{"id":519,"date":"2018-09-09T12:45:19","date_gmt":"2018-09-09T19:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/?p=999917896"},"modified":"2018-09-09T12:45:19","modified_gmt":"2018-09-09T19:45:19","slug":"999917896-comiccon-comicbooks-comic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/art\/999917896-comiccon-comicbooks-comic","title":{"rendered":"IN PICTURES: Long Beach Comic Con comes alive"},"content":{"rendered":"

Long Beach Comic Con is back at the Long Beach Convention Center this weekend.<\/p>\n

Comic-Con\u00a0is a celebration of comic books and pop culture that showcases the exceptional works of talented writers, artists, illustrators and creators of all types of pop culture.<\/p>\n

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San Diego Karen Shriner prepares for Long Beach Comic Con dressed as Nurse Joy on a portable Pokemon Center in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Comic Con character head rests on the top of a car in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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San Diego Karen Shriner prepares for Long Beach Comic Con dressed as Nurse Joy on a portable Pokemon Center in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Some Pokemon attached to the top of Karen Shriner portable Pokemon Center in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Los Angeles Tracy Dadis poses at Long Beach Comic Con in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Los Angeles Tracy Dadis poses at Long Beach Comic Con in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Los Angeles Tracy Dadis poses at Long Beach Comic Con in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Long Beach Comic Con goers look at a wide selection of Pokemon balls in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Long Beach Comic Con goers cheer after a wrestling match in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Long Beach Comic Con booth worker Kraken Zero poses in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Long Beach Comic Con goers pose for a group photo in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Viciouskill employer Eddison drags paint over a stencil to make a colorful design on a t-shirt at Long Beach Comic Con in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Viciouskill employer Eddison holds up the t-shirt design he made at Long Beach Comic Con in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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El Segundo Davinci Design School student Simone Cigar sketches and sells her artwork at Long Beach Comic Con in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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El Segundo Davinci Design School student Simone Cigar sketches and sells her artwork at Long Beach Comic Con in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mouse Droid Builders Group display some of their creations in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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EI School of Professional Makeup students paint over Long Beach Comic Con goer to prepare her for the event in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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EI School of Professional Makeup students paint over Long Beach Comic Con goer to prepare her for the event in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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EI School of Professional Makeup students paint over Long Beach Comic Con goer to prepare her for the event in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bellflower Daniel Tellez and one of the Nerd Play Girls arm wrestle in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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End Malaria Now had a booth to raise money for people affected with Malaria in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Long Beach Comic Con goers play PartyXtreme Laser Tag in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Spider Man crawls across the red carpet to greet Long Beach Comic Con goers in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Long Beach Comic Con goers pose for a group photo in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Torrance Shawn Whitson poses for a photo at Long Beach Comic Con in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Costuming Queen Lindan Snyder and her partner pose for a photo in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sherman Oaks Jake Thorson dresses up as Link from Breath of the Wild in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Caulipower gives out free pizza in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Encinitas Dina Zangwill dressed up as Blue Tiefing baseball player in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Encinitas Dina Zangwill dressed up as Blue Tiefing baseball player in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Tara Cosplay poses for a photo in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Los Angeles Michael Mckee poses for a photo in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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San Pedro Geek Maddness smiles as Sketched employee Alex Casanova airbrushes a cartoon of him in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Los Angeles Yumedarling Art artist Alice Barnes sketches in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Los Angeles Mistic dresses up as Poison Ivy in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Los Angeles Mistic dresses up as Poison Ivy in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Los Angeles Mistic dresses up as Poison Ivy in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Dessert Hot Springs Aiden Vazquez, ten years old, poses for a photo in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Inked Souls Customs displays their Customed Art and Masks in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Long Beach Jayden Reyes, eight years old, take a photo of Black Panther in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Long Beach Jayden Reyes, eight years old, poses for a photo as Black Panther in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mojave Bison Beltane poses for a photo in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Spider Man shoots webs in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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San Diego Ben Esguerra poses for a photo dressed up as Hopper the Chopper in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Anaheim Mikayla Better poses for a photo dressed up as Bat Quinn in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Long Beach Comic Con goer smiles after taking a group photo in Long Beach, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Photo by Kelly Smiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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