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Comic-Con 08: Four Days, Four Hundred Cosplay Photos. Welcome to the Ultimate Geek Gallery.
Posted 12/25/08 at 09:02:01 AM by Norman Chan
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It was a herculean task. Team Maximum PC at this year’s Comic-Con International consisted of only two people, and there was no way we could attend every packed panel at the event. So instead of bringing you movie and television panel reports you’ve probably already read on SlashFilm or AintitCoolNews, we wanted to be your eyes on the show floor. And that meant showing you what stood out most in the 500,000sq ft space of the main exhibit hall: the cosplayers. Our quest to document as many unabashed costumed geeks as we could find yielding 400 photographs of comic-book, anime, fantasy, science fiction, and film characters. We saw dozens of jokers and batmen, numerous video game-inspired outfits, and even steampunk-era Ghostbusters. The impressive level of creativity and enthusiasm that we saw in these cosplayers was an awesome reminder of why we love geek culture. We hope you can appreciate it as well.
Bonus challenge: Can you name all of the characters?
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Submitted by chrlesdikkenson on Sat, 08/29/2009 - 8:34am
wow…nice dress up! Well I can only
identify the superman, batman, and the Spiderman… may be my 6 years
old nephew will able to identify all of the characters. He is always
busy with watching cartoons!
Submitted by saracarol001 on Sat, 08/29/2009 - 12:16am
It’s so funny that I’m trying hard but can’t stop laughing… just watch the superman! I don’t know such a heavy superman will able to fly and rescue people..! thanks for sharing the nice photos I wish I could try out some of the costumes.
Submitted by linux_dork on Wed, 05/20/2009 - 9:45am
AHHHHHHHHHHH
YOU NEED TO BLUR OUT FAT SUPERMAN BELOW THE WAIST
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
More Cosplay Photos!
Submitted by Conpix on Mon, 04/13/2009 - 11:12pm
If you want to see hundreds more high resolution cosplay photos, check out http://conpix.net
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Submitted by lisa99 on Sat, 04/04/2009 - 11:09am
wow great pictures i know many of these characters .
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Firefly?!
Submitted by iLoveiCandyiKill on Wed, 03/11/2009 - 4:11pm
Do I see Firefly cosplayers?! 8 down 2 across really looks like it.
こんいちは
Submitted by ayeroxor on Thu, 03/05/2009 - 3:22pm
MUST FIND more Little Mermaid pics!
For great justice!
Submitted by Bigtown Kuntree on Wed, 03/04/2009 - 1:45pm
I'm thinking she is not the Little Mermain (she's showing to much and she's not using seashell for a bra. I believe that she is Poison Ivy.
Submitted by iLoveiCandyiKill on Wed, 03/11/2009 - 4:13pm
Ｓhe looks like that girl from Enchanted.
こんいちは！
Submitted by GoBOOM on Mon, 02/09/2009 - 2:31pm
My guess is The Little Mermaid. She's pictured on page 11 with the other Disney Princesses.
Did you see stupid mario brothers?
Submitted by winmaster on Fri, 12/26/2008 - 9:11pm
Did you guys see the stupid mario brothers? There were quite a few pictures of Mario, but none of them were the right one:
Stupid Mario Brothers Home: http://www.youtube.com/user/richalvarez?ob=4
Comic Con Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljAVfcq1vPk
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The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
last years comic con
Submitted by justchad on Fri, 12/26/2008 - 1:28am
does anyone by chance have a pic of the tore up wolverine from last years NY comic con? It was a really great costume buy my camera screwed upand I lost the shot :(
-Chad
Submitted by tinkertron on Tue, 11/25/2008 - 8:15am
The HOTNESS always comes out when a nerd girl dresses up!
hot
Submitted by Electron_Star on Sat, 10/18/2008 - 6:36pm
Love the ghostbuster chicks on pg 4
Submitted by arma on Tue, 10/14/2008 - 3:56am
nice photos, thanks -- toddler costumes
There oughta be a law......
