Cosplay has become a massive cultural phenomenon in the past decades, giving rise to a slew of events and conventions dedicated solely to costume play. Every year, millions of fans gather wearing costumes of their favorite characters from anime and television series, video games, comic books, and movies. Comic Con is one such event, having started off as a comic book convention and today celebrating all forms of media and entertainment in pop culture, especially cosplay. Check out the best of the best cosplayers from this year’s Comic Con New York.
Bored Panda also got in touch with Nick Roman, one of the participants of Comic Con New York. Nick is a content creator for the YouTube reviews channel RegularCars as well as the man behind his personal video project Limited Time Roman. His fascination for cosplay is what brought him to Comic Con this year (where, by the way, Nick was sporting a suit and a Sony Pictures t-shirt as his cosplay).
Nick was also kind enough to provide us with his photos featured in this article.
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Hercules (Disney)
Barbara And Adam (Bettlejuice)
Nick’s first experience with Comic Con was back in 2014 (also in New York) when he was working as a writer for Rickey.org. “I had press obligations at the time and so I ended up spending much of my day in the interview area, speaking with casts from various programs and typing up articles. So I didn't get to wander the convention floor as much as I might have liked. But I loved that experience, and it's what ignited my fandom for comic conventions.”
Newton Scamander (Fantastic Beasts)
Nebula (Marvel)
so if nebula is driving the ship do you say "metal to the pedal" instead of "pedal to the metal"
According to Nick, this year’s Comic Con New York was far more chaotic than most due to the bigger attendance, but still very exciting. “It feels like more of a community when people turn out in big numbers, even if it can get cramped. Then again, I'm typically there to just look at cool cosplay and make videos.”
Cinderella And Deadpool
When asked about the most exciting thing about conventions like Comic Con, Nick expressed his vast interest in cosplay: “I love the cosplay. The creativity and ingenuity of cosplayers is something that will never cease to impress me.”
“I found the Savitar outfit from The Flash Season 3 particularly impressive, along with the Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask cosplay.” continued Nick. “There were also some clever outfits like the Rick Roll YouTube costume and Adam Savage's No Face outfit.” All of these cosplays are featured in this article.
You can find Nick on Instagram and Twitter under the tag theromannick. He will also be publishing his own Comic Con New York video on both YouTube Channels that he’s a part of.
Harley Quinn and The Joker (DC)
John Wick
Bored Panda is extremely amazed by the cosplayers and their fantastic costumes featured in this article. However, our hardworking Panda Staff could not determine some of the characters portrayed below, so take a look and let us know about what we’ve missed!
No-Face (Spirited Away)
Poison Ivy (DC)
That's Duchess Designs! Instagram.com/duchessdesignscreations
Hela (Marvel)
Groot And Antman (Marvel)
Ron Swanson (Parks And Recreation)
Do you have any history of mental illnesess in your family? - I have an uncle who does yoga.
Robin Buckley (Stranger Things)
Historical Harley Quinn (Dc)
Sony, Spider-Man And Disney
DoodleBob (SpongeBob SquarePants)
Nurse And Pyramid Head (Silent Hill)
Deadpool (Marvel)
Doc Ock (Into The Spider Verse)
Maurice And Connie (Big Mouth)
Mysterio (Marvel)
Chucky (Child's Play)
Note: this post originally had 110 images. It’s been shortened to the top 40 images based on user votes.
Before you complain that these cosplays aren't good quality, you have to remember most cosplayers make their own costumes with their time, money, space, & supplies. You know when you watch a movie & the credits show how many people took care of costumes, makeup, hair, accessories, & special effects? That's what cosplayers do, usually with a tiny budget & not a lot of training. Keep that in mind before you jump down their throats & insult their costumes.
No complaints, they are all freaking awesome!! Hard to pick a favourite!
I’m with you Sansa. I loved all of these. Having done a lot of theatre when I was younger I am still blown away by the amount of time and dedication that goes into these costumes. I also love seeing people’s interpretation of a particular character.
The work put into many of the costumes is awesome! It's the main reason I attend cons!
These looks like fun
Before you complain that these cosplays aren't good quality, you have to remember most cosplayers make their own costumes with their time, money, space, & supplies. You know when you watch a movie & the credits show how many people took care of costumes, makeup, hair, accessories, & special effects? That's what cosplayers do, usually with a tiny budget & not a lot of training. Keep that in mind before you jump down their throats & insult their costumes.
No complaints, they are all freaking awesome!! Hard to pick a favourite!
I’m with you Sansa. I loved all of these. Having done a lot of theatre when I was younger I am still blown away by the amount of time and dedication that goes into these costumes. I also love seeing people’s interpretation of a particular character.
The work put into many of the costumes is awesome! It's the main reason I attend cons!
These looks like fun