From Wolverine and Chitti to anime icons like Jogo, superheroes and supervillains have descended upon the city over the weekend for comic convention. Delhi's pop culture fans and geeks witness a showcase of comics, cosplays, gaming, collectibles and all the other cool stuff at the 12th edition of Delhi Comic Con at NSIC Exhibition Grounds in Okhla.
Black Panther meets Captain America from Infinity Wars
This feisty cosplayer did an Avengers mashup with a Black Panther’s look and Captain America’s Infinity War armour.
Video game lovers got a chance to meet Kratos from God of War
Vipin Arya, cosplayed as Erlang Shen, a regal warrior from Smite. “I completed 10 years of cosplaying on Dec 6, it’s an amazing feeling”
Cosplayer Vipin Aryan won ICC Qualifier on Day 1 of the comic convention
DIY Supremacy: In Rajinikanth’s Chitti 2.0 avatar, carrying 62 handmade guns, cosplayer Yusuf Mani aka Jade Nebula, said, “I loved cosplaying the evil Chitti because of its super cool battle suitsuit. Iski ek apni hype hai! It took about a month to make my costume, but winning the cosplay contest on day 1 made it worth the time”
Cosplayer Yusuf Mani as Chitti 2.0
Cosplayers display creativity at DCC
Jujustu Kaisen’s Jogo meets spiderman: Cosplayer Anmol Singh’s one-eyed headgear, made by upcycling a strainer, caught everyone’s eye! About his cosplay, Anmol said, “Jogo ek shaitaan hai, and I am channeling his energy this year. I haven’t seen any Indian cosplayer in this character yet, so I opted to be Jogo, and the fun part is that people are enjoying clicking selfies with the blue fiery character”
Jujustu Kaisen’s Jogo meets spiderman
Dressed in a white suit with orange pompoms, Ashwini cosplayed the ‘It’ clown Pennywise. “Pennywise is my favourite horror character. I went to Comic Con in the US and sourced the silicon to create the clown face,” he said. Holding a 12kg sword splattered with blood, Meherinder Singh cosplayed as Guts, the swordsman from manga Berserk. “I took around 40 days to make this costume using EVA foam and PVC,” he said. “I chose to dress as Wolverine because I love his special healing powers,” said cosplayer Aditya Mankotia.
L-R: Ashwini as Pennywise, Aditya as Wolverine & Meherinder as Guts
“I chose to dress as Wolverine because I love his special healing powers,” said cosplayer Aditya Mankotia.
Collectible Craze: From crochet miniatures of pop culture legends to loma cards and anime figurines, there's a huge variety of merch, accessories and comics on offer
Collectible Craze: From crochet miniatures of pop culture legends to loma cards and anime figurines, there's a huge variety of merch, accessories and comics on offer
For comic lovers, DCC is a haven of comics, both old and new
Comic book artist Tadam Gyadu
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