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Fri 08 Aug 2008Comic belief
Forget the Oscars - wear the right outfit to Comic Con and you'll be as much of a celebrity as the actors, directors and authors jostling for attention with spandex, lightsabers and Barack Obama. Liam Burkeenters a world of fantasy made flesh
A chainsaw-wielding maniac claims his next target, while the victim's friends cheer and take photos; an overweight Batman stands in a room of thousands to ask The Simpsons' creator Matt Groening where he gets his inspiration, while Irish J1 students guard the entrances.
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