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Salt Lake Comic Con kicks off

  • Hope Twede, left as a Sith, and Jessica Johnson, as Jedi "Ayala Secura" pose for a photo on the floor at the opening day of Salt Lake Comic Con, Thursday, April 17, 2014, in Salt Lake City, Utah. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Scott Sommerdorf)
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    Hope Twede, left as a Sith, and Jessica Johnson, as Jedi "Ayala Secura" pose for a photo on the floor at the opening day of Salt Lake Comic Con, Thursday, April 17, 2014, in Salt Lake City, Utah. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Scott Sommerdorf)
  • Adam Galloway strikes a pose as the "Joker from Arkum City," as thousands of fiction fans from near and far gather at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, Friday, April 18, 2014, for day two of Salt Lake Comic Con's FanX. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Francisco Kjolseth)
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    Adam Galloway strikes a pose as the "Joker from Arkum City," as thousands of fiction fans from near and far gather at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, Friday, April 18, 2014, for day two of Salt Lake Comic Con's FanX. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Francisco Kjolseth)
  • A man in a "Robin" suit arrives at the opening day of Salt Lake Comic Con, Thursday, April 17, 2014, in Salt Lake City, Utah. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Scott Sommerdorf)
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    A man in a "Robin" suit arrives at the opening day of Salt Lake Comic Con, Thursday, April 17, 2014, in Salt Lake City, Utah. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Scott Sommerdorf)
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  • "Prussia" (Sami Whitesides), left, "HarleyQuinn" (Jade Lindgren), and "Zuko" (Mattie Csicsery) pose for a photo at the opening day of Salt Lake Comic Con, Thursday, April 17, 2014, in Salt Lake City, Utah. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Scott Sommerdorf)
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    "Prussia" (Sami Whitesides), left, "HarleyQuinn" (Jade Lindgren), and "Zuko" (Mattie Csicsery) pose for a photo at the opening day of Salt Lake Comic Con, Thursday, April 17, 2014, in Salt Lake City, Utah. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Scott Sommerdorf)
  • Jackson Maestas as "The War Doctor" makes a selfie with a character on the floor at the opening day of Salt Lake Comic Con, Thursday, April 17, 2014, in Salt Lake City, Utah. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Scott Sommerdorf)
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    Jackson Maestas as "The War Doctor" makes a selfie with a character on the floor at the opening day of Salt Lake Comic Con, Thursday, April 17, 2014, in Salt Lake City, Utah. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Scott Sommerdorf)
  • Heidi Mason as "Catwoman," and Winter Thayne as "Princess Peach," get their Dr. Who on as they join thousands of fiction fans from near and far gathered at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, Friday, April 18, 2014, for day two of Salt Lake Comic Con's FanX. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Francisco Kjolseth)
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    Heidi Mason as "Catwoman," and Winter Thayne as "Princess Peach," get their Dr. Who on as they join thousands of fiction fans from near and far gathered at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, Friday, April 18, 2014, for day two of Salt Lake Comic Con's FanX. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Francisco Kjolseth)
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  • "Psychos from Borderlands," Zac Keyes, left, and his brother Daniel, join in the fun as thousands of fiction fans from near and far gather at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt lake City, Utah, Friday, April 18, 2014, for day two of Salt Lake Comic Con's FanX. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Francisco Kjolseth)
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    "Psychos from Borderlands," Zac Keyes, left, and his brother Daniel, join in the fun as thousands of fiction fans from near and far gather at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt lake City, Utah, Friday, April 18, 2014, for day two of Salt Lake Comic Con's FanX. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Francisco Kjolseth)
  • Rachele Johnson as "Daenereys" at the opening day of Salt Lake Comic Con, Thursday, April 17, 2014, in Salt Lake City, Utah. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Scott Sommerdorf)
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    Rachele Johnson as "Daenereys" at the opening day of Salt Lake Comic Con, Thursday, April 17, 2014, in Salt Lake City, Utah. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Scott Sommerdorf)
  • Fans get a chance to sit in the 1966 Batmobile for a picture at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, Friday April 18, 2014, for day two of Salt Lake Comic Con's FanX. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Francisco Kjolseth)
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    Fans get a chance to sit in the 1966 Batmobile for a picture at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, Friday April 18, 2014, for day two of Salt Lake Comic Con's FanX. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Francisco Kjolseth)
Hope Twede, left as a Sith, and Jessica Johnson, as Jedi "Ayala Secura" pose for a photo on the floor at the opening day of Salt Lake Comic Con, Thursday, April 17, 2014, in Salt Lake City, Utah. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Scott Sommerdorf)
Adam Galloway strikes a pose as the "Joker from Arkum City," as thousands of fiction fans from near and far gather at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, Friday, April 18, 2014, for day two of Salt Lake Comic Con's FanX. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Francisco Kjolseth)
A man in a "Robin" suit arrives at the opening day of Salt Lake Comic Con, Thursday, April 17, 2014, in Salt Lake City, Utah. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Scott Sommerdorf)
"Prussia" (Sami Whitesides), left, "HarleyQuinn" (Jade Lindgren), and "Zuko" (Mattie Csicsery) pose for a photo at the opening day of Salt Lake Comic Con, Thursday, April 17, 2014, in Salt Lake City, Utah. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Scott Sommerdorf)
Jackson Maestas as "The War Doctor" makes a selfie with a character on the floor at the opening day of Salt Lake Comic Con, Thursday, April 17, 2014, in Salt Lake City, Utah. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Scott Sommerdorf)
Heidi Mason as "Catwoman," and Winter Thayne as "Princess Peach," get their Dr. Who on as they join thousands of fiction fans from near and far gathered at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, Friday, April 18, 2014, for day two of Salt Lake Comic Con's FanX. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Francisco Kjolseth)
"Psychos from Borderlands," Zac Keyes, left, and his brother Daniel, join in the fun as thousands of fiction fans from near and far gather at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt lake City, Utah, Friday, April 18, 2014, for day two of Salt Lake Comic Con's FanX. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Francisco Kjolseth)
Rachele Johnson as "Daenereys" at the opening day of Salt Lake Comic Con, Thursday, April 17, 2014, in Salt Lake City, Utah. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Scott Sommerdorf)
Fans get a chance to sit in the 1966 Batmobile for a picture at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, Friday April 18, 2014, for day two of Salt Lake Comic Con's FanX. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Francisco Kjolseth)
Associated Press

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Pop culture is taking center stage at the second Salt Lake Comic Con.

Organizers expect the convention on Saturday to draw up to 100,000 fans, with many of them wearing costumes of their favorite heroes. Some 40,000 tickets already were sold for the event by Wednesday night.

Organizers say the three-day convention, which began Thursday, features the best in movies, television shows, gaming, sci-fi/fantasy and comic books.

The Deseret News reports (http://bit.ly/1h9HNFh ) celebrity guests include six cast members of the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" television series.

Gov. Gary Herbert, who appeared at a news conference Thursday with event organizers, says the amount of Salt Palace floor space has doubled for this year's gathering. The convention drew an estimated 75,000 attendees last year, with more than 52,000 tickets sold.

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Information from: Deseret News, http://www.deseretnews.com