Without cosplay, Comic-Con wouldn't be happening.
One of the main reasons people attend is to see people dressed up in elaborate costumes as a part of the event. The importance of cosplay was even more important this year. There has been no in-person Comic-Con for the last two years due to health concerns. The cosplayers returned to the streets of San Diego last weekend.
Not without some changes. People had to wear masks because Comic-Con doesn't mean Covid is over. The kind of masks needed to stop the spread of infectious disease aren't necessarily the kind that Spider-Man wears. Fans got inventive.
The photographer was asked by WIRED to look for cosplayers with some of the most creative masks around. Some of the ones he found didn't have masks at all.
The headband for the Scarlet Witch costume was printed by Maria Aly.
A cosplayer dressed as Billy Hargrove from Scoops Ahoy in a costume.
Kelly Hanken came to Comic-Con in costume as a delivery driver. Hanken said he had to have a good mask to match the jazz vibe of surfer boy.
The Lord of the Rings-themed costume was made out of foam by Allison Wall, a 25-year-old. She made the whole outfit without the helmet.
Marta Balusek, a science teacher from Wisconsin, dressed up as Ursula and her human character from the Disney movie The Little Mermaid. She created her mask to match her outfit after learning of Comic-Con's mask requirement.
Jordan McGhee made this mask using cardboard and fiberglass. The 32-year-old from San Diego is dressed as a character from the Silent Hill game series.
They were dressed as a mariachi and a bounty hunter. They've been doing cosplay for over 40 years.
A student from San Diego is dressed up as a character from a video game.
A zippered mask was used to make her version of Ken Kaneki look like him.
Sarah is dressed as an MTV moonman. There is a sign made out of cardboard and a Swiffer handle.
Josh Shepheard is a media professional from Fontana, California. He melted a Halloween mask and added it to his cap.
Lizz created a cyberpunk costume.
Mark Sherman is a 59-year-old doctor from San Diego.
The Army of the Dead had a character named "Athonia". She made her costume from scratch.
A brand designer from California is named Evan Ohl. This outfit is called Skiff Bandai by him.
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