PHOENIX -- From a comedic celebrity panel featuring Rainn Wilson, who portrayed Dwight Schrute on “The Office,� to hallways jam-packed with Marvel characters to retro arcades teeming with eager gamers, attendees barely knew which way to look first.
Few events at the Phoenix Convention Center draw as wide an array of characters as Phoenix Fan Fusion, which took place this past weekend in downtown Phoenix.
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