Lourdes Myah Anglade • Sept 9, 2024
(Parujee ‘’Mickey’’ Akarasewi / CHUO)
Ottawa ComicCon kicked off last weekend for their 12th edition. Friday, Sept. 9, 2024 was the first day of the annual event, which saw guests of honour like Dante Basco and Chad Coleman.
ComicCon is an international convention dedicated to all things entertainment, like, comic books, sci-fi, horror anime, and much more.
This Ottawa attraction has been a rapidly growing event for the past couple of years. Every year the organizers provide multiple exhibits such as a shopping area, photo ops with the community’s favourite creators, and cosplay events.
To make ComicCon more of a bonding and immersive experience, merchandise is provided with a large display of over 300 exhibitor booths with original artwork, t-shirts, video-games, comics, collectors items, and figurines.
Attendees are encouraged to dress up as their favourite pop culture characters, an action is usually called cosplay. ComicCon gives cosplayers from the area the opportunity to showcase their expertise and have fun.
One popular cosplay event held at ComicCon is the cosplay viking event where people come dressed as vikings and in exchange for a donation you are able to wear viking armor or costume to take a picture with them.
Some more guests of honour include:
Elijah Wood
Dominic Monaghan
Billy Boyd
Sean Astin
Chad Coleman
Lana Parrilla
Summer Glau
Dante Basco
Lou Diamond Phillips
Kurt Angle
Robert Patrick
D-von Dudley
Callum Keith Rennie
Mary Mcdonnell
Edward James Olmos
Diana Lee Inosanto
Denis Lawson
Colton Haynes
For more information, head to the event’s website.