Natalia Leyba dressed as Hawks from “My Hero Academia”, and her friend Daniela Camacho, dressed as Misa from “Death Note”, browse at MidSouthCon, which was held over the weekend at the Clarion Hotel & Suites on Democrat Road. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Tanner the dog came to MidSouthCon dressed as a “Star Trek” science officer. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Kim Jones, dressed as Link, and her daughter Annabelle Jones, dressed as Beetlejuice, play a game of Red Dragon Inn at MidSouthCon. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Elise Covington, dressed as Tails, and Ryan Lawrence, dressed as Dr. Robotnik, shop at MidSouthCon, which was held over the weekend at the Clarion Hotel & Suites on Democrat Road. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Marissa Kuder, dressed as Poison Ivy, and her daughter Kaolin Kuder shop for pictures at MidSouthCon. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
MidSouthCon hosts first in-person event since 2019
More than a thousand comic book fans and costumed role-players gathered this weekend for the longest running fan-run, multi-genre, science fiction convention in the Mid-South.