The Comic-Con International in San Diego is without a doubt the highlight of geek summer. With countless panels featuring artists, showrunners, and actors releasing trailers and new material for the year to come, the SDCC really commands everyone’s attention during the long weekend in which it’s held.

But panels aside, a key feature of SDCC are cosplay and cosplayers, just like at every other convention around the world. People dress as their favorite characters in painstakingly accurate detail and wander around the convention halls to be photographed and meet other fellow fans. Take a look at some of this year’s best looks here.

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