Emerald City Comicon is This Weekend!
May the force be with you March 28-30 at the Washington State Convention Center
By Seattle magazine staff March 26, 2014
This article originally appeared in the March 2014 issue of Seattle magazine.
!–paging_filter–pSuperheroes, supervillains, comic-book lovers and sci-fi fans flock to the Washington State Convention Center on March 28-30 for this beloved nerd ball. Visit a href=”http://www.emeraldcitycomicon.com” target=”_blank”emeraldcitycomicon.com/a for more information and expect to see plenty of a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/gallery/year-photos-most-amazing-photos-2013?p…” target=”_blank”this /aon the streets of downtown Seattle this weekend.br /br /Our fearless leader, editorial director Rachel Hart, will be there enjoying all the nerd-tastic festivities. Follow her adventures on Twitter a href=”https://twitter.com/rachelhartrios” target=”_blank”@rachelhartrios/a or via Seattle magazine’s handle a href=”http://www.twitter.com/seattlemag” target=”_blank”@Seattlemag/a./p
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