Comic-Con International

Zombies, motherhood and Tesla: Filmmaker Alexandre O. Philippe launches Fried Comics

Local filmmaker Alexandre O. Philippe has a passion for pop culture. His work has tackled pop cultural phenomena as big as Star Wars and as small as the strange case of the octopus that correctly predicted Germany's World Cup games a few years back. He's also hard at work on Doc of the Dead, an in-d ... More >>

Girls Are Geeks, Too!

Video: Meet the people of Denver Comic Con

Denver Comic Con took over the streets of Denver near the Colorado Convention Center last weekend during three days of celebrities, events, panels and displays. We're still reeling from it all -- and you might be too. While you plan the early stages of next year's costume, check out our video recap ... More >>

Womenswear Wednesdays: Rebecca Haines as Hawkeye at Denver Comic Con

Denver Comic Con was filled with characters, each embracing their own theme and costume. One of the more creative characters we spotted was teacher Rebecca Haines, a Denver native, dressed up as Hawkeye. Keep reading to find out how she made her costume, which comic-book title inspired it, and what ... More >>

Photos: People's Fair brings art, music and food to Civic Center

Civic Center Park played home to the 2013 People's Fair over the weekend for two days of food, entertainment and art. Keep reading for a few highlights from photographer Kyle Huninghake, and visit our People's Fair slide show for more photos. See also: - Fifty best costumes of Comic Con - Here's wh ... More >>

Menswear spotlight: Andy Gray channels Mr. T at Denver Comic Con

This year's Denver Comic Con took over the Colorado Convention Center last weekend, and thousands of costumes filled the huge arena. Amid the superheroes and fanboys were pop-culture references from the 1980s, including at least one Mr. T doppelgänger. Information technologist Andy Gray dressed up ... More >>

Photos: William Shatner's ten best facial expressions at Denver Comic Con

This year's Denver Comic Con returned to the

Fifty best costumes at Denver Comic Con 2013

Over the weekend, Denver Comic Con turned the Colorado Convention Center into a spectacle of costumes and colors as thousands flocked to the three-day annual event. In our full Denver Comic Con slide show, we chronicled more than 250 costumes, but we've narrowed our favorites down to the top fifty. ... More >>

The ten best comedy events in June

June is jam-packed with a lineup of comedy events so eclectic, you're sure to find something to tickle your funny bone. There are podcasters and Pride festers, twins and Too Much Fun, He-Man and transgenders...so many giggle-worthy performances that your calendar will be bursting with snickers. Keep ... More >>

10 things to do for $10 in Denver this weekend (5 free!), May 31-June 2

The time for ice cream and outdoor fun is finally here, and there's plenty to do in Denver this weekend that will get you outside without going outside of your budget. You can celebrate National Trails Day with a spectacular hike, mark time at the annual Chalk Art Festival or just stay inside for an ... More >>

Meet the winners of our first annual Comics issue contest

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The ten geekiest metal bands

Geeks love metal more than the computers on which they listen to it. They yearn for heavy metal that was forged by Orcs in the mountains of Mordor, smuggled halfway across the universe on Serenity and then discovered by Silver Surfer while scouting for delicious planets. These bands aren't necessari ... More >>

Superheroes Jason Heller, Stephen Brackett, Jamie Laurie...and our comics contest winners

Westword's comics issue is on the street, the first in what we hope will be an annual series. Noah Van Sciver, the creator of our weekly 4 Questions cartoon (and the artist shown at right), had approached us with the idea of a comics contest before last year's Denver Comic Con, but there wasn't enou ... More >>

Denver Comic Con founder Charlie La Greca on what makes this con special

In just its second year, Denver Comic Con is poised to take the pole position among the region's many fandom conventions. Sporting a stellar lineup of geek-culture icons, including Wil Wheaton, George Takei, Colin Baker, Chris Ware and last-minute guest William Shatner, as well as hundreds of panels ... More >>

Four-Eyed Funny

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Horribly Cinematic

May showers bring beer flowers at taphouses in Denver, Boulder and Loveland

New Belgium Brewing just announced that construction of its new brewery in Asheville, North Carolina, will be delayed by eight months, meaning the facility may not start making beer until 2016. "The adjusted construction timeline is the result of increased capacity coming online in Fort Collins this ... More >>

