Let’s go to a superhero convention!

_Elsa_

As children, we grew up admiring superheroes like Batman, Catwoman, Wonder Woman, and The Powerpuff Girls. We were captivated by their superpowers, unique personalities, and fictional worlds in which they lived in. As adults, superheroes still have the ability to bring out the kid that exists within us all.

One day Tiffi is online doing some googling when she comes across an article mentioning Superheroes and a Comic-Con convention. She sees a link to a video, so she clicks on it and it opens in YouTube.

https://youtu.be/kGcQzh3XksM

Wow! So what is a comic con convention? Tiffi finds a definition and begins to read the article.

‘A comic book convention or comic con is an event with a primary focus on comic books and comic book culture, in which comic book fans gather to meet creators, experts, and each other. Commonly, comic conventions are multi-day events hosted at convention centers, hotels, or college campuses. They feature a wide variety of activities and panels, with a larger number of attendees participating in cosplay than most other types of fan conventions. Comic book conventions are also used as a vehicle for industry, in which publishers, distributors, and retailers represent their comic-related releases. 

Comic-cons were traditionally organized by fans on a not-for-profit basis, though nowadays most events catering to fans are run by commercial interests for profit. Many conventions have award presentations relating to comics (such as the Eisner Awards, which have been presented at San Diego Comic-Con International since 1988; or the Harvey Awards, which have been presented at a variety of venues also since 1988). 

At commercial events, comic book creators often give out autographs to the fans, sometimes in exchange for a flat appearance fee, and sometimes may draw illustrations for a per-item fee. Commercial conventions are usually quite expensive and are hosted in hotels. This represents a change in comic book conventions, which traditionally were more oriented toward comic books as a mode of literature and maintained a less caste-like differentiation between professional and fan.’ (Source) 

Tiffi decides to call Elsa to ask her if she ever heard of these conventions. 

Let’s continue - Let’s go to the convention!