RealWV invades GalaxyCon Columbus

By Chase Stewart, RealWV

Howdy everyone, Chase taking over for Anna on this one!

Normally I am the person behind the camera, or assisting Junior Editor Nathan, but since this GalaxyCon was more my thing, Anna is letting me take the lead this time.

This was the second GalaxyCon Anna and I have attended, with the first being Nightmare Weekend in Cleveland earlier this year. And with this being our first “traditional” GalaxyCon, I’m happy to report that it did not disappoint.

We had the opportunity to attend on Saturday and Sunday this go around, and let me tell you, those two days weren’t enough to experience everything this convention had to offer! From the endless rows of vendors, too many crafters to count, cosplayers everywhere and so many of my childhood hero’s to meet – I was overwhelmed by everything we could do. 

We started our journey by exploring all the vendors the convention had to offer. As a self proclaimed nerd, there were vendors for every type of collector there could be. From Pokemon cards, Funko Pops, table top accessories, pop culture art work, to video games, you name it and there was a vendor there selling it.

One artist we were happy to see was “Adam’s Artbox” out of Indiana. We were first introduced to Adam’s art while in Cleveland and we were very excited to see him in Columbus. His artwork uses an amazing combination of watercolors and pencil to bring so many of our favorite tv/movie characters to life filled with vibrant color. His instagram is linked below and I highly recommend checking out his work!

Our attention then turned to the numerous celebrities that were in attendance to meet fans. While we had to pleasure to meet some celebrities at their tables, the panels we attended were definitely something everyone should make time for at a Galaxy Con! We attended two different Star Wars panels that included the voice actors of Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi from Clone Wars; and the other included the actors of Ezra and Ashoka from the live action tv shows. The final panel we attended was Jason Isaac’s who played Lucius Malfoy in the Happy Potter franchise. He did his panel totally solo. No one else on stage, just Jason, a microphone and his fans. One fan question really stood out to me. They asked Jason “is it harder to 

play villains” and Jason’s response was truly amazing and put into perspective the type of roles he plays. Jason’s replied “I don’t play villains. In the eyes of the characters I play that are considered villains, they see themselves as the good guy…” This response really made me think about all the characters he played and when I watch his work in the future will change the way I see the characters he plays. 

We were also able to explore some of Columbus while we were visiting. We made it to the South side of town to visit the historical and beautiful German District. Red brick roads and houses lined the streets of the districts as we tried some German Chocolate and enjoyed the beautiful  Christmas lights that lit the night sky. It was a scene directly out of a movie. 

Overall our experience at Galaxy Con was truly amazing and an experience I would recommend anyone to attend. Memories will be made. Childhood dreams will come true. And you’ll be counting down the days until your next Galaxy Con.