{"id":593066,"date":"2026-08-23T01:16:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T01:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/593066\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T01:16:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T01:16:10","slug":"comic-con-brings-all-things-pop-culture-to-jackson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/593066\/","title":{"rendered":"Comic Con brings all things pop culture to Jackson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">JACKSON, Tenn. (WBBJ) -Superheroes, gamers, and pop culture fans are taking over downtown Jackson this weekend for a celebration of all things comic and cosplay.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"West TN Comic Con returns to Jackson\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FFQ5NK2P25CK5NXD5FULMZE5RY.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"504\" \/>West TN Comic Con returns to Jackson(WBBJ STAFF)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The third annual West Tennessee Comic Con is officially underway at the Carl Perkins Civic Center.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"West TN Comic Con\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GHZAQNE5AVBXFLPQQIMX5N7EYA.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"556\" \/>West TN Comic Con(WBBJ STAFF)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The two-day event features a massive vendor hall, special guests, gaming tournaments, and a live magic show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Organizers say there are also interactive panels and a cosplay contest, promising something for the entire family.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Several people came dressed in costume as their favorite characters.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FO2GY55SSNEWFKEV2J24IW2VTA.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"513\" \/>Several people came dressed in costume as their favorite characters.(WBBJ STAFF)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cWe started this three years ago. We just thought that this would be a great opportunity to bring something like this to a pop culture event that\u2019s very family friendly, to the West Tennessee area and Jackson seemed like the perfect spot,\u201d said Austin Bell, Event Organizer. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">With the heat index climbing outside this weekend, it is the perfect excuse to head indoors, enjoy the air conditioning, and celebrate your favorite fandoms.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 WBBJ. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSON, Tenn. (WBBJ) -Superheroes, gamers, and pop culture fans are taking over downtown Jackson this weekend for a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":593067,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[146,85,46,268269],"class_list":["post-593066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-west-tn-comic-con-jackson-tn"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593066","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=593066"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593066\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/593067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=593066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=593066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=593066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}