Our favorite heroes and villains live in our imaginations, and no live-action movie or TV show can ever entirely capture the ideal image we keep in our heads. But sometimes? You see a particularly creative or brilliant piece of cosplay, and it just brings a character to life, right in front of you. This past weekend was Wondercon 2016, right in downtown Los Angeles, and a small army of cosplay geniuses converged on the Convention Center in all their glory. Here’s the most beautiful and clever cosplay from Wondercon!
We were lucky enough to use some photos from Davann Srey, Pat Loika, William Tung, Claudia M. Eastman, and some lovely people on Instagram. All of those folks have more amazing photos at the links!
Note: I compiled this cosplay gallery sitting in front of a computer miles away, in San Francisco. I don’t know the names of any of the cosplayers here, because the photographers didn’t provide that info—and I only know the names of the characters being cosplayed in those cases where the photographers mentioned that info or I was able to label them confidently.
Plus here are some great shots from Instagram!