NOVI, MI - Cosplayers came out in full force on day one of Michigan’s largest comic con. After a two and a half year postponement due to COVID, Motor City Comic Con has returned this weekend.
Masks are required at the big event which runs through Sunday, October 17 at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. Some people took off their masks for a moment to take photos for MLive.
The event, which usually occurs each May and was cancelled in 2020, features tons of artists and vendors as well as celebrity guests and panels, gaming and more. The event drew 70,000 people in 2019. Here’s a small taste of some of the best cosplayers we came across from the first day of the 2021 event.
This is Jada from Flint cosplaying as Harley Quinn. To her right is Ean from Bay City dressed as Red Hood from “Batman: Arkham Knight.”
A lot of people stopped this guy and asked to take a photo with him. This is Ajani. He is cosplaying as Thanos from the Marvel Universe. Ajani is from Denver and says he flew to Metro Detroit for the first time in his life just to attend this event.
Check out this father-daughter duo. J.T. and Jazmin are from Trenton in Metro Detroit. They cosplayed as Jay and Silent Bob, aka, Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes.
Check on Jameson from Jackson, Michigan. She cosplayed as her own Twi’lek “Star Wars” character.
This is Margery from Beverly Hills in Metro Detroit cosplaying as Kitty Pryde from “X-Men.”
Check out this group of “Scooby-Doo cosplayers. They are from Grand Rapids. Andrea on the left is Daphne. Next to her is Kiersten as Shaggy, followed by Sarah as Velma and Andrew as Fred.
This is the youngest cosplayer we’ve seen so far at the 2021 event. Kelly and 7 month old Dawson are from Columbus, Ohio, dressed as Lilo and Stitch.
Shane from Shelby Township says it took him about a month to make his Scarecrow from “Batman” costume.
Here’s an unusual take on Ronald McDonald. Jerry from Woodhaven says it’s a “Mandalorian” version. He says even people on Mandalore need McDonalds.
Daryl from Garden City in Metro Detroit took a lot of photos with people in his Fortune Teller Bullwinkle costume.
People say this guy looks a little like Kylo Ren from “Star Wars,” so he cosplayed as him. This is Jalen from Whitmore Lake.
Samantha from Wixom, on the left, is cosplaying as Yashiro from “Toilet-bound Hanako-kun.” That’s a Japanese manga series. On the right is Madison, also from Wixom. She’s dressed as Violet from “Violet Evergarden.” That’s an anime.
Jeremy from Rochester put a little twist on his Skeletor from “He-Man” costume. This is the Dragon Blaster version, which was a toy.
This is Rachel from Ferndale. She’s cosplaying as Mary Jane Watson from the Marvel Universe.
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