Every October, sci-fi and fantasy fans descend on the New York Comic Con to find out what’s coming next in comic books, video games, action movies and TV shows, toys and more. They attend panels, pick up merch, catch movie screenings and meet celebrities.

The convention’s LGBT contingent has grown over the years, with booths run by Prism Comics and Geeks Out drawing queer and straight fans alike.

One of the best parts of the con is all the cosplay, as thousands of men and women drag themselves up as their favorite characters.

Check out some of the costumed crusaders from the 2013 New York Comic Con

Superhunk

Black Manta

Starfire

A studly Daredevil





A pool of Deadpools



Stretching Spider-men

Cyclops (en route to Comic Con)



Wolverine

Gender bending X-Men like Storm

Magneto Mystique

Jubilee

White Queen/Emma Frost

She gets naughty

Ryu and 300’s Leonidas



God Of War’s Kratos



Beefy Ghostbusters member



Sonic’s got a donk



Dragon Ball’s Goku



Avatar’s Korra



Sailor Moon



Final Fantasy characters



FF Moogle and a Chocobo



Kingdom Hearts’ Sora (pictured above)

Sora also dressed up as Mario (here with Miley)



And he got felt up by John Barrowman:

