Questing around from Monty Python and the Holy Grail – King Arthur, Tim the Enchanter, Sir Bedivere, Sir Galahad, and Brother Maynard bearing the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch. Naturally they brought coconut shells.
Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: my wife Anne and I enjoy attending entertainment and comic conventions together, whether in our hometown of Indianapolis or in our neighboring states (and sometimes even farther). We’re the Goldens. It’s who we are and what we do.
This past Friday we drove two hours southeast of Indianapolis to attend the thirteenth annual Cincinnati Comic Expo in the heart of their downtown that’s not so different from ours. This was our fourth time at CCE, though it’s been four years since our last occasion — partly due to the pandemic and partly because one side effect of the Midwest comic-con boom is that shows frequently have overlapping guest lists with no one new for us to meet. This year Cincy brought in an enticing lineup of folks we hadn’t seen before. At first it felt odd to return to a “normal” comic-con contained within a single convention center after our recent Dragon Con adventure and its downtown-sized sprawl. By the end of our weekend we’d forgotten any such reservations and were thrilled at how, in at least one respect, Cincy succeeded where Dragon Con had failed us.
But first and foremost, as usual: cosplay! We begin with a showcase of the costumes we photographed during our hours walking through and around the exhibit hall. The humble duo here at MCC enjoys the panoply, and appreciates the makers and wearers who enliven every comic-con with their talents and their exaltation of various fandoms. 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 on those we may have misidentified and the one that completely stumped us!
The Spider-Man with No Name.
Miles Morales and Kingpin sporting the Venom symbiote, a dangerous combination.
Dr. Octopus.
J. Jonah Jameson! He seeks him here, he seeks him there, he seeks that Spider everywhere!
The unbeatable Squirrel Girl and Tippy-Toe!
Ghost Rider, who can brag to Superman how at least his Nicolas Cage version got to finish filming.
Pter Parker, the Amazing Spider-Rex, an actual comics thing. Believe it or not! Spider-Verse be wild.
Beta Ray Bill! I would pay extra for him to take over Thor’s film series.
Raven and the Vision, who’s finally moved on from Wanda.
No one preens like Gaston! No one leans like Gaston! No one teams up with the Wolverine like Gaston!
Green Lantern John Stewart. The con was in Sector 2814, so he’s technically on the clock and on patrol.
Mr. Freeze and Hellboy.
Prince Robot IV from Vaughan and Staples’ Saga.
From the wide world of the Walt Disney Corporation: Indiana Jones, Darth Vader, a Jawa, and Dr. Henry Jones.
Hera Syndulla from Star Wars: Rebels and now Ahsoka.
A Star Trek couple who were alongside us as we waited to enter the convention center Saturday.
Captain Riker and Commander Seven from Picard season 3.
Mr. Stay Puft, kindasorta doing jazz hands!
Cthulhu, enjoying the fruits of our dimension for once instead of just devouring it on sight.
An Umbrella Corporation soldier from the world of Resident Evil. We just saw a whole army of those recently.
From the world of Super Mario: Princess Rosalina, a Piranha Plant, and Princess Daisy.
Spamton NEO from the Undertale sequel Deltarune. I understood at least one of those words.
Ratchet, star of the video game series my son and I used to play together all the time. Double bonus points for the game-accurate Clank in her backpack.
The Blues Brothers, on a mission from God that may or may not involve $300 worth of beer.
Galadriel from the original Lord of the Rings trilogy, bearing water from her fountain.
Macho Man Randy Savage! NEED A LITTLE EXCITEMENT? STEP INTO A SLIM JIM!
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