Cosplay Abounds at Refreshingly Low-Key Long Beach Comic Expo

By Star Foreman

Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at 1:12 p.m.

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Star Foreman Rachel Hollon (@facesbyrachie) at the Long Beach Comic Expo 5/54

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Star Foreman Make It Sew by Mikki Gunter at the Long Beach Comic Expo 16/54

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Star Foreman BB-8 Builders Club's Aaron Lane at the Long Beach Comic Expo 20/54

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Star Foreman Andrew Rhoden's Hobgoblin fights a teenage Spiderman at Long Beach Comic Expo. 25/54

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Star Foreman Plenty of photographers were set up all around taking photos of cosplayers at Long Beach Comic Expo. 39/54

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Cosplay Abounds at Refreshingly Low-Key Long Beach Comic Expo

Long Beach Comic Expo drew hordes of cosplayers to the Long Beach Convention Center on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 17-18. With a geeky car show out front, a great dealers room and social corner provided by Nerdbot and just a few panels in the adjoining rooms, Long Beach Comic Con felt more like how cons used to be in the good old days. Our favorite vendors were Vinylsmack, Make It Sew by Mikki Gunter and Flying Frog Illustration: The Art of Holly Randall. We also loved all the fan guilds who had their own booths, and of course Cosplay Corner. All in all, it was a wonderful way to spend the day surrounded by comic book fans but not being trampled by them.

All photos by Star Foreman

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