Flamecon
Justin J Wee01Sakura Miku strikes a pose at the fifth annual FlameCon, the world's largest queer comic convention.
Justin J Wee02Princess Chris shows off his gender-bent take on Rapunzel.
Justin J Wee03Rohan poses as Miles Morales' Spider-Man—the *Into the Spiderverse* iteration.
Justin J Wee04A FlameCon attendee embodies the full gem ship from *Steven Universe*.
Justin J Wee05At FlameCon, cosplay wasn't reserved for comic book characters alone—Daisy is dressed as Undyne from the game *Undertale*.
Justin J Wee06A Martian poses with Erica from *Stranger Things*.
Justin J Wee07Orangiah puts a new spin on Midori Takamine from *Ensemble Stars*.
Justin J Wee08Three friends (and costume contest judges) pose in cosplay together.
Justin J Wee09Nicole cosplays as Gyro Zeppeli from *Jojo's Bizzare Adventure*.
Justin J Wee10Kam (left) and Trisha pose together as Vanille and Fang from *Final Fantasy XIII*.
Justin J Wee11Nyjahi stands tall as Elvira: Mistress of the Dark.
Justin J Wee12Brian is dressed as a mash-up of the nurse from *Silent Hill* and *Pokemon'*s Nurse Joy.
Justin J Wee13Alex and Julie pose as Edward and Lydia from the popular comic/podcast *The Adventure Zone*.
Justin J Wee14Rosie is dressed as Harley Quinn with a crown of ivy, a nod to her gal pal Poison Ivy.
Justin J Wee15Jason captured the spirit (and the hair) of *Dragon Ball'*s Super Saiyan Trunks.
Justin J Wee16Andre won FlameCon's cosplay competition with his iteration of Illyana Rasputin, also known as Magik.
Justin J Wee17Maritza continues the gaming cosplay trend as Hat Girl from *A Hat in Time*.
Justin J Wee18Who doesn't love *Hocus Pocus*?
Justin J Wee19Another gender-bent look from Bill as Poison Guyvy.
Justin J Wee20Kurt gets frisky as Felicia from *Darkstalkers*.
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