This weekend, come check out the first ever East L.A. Comicon! The EAST LA Comic Con was founded in 2016 by a group of life long comic and pop culture fans who grew up and live in East Los Angeles. Headed by Peter J Mellini, owner of Nostalgic Books and Comics in San Gabriel CA,…

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