Photos: Cosplay highlights of the 2022 San Diego Comic-Con

After 2 years of virtual events, fans are back at the San Diego Convention Center

Published: July 23, 2022 15:26 Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Senior Web Editor and with inputs from AP

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A cosplayer dressed as Captain America. | San Diego: The pop culture extravaganza that is Comic-Con International is back to its old extravagance. Stars, cosplayers and hordes of fans are filling the San Diego Convention Center in full force for the first time since 2019. Image Credit: AFP

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A cosplayer dressed as Spock. | The pandemic necessitated virtual versions of Comic-Con in the summers of 2020 and 2021, and a scaled-back in-person version in November, but none were anything like the usual spectacle, with lovers of all things geeky descending from around the globe and arena-sized panels on films and TV shows that resemble sporting events. Image Credit: AFP

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A couple dressed as Hawkman and Hawkgirl. | Thousands of fans came in droves on Thursday for the convention's first day. As required, nearly all wore masks _ the protective kind, not the super-villain kind, though there were plenty of those too _ and the excitement amid the crowd was palpable. Image Credit: AFP

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Cosplayers dressed as the Ghostbusters. | It's likely no one has missed the in-person convention more than the captains, queens and connoisseurs of cosplay. Comic-Con is their Met Gala, and no getup is too elaborate. Image Credit: AFP

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Comic-Con makes most of its news as a venue to show off trailers and footage from forthcoming films and TV shows during star-studded mega-panels held in Hall H, which holds some 6,000 people. Image Credit: AFP

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An attendee flashed the Vulcan salute while posing with Mandalorian cosplayers. Image Credit: AFP

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From left: Catwoman, Green Lantern and Supergirl cosplayers. Image Credit: AFP

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A cosplayer portrays Darth Vader from 'Star Wars' outside the convention center. Image Credit: AFP

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Cosplayers portray characters from Amazon show 'The Boys' Image Credit: AFP

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Cosplayers dressed as Spider-Man. Image Credit: AFP

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An attendee gets a photo with cosplayers dressed as Batman and Red Hood. Image Credit: AFP

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Gretchen Lopez and David Lopez carry their son Henry Lopez , while cosplaying as Star Wars characters Ahsoka Tano, Baby Yoda, and the Mandalorian, Image Credit: Reuters

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A cosplayer dressed as a variation of Spider-Man. Image Credit: AFP

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Daniel Rivera, from Yonkers, N.Y., poses for a portrait, dressed as Samurai Moon Knight. Image Credit: AP

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