Denver Comic Con 2016 photos: Some of the 114,900 people who attended
The 2016 Denver Comic Con brought around 114,900 people downtown — meeting their goal — to revel in all things geek, according to event organizers.
Is your week missing a healthy dose of Power Rangers, wizards and general caped crusadery? The 2016 Denver Comic Con brought around 114,900 people downtown — meeting their goal — to revel in all things geek, according to event organizers, but if you didn’t make it there, some of the best costumes we saw are below.
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Katy L. Wood behind her booth at Denver Comic Con on June 19, 2016. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Roy Jobes, dressed as Star Trek's Worf, unleashes a Klingon roar on the ecallator. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
John Conerly and Marcus Harris dressed as Tousen from the anime, Bleach. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Carasu Kane, donning a rather large sword at Denver Comic Con. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Boulder-based illustrator Diane Harrop, who works under the name DiHa, draws at her booth. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Trisha Ruth sits behind the Super Emo Friends booth. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
A paramilitary fellow from the Umbrella Corporation stakes out in front of an exhibitor booth for the Resident Evil game series. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
A cackling, bearded Joker mid-cackle. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Matthew and Eric Montoya kill time on the last day of Denver Comic Con. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Co-creator of the cartoon Phineas and Ferb speaks about the show's animation process at Denver Comic Con. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Lee Myers as Gandalf the Grey. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Packed convention halls on the last day at Denver Comic Con. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Many photos have been snapped this weekend. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Costume-clad conventioners. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Denver streets are peppered with costumes outside Denver Comic Con. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Evil Henchmen from the cartoon, The Venture Brothers, casually wait to cross 14th Street. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Tyler Copeland is the White Ranger. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Noah Symmes-Delso as an NCR Ranger from the Fallout games. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Fans for days. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
It was a full house on the last day of Denver Comic Con. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Drisana Litke dressed as a citizen of Sunset City from the game Sunset Overdrive. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Vanessa Padilla AKA Nabi, the Kingdom Hearts boss of her own invention. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
A steampunk Alice and Mad Hatter during the kids competition at the Denver Comic Con Cosplay Shindig. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Professor Pyg, enemy of Batman and leader of the Circus of Strange. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
One from Thorin II Oakenshield's party of dwarves, companions to Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
One from Thorin II Oakenshield's party of dwarves, companions to Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Giralt of Rivia and Ciri from the Game, the Witcher, on stage at the Denver Comic Con Cosplay Shindig. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Guardians of the Galaxy's Rocket Raccoon brandishes a weapon on stage at the Denver Comic Con Cosplay Shindig. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
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