Did You Spot Darth Vader on the MAX Last Weekend? Here’s Why.

Rose City Comic Con has returned.

Rose City Comic Con (Chris Nesseth)
By Chris Nesseth and Andi Prewitt

Did you spot Darth Vader on the MAX last weekend? Maybe you did a double take while walking by Freddy Krueger fixated on his smartphone.

The wild and often elaborate costumes in September always mean one thing: Rose City Comic Con has returned.

This year, our city’s version of Nerd Christmas celebrated its 10th anniversary and drew tens of thousands who came for celebrity autographs from the likes of Giancarlo Esposito, LeVar Burton and Sean Astin, deep-dive seminars, and the cosplay—especially the cosplay.

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Andi Prewitt

Andi Prewitt

Andi Prewitt is WW's arts and culture editor. She writes about Oregon’s trifecta of fun: craft beer, food and the outdoors. A native Oregonian, Andi’s claim to fame was being named Princess of Newberg. It’s all been downhill from there.

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