The Express on Awesome Con

Awesome Con is back with wall-to-wall celebrities, gaming and comic book fun

By Angela Haupt

Express April 24 2019

https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/2019/04/24/awesome-con-is-back-with-wall-to-wall-celebrities-gaming-comic-book-fun/

Local cartoonists usually attend - ".... the toy-heavy Awesome Con Jr. is geared toward kids and families. There, cartoonist John Gallagher will instruct on the fine art of drawing Lego versions of popular characters, and designer Carolyn Belefski will guide kids on how to design their own superhero symbol."

Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place NW; entry Fri., noon-8 p.m., Sat., 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sun, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., $40-$65 per day, $80-$175 for three-day pass, $15 for kids pass.