FAN EXPO Boston is an annual pop-culture fan convention that features celebrity guests, panels, and chances to enjoy all things nerdy in South Boston, from August 8-10 at the Thomas M. Menino Convention Center.

It’s a bazaar of the bizarre, with vendors selling memorabilia and collectables, with a whole bunch of swords and smut scattered throughout. A highlight of every convention is the artist alley – a gallery of comic and animation artists selling original prints and signing autographs.

Salem-based artist and “Smiling Friends” animator, Hannah Daigle, mentioned she has been selling her original artwork at conventions since 2019. It is a side job that has helped her expand her original work with merchandise and gain experience in the business side of comics and animation.

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