Dressing Up for Awesome Con 2018 (photos)
By • April 2, 2018 0 3832
Thousands of fans of comic books and science fiction movies, many of them in costume, assembled this past weekend, March 30 to April 1, for Awesome Con, the premier pop culture festival in Washington, D.C. In the six years of its existence, Awesome Con has expanded from requiring only a small corner of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center to occupying virtually the entire space.
Cosplay, originally a Japanese word combining costume and play, is the activity of dressing up as characters from a comic book, anime, a video game or a fantasy-based movie or TV show.
View Jeff Malet’s photos of cosplayers, celebrities and other inhabitants of the world of fantasy and science fiction by clicking on the photo icons below.
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- The Mad Hatter of Tiny Top Hats. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Jennifer Glinzak won “Best in Show” in the costume contest at Awesome Con 2018 for her rendition of “Princess Anna of Arendelle” from the Walt Disney animated film “Frozen.” (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Cara Totten of Roanoke Va. is dressed as “Steampunk Bucky”. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Actor John Barrowman was one of the headliners at Awesome Con. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Maureen Truxton and Jacob (age 5) of Washington D.C. as Mary Jane Watson in Spider-Man’s Iron Spider costume and Batman. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Doug Wills of Odenton Md. is a dead ringer for Gene Wilder’s Willie Wonka. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- The Spidey Family at Awesome Con 2018. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Wesley (5) and Owen (8) Ponton of Centreville Va. chow down at Awesome Con 2018. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Awesome Con, now in its 6th year, occupies a huge space at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Will Wasson (Scarecrow) and Megan Branch (Dorothy) from Martinsburg W.V. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Wrestling great and film actor Dave Bautista appears at Awesome Con 2018. Wrestling under the name Batista, he became a six-time world champion, winning WWE’s World Heavyweight Championship four times and the WWE Championship twice. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Meg Rivers of Meg s Minions (Arlington Va.) displays her “Huggable Sidekicks”. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- 8 year-old Owen Ponton (Centreville Va.) as Godzilla is about to devour a stack of french fries at Awesome Con 2018. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Alexi and Jack Popandan of Vienna Va. as the Mario Brothers. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Cosplayer Rowan Kelly as Pennywise the Dancing Clown of Stephen King’s 1986 horror novel “It.” (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Severna Park Middle School students as characters from the Doki Doki Literature Club! visual novel. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Fabian Nicieza, comic book writer and editor, signs autographs (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- A member of the 501st Legion as a stormtrooper descends into Awesome Con 2018. The 501st Legion is a worldwide Star Wars costuming organization comprised of and operated by Star Wars fans. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- C’anna West (age 12) of Charles Town W.V. as “Penelope” (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Artist, author Carolyn Belefski shows off her book Curls. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Abby Row Cosplay as Shego from Disney’s animated television series Kim Possible (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Tim (Valkirik Cosplay) is a dinosaur . (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Rider Strong is best known for his role as Shawn Hunter on the 1990s sitcom Boy Meets World and its 2014 sequel Girl Meets World. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Mads George dressed as Keyleth plays Ben LeClair as Grog in a game of Dragon’s Hoard. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Ben Savage played the lead role of Cory Matthews on the ABC sitcom Boy Meets World and its Disney Channel sequel series Girl Meets World. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Jinx Flynn (Darth Vader) and Shenan Beaghan (Kylo Ren). They are from Baltimore Md. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Heather of Germantown Md. as a Star War Ewok character. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Comic artist John Gallagher (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Comic artist Thom Zahler (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Olivia (age 7) is dressed as ‘Uma’, a main character and the main antagonist in Descendants 2, a Disney Channel Original Movie. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Backlot Costume contest at Awesome Con. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Costumes can be elaborate. Rafael Bertiz (Lynchburg Va.) of Netherworks Costumes as Typhus, Herald of Nurgle. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- A group calling itself Willrow Hood at Awesome Con. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Cristy Newby of Newport News Va. as Mary Poppins. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Sean Gunn is best known for his roles as Kirk Gleason on the television show Gilmore Girls and Kraglin Obfonteri in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Guardians of the Galaxy, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Corbin, Sasha, Barry and Renee of Richmond, Virginia, as the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers at Awesome Con 2018. Photo by Jeff Malet.
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- Local favorite Vampire Horror Host Count Gore De Vol. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Cosplayers Sasha and Emma pose outside the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. They are dressed as the Nico and Hanayo characters from “Love Live!.” (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Cosplayer Tim, dressed as the character Coco Adel from RWBY, has to have is play weapon inspected and tagged before entering Awesome Con. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Bisbuit cosplay wearing Payday 2 Dallas and Richard Rooster masks and jackets at Awesome Con. Payday 2 is a cooperative first-person shooter video game developed by Overkill Software. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Michael Dorn, who played “Worf” on the Star Trek series, speaks at Awesome Con 2018. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Cosplayer Jackie Diaz of Newport News Va. as comic character Harley Quinn. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Bill Johnson of Harlem, NYC, is dressed as “Black Panther” (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Heather and Ely (age 4) as Carmen Sandiego and Rapunzel at Awesome Con 2018. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Loren Omer, Sarah Brown and Karen Omer hold Crashdown Cafe menus from the “Roswell” science fiction television series. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Bria LaVorgna, writer for Geek Fashionista, and a cosplayer, appears on a panel on the “Women of Star Wars” at Awesome Con 2018. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Scarlet Jewel Cosplay Princess Merida from the Disney Pixar movie “Brave”. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Xenomorph XX121, the monster from the movie “Alien” meets Robbie (age 6) from Alexandria Va. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Kevin Belling (Fairfax Va.) of the 501st Legion is dressed as a stormtrooper at Awesome Con 2018. The 501st Legion is a worldwide Star Wars costuming organization comprised of and operated by Star Wars fans. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Author Phil Budahn displays his books at Awesome Con 2018. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Kellen Levinson as Midna, one of the main protagonists in The Legend of Zelda; and Kawika Gonsalves as Sparta King Leonidas. (photo by Jeff Malet)
