Cape Comic Con comes to town

(Left) Dennis Manning dressed up as Green Lantern poses with Jody Meredith as Iron Man at the Show Me Stark table at Cape Comic Con. (Nathan Gladden ~ Southeast Missourian)

People from all around from Cape Girardeau and farther gathered at the con on Saturday. (Nathan Gladden ~ Southeast Missourian)

People from the Missouri Conservation Center set up a stand about Amphibians and Reptiles. (Nathan Gladden ~ Southeast Missourian)

Scott Bayles of Costumers for Christ show off their stand at Cape Comic Con on Saturday. (Nathan Gladden ~ Southeast Missourian)

An array of pins are up for for the public to go through and buy at one of the vendors's stands. (Nathan Gladden ~ Southeast Missourian)

At one of the vendor's tables LEGO minifgures are on display for purchase at Cape Comic Con on Saturday. (Nathan Gladden ~ Southeast Missourian)

Artist Monte Baldwin sketches a drawing of a Naruto (an anime) themed portrait. (Nathan Gladden ~ Southeast Missourian)

Artist Scott Ebert works on his prints while surrounded by his other works for the public to see at Cape Comic Con. (Nathan Gladden ~ Southeast Missourian)

(Left) Payton Foltz, Brady Perkins and Lydia Reitzel walk around the conference center dressed up as Jedi from the film Star Wars. (Nathan Gladden ~ Southeast Missourian)

SEMO graduate and author Kenny Sills talks to people at the Con about his books on Saturday. (Nathan Gladden ~ Southeast Missourian)

ngladden@semissourian.com (Left) author Dennis Young talks to event visitors about his books at his table on Saturday. (Nathan Gladden ~ Southeast Missourian)