Captain America Abram Lester, 5, and Wonder Woman Lola Rugenstein, 5, show off their first and second place winnings respectively in the kids costume contest that kicked off the day. (Brandy Baker / The Detroit News)
I wasn’t able to attend the second Detroit Fanfare because of a number of other commitments over the weekend, but The Detroit News was there in force.
In case you missed it, we had coverage for both days, and we also have a photo gallery up and ready to view, including some fun costume shots (one of my favorite reasons for going to cons).
I’m glad to hear that a third convention is in the works, and I hope that organizers can find a good home for it since attendance didn’t hit the target numbers.
“We embrace that we are geeks,” Dennis Barger Jr., a Taylor comic book store owner and one of three promoters of the event, told one of our reporters. “Look at that guy,” he said, pointing at a father pushing his two kids in a stroller. “He doesn’t look like a geek. He has a lovely wife and two beautiful kids, but he’s here.
“We all have a closet geek in us.
“We want to entice people to Detroit from around the Midwest. All our (celebrity) guests were excited about Detroit after seeing it. Peter Weller, who was here 20 years ago, was amazed. He said, ‘Wow, they really cleaned this place up.’ “
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