It's a bird! It's a plane! It's your neighbor Darryl in tights and a mask!
The Anderson County Library System will host the Fourth Annual Electric City ComiCon from 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Saturday at the Main Library. The event features all ages in in the costumes of their favorite hero, young adult authors, comic artists, local authors, vendors, and artisans, a Cosplay contest, food trucks (including the Pound Cake Man, The Pig Truck, Gravy Train) and more. Full schedule can be found here.
This year’s keynote session at 3:45 p.m. will Science Fiction Author Beth Revis. Other celebrity panelists include Jessica Lake, Ashley Poston and Emily B. Martin.
The Cosplay Contest, open to all ages, is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Registration, for both individuals and a groups, is required prior to the contest.
Partial funding and special assistance for the ComiCon has been provided by Empire Games, the S.C. Arts Commission, the S.C. Humanities Council, Friends of the Anderson County Library, Forx Farm, and Dollar Bin Productions. For more information, visit www.andersonlibrary.org, email electriccitycomicon@andersonlibrary.org, or call Brianna McDonell at 864-260-4500, ext. 103.