Thousands are expected to gather Saturday at a comic convention in Nanaimo that’s paying tribute to the man who founded it.

Curious Comicon is on Saturday at Country Club Mall.

It got started in 2016, when the Nanaimo branch of Curious Comics take Free comic book day, an annual, North America wide event, and expand it into a local convention convention.

With guest artists, a cosplay contest, and various activities.

Curious Comicon Founder Mike Drummond died earlier this year. Midcoast Morning spoke with some of the organizers who are keeping the event going in his memory.