GalaxyCon returns to Richmond [Video]

It’s hard to stand out in a room full of cosplayers even if you’re dressed as Blue from Blue’s Clues. Luckily for Richmond native and GalaxyCon attendee Andy Castellano, Steve found him first.

“Steve snuck up on me,” Castellano said. “I fell to the ground.”

Fans crowded the Greater Richmond Convention Center on Friday for the first day of GalaxyCon, a three-day festival of fandom. Enthusiasts across various fandoms and genres united celebrating comics, pop culture, sci-fi, anime, gaming, cosplay and more. The convention brought together fans both local and traveling for a weekend of games, costume contests, celebrity photo ops, autographs, panel discussions, merchandise and memorabilia galore.

Here through Sunday, the star-studded convention will host big names like “Star Trek” actor William Shatner, Giancarlo Esposito from “Breaking Bad,” Ron Perlman from “Hellboy,” rapper and gaming enthusiast …