NOVI, Mich. (AP) – Comic book fans weren’t the only ones who made it to the opening day of the annual Motor City Comic Con on Friday.
There also were Jedi, Avengers, Ghostbusters and many more costumed characters unafraid to let loose their inner fanboy or fangirl.
“Twenty years ago, you may have told people you were going to a comic book convention, and they thought you were a little weird or crazy,” said Michael Goldman, owner of Motor City Comics and Conventions. “Now, it’s just become so much more accepted. Now, it’s cool to be a nerd. People can come here and dress up in costume and enjoy it and have fun around 50,000 other like-minded fans.”
Fifty-thousand is the number of attendees Goldman expects to draw to the three-day pop-culture extravaganza at a sprawling convention center in Detroit’s suburbs.
Dozens of celebrities from the TV, film and beyond also made the trip to the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi.