'Tis the season for self-important comic book movies but ??????? ???????? ????also for one of the most impressive expressions of fandom: Cosplay.
Fans from around the world flocked to New York's Jacob Javits Convention Center starting on Thursday for New York Comic Con 2019. The photos alone are enough to gut-punch us with feels about our favorite fandoms, so feast your eyes on just a few of the thousands of cosplays running wild around Gotham.
These Stark siblings
Cosplayers dressed as Jon Snow and Arya Stark at New York Comic Con 2019. (Photo by Daniel Zuchnik/Getty Images) Credit: daniel zuchnik / Getty Images This Immortan Joe
Witness them! Credit: dia dipasupi / Getty Images for ReedPOP These classmates hangin'
Spider-Gwen and Spider-Man strike a pose. Credit: daniel zuchnik / Getty Images These swole snow men
Winter may be coming, but these White Walkers are ready for summer. Credit: vural elibol / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images This gorgeous Garnet
*cries in Steven Universe* Credit: bryan bedder / Getty Images for ReedPOP This mighty Herc
Go the distance, buddy. Credit: daniel zuchnik / Getty Images These true patriots
Captain America, meet Captain America. Credit: daniel zuchnik / Getty Images This terrific turtle
Run, Raphael, run! Credit: roy rochlin / Getty Images This haunting Sith lord
ur makeup tutorials could never Credit: bryan bedder / Getty Images for ReedPOP Zombie!
How exactly does one create such realistic blood stains? Credit: ben gabbe / Getty Images for ReedPOP This happy clown
WB cast a woman as the Joker challenge Credit: dia dipasupi / Getty Images for ReedPOP This winter queen
A song of ice and more ice. Credit: bryan bedder / Getty Images for ReedPOP This time-traveling fighter
Don't do it, 2014 Nebula! Credit: ben gabbe / Getty Images for ReedPOP This emotional youth
That lightsaber looks suspiciously like candy. Credit: ben gabbe / Getty Images for ReedPOP The leader Asgard deserves
Every event is BYOB to Valkyrie. Credit: bryan bedder / Getty Images for ReedPOP Topics Comics