Denver Comic Con and the Comic Book Classroom: A Success Story

I had the wonderful opportunity to photograph the Denver Comic Con this past weekend, which supports the Colorado based non-profit Comic Book Classroom, which provides free comic book based curriculum to improve literacy and art skills, increasing student achievement and develops personal awareness. What I like most about it this particular event is that not just the over 48,000 fans in attendance recognized the focus of support, but the special guests recognized and encouraged it as well. Actors Wil Wheaton and Felicia Day not only spoke in regards to being creative, innovating, and pursuing your goals, but also spoke on personal awareness and acceptance, imagination and innovation, and how your passions can bring families together.

Screen legends Peter Mayhew and William Shatner even took the time to read to kids in attendance in the educational center of Comic Con: The Kids Corral.

The Kids Corral itself educated kids on art, making, building, and writing through the help of convention guests like ASIFA Colorado who taught animation workshops and artist Katie Cook who led drawing classes, along with other notable guests.

And the engagement was not limited to the Kids Corral as guests such as Eddie McClintok made it a point to talk to kids during his panels about being creative and daring and doing their best.

So at the end of the day, Denver Comic Con is not just about fans and pop culture, but it's about teaching people of all ages to follow their passions no matter what and to never give up on ourselves.

The only sad thing is that we have to wait a whole year for the next Denver Comic Con.

But that doesn't mean we have to wait to continue the Comic Book Classroom's mission. So go out true believer, read, create, make art and ecourage others to do the same!

Also: Felicia Day: Swoon.

Denver Comic Con is Coming!

As a reminder to all those that follow my blog, I am a nerd, or a geek in other terms. Have you seen my toy photography? Anywho, for those in the Denver area (or therabouts), the Denver Comic Con will be making it's second appearance in the Mile High City. Don't believe me? Click on the following link Denver Comic Con and you will learn that it will be held this coming May 31-June 2 at the Colorado Convention Center.

You may be wondering what this particularly has to do with me. The short of it, this is something I enjoy and just like it says in the side bar, this blog is here so you can learn about what makes me tick and what inspires me. So what better way than to learn about one of my many passions: Comics.

The Denver Comic Con is a great opportunity to embrace passion, from storytellers to artists, to gamers to designers and ultimately to just rekindle the things that made you smile as a kid. Love Superman? They'll be celebrating Supes 75th birthday. Fan of Spiderman. Stan "The Man" Lee, creator of Spiderman, as well as a host of other of heroes that are making a resurgence of late will be there! Excited about new media and the internet? Well, new media queen of the internet Felicia Day will be there to talk about web series, acting, gaming, and all kinds of things.

Last year I went and had a blast! Not just because of comics and art and creativity and passion and community, but because not only does Denver Comic Con provide all of that, it is a production of the Comic Book Classroom, a non-profit, free after school program for fifth through eight grade students that teaches literacy and arts education through comic books. As a visual learner myself, I can not tell you how wonderful a program this is. In fact I will probably tell you more later.

So, wot wrap up cause there are a lot of words on this post and a short amount of pictures, Denver Comic Con, May 31-June 2. Hope to see you there.