As every major fan convention comes and goes, we always think, "This is it . . . cosplay has officially peaked!" But luckily, we are proven wrong time after time. With the ongoing evolution of the entertainment world and new, passionate fandoms arising every day, it appears that cosplayers keep finding innovative ways to surprise and delight the world of geek culture.
Through detailed costumes, handmade armor, dazzling makeup effects, and more, the cosplayers at WonderCon 2017 [1] set a new bar for their fellow fans; everywhere you turned at the convention, there was a different jaw-dropping costume spectacle. From video games and comic books to Disney movies and cult-classic TV shows, the cosplays on display at WonderCon showcased every fandom that you could imagine.
Read on for some of the most spectacular examples of these elaborate get-ups; trust us when we say you won't want to miss them.
Albus Dumbledore — Harry Potter
Evil Stepmother and Wicked Stepsisters — Cinderella
Anastasia and Dimitri — Anastasia
Amazon Women — Wonder Woman
Curious George and the Man With the Yellow Hat
Jedi Daenerys Targaryen — Game of Thrones/Star Wars
Indiana Jones
Alice and the White Rabbit — Alice in Wonderland
Professor Sprout — Harry Potter
Russell and Carl — Up
Mr. Weasley — Harry Potter
Sauron — Lord of the Rings
The Demogorgon — Stranger Things
Elsa and Anna — Frozen
Jon Snow — Game of Thrones
Batman
Shaggy and Velma — Scooby-Doo
Newt Scamander — Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Dogpool — Deadpool
Arya Stark — Game of Thrones
Steampunk Couple
Jack Skellington and Oogie Boogie — The Nightmare Before Christmas
Anastasia
Sailor Moon
Burt Macklin, FBI and Janet Snakehole — Parks & Recreation
Jon Snow and Jedi Daenerys Targaryen — Game of Thrones/Star Wars
The Doctor and a Weeping Angel — Doctor Who
Barf — Spaceballs
Chihiro(s) — Spirited Away
Luke Cage
Maui and Moana's Grandmother — Moana
Vintage DC characters
Jessica Jones
Wolverine — Logan
Professor Sprout and Albus Dumbledore — Harry Potter
Suicide Squad Crew
Rubeus Hagrid — Harry Potter
Ms. Frizzle —The Magic Schoolbus
Slave Harley Quinn and Joker Fett — Batman/Star Wars
Jedi For Vader 2020 — Star Wars
Slave Jasmine — Aladdin
The Sultan — Aladdin
Moana Crew
Raven — Teen Titans
The Doctor — Doctor Who
Thor
The Sand-witch
Business Hux — Star Wars: The Force Awakens
DC Crew
Hook — Once Upon a Time
Batman and Wonder Woman — Justice League
Raven and Starfire — Teen Titans
Ms. Frizzle — The Magic School Bus
Louise — Bob's Burgers
Vintage Belle — Beauty and the Beast
Team Rocket — Pokémon
Lyanna Mormont — Game of Thrones
Western Rey — Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Alice and the Mad Hatter — Alice in Wonderland
Ariel — The Little Mermaid
Game of Thrones Crew
Elsa and Anna — Frozen
Poison Ivy, Catwoman, and Harley Quinn — Gotham City Sirens
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Crew
Loki — Thor
Starfire — Teen Titans
Starlord and Gamora — Guardians of the Galaxy
Harry Potter Crew
Harley Quinn — Suicide Squad
Dr. Strange
Princess Mononoke
The Hound — Game of Thrones
Harley Quinn and The Joker — Batman
Newt Scamander — Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Russell — Up
Steampunk Ursula and Triton — The Little Mermaid
No Face — Spirited Away
Laura and Logan — Logan
Alexandria S. as Laura Kinney
Salt Bae
GRRM Reaper — Game of Thrones
Rey and Poe — Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Easter Logan
Beetlejuice and Indiana Jones
Gandalf the Grey — Lord of the Rings
Maui
Beetlejuice
Genderbent Newt Scamander — Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