Submitted by ghot on Sat, 10/11/2008 - 2:05pm
There oughta be a law....that comes with every spandex et al purchase....potbellies, thunder thighs and spandex, just DON'T mix :)
Not to mention....some of those women had...well...adams' apples ^^
What, no Dawn?
Submitted by dorerd on Tue, 09/23/2008 - 8:18pm
There, but for the grace of God, go I. I would like to thank MaximumPC for showing my wife that, while I am a geek (comics, Magic: the Gathering, D&D, etc., etc.), I'm not alone.
Also, is the guy in the red Cobra outfit on page 1 Kevin Spacey?
I also would like to see an index. I recognize a good number, but there are some I just can't tell.
Seriously, it looks like a great deal of fun.
Submitted by tzecco on Sun, 09/21/2008 - 10:53pm
Wow. Someone actually went as Harry Dresden from the Dresden Files. At least I think that's what the kid in the duster, fedora and staff was going for.
Submitted by Aktrez on Wed, 08/06/2008 - 12:33pm
The Snow White on Page 1 as well as a few of the other girls featured here are all from www.girlsentertainmentnetwork.com
Stop by to check out our coverage of the con from a cosplayers point of view as well! :)
Submitted by Boundless on Mon, 08/04/2008 - 10:22pm
Cobra Commander (page 1) and Indiana Jones (Page 10)... same dude. Wife picked that one out. Guess that's what happens when you have two perfectly lame costumes in the closet, and only one event a year to bust them out for.
Don't you mean Capt. Malcolm
Submitted by Antilogic81 on Fri, 12/26/2008 - 2:27am
Don't you mean Capt. Malcolm Reynolds from Firefly sans browncoat? The suspenders and lack of a fedora makes it pretty cut and dry - no offense mind you.
Submitted by darkliquids on Sun, 08/03/2008 - 8:31am
I'm just curious who is the redhead with a bush on hear head-is that some character?
Maximum pc is for geeks-geeks like comic books.. totally related.
That asian on p4 is awesome
Submitted by dstevens on Tue, 10/07/2008 - 3:59pm
the asian on page 4 is awesome.. id consider paying for her to recieve my email address :D
That first photo
Submitted by webgrunt on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 3:28pm
That first photo is, from left to right, Snow White, Boba Fett, and Move Your Hand, Dammit!
I want to see someone make a
Submitted by frdbrlw on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 11:34am
I want to see someone make a crysis nanosuit costume that really looks good.
Submitted by kevjohn on Wed, 07/30/2008 - 2:43pm
I think one of them was Darth Vader.
If only ...
Submitted by ericmckenna on Tue, 07/29/2008 - 8:08am
You could of got all those people to line up to get iphones. That would of been hilarious!
Sure looks fun. Any of these on the East Coast
Submitted by mkarias1 on Mon, 07/28/2008 - 6:36pm
Are there any big comic conventions here on the east coast? I would love to go to this one but traveling to the west coast is a little too much money.
Submitted by norman on Mon, 07/28/2008 - 7:03pm
New York Comic-Con and Wizard Word Chicago (midwest)
-- Norm
Submitted by whpcguru on Mon, 07/28/2008 - 5:45pm
Um....well.......wow! This truly runs the gamut. From totally authentic to totally hideous. Some of these people, should have stayed home, others, I wish I could see more of, if ya know what I mean. You can tell the poeple who have some artistic talent, a few with tons of it, and others who should be ashamed. I think a few of them dressed up just to win the most ridiculously costumed award. Now, I'm not one to usually pick on fat people, but a few standouts for the most ridiculous award, The fat Darth Vader, The guy whom I can only assume was trying to be Hooty from G-Force in flip flops, showing off his Moobs, the skinny chick who actually made an ok Plastic Man, until you see her tiny chest poking out, the fat Gambit from X-Men, the chubby Leeloo from the Fith Element, and the fat Speed racer....I could go on ALL day. Some standout's who could actually win for an excellent costume, the The Crow on page 2, Isaac Clarke from Dead Space on page 5, Trap Jaw from He-Man on page 6, Karl Ruprecht Kroenen from Hellboy on page 9, and The Dark Night Joker, also on page 9. Unfortunately there probably won't be any awards for hot Cosplay chicks, thankfully though, there are enough of them to save the show.
