Denver Comic Con 2014: Scotty's Sunday Recap

Sunday is usually the day for cons to start slowing down, but this did not seem to be the case this year.  As my morning regiment of walking around the convention center was delayed due to a late Saturday night, I was amazed to see that the line to get in was starting earlier than the previous days.  One man was sitting on the steps with his Evil Dead poster to have Bruce Campbell sign and he was determined to be the first in line for this to happen.  7:00am might be a little bit early, but for this gentleman, it was important to him to get this done and he gained my respect for being a hardcore fan to sacrifice his sleep to get his prized possession signed.

Even though I knew this was going to be a late morning for most everyone else, I was still up and ready to go on time.  Being reintroduced to an old friend from many moons ago and finding out that this was her first con, I was more than happy to show her around while the team completed their work. Watching her eyes wander from side to side of Artist Valley, I started to remember what it was like for my first show and got just that much more excited about giving each booth another look to make sure that I did not neglect anything. 

Although she had an affinity for buttons for her first con, I was not to be stopped from showing her my favorite artist booths but then notice was taken of Aldana Zanetta’s, The Tree House piece that I had picked up several months ago at a different event altogether.  I do not know what it is about this piece, but it seems to catch everyone’s eye when they walk by and I am still astounded by the feelings it invokes.

One of the most amazing things I noticed both on Saturday and Sunday was the appearance of Adam West arriving to his autograph booth.  I have never witnessed this before by any of the stars previously, but on both days he would walk down the line and talk and shake hands with all of the early arrivers, face to face, not behind the booth.  This had to be a thrill for all of his fans as that seemed to be very unexpected. 

As noon arrived very quickly, a large group of children were sitting and waiting at the Pop Culture Classroom Corral for yet another special person to read to them.  Adam West was their guest of honor on Sunday and as everyone that took the stage before him, he did not disappoint as he read If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.  The look in the children’s eyes said it all as listened to the original Batman, and although they may not have known who he was at the time, they will when they tell their children about their earliest con experience. 

While waiting in line to get an autograph from Kevin Conroy, I watched as the line right next store was moving right along for Michael Rooker.  Even though he was killed off in The Walking Dead, he is still very much alive for the fans to enjoy.  Taking pictures seemed to be what everyone wanted and Merle was not going to disappoint anyone with his antics. Even though he is a bigger guy, he was able to get some of the kids who thought he was scary at first to come around and get in the pictures with him. 

As the day started to wind down again,  it seemed to be a great experience for everyone who attended.  As the announcement came over the overhead speakers that there is fifteen minutes to make your final purchases, many people were running from booth to booth to get that one last thing they forgot, the vendors slowly started to pack up their remaining stock and the artists started to mingle with each other as the valley cleared out. 

I hope that everyone, attendees, guests and the event organizers all walk away from Denver Comic Con this year with even a fraction of memories that I have gained.  This is by far the most exciting Denver Comic Con I have attended and even though my legs were killing me, I hated walking away.  With great guests, local, national and international, great organizers and staff, it has to go out to the fans for making this the most memorable event in recent history.  Thank you DCC for bringing us all together once again and I know I am not the only one to say this, but I cannot wait until next year! 

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