Denver Comic Con 2015 - Scotty's Sunday Recap

Written by Scott Edwards

Continuing to stick with my normal DCC routine, I took my lap around the Convention Center at 5:30 in the morning once again.  Yes, this is a crazy thing to do, but when you have a Hawaiian shirt on, nobody asks questions.  Every morning presents its own challenges and I had to make sure that I was somewhat awake and on top of my game, or as on top of it as I can be with now sleep and coffee oozing through my veins.  Even though there is no one as crazy as I am, there were a few stragglers around the Convention Center this morning and when I popped back over around 6:30, the line was triple what it was on Saturday.

Since the weather was a little bit better than Saturday, I could understand it and talked to a couple people in the line.  They were all trying to get in and get their autographs from Karen Gillan and Manu Bennett who were slated to have an extremely short stay at the con.  Talking to a couple of them when I saw them later on in the day, they were extremely pleased with the star's personalities and how much time they were willing to take to talk to their fans, even with the long lines behind them.  It was the experience that they wanted and I was happy to hear that they got it without disappointment. Before the con floor opened, I had the pleasure of doing a little podcast with the artist of the Denver Comic Con badges, Jay Peteranetz.  Even though it was early, Jay was still fired up and ready to take on the world and it was great to hear the passion he has for what he does.  Being so energetic, not just from the coffee, I can see how he is able to do what he does when working with kids and adults alike.  Being a part of the Pop Culture Classroom team as well, Jay has so much he can teach and is more than willing to bend your ear if you let him. 

Heading back up to the floor, I could feel the energy very quickly and then trying to make it back to Artist Valley to talk with Todd Jones about his new book, I could see that the floor was already full.  I was beside myself when watching the people moving down the artist’s rows at ten in the morning, since it was nothing like that on Saturday.  After talking with Todd about Wicked Awesome Tales Volume 4, I got grilled on Marvel trivia that I had no answer for.  I might have to lose my geek card after that, it was kind of sad.  I saw more of what I was expecting, more kids running around and having a great time.  Seeing their eyes get bigger when looking at the art was something that I didn’t recognize the previous day, but it was sure happening today.

Asking for advances on their allowances, or promising to do extra chores, I witnessed many kids leaving the booths with huge smiles on their faces when they got something that they could not live without.  Once again, I ran into another friend from work, but when I found her sitting in the back, she had no idea what to do on the floor.  I gave Saundra a couple ideas of what to look at in her free time, but had to give the warning about the Doctor Who panels filling up faster than anything at this con, so gave her a heads up about that.

I gave Celebrity Summit a walk through for a couple minutes and watched as people were leaving with autographed pictures from their favorite stars and heard lots of laughter from the booths as everyone was just having a great time.  Even with the long lines, you could see that getting the autographs might have been the key thing on their minds, but there was a lot of conversations going on about what they liked about the stars and why they were at the con in the first place.  A ton of new relationships were being built and that is something that Denver Comic Con seems to succeed in doing.  There are so many things that can make people click and being surrounded by people that like the same things that you do makes it very easy to bond over something that you might not otherwise want your co-workers or friends to know.

When walking by the Pop Culture Classroom area, I listened for a couple minutes as voice actor Brian Cummings was reading to the kids.  This was a voice that I grew up with on many shows like The Wuzzles, The Berenstain Bears and The Snorks, but when he brought out his Doofus Drake from DuckTales, I could not help but to applaud. One of my favorite shows growing up and I am not ashamed to say it, l loved my cartoons on Saturday mornings.  The kids seemed to be enthralled by his presence on the stage and they all really enjoyed the motion capture story Brian told about a video game he voiced, since he had to wear lipstick so the cameras could catch the proper movement, even though it was covered by his beard.

What can I say about Sunday?  It was great!  There were so many people just running around the floor it was hard to get anywhere.  And watching as the families were going from booth to booth, it was just crazy busy all day and the con floor appeared to be at capacity.  I also got to talk with Rob Paulson for a second, but I am sure someone else will go crazy with stories of him.  With one more day to go in the con, it seemed to really liven up and everyone was just having a great time making sure they got to see everything the con had to offer.

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