The best cosplay from New York Comic Con 2022

Cosplayers donned their best over four days at the event held at Javits Convention Centre in Manhattan

An attendee cosplays as Eddie Munson from 'Stranger Things' at New York Comic Con. AP Photo

Mr Freeze from 'Batman' at New York Comic Con. AP Photo

Attendees cosplay as Chucky at New York Comic Con. AP Photo

Napoleon Dynamite cosplay at New York Comic Con. AP Photo

Grogu, left, and The Mandalorian. AP Photo

Michael Myers from 'Halloween'. AP Photo

An attendee cosplay as Marvel superhero Thor. AP Photo

Cosplayers during New York Comic Con. AP Photo

Inspector Gadget. AP Photo

Lady Dimitrescu from 'Resident Evil'. AP Photo

Cosplayers as characters from 'Batman' at New York Comic Con. AP Photo

Gomez and Morticia Addams from 'The Addams Family'. AP Photo

Morpheus from 'The Matrix'. AP Photo

Han Solo. AP Photo

Batman cosplayers pose together. AP Photo

Cosplaying as singer Bruno Mars. AP Photo

Spider-Man. AP Photo

A character from the SCP Foundation. AP Photo

Pennywise from Stephen King's 'It'. AP Photo

Painter Bob Ross. AP Photo

She-Hulk Jennifer Walters.

Another Batman cosplayer. AP Photo

Different variations of The Riddler. AP Photo

Paul Atreides, left, and a sandworm from 'Dune'. AP Photo

Alfred Pennyworth from 'Batman'. AFP

Dressed as a Targaryen. AFP

Cosplayers dressed as horror characters Billy the Puppet and The Nun at New York Comic Con. AFP

A cosplayer attends the final day of the New York Comic Con. AFP

A cosplayer dressed as Chucky arrives with a Chucky doll for the final day of the New York Comic Con. AFP

Morticia, left, and Wednesday Addams at New York Comic Con. AFP

Buzz Lightyear, left, and Sheriff Woody from 'Toy Story'. AP Photo

Samara Morgan from 'The Ring'. AP Photo

Wrestler Randy 'Macho Man' Savage. AP Photo

Julia Baez, from Queens, cosplays as a Demogorgon from the show 'Stranger Things'. EPA

Yichen Wang, from China, is dressed as Seraphine from the online game 'League of Legends'. EPA

Deadpool. Reuters

Moon Knight. AFP

Mike Bufis, of New Jersey, dressed as the horror film villain Freddy Krueger. EPA

Ashley Luzon, of New York, dressed as the character Panty Anarchy from the Japanese anime 'Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt'. EPA

Raymond Sustache cosplays as the character Solid Snake from the video game 'Metal Gear Solid'. EPA

Talal Choudurry, of New York, cosplays as the 'X-Men' character Cyclops. EPA

Sebastian Buria, left, and Percey Robles, right, of New Jersey, cosplay as the guards from 'Squid Game'. EPA

Jenee Benjamin, of New York, cosplays as Senna from 'League of Legends'. AP Photo

Cesar Campos, left, and Ricardo Coyotl in cosplay during the first day of New York Comic Con. EPA

New York Comic Con has come to an end.

The yearly event was first held in 2006 and has grown in the years since. Last year's Comic Con had a lower-capacity crowd, virtual panels and reduced show floor because of the pandemic. However, this year's event, held from October 6 to 9 at the Javits Convention Centre in Manhattan, felt like a return to form.

This year's guests of honour were Moon Knight actor Oscar Issac and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier star Sebastian Stan. Reunion panels for films such as Back to the Future and the shows Smallville and Star Trek: The Next Generation took place. As usual, there were panel discussions, trailer premieres and lots of cosplay.

Over the four-day event, cosplayers dressed up in everything from Stranger Things season four favourite Eddie Munson to Marvel's She-Hulk Jennifer Walters. There were also plenty of references to pop culture, with someone cosplaying as American painter Bob Ross and another person showing up as Napoleon Dynamite with a Vote for Pedro T-shirt.

Meanwhile, Batman was a popular choice with many turning out dressed as the Caped Crusader, as were Marvel superheroes such as Deadpool, Moon Knight and Spider-Man. Horror film characters such as Chucky, Freddy Krueger and Billy the Puppet from Saw were also spotted. Members of the Addams family such as Gomez, Morticia and their daughter Wednesday were also in attendance through cosplay (possibly because of a Wednesday panel being held for the Netflix spin-off show).

Dates for next year's New York Comic Con have already been announced. The event will return from October 12 to 15, 2023.