Indy Pop Con 2014

Another weekend came and went in a blink of an eye, but for the people of Indianapolis, it was an amazing weekend. The folks who brought us the Indy Pop Con did a fantastic job of delivering a con that was entertaining, fun, action packed, and left you with only great memories. This was the first year for the con and it was one of the best that I, personally, have been to.

When I arrived at 8:30am on Saturday, an hour and a half before the show floor opened; there was already plenty to do. Once you picked up your tickets you could go and have your picture taken next to a Pikachu car or a Star Gate. There was a gaming floor you could sit and play table top as well as pay to play video games as well. Across the hall from the show floor was a nice doctor who experience, which had one of my favorite parts of the con, a whole room that played Doctor Who episodes the entire day. Fantastic!

The show floor opened without any kind of confusion. There was a nice line for everyone to get in and a wide enough opening that once the line started to move it was a smooth process to get into the show floor. One of my favorite parts about this con was that all of the booths were spaced out nicely. There were many people at the Pop Con, but unlike the last con I attended, there was plenty of breathing room. You could navigate the show floor easily without running into everyone.

One other aspect of the Indy Pop Con that stood out to me was their main panel room. Some of the other panels I’ve attended at cons in the past have been too small for the panelist and for that reason, not everyone got to see the panels they wanted. That was not the case for Indy Pop Con and for that reason I’d like to thank them greatly.

The fun continued after the show floor closed, with the Indy Pop Con Cosplay Contest. Over 300 people entered the contest and as the day went on those 300 were reduced down to seventy-seven finalists. The contest was awesome to see and the costumes were very well done.  All of the contestants did a wonderful job on their cosplay and I hope to see another fantastic cosplay competition next year.

In closing, Indy Pop Con was a huge amount of fun and I highly recommend attending the next one. They can only get bigger and better from here, and they have already set the bar pretty high. I’m looking forward to the announcement of when next year’s con will be.

By Matt Miller

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