Kylo Ren and friends were the last cosplayers we met at the end of the day, but they’re first in line for our two cosplay galleries.
It’s that time again! This weekend my wife Anne and I attended the fifth annual Indiana Comic Con at the Indiana Convention Center in scenic downtown Indianapolis. It was another opportunity to dive into comic boxes, meet people who make comics, boggle at toy displays, make way for the youngsters who can’t get enough of anime merchandise, and find space to breathe in those cheerfully ever-growing crowds. To be honest, we were surprised how many of the actors on hand were folks we’d met at previous cons, but Anne and I found a few new intriguing names on the guest list and decided to drop by once more.
While we recuperate and wait for our feet to forgive us for their punishment, please enjoy this collection of cosplayers who brightened the day around the show floor. The actors and comics creators will be shared at the end of this special miniseries because everyone loves costumes. In all we took over three dozen pics of varying degrees of tailoring talent and photo quality. We’re dividing the stack into arbitrary halves and letting Part 1 focus on the superstars of the Marvel, DC, and Star Wars universes. We regret we can only represent a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of the total cosplay wonderment that was on display this weekend. We’re just an aging couple doing what we can for happy sharing fun. Enjoy!
Darth Revan, one more Sith for good measure.
One of the tallest Wookiees ever to cross our paths.
Thor didn’t need to buy much in the exhibit hall because he already commands one of the coolest toys of all.
Black Panther, Hollywood’s newest A-lister.
Iron Man in classic armor hanging out with a heavily armed understudy.
The American Spider. Or Spider-America. Or American Arachnid. Or Patriot Parker. Whichever.
Star-Lord, Squirrel Girl, and — because J. Jonah Jameson demanded it — MORE PICTURES OF SPIDER-MAN!
Star-Lord rejoins his fellow Guardians of the Galaxy, Yondu and Gamora.
Yondu Poppins, y’all!
He is Groot, but Jack Skellington is not Groot.
Mandatory Deadpool variant department presents a little old Grannypool and her caretaker villain the Joker.
Captain America and Peggy Carter, Marvel’s ultimate star-crossed lovers.
Joker and Harley, DC’s ultimate stark raving mad lovers.
Scarecrow and the Riddler, the couple you never saw coming. Plot twist!
Black Mask. an early-80s Batman villain who later graduated to the Arkham video games.
Mr. Freeze in front of artist Terry Huddleston’s distinctive booth, which we’ve used as a landmark for mapping purposes at several other cons.
Mary Marvel, Captain Marvel (a.k.a. SHAZAM!), and Liberty Belle from the All-Star Squadron. All three are fellow veterans of the annual Superman Celebration in Metropolis, Illinois.
To be continued! Other chapters in this special MCC miniseries:
Part 2: More Cosplay!
Part 3: Who We Met and What We Did [coming soon]