The best cosplay outfits from San Diego Comic-Con 2019 so far

From Marge Simpson to Stranger Thing's Steve, cosplayers are out in force

Comic books fans from around the world are descending on California this weekend as the San Diego Comic-Con gets underway.

The event is one of the largest Comic-Cons in the world, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. This year marks the 50th anniversary for the SDCC, and the event celebrated the milestone with a special guest appearance from Tom Cruise, who dropped the trailer for the new Top Gun: Maverick film, due out in 2020.

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SDCC 2019 will be hosting a number of panels across the weekend, with talks from stars of The Walking Dead, Rick and Morty and The Witcher.

As has become tradition at Comic-Con events, many people have been attending in their best cosplay outfits, and this year they really have pulled out the stops.

From classic comic book heroes to characters from Stranger Things, scroll through our gallery above to check out all the best outfits from SDCC 2019 so far.