Comic book enthusiasts of all ages came out in droves to the Seaport World Trade Center for the 2013 Boston Comic Con on Saturday, Aug. 3. Check out pictures from the convention.
From left: Doug Johnston of Middleboro, Heather Groves of Middleboro, Alicia Lomba of Chelsea, and Chris Goodman of Everett. The group dressed as Batman villains The Joker and Harley Quinn.
--Matt Juul/Boston.com Correspondent
Comic book enthusiasts of all ages came out in droves to the Seaport World Trade Center for the 2013 Boston Comic Con on Saturday, Aug. 3. Check out pictures from the convention.
From left: Doug Johnston of Middleboro, Heather Groves of Middleboro, Alicia Lomba of Chelsea, and Chris Goodman of Everett. The group dressed as Batman villains The Joker and Harley Quinn.
--Matt Juul/Boston.com Correspondent
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“A buddy said it will be perfect for him,” said Dan Martin of Lowell, left, who dressed as Nintendo video game characters Luigi and Mario with his son Gavin, 3. “This is his first time,” Dan said.
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The line for tickets was out the door and even circled around the side of the Seaport Convention Center.
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Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters! The Ghostbusters of New Hampshire dressed up as the famed film characters for Boston Comic Con.
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From left: First time Boston Comic Con attendees Angelica, Jose, and Lauren Sanchez of Webster. Jose said that he grew up loving super heroes and that Superman was his favorite character.
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Jessica Proulx, left, and Nicole Anderson both of Coventry, R.I., dressed as DC Comics female supervillains Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy. The pair said that they look forward to kicking Batman’s butt at this year’s convention.
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From left: Chloe and her dad Joshua Madruga of Salem dressed in matching Bane masks from the DC Comics movie “The Dark Knight Rises.”
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May the force be with you. Zackery Rose of Bennington, Vt., dressed as Jedi master Obi-Wan Kenobi from the “Star Wars” film series. Rose said that he is “hoping for amazing-ness” from this year’s convention.
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Brendan Murphy of Yorktown, N.Y., dressed as the dwarf Thorin Oakenshield from the movie “The Hobbit,” raised his mock battle axe while in line for the convention.
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“You get to be around other superheroes and you get to live the dream,” said John Ahtam of Waltham, left, dressed as Marvel’s Captain America. His sister Banu Ahtam of Cambridge wore DC Comics’ heroine Wonder Woman’s costume.
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From left: Julie Burns, of Limit Break Studios, and Ariel Burns, both of Long Island, N.Y.
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A person dressed as Darth Vader got some help fixing his light saber from a fellow “Star Wars” fan as they stood in front of a mechanical Jabba the Hutt.
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The entrance to the convention floor was filled with eager comic book fans.
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From left: Brian Dubois, 23, of Newington, Conn., and Devon LaChapella, 16, of Dartmouth, Mass. The pair dressed as Marvel heroes Ant-Man and The Wasp. Brian said that he has been dressing up as costumed crusaders for about four years. “I think I have since 2008,” said Devon.
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“Any character we really like, we dress as,” said Ashley Neal, left, of Quincy. She said that she and Christina Noble, right, also of Quincy. have been donning costumes at conventions for about four years. The duo dressed as chracters from the web comic book series “Homestuck” for this year’s Boston Comic Con.
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A poster of various comic book heroes and villains.
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One adventurous convention-goer dressed as Bubblebee from “Transformers.”
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“It’s fun to be someone else for a day,” said Angela Ortiz, left, of Boston who dressed as Batman’s sidekick Robin. Her sister Paloma Ortiz, right, dressed as the Joker’s henchwoman Harley Quinn.
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Michael Isenberg, author of “Full Asylum,” showed off his book that revolves around a software engineer who thinks he’s a suave spy like James Bond. Isenberg said that he always wanted the fast-paced lifestyle of the British secret agent, so that’s why he wrote the book. “This never happened to me,” Isenberg said. “Wouldn’t it be cool if it did?”
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