This is the way: Comic-Con is back in person, and back in character. The spectacle was everywhere in and around the San Diego Convention Center amid tens of thousands of fans at the first full-attendance version since 2019.
The spectacle was everywhere in and around the San Diego Convention Centerat the first full-attendance version of the pop culture phenomenon since 2019.
They came to watch panels and previews from movies like “Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves,” and fromand Apple’s heavily Emmy-nominated dystopian drama “Severance.” And as they were in years’ past, the cosplayers were the self-made stars of the show, drawing gawking from convention-goers and photographers.
While spot-on cinematic authenticity is the goal for some of the costume wearers, others use their characters as a starting point for broader creativity or expressions of identity. Kaleigh Kailani of Los Angeles dressed as an especially electric Mad Hatter, with long, shimmering green hair, purple top hat, striped tights and a skirt that looked like layered tutus.In a Marvel meets Marie Antoinette mash-up, Kerri Zehrung added a powdered wig and lampshade skirt to her Iron Man costume, and Jasmine Preston gave the same transformation to Spider-Man.
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