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Photos: The Costumed Superfans Of This Year's Comic Con
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Jen Carlson
Published Oct 9, 2015
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New York's Comic Con kicked off yesterday, and if you're hoping to go take it all in, you're out of luck: tickets are all sold out. But if you find yourself near the Javits Center, or the 7/A/C/E trains that let out nearby, you will 100% definitely see some of the costumed crews attending this year. Photographer Chris Bishop dropped by for opening day—click through to check out... is that you, Donnie Darko rabbit?
(Photo by Chris Bishop/Gothamist)
Forget about Comic Con though, head up to the New York-Historical Society, where they're hosting a truly cool tribute to your favorite comic book superheroes.
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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