Denver Comic Con 2015 - Shae's Saturday Recap

Written by Scott Edwards

Let’s let the week of DCC recaps continue! Why? Because I am utterly heartbroken that it’s over. Seriously, I can’t believe DCC has come and gone. It’s like one minute it was Friday evening, and the next, BOOM! It’s Monday night and I’m at work. Oddly, it’s Thursday morning and I am at work. But this time last week I was really excited for DCC, and my little sister was graduating and turning 18! It’s been a crazy few weeks. Well, Saturday of DCC was just as crazy. Opening ceremonies had happened, and parties the night before kicked off the start of Denver Comic Con 2015. Saturday was a big day as well. 

A part from some filming (because we do that guys. DCCTV is amazing and I am so lucky to be co-host to the amazing Mattie!), I got the chance to talk with two writers and later that day, and a really cool band. Now, I’ll give a secret. I’ve done one interview before…but, it was nothing like this. Being at the con and actually doing an interview was really shocking and fantastically amazing. I was so nervous, but the lovely authors I interviewed could not have been nicer. These are up on our site and of course our YouTube page, but really, wow. Lemme just geek out about that for a moment. The really strange part was they were happy to meet me! What even is this? How is this my life? Well it is my life.

There’s a fine balance between work and play, and while I love getting opportunities to meet truly amazing and talented people, the only thing I love more is dressing up and seeing the smiles on the faces of children. Denver Comic Con and Pop Culture Classroom are all about kids. It’s one of the reasons Mattie and I continue to work on our Anna and Elsa cosplays to make them as perfect as possible. I don’t know if anyone else has that awkward experience of literally gluing a wig to their head…but it’s weird! The amount of Spirit Gum it takes to get that wig seamlessly trapped to my head is, well, astonishing. But every second is worth it. The smiles, the laughs, and the amazing moments that happen when we’re in costume are worth it. At one point, a little girl took a picture with us and almost ran off with our stuffed Olaf. It’s admittedly one of my most cherished moments from DCC. A mom would later tell us that they’ve never been to Disney and that this was the highlight of their daughter's day. Kids of all ages were getting pictures with us! That is why I cosplay, personally. I think that’s why many of us cosplay. This was a family event this year as Jadyn, my little sister, donned the Merida dress Mattie made for her for her birthday. Her boyfriend, Skyler, dressed as an alternate version of Spiderman, and what a day!

Saturday at DCC had a lot of cosplayers and it was my personal mission to find every Supernatural Cosplayer out there as possible and snap their picture. Why? Because I probably have a bit of an obsession. And, also, I lied, that was my entire weekend. I originally set out to get a picture of myself with every Cas cosplayer I could find, but that proved a bit tricky. DCC was so wonderful and filled with so many people, and I didn’t always get the chance to snap pictures with people. But! I did snag a few pictures whenever I could. There’s something artistically fantastic about cosplay. I’ve said it many a time that it is its own art form and probably one of my favorite hobbies. The dedication that goes into a costume and the details that cosplayers pay close attention to are what makes cosplay so fun. I’ve seen a huge wave of support in the cosplay community. With anything there can be a negative side to it, but cosplay happens to be one family that offers support and praise! When I excitedly ran up to a genderbent Dean and Cas, I swear the Castiel was as happy as I was. After taking a picture she even thanked me for it. Which was so strange, because really, I took her picture because I felt her costume was really awesome! That is what cosplay is about. My Saturday was filled with so many cosplay experiences that I tried desperately to focus on the really amazing costumes I saw.

With each DCC, there seems to be a few photo opportunities with various set props. This year featured a DeLorean and the Iron Throne from Game of Thrones. No, seriously, guys, how awesome is that? While I’ve not had a chance to watch the show, I still had to take a turn on the Throne and get my picture taken. Okay, no really, we all did. Because, it’s the Iron Throne. I’m not sure where else you get the chance to do things like this, except at conventions. I know the show is hugely popular, and as the weekend progressed, the line for said Throne got longer and longer. That’s the fun of it. So if you ask me, the ‘first’ day of DCC 2015 was a huge success and the weekend continued to outdo itself…

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