Havertown's Own Comic Con is for All Who Love Comics

The Haverford Township Free Library will host Havertown’s own Comic Con on Saturday, July 13 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Community Room of the library. 

Admission is pay-what-you-can and attendees will have the opportunity to meet creators, shop, win prizes, watch a film, and learn more about the creation of comics. 

Creators include: BobMcLeod, Mike Townsend, Matt Phelan, Mark Tutilli, Josh O’Neil, Jimmy Comey, Andrew Carl, Dave Proch, Rob Woods, and Chris Stevens, according to the library.

According to the library, participants are invited to two panel discussions and a drawing workshop. At 10:30 a.m., creators will face off in the Superhero Sketch Showdown, a program appropriate for all ages. 

At 11:30 a.m. a group of creators will discuss their creative process, their work, and how they got published. At 1:30 p.m., kids in elementary school are invited to sketch with the pros.

All attendees will receive free raffle tickets to enter to win prizes, and those in costume will receive extra tickets, according to the library.

HTFL Comic Con was created in partnership with Children’s Book World of Ardmore and Locust Moon Comics of Philadelphia.

In advance of the event, the library will host a film screening and an art contest: 

• Enjoy a screening of one of the most heroic films ever made, Superman the Movie, on Friday, July 12 at 6:30 p.m. All movie-goers will receive free raffle tickets to be used on the Convention Floor the next day. Superman The Movie is rated PG and has a runtime of 142 minutes.

• Children and teens are invited to participate in a Comic Con Art Contest. Participants are challenged to create their own superhero. Entries by children under 7 are exhibition only, entries for children 8 and older will be entered into the Art Contest. Prizes will be awarded for a People’s Choice and a Creators’ Choice. All entries must be submitted at the Library by July 12 at 5 p.m. Visit www.haverfordlibrary.org/ComicCon to download the entry form or pick one up at the Library.