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When the comic-book fans -- and the sci-fi fanatics, the fantasy freaks and the horror fiends -- emerge from their hiding places and come down from the hills by the hundreds and thousands, it's a sight to behold.
At the annual Pittsburgh Comicon, you might see Batman chilling with Chewbacca, and literary graphic novelists under the same roof as the star of "Beastmaster V." For sheer people-watching fun, it's even better than the Big Butler Fair.See the full content of this document
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Artists, Writers, Fans Unite for 3 Days of Comics Culture
"The costume contest draws over 100 people," says Michael George, who runs the Comicon with his wife, Renee. "People who come in costume on Sunday get in free. We get people who are 10-foot-tall robots, Chewbacca, Sheena the Jungle Queen, Frankenstein, X-Men characters -- you name it."
Last year's Comicon drew 8,400 people to the ExpoMart, in Monroeville. As in years pas...See the full content of this document
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