Slideshow: First Salt Lake Comic Con brings in over 80,000 participants

Comic Con attendees dressed up in all manner of costumes to come together to attend workshops, take pictures, and see what vendors had to offer. Photo by Sarah Hill

Batman cosplay was among the most popular for inspiration. Photo by Sarah Hill

Star Wars was among the most popular of franchises for inspiration for cosplay at Comic Con. Photo by Sarah Hill

Superheroes were a common site and popular cosplay for Comic Con. Photo by Sarah Hill

Star Wars was among the most popular of franchises for inspiration for cosplay at Comic Con. Photo by Sarah Hill

Film was a popular outlet for costumes as exampled by this participant dressed the Dread Pirate Roberts from “The Princess Bride.” Photo by Sarah Hill

Fans welcom Dean Cain, the star of Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman to Comic Con on Friday. Photo by Sarah Hill

Fans ask Dean Cain of Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman questions during Comic Con on Friday. Photo by Sarah Hill

Fans ask Dean Cain of Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman questions during Comic Con on Friday. Photo by Sarah Hill

Dean Cain from Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman answers questions from fans during Comic Con on Friday. Photo by Sarah Hill

Dean Cain from Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman answers questions from fans during Comic Con on Friday. Photo by Sarah Hill

Dean Cain from Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman answers questions from fans during Comic Con on Friday.

Comic Con almost broke capacity several times over the weekend in the Salt Palace. Photo by Sarah Hill

Comic Con attendees dressed up in all manner of costumes to come together to attend workshops, take pictures, and see what vendors had to offer. Photo by Sarah Hill

Two members of the original Battlestar Galatica spoke at Salt Lake’s first Comic Con on Friday. Photo by Sarah Hill

Comic Con attendees admire a complex Lego structure during Comic Con in Salt Lake on Friday. Photo by Sarah HiLL

Comic Con attendees admire a complex Lego structure during Comic Con in Salt Lake on Friday. Photo by Sarah Hill

These attendees dressed as members from the Star Trek series.

A robot from the Star Wars series roamed around during Comic Con via remote control. Photo by Sarah Hill

Salt Lake’s first Comic Con has become one of the best attended conferences yet. Photo by Sarah Hill

Fans flip through comic books during Salt Lake’s first Comic Con on Friday. Photos by Sarah Hill

A young boy looks at a Lego rendition of some of the country’s biggest attractions at Comic Con on Friday. Photo by Sarah Hill

Comic Con attendees dressed up in all manner of costumes to come together to attend workshops, take pictures, and see what vendors had to offer. Photo by Sarah Hill

A Comic Con attendee dresses up as a Stormtrooper from the popular Star Wars franchise to attend workshops and take pictures. Photo by Sarah Hill

Comic Con attendees dressed up in all manner of costumes to come together to attend workshops, take pictures, and see what vendors had to offer.

Comic Con attendees dressed up in all manner of costumes to come together to attend workshops, take pictures, and see what vendors had to offer.

These two attendees dressed up as Creepers from the popular Minecraft video game.

A Comic Con attendee dressed up as Belle from Beauty and the Beast for her attendance at the convention. Photo by Sarah Hill

Comic Con attendees dressed up in all manner of costumes to come together to attend workshops, take pictures, and see what vendors had to offer.

Comic Con attendees dressed up in all manner of costumes to come together to attend workshops, take pictures, and see what vendors had to offer.

Harry Potter snuggies were among the many memorabilia for purchase at Comic Con

Vendors displayed “zombie hands” for Comic Con fans to purchase. Photo by Sarah Hill

Comic Con attendees dressed up in all manner of costumes to come together to attend workshops, take pictures, and see what vendors had to offer.

Weta Workshop, the creative minds behind The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings set design and many props and CG design, held a special booth during Comic Con. Photo by Sarah Hill

Comic Con attendees dressed up in all manner of costumes to come together to attend workshops, take pictures, and see what vendors had to offer.

These two Comic Con attendees dressed up as Alice and the Mad Hatter from the Alice and Wonderland movie to attend workshops, take pictures, and see what vendors had to offer.

Superheroes were a common site and popular cosplay for Comic Con. Photo by Sarah Hill

Group costumes, like the one above featuring two dressed as Gandalf and Galadriel from Lord of the Rings, were common for Comic Con. Photo by Sarah Hill

Comic Con attendees dressed up in all manner of costumes to come together to attend workshops, take pictures, and see what vendors had to offer. Photo by Sarah Hill

A Comic Con attendee holds up a sign in protest of the current view of vampires in films. Photo by Sarah Hill

Comic Con attendees dressed up in all manner of costumes to come together to attend workshops, take pictures, and see what vendors had to offer. Photo by Sarah Hill

Comic Con attendees dressed up in all manner of costumes to come together to attend workshops, take pictures, and see what vendors had to offer. Photo by Sarah Hill

Comic Con attendees dressed up in all manner of costumes to come together to attend workshops, take pictures, and see what vendors had to offer. photo by Sarah Hill

Different adaptations of popular characters were commonly seen as shown by this version of the popular Batman villian, Two-face. Photo by Sarah Hill

Video games were easy outlets for inspiration for costumes as these two mimic their ideas from the Mortal Kombat video game series.

Film was a popular outlet for costumes as exampled by this participant dressed as a Ghostbuster. Photo by Sarah Hill

A Comic Con attendee shows off his Master Chief armor from the Halo franchise. Photo by Sarah Hill

An attendee proudly shows off his Power Ranger cosplay during Comic Con. Photo by Sarah Hill

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