Crazy crazy amount of people
Ah, another year, another Fan Expo.
This year’s Fan Expo Canada was so jam-packed in all aspects- the line-up, the events, the programming, the activities, the people… for someone like me, (I’ve been going for the past four years) it’s absolutely insane to chart the growth of such a popular convention. On Saturday, which happens to be the expo’s busiest day, traveling between the different floors was hectic and nearly impossible. But obviously the flow of traffic didn’t stop anyone from reaching their destinations of the day.
VENUE: This year’s Fan Expo was held at the Metro Convention Centre. They changed the layout and used two buildings instead of one again. Most of the autograph sessions and photo ops took place in the north building, which gave local vendors and independent artists more room to set their booths up in the south. However, the expansion of the event caused more traffic between the two buildings, as there wasn’t enough escalators to efficiently bring people back and forth.
ATTENDEES: So. Many. People. That basically sums up Fan Expo every year, and I think this year’s cosplays came out on top. There were people dressed up as Marvel/DC superheroes, many Star Wars storm troopers marched around in a single file and others cosplayed as their favourite anime characters. There were a lot of video game characters from the ever so popular League of Legends, too. A cosplay that stood out to me was a woman who dressed up as Emmett from the Lego Movie. She made her costume out of coloured duct tape and cardboard, and thankfully it stayed on, too!
SPECIAL EVENTS/CELEBRITIES: The line-up was magnificent this year, which contributed to the large turn out. I personally think it was because of the large Walking Dead cast turn out, the rare Doctor Who appearance, the special Twin Peaks reunion, the ribbon cutting by Robert Englund a.k.a Freddy Krueger of A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET… no, the list goes on and on. With back to back Q&A panels and exclusive meet and greets, the hustle and bustle never stopped.
SHOPPING/BOOTHS: There were artists doing commissions on the spot, entrepreneurs promoting their comics, vendors selling their one-of-a-kind jewellery and clothing and the presence of uniqueness within every single booth. On top of the local artists, big name companies such as Teletoon, EB Games, Playstation, HMV, Showcase and Space set up their large booths and had activities and give-aways everyday.
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Lego Rocket and Groot
Lego Lord Business
T-shirts for sale, so many t-shirts for sale…
Hey Finn and Jake!
Boxtrolls- new movie coming out soon!
Big Hero 6- new movie coming out soon!
Tons of people attending panels
Crazy crazy amount of people
Cosplay from fans!
More cosplays from fans!
Adam West- used to be in the old Batman movies
Dave Bautista aka Drax from Guardians of the Galaxy!
Intense Starcraft gaming going on
Elijah Woods from Lord of the Rings
Stephen Amell from Arrow doing a Q&A