Indiana Comic Convention 2024 Photos, Part 1 of 2: Cosplay!

cosplay: Frozen cast and Mad Hatter.

The Mad Hatter hangs out with the Frozen cast — Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, and li’l Olaf.

It’s that time again! This weekend my wife Anne and I attended the tenth edition of the Indiana Comic Convention at the Indiana Convention Center in scenic downtown Indianapolis. They’ve stopped calling themselves “Indiana Comic Con” on paper for tiresome legal reasons that aren’t their fault, but to us they’ll always be Indiana Comic Con.

ICC 2024 was another opportunity for fans to look at walls covered with old comics, build lightsabers, buy 3D-printed knickknacks, overstock on Funko Pops, respect the anime fandom whose population dwarfs us older generations, and navigate those vast crowds. This year the showrunners reserved more than twice as much space as they did for last year’s edition, a noticeable attempt to scale back up to their pre-pandemic size. Geek life had more space to thrive, but we still had no elbow space in the aisles on Saturday.

While we recuperate and wait for our feet to forgive us for their punishment, please enjoy this modest collection of cosplayers who brightened our two days around the show floor. The jazz-hands photo ops and other obligatory details will be shared in the other chapter. We regret we can only represent a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of the total cosplay wonderment that was on display this weekend. We’re just an aging couple doing what we can for happy sharing fun. Enjoy! Corrections welcome for those we misidentified!

cosplay: Pixar's Sadness. Blue skin makeup, big glasses, large frown, white sweater.

A friend of Anne’s as Sadness from Inside Out.

cosplay: Battlestar Galactica 1970s robot armor.

An old-school Battlestar Galactica Cylon and an Attack on Titan soldier.

cosplay: Roman emperor in orange robe with a pizza on a spear.

Little Caesar, franchise pizza emperor.

cosplay: Mr. Pringle with a gold chain and brass knuckles sporting the words "CHIP" and "LIFE".

Julius Pringle, a.k.a. Mister P, at last reinvented for the 21st century.

cosplay: Daredevil and Kingpin!

Daredevil and Kingpin, happy to be back on TV.

cosplay: Sith Lords, smiling and crossing their red lightsabers.

Much happier versions of Baylan Skoll and Shin Hati from Star Wars: Ahsoka. [UPDATED 3/27/2024, 9:25 p.m.: I’d looked at this pic so many times without realizing till just now these were specific Sith.]

cosplay: a family of five in bright red-and-blue gear.

Caine, Jax, Bubble, Ragatha and Pomni from YouTube’s recent cartoon sensation Amazing Digital Circus.

cosplay: two young girls as red-and-blue jesters.

Pomni meets a Pomni from another family who had the same idea.

Anakin Skywalker cosplayer with spooky red and yellow contact lens, as in "Revenge of the Sith".

Anakin Skywalker with Episode III Dark Side eyes.

cosplayers: Link from The Legend of Zelda and Jim O'Barr's The Crow.

Link and the Crow, more accurate than the one in the recent trailer.

cosplay: robot Number Five with blood smeared on its base, chains and a bandolier.

A grimdark version of Johnny Five from the Short Circuit movies.

cosplay: bald mad scientist with mustache looming over a domed robot.

Kamaji and boiler from Miyazaki’s Spirited Away. [UPDATED 3/25/2024, 1:40 p.m.: Special thanks to Kacie Ross from the “Fans of Indiana Comic Convention” Facebook group for assistance.]

cosplay: red robe with white and yellow trim, crosses and a giant Sauron eye. Red pentagram staff and red spell book.

The Lamb, star of the game Cult of the Lamb. [UPDATED 3/25/2024, 1:50 P.M.: Special thanks to Akihiko Wilkes, the cosplayer herself, also from the group.]

cosplay: Harley Quinn in exhibit hall doorway holding giant hammer that says "HEY PUDDIN" on the head.

Harley Quinn dares you to get past her into the exhibit hall.

cosplay: Shego, Bat-Joker, Miles Morales.

Shego from Kim Possible, a Bat-Joker mash-up, and Miles Morales a.k.a. Spider-Man.

cosplay: Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble with accurate height differential.

Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble.

cosplay: Mandalorian armor mixed with elements of Clint Eastwood's iconic spaghetti-Western character.

The Mandalorian with No Name.

cosplay: Cloud 9 employees wearing shirts that both say "Boycott Cloud 9". They hold tiny picket signs reading "Boycott Cloud 9" and "Have a heavenly day."

Cloud 9 employees from Superstore.

cosplay: Simpsons beer spokesman holding a can of Duff Beer.

DUFFMAN KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT COMIC-CON LOVES MOST!

cosplay: Leprechauns, one male and one female. With staff and pot of gold.

Leprechauns, better late than never.

Cosplay: Scarlet Witch in green homemaker dress and white apron. The Vision with red android face and business suit with yellow tie.

Emmy Award Winners Wanda Maximoff and The Vision.

cosplay: two famous Wizard of Oz leads.

Sharing the metal-guy and old-fashioned-gal vibe: The Tin Man and Dorothy Gale.

Anne wielding a lightsaber next to a Mandalorian who's trying to use the Force at the camera. Baby Yoda is in his hip pouch.

Anne hanging out with Din Djarin in the 501st Legion area.

cosplay: young lady wearing a bouquet crown and a dress made of grass and flowers.

Midsommar‘s May Queen.

To be concluded!

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