Thank you, Montgomery County, Norristown & surrounding neighbors for a great Comic Fest 2024!
Here are results of various contests and votes:
Cosplay Winners:
Under 10: Barbie 11-17: Queen of Hearts 18+: Drago
Art Contest Winners:
Fan Art: Jason Rodriguez, TMNT Original Character: Anabel S., Lilac Short Comic: Veyda Eisele
Fandom Voting (winner in bold):
Pikachu 77 vs. Charizard 76 Marvel 79 vs. DC 86 Ursula 34 vs. Maleficent 43 Naruto 40 vs. Sailor Moon 55 Jiji 34 vs. Totoro 39 Empire 46 vs. Rebels 62 One Piece 40 vs. Demon Slayer 48
Comic Fest was held at Norristown Public Library on SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 2024:
Comic Fest is an annual event that is fun for kids, teens, & adults. All are welcome. Entry is free.
Attendees received a program, free lanyard, and snack tickets. Between scheduled programs patrons saw costumes & characters, voted their fandom, shopped artist alley, played games, created buttons & comic books, admired fan art, and more. Members of Kyber Base were here in Star Wars costume. Sonic, Pikachu, and Belle also made appearances. Gamers enjoyed the giant game truck parked outside. Separate gaming was set up for younger children in the children’s department upstairs. All day teen and adult gaming was held in the community room. See below for timed elements of the day.
10-11am: Sonic character visit
10am-1:30pm: GameTruck outside our Powell Street entrance
11am-12noon: Pikachu character visit, trading card game tournaments
11:30: Comic Writing Workshop with Keville Bowen
12noon: Comic Art Drawing Class with Jason Rodriguez (ages 9-15)
1pm: Trivia
1:30: Artist Showdown
2pm: Cosplay Contest ($50 prizes in three age categories)
Artists in attendance included: Keville Bowen, Jason Rodriguez, Dawn Griffin, Jun Yi, Nic Hwang, Connor Peterson, Rose Moran, Zeta230, Steve Peters, and cosplay designer Cali Eisele.
Check out some photos from 2023 Comic Fest…
Look for us again in August 2025!