Comic-Con

Fans of all-things comics, anime, and movies converged on the Saratoga Springs City Center Saturday to see the force awaken during the city’s annual Spring Comic Con.

From Ant-Man to Zelda and everything in between, fanatics and nerds alike descended on the Spa City for Saratoga Comic Con this weekend.

Comics have conquered America. From our multiplexes, where Marvel and DC movies reign supreme, to our television screens, where comics-based shows like The Walking Dead have become among the most popular in cable history, to convention halls, best-seller lists, Pulitzer Prize–winning titles, and MacArthur Fellowship recipients, comics shape American culture, in ways high and low, superficial, and deeply profound.

From the tales of a certain webslinging vigilante to the adventures of heroes in a half-shell and beyond, comic books have shaped popular culture…