STRONGSVILLE, OH — Strongsville will be ground zero for comic book lovers on August 14th. The second annual NEO Comic Con will be coming to the Holiday Inn at 15471 Royalton Road. The show promises to be family-friendly and have more of an emphasis on comics rather than movies and expensive autographs.
NEO Comic Con creator, Shawn Belles, says that the show's focus is on comics. Belles got the comic bug at a young age and cut his teeth on shows like Batman, SuperFriends, Speed Racer, Johnny Socko, Astro Boy, Ultraman, Spider-Man & Wonder Woman.
Vendors will be at the show buying and selling new comics and comics going back as far as the forties. The impressive list of vendors can be found here on their website.
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Some of the artists and vendors attending include:
- Dave Nestler - George Lucas’ Star Wars “Vision” project
- Tony Isabella - Daredevil, Ghost Rider, Hawkman, Luke Cage, The Avengers, more
- Marc Sumerak - The Avengers, Spider-Man, The Fantastic Four, The X-Men, Power Pack, more
- Fears Confections - A wide variety of handmade chocolates, caramels, toffees, truffles, pecan turtles and edibles of Star Wars, Dr. Who and other genre favorites
- and many others - see the full list here.
Last year's show, exceeded expectations and raised $1212 on behalf of the Make-A-Wish Charities with 1739+ attendees.
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NEO Comic Con takes place on August 14th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. admission is $5 (portion of proceeds go to charity) and anyone in costume and kids under 12 gets in for free.
Visit this link for directions and parking details.
Image source NEO Comic Con
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