William Shatner on Denver Comic Con and saying yes to all the right opportunities

In true Captain James T. Kirk style (or the style of whatever heroic character he's portraying, for that matter), William Shatner has come through to save the day once again -- taking the place of Denver Comic Con's original guest of honor, Stan Lee. (The ninety-year-old comic icon had to bow out la ... More >>

Stan Lee cancels appearance at Denver Comic Con

Superhero legend and comic book creator Stan Lee, who was supposed to appear at Denver Comic Con at the Colorado Convention Center on May 31-June 2, announced today that he won't be able to make it because of another engagement. Tickets to see and meet Lee, which ranged from $175 to $275, sold out ... More >>

Custom beers: Great Divide rolls with Chipotle while the Wynkoop rides with Elitch's

Local breweries have been teaming up for years with Colorado restaurants on custom-made beers, but other kinds of businesses and organizations have been raising a pint to the collaborative spirit as well, from Denver Comic Con, which joined forces with Breckenridge Brewery, to Oskar Blues, which wor ... More >>

Last call! Westword is organizing its first Comics issue -- and we want to include you

Holy opportunity, Batman! Just in time for the second Denver Comic Con, Westword will publish its first Comics issue on May 30, 2013 -- and we want you to be a part of it. We're accepting submissions from any Colorado artist who'd like to create a cartoon about life in the Mile High City, and we'll ... More >>

Denver makes nerdiest city top ten: Can Comic Con and Nan Desu Kan 2013 help it climb?

Denver recently finished tenth in Motovo's list of the ten nerdiest American cities; see the complete roster below. And while that's quite an accomplishment, we have a feeling the Mile High City's number will rise thanks to a couple of big upcoming events: Denver Comic Con 2013, which starts May 31, ... More >>

It’s Square To Be Hip

Westword is organizing its first Comics issue -- and we want to include you

Holy opportunity, Batman! Just in time for the second Denver Comic Con, Westword will publish its first Comics issue on May 30, 2013 -- and we want you to be a part of it. We're accepting submissions from any Colorado artist who'd like to create a cartoon about life in the Mile High City, and we'll ... More >>

Denver Comic Con: Tickets to meet Stan Lee go on sale Wednesday, April 24

Our Spidey senses have been tingling with news about this year's Denver Comic Con for days now, and today that news is finally out: The godfather of comics himself, Stan Lee, will be stopping by Denver Comic Con on Sunday, June 2, for his first visit to the Mile High City in more than two decades -- ... More >>

Ka-pow! Subterfuge threatens Denver Comic Con's beer-naming contest, the earth itself

There are evil villains on the loose, trying to twist a naming contest for the special beer that is being brewed in honor of Denver Comic Con, coming up at the end of May. Last week, the organizers of the second annual festival posted a notice on their Facebook page decrying someone or someones who ... More >>

Twenty best costumes at Animeland Wasabi 2013

This past weekend, Animeland Wasabi turned the Doubletree Hotel into a veritable fashion week for wannabe manga characters, video-game stars and anime legends. And this is not kidstuff, as you will see: The most serious cosplayers spend months and big bucks preparing for their closeups. Our photogra ... More >>

Breckenridge Brewery and Denver Comic Con will team up again on a superpowered beer

Some people need a phone booth to become super heroes. Others need a mask and a utility belt or just a lot of stress and anger-management issues. But in Denver, it takes a little something different to turn a man into a myth: their local brewery. On Thursday, the heroes of Denver Comic Con, who wil ... More >>

Denver Comic Con announces Chris Ware and more celebrity guests for 2013

Denver Comic Con streaked out the gate last summer in its inaugural year; in 2013, the popular fan convention is already on track to surpass last year's success, at least from the looks of the guest list. Yesterday, DCC announced that New York Times bestselling graphic novelist and illustrator Chri ... More >>

Primos Wrestling goes worldwide for Sunday's International Fight Club 3 showdown

Wrestling worlds collide this weekend when Primos Hardcore & Wrestling welcomes fighters from Canada and Mexico to throw down with some of the company's biggest stars. This Sunday, January 27, Primos will host a first-ever exhibition of three unique wrestling styles with Fight Club 3, bringing Hardc ... More >>

Ten best concerts in Colorado this weekend, Friday, August 24, through Sunday, August 26

Welcome to the weekend! If you haven't made plans yet, there's an unreal number of shows, from five different festivals to several CD release shows to old school hip-hop. Of course, we have them all listed in our massive concert calendar. If you're feeling industrious, print that bad boy out and bre ... More >>

Superheroes for Aurora

Now, That's Funny

Denver Comic Con announces 2013 dates and confirmed guest Stan Lee

This year's Denver Comic Con was too good to be true: Drawing more than 27,000 comix gawkers to the Colorado Convention Center over three days in June, the inaugural expo exceeded all expectations, proving once again that Denver is one lovably geeky city. We can dress up like Wonder Woman and the Hu ... More >>

What's in your bag? Anime and spray paint at PrideFest and Comic Con

Last weekend was jam-packed with events all around Denver. The inaugural Denver Comic Con, PrideFest, Juneteenth and Father's Day, to name just a few, brought very diverse crowds out around the city. And that meant that very different fashion styles were seen on the street -- everything from the rai ... More >>

Photos: Geek celebs from True Blood and more at Denver Comic Con

If you caught last night's ep of True Blood, you witnessed actress Kristin Bauer, aka the vampire named Pam, at her most viciously hilarious. But plenty of locals had already seen her in person at this weekend's Denver Comic Con -- and she wasn't alone. Celebs from The Walking Dead, Tron and more we ... More >>

Photos: The memorable costumes of Denver Comic Con

In its first year, in Denver Comic Con put on quite a show at the Colorado Convention Center this past weekend. Amidst the celebrity guests, trade expo and Jedi training sessions we found a ton of memorable comic costumes. Page down for photos of some of our favorite superheroes, villains, zombies a ... More >>

Photos: The women of Denver Comic Con

The stereotype of comic book readers as overweight, nerdy men has been pounded into bits since Comic Book Guy made his debut on The Simpsons more than 20 years ago. That much was evident this past weekend at the first-ever Denver Comic Con, held at the Colorado Convention Center. Christopher Morgan ... More >>

Captain America is really popular in Denver

This past weekend we saw Captain America at a few different spots in Denver and Boulder, and while last summer's film left movie-goers unsatisfied, his role in The Avengers has returned him to the list of most popular super heroes. Here's where we spotted Captain American this weekend.

Reader: 1940s WWII Era Ball is worth every penny

Juneteenth. PrideFest. Denver Comic Con. The metro area is full of festivities this weekend. Some are looking to the future, some to the past -- like the fourth annual 1940s WWII Era Ball at the Boulder Airport.

Fight evil with the Fantastic Pour, a Denver Comic Con/Breckenridge Brewery beer

Super heroes aren't real. Sorry. But you can drown that sad truth this weekend with a superhero beer -- a collaboration between Breckenridge Brewery and Denver Comic Con, which kicked off yesterday at the Colorado Convention Center. The Fantastic Pour, a riff on the Fantastic Four, was settled on af ... More >>

Comic Relief

The Walking Dead (actors) will be at Denver Comic Con in June

Denver Comic Con is pulling out all of the stops this year with many impressive guest speakers, including the just-announced appearances of three of the stars of AMC's The Walking Dead. Lauren Cohan, Steven Yeun and Chandler Riggs -- who play Maggie Green, Glenn and Carl Grimes respectively -- will ... More >>

The Art of the Con

Sea It All Here

In honor of San-Diego Comic Con, here are the five worst comic related music videos

​San Diego Comic-Con is in full swing this weekend, with nerds, dorks and geeks combining forces to create a Mecca of awesome in California. While we're stuck at home twiddling our thumbs and reading, ahem, books, we found our minds returning to comics no matter what we did. So, in honor of t ... More >>

The Resident Evil cancan fulfills your nerd quotient for the day

​Wishing you were at San Diego Comic Con but stuck at work/home? Wondering how you can fulfill your nerd quotient for the day? Or maybe you just always wondered what might happen if someone were to combine the world's most famous zombie video-game series with the infamous cancan song? If you ... More >>