Submitted by Queenof1 on Tue, 07/29/2008 - 11:57am
Really? I couldn't tell.
Submitted by Oedipus_Rex on Mon, 07/28/2008 - 2:09pm
Dammit! I NEED to see the full frontal shot of the mermaid. What do I have to pay for that?
One word: BENDER!
Submitted by Talcum X on Mon, 07/28/2008 - 12:40pm
I love it! I dont know where these people get these outfits. The old Sylon "toasters", star wars everything. Its grreat!
another word: WOOOOKIE!
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Submitted by Wildebeast on Mon, 07/28/2008 - 11:34am
1. Women really do make the world a better place, everyday, in every way.
2. The pictures I really want to see would be the WTF?? expressions on the faces of the "normal" customers at the Starbucks around the corner, as they walk in and see these guys.
3. I couldn't figure out why you posted a pic of Captain America, from behind. Then I realized. It must be a San Francisco thing...
4. I move that from here on, all swimsuit portions of beauty competitions be replaced with Catwoman costume ...
5. What's this got to do with either MaximumPC or minimum BS?? You did not seriously get paid for this excursion?
Thanks for the pics. :)
We send an editor or two
Submitted by willsmith on Mon, 07/28/2008 - 2:58pm
We send an editor or two down every year to man our booth and hang out with readers who stop by. This year, Norm and Nathan went, and instead of just lounging all day at the booth, they decided to get a couple of stories out of it.
The basic idea is that even if you can't make it to Comic-Con, we can give you a little taste of the show.
Submitted by Wildebeast on Mon, 07/28/2008 - 10:52pm
Hmm, guess I struck a nerve.
I was being a bit sarcastic, about the Comic-Con coverage. I guess there's not anything similar or better going on ---- I'd sure rather see this stuff than have another Star Trek discussion. I guess it's also related to the thing, where companies putting out the new hardware and games don't want too much publicized "before it's ready."
It's another perk of the jobs you guys do I guess... (Please don't tell me Norman got paid to stand in line for the iPhone.) Kinda makes your gig sound even better than the dude PCGamer gave a Falcon PC, who tests PS3 games at work.
Sounds like a contest, for next year, to me. "Go to Comic-Con with editor _______, takes pics of costumes for publication on the web-site..."
I was more concerned about the Captain America pic, though. (I must have guessed the correct answer for that one.)
Thanks for putting a stop to the pics of "things being licked." (I do seem to be picking on Norman, don't I?)
I've never been to a Comic-Con. If it's anything like the "Star Wars Weekends" they have at Disney MGM, this stuff really does have to be seen, to be believed.
Thanks again.
Submitted by Queenof1 on Mon, 07/28/2008 - 11:29am
Snake with the cardboard box, Cap'n Jack Sparrow and Davy Jones, the Spartan, and Leelo Dallas (the one with the multipass!). Can you eventually post an index for those that couldn't identify all of them?
Submitted by Russtynailz on Mon, 07/28/2008 - 7:16am
WOW! Geek Woman are hot!!! I love being a Geek. :)
sad news
Submitted by Magaliiiii on Mon, 07/28/2008 - 4:42pm
as someone who follows the con circuit in california, i hate to say it but the majority of 'hot' women you speak of are comiccon booth-babe specialty types and are paid to be there and are usually actresses or models hired for the weekend. the actual cosplayers who are hot are usually not very big geeks, but rather they love the attention they get in a small community of (predominantly "normal-looking") people so they show up at every opportunity anyway.
...but yes. (some of) the women pictured are pretty hot.
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