Fans of comic books, gaming, cosplay and more gathered in the District this weekend for the seventh annual Awesome Con to enjoy what鈥檚 described as a 鈥渃elebration of geek culture.鈥�
The Walter E. Washington Convention Center was occupied by a range of folks in cosplay 鈥� from little kids to seasoned adults 鈥� dressed up as comic book characters and milling in and out.
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Others enjoyed the arcade, panel discussions and numerous wares on display in the exhibit hall.
鈥淭his is the third year I鈥檝e gone, actually,” Sean Cunningham of Cupepper, Virginia, said. “My dad and I 鈥� the last three years 鈥� we鈥檝e both gone.鈥�
Cunningham has been into comics for about 15 years. His dad鈥檚 also into comics.
Elsewhere in the convention, a group of friends from Northern Virginia and Maryland had a blast.
鈥淲e go to a lot of conventions. It was around the area, so we were like ‘let鈥檚 try it out,’鈥� said Alicia Marcia.
And Zoey Hansen said she loves 鈥渉ow it doesn鈥檛 matter what fandom you鈥檙e into, because everyone here is into something and there鈥檚 always someone that you can talk to and have a good time with.鈥�
It was the first Awesome Con for Jazmin Davis of Maryland.
Davis enjoyed 鈥渟eeing my two friends and my girlfriend do Dance Dance Revolution 鈥� well it was a form of it 鈥� so it was really cool.”
Daniel Diaz missed out on a competitive fighting game tournament this year, but there鈥檚 always the future.
鈥淣ext convention I鈥檓 going to get into the Super Smash tournament to see how many people I can beat up,鈥� he laughed.
