shirt, right? So, did every unpopular kid's fantasy come true, or are geeks still persecuted for their beliefs? 

Panel Discussion: Local Revolutions: Global Fandom