Biology instructor Sabrina Bradley talks about the anatomy and physiology of superheroes, Oct. 31. (Photo Courtesy of Moffett Library)

Moffett Library hosted its first ever pop culture mini-convention in its atrium on Tuesday, October 31.

Though Rooftop Heroes was the first of its kind, it attracted many different people to the event. The event had nine different speakers from seven different departments who gathered together to discuss one topic: superheroes.

Despite the event being new, the idea for the convention didn’t appear out of thin air. In fact, Joseph McNeely, an instruction librarian at Moffett Library, revealed that the idea had been floating around for quite awhile

Education assistant professor Timothy Hinchman analyzes the truth behind the comic books villians, Oct. 31. (Photo Courtesy of Moffett Library)

“The staff of library has talked about having some sort of library con, some sort of pop culture thing, for a few years,” McNeely said.

The convention itself had many different things to offer students, ranging from presentations, to drawing demonstrations, to skits, and even a small costume contest at the end. As for the presentations themselves, they ranged from being about traditional heroes and their history, to the anatomy and physiology of superheroes, to the transformation from human to super human that Ellen Ripley makes in the “Alien” franchise.

Though the range may sound broad, that was always the intent of the event coordinators.

“The intention was that it would have a broader appeal or a broader implication than just the superhero genre,” McNeely said.

Theatre professor Elizabeth Lewandowski explores the evolution of superhero costumes, Oct. 31. (Photo Courtesy of Moffett Library)

Some of the speakers enjoyed the event so much that two of them discussed participating at next year’s event. German professor Kyung Lee Gagum mentioned that she would like to present Vietnamese superheroes while biology professor Sabrina Bradley mentioned wanting to speak again next year, but didn’t reveal what her topic would be.

With how diverse the event programming was this year, next year’s event is sure to be even more varied. Though it is not set in stone, the next year’s event is not intended to be a mini-con focused on superheroes.

In fact, this year’s event wasn’t necessarily meant to be focused on superheroes either. Instead, McNeely said that the event was, “A celebration of fictional heroes in all their forms.”