- Mississippi Free Press

‘Make a Weekend of It’: Conventions Unify Mississippian Fans of Cosplay, Comics, Anime and Games

by Aliyah Veal June 14, 2024February 27, 2025

Annual conventions like Mississippi Anime Fest and Mississippi Comic Con allow fans of many franchises to gather and celebrate their passions.

Preston Wallace dressed in the classic red and blue Spiderman costume, hanging from an iron girder on the sidewalk of a busy street

Person of the Day | Preston Wallace: Personal Trainer, Photographer and Hernando’s Spider-Man

by Emily Suh November 30, 2023June 11, 2024

Jackson Chapter of Star Trek Club at a meeting

Helping the Next Generation: Jackson-based Star Trek Club Donates to The McCoy House

by Aliyah Veal November 28, 2022June 12, 2024

Children stand around lines of long red tables playing card games

‘Just For Them’: Goodman Native Organizes Inaugural Kids Fest Jackson

by Nate SchumannApril 5, 2022June 25, 2025

Customers perusing colorful plushie figures

ABC Winterfest Remix, Fans Lead Anime Convention in Southaven

by Nate SchumannJanuary 7, 2022November 12, 2025