People in Costumes

Collider Goes to C2E2; Over 30 Toy and Costume Images

by Jason Barr    Posted: March 20th, 2011 at 8:23 pm

This weekend I had the opportunity to attend the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (or C2E2) located in the beautifully spacious McCormick Place. In only its second year of existence, the convention brings a small taste of the international phenomenon that is San Diego Comic-Con to the Midwest (more specifically, to a brisk, 30 degree Chicago in March). Although light on the film industry presence that SDCC offers in mass quantities (to its credit, Thor‘s Chris Hemsworth was C2E2′s guest of honor and was available for a fan Q&A), C2E2 had a lot to offer in the way of costumed attendees and even threw in a dash of film-related toys for good measure. To be brief, I had a great time at an event I believe has a ton of potential moving forward.

After the jump, you can find some of the photo highlights from my weekend at C2E2. Included are toys from upcoming movies such as Green Lantern, Captain America: The First Avenger, and Thor. Additionally, I must say it was a pleasure meeting some iconic characters such as Godzilla, Darth Vader, and a teamed-up Harry Potter and Captain Jack Sparrow. If any of the above sounds interesting to you, I recommend taking a few minutes to check out the photographic evidence.

Anime Expo 2010 Cosplay Pictures; Tons of People in Costumes Plus the Convention Floor

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: July 3rd, 2010 at 3:36 pm

Just a little while ago I was standing at the Los Angeles Convention Center taking a ton of pictures at this year’s Anime Expo.  While the Expo used to be held in Anaheim, the convention moved to downtown L.A. last year to try and accommodate more people.  And based on the crowds today, they’ve succeeded, as everywhere I went was crowded and all the food vendors had long lines.

At any rate, while I’ve attended many conventions, the thing that really impresses me about Anime Expo is the level of fan participation. A huge percentage of the crowd is dressed up including the dealers!  While Comic-Con may have more attendees, Anime Expo beats it in terms of costumes per person.  Anyway, I went to today’s Expo to take pictures of people in costume.  If you thought last year’s picture article was good, today’s is going to blow you away as I’ve got 90 something images and some of the costumes are amazing.  Hit the jump to take a look:

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