Photos of the best cosplay from New York Comic Con 2018
New York Comic Con is back for its 13th year in New York City and fans are dressing up in style for the annual event.
From October 4-7, INSIDER was told over 220,000 people are expected to make their way to the Javits Center for the annual event which celebrates movies, television, pop culture, and, of course, comics.
From costumed heroes to scary villains and clever out-of-the-box cosplay, keep reading to see what costumes dominated the con this year.
See any awesome cosplay? Send it my way: kacuna@insider.com.
We had to do a double take at the sight of this Zola from Netflix's "Glow."
Julia Hakim bears a striking resemblance to Alison Brie here.
You can't have Comic Con without a few heroes. Nick Fox ordered his Captain America cosplay from Pakistan.
The cosplay cost about $US900. You can read more about his cosplay here.
Doctor Strange was out in full force.
He looked like he stepped out of "Avengers: Infinity War."
Who needs Tony Stark when you have an Iron Lady?
This female version of Iron Man was seen Friday.
Others are already prepping for next year's "Captain Marvel" movie.
Brie Larson will play the Marvel superhero in next February's movie. You can watch the trailer here.
You don't always see "X-Men" at Comic Con, but the Professor X and Beast were roaming the Con in style.
Gender-bender costumes were very popular. You don't need a male Charles Xavier to sit in his chair.
They must have just missed Angel and Rogue.
Con-goers had to watch where they were walking so they didn't bump into his wings.
Joker Batman looked a lot like Heath Ledger.
Jean Markus cosplays often as different Jokers. You can see more of his work here.
He wasn't the only Joker making his way through the Con.
Joker - and his many incarnations - are a popular look every year, but we loved this take on his main squeeze, Harley Quinn.
The Red Hood and Deadshot weren't far behind.
The Red Hood is former Batman sidekick Jason Todd in the comics. Deadshot becomes part of the Suicide Squad.
This Arnim Zola cosplay had a working screen in its center.
Thompson has been working on his costume since the summer. The entire thing cost him about $US300 to make.
It's not every day you see Chappie cosplay.
Chappie is from the 2015 movie of the same name by director Neil Blomkamp.
Venom was very popular with the Tom Hardy movie out.
And people came up with very creative looks and interpretations of the characters.
We weren't expecting to see a Lego version of Venom.
These two were seen Friday at Comic Con.
Lego versions of Marvel characters were very popular.
We love this Spider-Man.
LEGO Spidey had some tough competition on Saturday.
Spider-Man had a serious upgrade.
We think Iron Spider could take them all on.
The Iron Spider armour was featured in "Avengers: Infinity War."
Venom comic-book villain Carnage also became a popular costume for adults...
You couldn't get close to this massive cosplay of Carnage Friday afternoon. The crowds swarmed him.
...and kids alike.
Cristian Tirado cosplayed as the Marvel villain alongside his dad who was Eddie Brock before he becomes Venom. The entire costume cost about $US300 and took about three months to build.
Barbie Chula said she spent about $US1,000 on her Predator cosplay.
She worked on it for five months with items from craft stores. You can read more about it here.
You can't have a female predator without a male version from the movie.
You'll often see a few Predators roaming around, but it was extra popular with a new movie out this fall.
Nothing like a little group selfie with the "X-Force."
The Juggernaut and Shatterstar posed with X-Force leader, Deadpool.
Hela from "Thor: Ragnarok" and Kratos from "God of War" roamed the floor together.
Foard said that one is the Goddess of War and the other is the Goddess of Death so it definitely made sense to see the video game character and Marvel villain together.
Who says Cinderella and her prince can't hang out with Lady Loki?
Chris Klein and Harley Nox dressed as the prince and Disney princess. Jen Biro dressed as an excellent Lady Loki.
Harley Nox was back Saturday as Steampunk Belle.
We'd love to see every Disney princess imagined in this style.
This Belle and her Beast were showstoppers.
The two were cosplaying from the live-action "Beauty and the Beast" movie.
Everyone wanted to pose with this man dressed as Jim Carrey's character from "The Mask."
The character is from the 1994 movie.
This larger-than-life Pikachu made everyone's day on Saturday.
The cosplayer gave hugs out, danced, and even got in a lightsaber duel with a Kylo Ren.
Have you ever seen a better Rita Repulsa from "Power Rangers"?
Sarah Diaz built her entire outfit and the staff to match. It was very impressive.
These two members of Survey Corps spent about a week creating their gear.
The two cosplayed as characters from the popular anime series "Attack on Titan."
We were impressed by how creative people were this year. This person didn't just come as the main character from "Rick and Morty."
He came in Rick's entire spaceship and fans crowded around to get photos on Thursday.
Yes, there is a person inside this Dalek.
When he spoke he sounded like the actual "Doctor Who" character. It's one of the coolest cosplays we've seen all weekend.
One of our favourites from last year was back with his own take on "Star Wars."
You may not recognise Ariel Krupnik, but he had everyone talking at NYCC last year when he arrived dressed as the Javits Center. This year, he continued his original cosplay designs by being a Rey doll on display.
You can see some more of his cosplay here @RethinkCosplay.
Thomas DePetrillo came back with his sixth Bumblebee build this year and he towered over everyone Saturday.
DePetrillo, of Extreme Costumes, worked on his sixth Bumblebee cosplay for three months with one other person. INSIDER will have a closer look at his cosplay.
Liz and her boyfriend did a "Bob's Burger" cosplay this year.
Liz said it took two weeks worth of time to build the "Bob's Burger" character. She spoke to him through a walkie-talkie. We've had Liz and Pat in our slideshow before for other creative looks like this memorable one from last year.
You can follow her cosplay adventures here @nightmarefortwo.
This guy was actually walking around as a packaged Malibu Ken doll.
He was able to walk around Comic Con and down escalators as long as he went very carefully.
This family went to extraordinary lengths for its "He-Man" cosplay.
He-Man's Battle Cat was carrying around a small child.
Why buy Funko Pop figurines when you can be them?
Danny and Courtney made themselves into fun "New York Comic Con exclusive" versions of the popular toys. There was artwork on the back to match the packaging right down to every detail.
Who would have thought to dress up as zombie Bill Mays?
We were impressed he was actually carrying around Oxi-Clean.
Some of the most fun cosplays are just the ideas you wouldn't think to dress up as, including "Austin Powers."
Dr. Evil, Mini-Me, and Austin Powers dancing away on Friday.
The "Hocus Pocus" gang was all ready for Halloween.
Kathy Najimy, Bette Midler, and Sarah Jessica Parker play the original trio in the 1993 movie.
"America's Got Talent" stars Alex and Alena were apparently walking around promoting their laser show.
The two do laser and light shows for parties. We wished they did a demo at Comic Con.
You rarely see a Digimon cosplay of Myotismon.
Andres Delanuez came all the way from the Dominican Republic to attend New York Comic Con. His handmade cosplay cost about $US500.
This "Metroid" cosplay can only be seen from the side.
You can see more of Cattell's cosplay here.
We'll continue adding to this as the weekend continues.
See any great cosplay? Let me know! Send me a photo: kacuna@insider.com