Ezra Brown, 8, of Portland, dressed as Captain America, flexes a superhero pose during a workshop hosted by such notables as Spider-Man, foreground, Batman, Deadpool and more, while Reid Kehoe, 6, of Londonderry, New Hampshire, looks on. The event was part of Kids Con New England, which was held at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in South Portland on Saturday. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer

Keira Carr, 10, of Lisbon, dressed as the Pokemon character Pikachu, dances during a singalong with Disney princesses at Kids Con New England in the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel on Saturday. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer

Harrison Boucher, 3, of Lisbon plays with a remote-controlled BB-8 while dressed as Boba Fett during Kids Con New England on Saturday. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer

Kyley Donovan, 13, of Yarmouth, dressed as the Queen of Hearts from “Alice in Wonderland,” encounters Disney princesses Belle, left, and Elsa during Kids Con New England Saturday. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer

LiLi Gallien, 11, of Nashua, New Hampshire, reads the event program at Kids Con New England while dressed as the PokŽmon character Eevee. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer

Maxwell Pisco, 8, of Nashua, New Hampshire, dresses as DJ Marshmello Vampire during Kids Con New England at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in South Portland on Saturday. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer

Children’s book author Elise Mariolis fires a bubble gun into the crowd at Kids Con New England on Saturday. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer

Coraline Mercier, 2, of Gorham high fives Mango, a character from the children’s book series InvestiGators, while her mother Kaela Mercier watches. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer

Arlo Taylor, 8, of Portland poses for a drawing by caricaturist Leona Hosackn while dressed as Spider-Man during Kids Con New England at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in South Portland on Saturday. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer