Boardman ,Ohio -The bigger then you think town of Boardman , Ohio placed host to one of the funnest and down to earth cons of the year this last weekend . The Mahoning Valley Comic Con brought fans old and young from all aspects of fandom to celebrate their love of pop culture and even had some stars to to help with the festivities .
Some of the guests included from the Scream franchise Nancy Anne Ridder, and of course JJ Cohen from more movies then I can say but Almost Famous is one of my favorites he was in , Deep Roy from Star Wars, Star Trek, Transformers,and more and Lisa Neeld from Playboy Magazine .Ming Chen of Comic Book Men fame and the finally the event was put on by promoter and film director Travis Bowen to bring a little of Hollywood to his hometown area .
A cosplay contest was held and a chance to see how creative everyone was in their designs was a real treat along with classes and lectures on acting, makeup , posing and varies aspects of fandom.
A special note to all the artists and vendors who made this a special event and to the staff for all their hard work .
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