Summit City Comic Con

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Join us in downtown Fort Wayne for Summit City Comic Con!

Back for it’s 3rd year, Summit City Comic Con will take place on Saturday, May 12, from 10am to 6pm, at the Grand Wayne Center. Sponsored by 3 Rivers Federal Credit Union and Huntington University, this year’s event promises to be bigger and better than ever, with over 100 creators present.

According to the convention’s founder Zack Kruse, “Our primary goal is to promote comics as an art form and get people to turn out and experience the community and medium that we all love.”

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A sketch by Gabriel Hardman

This year’s line up boast creators like Gabriel Hardman (Secret Avengers, Hulk, Planet of the Apes), Mike Norton (Spider-Man, Young Justice, Battlepug), Tom Scioli (Captain America: Hail Hydra, Godland, American Barbarian), and Katie Cook (Fraggle Rock, Star Wars), to name a few.

Admission to the event is $10.00 and tickets are available at the door. Children 12 and under will be admitted for free with a paid adult admission.

ACTIVITIES

  • May 10: Comics Workshop for kids at the Allen County Public Library
  • May 11: pre-show party at Dash-In
  • May 12: Convention
  • May 12: After party at Dash-In

DAY OF SHOW ACTIVITIES:

  • Kids costume contest
  • Panel discussions/spotlights
  • Meet comic book creators, get/purchase individualized sketches and commissions from creators
  • 501st is present (Star Wars Stormtrooper charitable organization)
  • Bingo card for raffle

For more information, visit www.summitcitycomiccon.com.

Amber

About

Amber Recker moved here from Illinois in 2002 and is proud to call Fort Wayne home. She's a non-profit leader, freelance writer, community volunteer, and food blogger, with over ten years of writing and editing experience. By day, she serves as the director of development and marketing for Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana, where she handles fundraising, marketing, and public relations. In her spare time, she volunteers for several non-profit organizations and creates content for a service-centered blog, contagiouscommunity.org. She and her husband Jon launched thegingerkitchen.com, a food blog, in 2010, and enjoy spending time in the kitchen. They have two Great Danes, Lucy and Lenora, who keep them on their toes.

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