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'There's a place for everyone': Gem State Comic Con bringing fantasy to life

'There's a place for everyone': Gem State Comic Con bringing fantasy to life

Idaho News 6

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if you're looking for superheroes cartoons Wizards Jedi and plenty more well Expo Idaho has got you covered this weekend I'm Your Garden City neighborhood reporter Isaiah sharp as Gem State Comic-Con brings reality and fantasy to life whether you're looking to catch them all or travel to a galaxy far far away Gem State Comic-Con has it all this weekend at Expo Idaho I love coming to the Comic Cons this is a really real cool Comic Con Spencer Wilding known for playing Darth Vader in Star Wars Rog
ue one and acting in other movies like Guardians of the Galaxy and Men In Black says his favorite part about these kinds of events is the community it's the families that come out so many families come over to the table and and they accept me into their family there's a little bit of something for everyone if you're into fantasy there's lots of fantasy elements here if you're in the Sci-Fi obviously we're here Aaron Atwood is a part of the local 501st Legion chapter which is a national Star Wars
group that builds screen accurate costumes she appreciates the space this event creates for people to be themselves there's a place for everyone in Idaho and Gem State ComicCon is a great example of that common conventions is an opportunity for us to come together and gather and celebrate the things that we love this year the group is also raising money through donations for the Jaden Duca Foundation which helps children and families fight cardiac diseases who were the bad guys that do good thi
ngs right you know we like to portray the bad guys because the costumes are so cool but we do a lot of good this event does run through Sunday with plenty of opportunity for Q&A and autographs with some of the celebrities that are here me personally I'm going to be meeting as many Star Wars characters as I can at XO Idaho I'm Your Garden City neighborhood reporter Isaiah sharp for Idaho News 6

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