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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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Barbara And Adam (Bettlejuice)

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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.”

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Nebula (Marvel)

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

so if nebula is driving the ship do you say "metal to the pedal" instead of "pedal to the metal"

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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.”

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Everyone in the room is saying, Ignore the alien and it won't attack us

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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.”

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

did she meet the hercules? did they come together? so many questions

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“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.

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Rick Astley

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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.

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Harley Quinn and The Joker (DC)

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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!

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Poison Ivy (DC)

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Hela (Marvel)

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The Hound And Arya Stark (Game Of Thrones)

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Pennywise (IT)

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is actually a great gender swap version without making it overly sexy.

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Loki And Thanos (Marvel)

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Freddie Mercury

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Ron Swanson (Parks And Recreation)

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Do you have any history of mental illnesess in your family? - I have an uncle who does yoga.

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Iron Man (Marvel)

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This costume is really well made and must've taken ages!

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Historical Harley Quinn (Dc)

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Nurse And Pyramid Head (Silent Hill)

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Baby Scorpion (Mortal Kombat)

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Alright that's just brilliant use of the baby stroller!

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Doc Ock (Into The Spider Verse)

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Bob And Tina (Bob's Burgers)

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Chucky (Child's Play)

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