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Processed cheese: A fan’s notes on Comic Con

September 15, 2023 at 1:50 a.m.

by AL TOPICH Special to the Democrat-Gazette

Nerd culture meets late-stage capitalism: Cosplayers line up for photo ops with the “stars” at the recent Arkansas Comic Con. (Special to the Democrat-Gazette/Amanda Topich)

I spent last weekend surrounded by nerds, thousands of nerds, as people came in droves to Little Rock's Statehouse Convention Center to attend this year's annual Arkansas Comic Con.