Deb Harris was completely smitten with Chewbacca because of his soft fur. As people took the opportunity to pet him, Chewiee, played by Patrick Klehr, would pet them back. (David Pierini/staff photographer)
A passenger traveling in a car down Des Plaines Avenue was quick with her cellphone camera to photograph this Star Wars storm trouper outside the Forest Park Public Library. (David Pierini/staff photographer)
Storm troupers attending the Mini Comicon Saturday at the Forest Park Public Library couldn’t resist mingling with library patrons, some of whom took pictures while others went about their busines. (David Pierini/staff photographer)
Nehemiah Overton, center, is greeted with a high-five from a Star Wars storm trouper during Mini Comicon at the Forest Park Public Library Saturday. (David Pierini/photographer)
A passerby asked Chewbacca, played by Patrick Klehr, to hold his dog for a picture as he and other Star Wars characters cooled off in the winter air outside the Forest Park Public Library Saturday. The devoted movie buffs were their for the library’s first Mini Comicon. (David Pierini/staff photographer)
Carter Hartsock, 6, of Forest Park, attended the Forest Park Public Library Mini Comicon Saturday in droid style. A collapsable laundry hamper and paper machete hat transformed into R2D2 of Star Wars fame. (David Pierini/staff photographer)
A pair of storm troupers make a friendly exit from the main floor of the Forest Park Public Library Saturday during Mini Comicon. Though the event was held in the basement, the Star Wars characters could not resist interacting with library patrons. (David Pierini/staff photographer)
