Nerd alert: Comic Con to debut in St. Pete

Thanks to a PR pro and his teen daughters, the Sunshine City finally gets its own geek gala.

  • By Brian Hartz
  • | 12:20 p.m. December 23, 2021
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Courtesy. A Captain America cosplayer will make an appearance at St. Pete Comic Con.
Courtesy. A Captain America cosplayer will make an appearance at St. Pete Comic Con.
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St. Petersburg nerds, rejoice: The Sunshine City, at long last, is getting its own Comic Con.

Organized by Dewey Caruthers, a local public relations and marketing professional, and his teenage daughters Blu and Scarlet, the geek gala takes place Jan. 8-9 at the Coliseum in downtown St. Pete. Tickets are $20 per person for one day or $30 per person for both days; a VIP ticket is available for $100.

 

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