61 of the best cosplay looks from New York Comic Con

The four-day event returned after being called off last year because of the pandemic

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  Couples dressed as Wanda Maximoff and Vision meet during the 2021 New York Comic Con at the Jacob K Javits Convention Centre in New York. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  Attendees dressed as characters from 'Squid Game' pose during New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  Cosplayers dressed as characters from the 'BioShock' video game during the New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  An attendee dressed as a character from 'Planet of the Apes' at New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  A Predator cosplayer during the New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  Attendees dressed as wrestlers Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior pose during New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  Cosplayers dressed as Gollum and Frodo Baggins from 'The Lord of the Rings' at the New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  An attendee dressed as Michael Myers poses at the New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  Cosplayers as video game characters Luigi and Mario pose during New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  People dressed as video game characters Luigi, left, Mario, Princess Peach and Wario pose during New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  A steampunk Batman poses at the New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  A Spider-Man gathering during New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  A costumed attendee poses during New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  An Annihilus cosplayer poses during New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  An attendee dressed as Boba Fest Chicken at New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  A cosplayer as Kylo Ren poses during the New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  An attendee dressed as Beetlejuice poses during New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  A Spider-Man cosplayer poses during New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  An attendee dressed as Ghost Rider poses during New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  A Hawkgirl cosplayer poses during New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  An attendee dressed as Thor poses during New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  Attendees dressed as Jedi pose during New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes / Invision / AP)

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  A costumed attendee poses during New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  A costumed attendee poses during New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  An attendee dressed as a character from 'Dragonball Z' poses during New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  A cosplayer as Junko Enoshima from 'Danganronpa' poses during New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  A young attendee dressed as Wolverine poses during New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  An attendee dressed as a character from 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' poses during New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  Cosplayers dressed as Bert and Ernie from 'Sesame Street' pose during New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  An attendee dressed as the Mandalorian poses during New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  A Jedi shows off his lightsaber skills during New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  An attendee dressed as Lionel Richie on his 1982 album cover poses during New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  A costumed attendee poses during New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  A Thor cosplayer poses during New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  Fabian Pulgar dons the mask to his Carnage costume at the New York Comic Con. Seth Wenig / AP Photo

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  A woman in a mushroom costume rides an escalator at New York Comic Con. Seth Wenig / AP Photo

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  A cosplayer attends the first day of the New York Comic Con. Timothy A Clary / AFP

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  A person in a shark costume walks though New York Comic Con. Seth Wenig / AP Photo

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  Attendees dressed as Edward Scissorhands and a bush pose during New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  An attendee dressed as a Ghostbuster poses during New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  Cosplayers as Thor, left, and Loki pose during New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  An attendee dressed as Cousin Itt from 'The Addams Family' poses during New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  Cosplayers as Bane, left, and Poison Ivy pose during New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  A costumed attendee poses during New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  Attendees dressed as Jawas from 'Star Wars' pose during New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  A Wonder Woman cosplayer poses during New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  A Harley Quinn cosplayer poses during New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  A Joker cosplayer poses during New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  An attendee dressed as Wanda Maximoff poses during New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

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  A man cosplays as Captain America at the New York Comic Con. Brendan McDermid / Reuters

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  A woman cosplays as Carmen Sandiego at New York Comic Con. Timothy A Clary / AFP

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  An attendee cosplaying as Deadpool arrives at New York Comic Con. Timothy A Clary / AFP

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  George Solages, left, and Judi Haniff of New York pose in costumes from the movie 'Saw' at New York Comic Con. Justin Lane / EPA

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  Gavin, 13, left, and his dad Joe, of New York, cosplay as Rick and Morty at New York Comic Con. Justin Lane / EPA

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  Tommy Perea, left, and Brian Talledo, right, of New Jersey, cosplay as ShyGuys from the Mario Bros video game franchise at New York Comic Con. Justin Lane / EPA

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  John Hara, of New York, cosplays as a Vault Dweller from 'Fallout' at New York Comic Con. Justin Lane / EPA

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  Gene Bonsanti of Staten Island, New York, cosplays as the character Guts from the manga series 'Berserk' at New York Comic Con. Justin Lane / EPA

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  Attendees cosplay as the Joker and Harley Quinn at New York Comic Con. Timothy A Clary / AFP

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  An attendee cosplays as Michael Myers at New York Comic Con. Timothy A Clary / AFP

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  Attendees cosplay as members of 'Money Heist' at New York Comic Con. Timothy A Clary / AFP

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  A costumed attendee poses during New York Comic Con. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

New York Comic Con has made its return.

After getting cancelled in 2020 because of the pandemic, the four-day event will run until Sunday and is being held at the Javits Centre in New York City. The convention is dedicated to comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, cosplay, movies and television and was first held in 2006.

New York Comic Con made a return after being cancelled last year owing to the pandemic. Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

This year’s featured guests include Stranger Things star David Harbour, Star Trek’s George Takei, actor Hayden Christensen, former WWE champion John Cena, Lovecraft Country’s Jurnee Smollett and rapper Pharoahe Monch.

Scroll through our gallery above to see some of the best cosplay from the event.

In addition to panels, talks and meet-and-greets, this year’s New York Comic Con also featured a new cosplay event.

The EuroCosplay Championships and the Crown Championships of Cosplay joined forces to create the Cosplay Central Crown Championships, with a global winner being decided at MCM London Comic Con in October 2022.

Entrants for the competition were able to choose between recreating a character design that will be judged for accuracy, or creating their own design based on a recognisable character in pop culture and be judged on the design and interpretation of their given starting point.

New York Comic Con also required that event attendees aged 12 or older needed proof of full vaccination or if under the age of 12, proof of a negative PCR test to enter. Mandatory face covering was also required, even for those in cosplay, unless they are eating or drinking.