C2E2 2024 Photos, Part 2 of 5: Saturday Cosplay!

April 28, 2024 By in Conventions & Events Tags: , , , , , , , , , 2 Comments
Two characters from Fallout video games: happy blonde mascot boy who gives everything a thumbs-up, and one-wheeled robot with no head and a black-and-white TV in its chest.

Fallout-mania is sweeping the nation, and Vault Boy and Yes Man are here for it!

Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover:

My wife Anne and I just got home from the latest edition of the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Exposition (“C2E2″), a three-day extravaganza of comic books, actors, creators, toys, props, publishers, freebies, Funko Pops, anime we don’t recognize, and walking and walking and walking and walking. We were undecided for months because this year it was scheduled the same weekend as one of our hometown shows, Indy Pop Con. Ultimately Chicago lured us back…

…and we took more cosplay pics! Please enjoy one more gallery of cosplayers who brightened our second day around the show floor. 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 clearly not professional photographers, journalists, costume designers, or Oscars red carpet commentators. We’re just an aging geek couple doing what we can for happy sharing fun. Please feel free to identify any characters we failed at recognizing!


Five Star Wars cosplayers, see caption.

From that pervasive Star Wars galaxy: Baylan Skoll, Endor Princess Leia, Endor Han Solo, Anytime Anywhere Chewbacca, and TV’s Ahsoka Tano.

Cosplayers as Hera and Kanaan. The latter wears his helmet from the later seasons.

Apropos of the con’s guest list, Hera and Kanan from Star Wars Rebels.

Two more cosplayers. Bo-Katan holds her helmet to one side. Thrawn has a stuffed alien lizard around his beck, as described in the Star Wars Expanded Universe novels.

Bo-Katan and Grand Admiral Thrawn with his pet Ysalamir.

Blue and grey Stormtrooper variant, and a Mandalorian in green shades.

A ‘Trooper and a Mandalorian.

A line of Star Wars cosplayers marches through a crowded convention center.

Late afternoon saw a Star Wars parade march unstoppably through the hall.

Fan in a red Trek jacket and a T-shirt that says "Go climb a rock."

An extremely specific variant rarely attempted, if ever: Captain Kirk from the beginning of Star Trek V.

Red snake-themed warrior, complete with polearm with snakes as the hilt.

Messmer the Impaler from Elden Ring. [UPDATED 5/2/2024, 8:45 p.m.: Special thanks to head commenter Reuven for the I.D.]

Gentleman in all-gray tuxedo, top hat and black John Lennon sunglasses; and a Poison Ivy in a dress.

DC villains united: the Shade and Poison Ivy.

Agent Venom costume from the Rick Remender comics run.

Flash Thompson a.k.a. Agent Venom, my favorite version of the character.

Youngster dressed as fanged killer potted plant.

Audrey II from Little Shop of Horrors. Dad was on hand to chat about the costume design.

Man wearing a Pokeball for a helmet, holding a toy Pokeball up in one hand.

Can’t catch ’em all without a Pokeball!

Addams Family costume!

The Addams Family, not the same troupe we met Friday: Grandmama, Gomez, Morticia, Pugsley, Wednesday, Debbie from Addams Family Values, Uncle Fester…

Lurch cosplayer looms.

…and Lurch, who was busy menacing an artist while Anne took the previous shot.

Svengoolie costume with rubber chicken.

Chicago hometown legend Svengoolie! (Sadly, we blew our chances to see the real deal this weekend.)

Giant inflatable Snoopy costume.

Giant inflatable Snoopy!

Giant inflatable Garfield costume.

Giant inflatable Garfield, coming soon to theaters with the voice and appetite of Andy Dwyer.

Pinocchio cosplayer carrying a stuffed Jiminy Cricket.

Pinocchio all grown up.

Four cosplayers from the Super Mario universe.

Men of mustaches and mushrooms: Wario, Waluigi, Luigi and Mario.

Man trapped in an orange plastic cube,

TVA on patrol! Ravonna, Hunter X-5, Miss Minutes and Ouroboros from Loki season 2.

To be continued! Other chapters in this very special miniseries:

Part 1: Friday Cosplay!
Part 3: Actors!
Part 4: Artists Alley!
Part 5: And the Rest!

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2 responses

  1. Yet another great entry of MCC! Thank you for sharing it w/the world!

    I have it on good authority that the putative Red Sonja variant is in fact Messmer from the Elden Ring video game.

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