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the frankfort station | March 9, 2017 | 11
Inaugural Fan Fest brings ‘Comic-Con’ to Frankfort
Amanda Stoll, Assistant Editor
From superheroes to scifi
novels, an inaugural event
will give fans of caped crusaders
and science fiction a
place to geek out in Frankfort.
Fan Fest at the Frankfort
Public Library will include
art, panels and a costume
contest for superhero and
board game fans on March
18 starting at 10 a.m.
For Adult Services Librarian
Lisa Moe Meierkort,
who is planning the event
and has attended large conventions
like C2E2 and Gen
Con, it’s a way to bring some
of the same excitement of
the events to the library.
“Obviously ours is on a
much smaller scale, but I really
wanted to try to get all
of those aspects in,” Meierkort
said.
Meierkort, who said she’s
always loved sci-fi and fantasy
books, began planning
the event in August and
plans to have events spread
out throughout the library on
the day of the event.
Usually, she said about
800 people visit the library
on Saturdays. She expects
some of those regular patrons
will take a detour to
see what Fan Fest is all
about, but said she hopes to
see a couple hundred more
come out just for the event
The day will kick off with
the Artist’s Alley, featuring
Chicago-area artists, as well
as one local Frankfort artist,
Doug Klauba, all of which
will have work on display
and on sale.
Klauba is an artist known
internationally for his work
on the covers of “The Phantom”
comic books as well as
the “Project Superpowers”
series.
Klauba attended school
at The American Academy
of Art in Chicago as well as
The Academy of Art College
in San Francisco and teaches
at the International School of
Comics, an upcoming school
in Chicago.
He said comic books have
been an interest for him his
entire life, but it’s something
he said he wishes more people
— and not just children
— would give a try.
“It’s good for libraries to
push that availability of not
just chapter books or prose
books but also graphic novels
for kids and adults to read,”
said Klauba, who said comic
books can also be a good
way to introduce children to
books in a different way if
they don’t enjoy reading.
Meierkort said she’s excited
about all of the artists
featured at Fan Fest, all of
whom were hand-picked
for the event from people
she has met or seen work
they’ve done at conventions
as well as some suggestions
from the staff at Amazing
Fantasy Books & Comics.
Throughout the day, there
will be three speakers discussing
“Fear and the Origins
of the Marvel Superheroes,”
”Wondrous Women: Highlighting
Great Women in
Comics” and “Superheroes:
the History of the Outsiders.”
Drop-in crafts for children
from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. will include
a superhero drawing
workshop and make-yourown
cape.
Greenfire Games, a game
store in Oak Lawn, will facilitate
board games.
Of course, no fan convention
would be complete
without a costume contest.
The library will end the
day with a parade and contest
beginning at 3:30 p.m.
Children, teens, adults and
groups will compete for
prizes, with the first place
winner in each category receiving
a three-day pass to
C2E2 April 21-23.
“Geekdom has really permeated
pop culture in the
last 10 or 15 years,” Meierkort
said. “Fandom is really
a way for people to connect
to each other.”
Whether that’s Harry Potter,
Dr. Who, or superhero
fans, she said, “we can all
join together in our excitement
over these pop culture
icons.”
Some events have limited
space available. Registration
online at www.frankfort
library.org.
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