Denver Comic Con

Denver Comic-Con is one of the fastest-growing cons in the country, attracting some of the biggest celebrities from film and television.

In the past, Denver Comic Con has brought big names to town. This year, however, is arguably one of its best years yet - with Carrie Fisher and Stan Lee as part of the lineup.

I'll admit it, I was a late comer to Doctor Who. I just started watching it on Netflix this year, but have become a full-blown addict. At the 2013 Denver Comic Con we not only saw a big blue Tardis, but a plethora of dressed up Doctors, companions, Daleks, weeping angels and the like. We even found a faceless Rose! (And, of course, more 'Who' merchandise than I could comprehend.)

The game Borderlands 2 has spent a lot of time in my Xbox 360 console. So, one of our days at the 2013 Denver Comic Con we decided to gear-up, Pandora style, as Salvador the gunzerker, Lilith the siren and a Psycho Bandit. We even ran into a couple that came as an epic Maya the Siren and Zero the assassin.

Yes, I'm a big Firefly fan. Yes I wish, they'd bring it back. Yes, I know most characters in the show are tough to dress up as because they wear mostly "normal clothes." But that didn't stop the wife and I from dressing up as Kaylee Frye and Jayne Cobb for one of our days at the 2013 Denver Comic Con. (We even ran into a nice Lady Malcolm Reynolds.)

This past weekend was the 2nd annual Denver Comic Con. Downtown Denver was overrun by costumed (and non-costumed) fans of all that is "geek". Derek & I were proudly there among them.

I was bummed to hear that Stan Lee had to cancel his appearance at this year's Denver Comic Con, but I am excited to see William Shatner. My geeky emotions are all in a tizzy now.

For the last two weeks all I have heard about from my "geeky" friends is how geeked they are to head to Denver Comic Con coming up in just over a week. Said geeks will be sad to learn Marvel Comics icon Stan Lee will not be appearing. And to pay between $175 to $275 to attend and meet Lee, you would have to be a pretty serious geek.

One of my heroes, the legendary man of Marvel Comics, Stan Lee, will be at this year's Denver Comic Con. 'Nuff said! Last year over 27,000 people attended the first-ever Denver event (myself included) and this year it should be bigger and better. The 2013 Denver Comic Con & Literary Conference is happening May 31st-June 2nd at the Colorado Convention Center. Now, the big question, when and where can I get tickets?

So, I spent my first ever father's day in the very fitting surroundings of Denver's first comic convention. (Would you expect any less from this geeky dad?) Check out some of the pictures I took from Denver Comic Con on Sunday. I have to say, I was impressed...