Comic Con kicks off with fans getting into character

It’s on… at Comic Con! Event kicks off with fans of superheroes, TV and online culture showing off costumes to their favourite characters – with Daleks, Barbie, Spider-Man and Buzz Lightyear making an appearance

Fans of just about anything you care to name are gathering in the capital this weekend for one of the biggest events in the pop culture calendar.  

MCM London Comic Con is running from today until Sunday at the ExCeL convention centre in Newham, East London.

The event is slated to be an ‘epic three-day celebration of all things pop culture’, with celebrity guests, panels, and gaming events.

Guests are traveling from all over the country to show off their costumes, paying tribute to their favourite characters from the worlds of comic books, television, gaming and online culture…  

A group of friends taking a selfie during the MCM Comic Con event at the ExCel London in east London

A cosplayer dressed as a boxed Barbie doll with heart shaped sunglasses on her head smiles at the event 

Two men drink coffee and chat while inside Dalek costumes from Dr Who

A pair of visitors dressed in anime costumes on the train heading to the event on Friday  

This visitor is casually drinking a slush puppie while dressed as Ghost from Call of Duty

Guests dressed in anime costumes – people have travelled from all over London and the country  to attend 

A man dressed as Naruto from the manga series (right) and a character from Demon Slayer (second from the right)

Asterix and Obelix characters – The Adventures of Asterix is a comic series about warriors who adventure around the world

The event is slated to be an ‘epic three-day celebration of all things pop culture’, with celebrity guests, panels, and gaming events

People are paying tribute to their favourite characters from the worlds of comic books, television, gaming and online culture

A guest dressed as ‘shadow’ – a character from My Hero Academia (left) 

This visitor is dressed as The Joker from the Batman universe – the Joker is the enemy of the Batman

An eight-year-old attendee dressed as an Ewok from Star Wars – the Ewoks are a fictional species of small, furry, mammaloid, bipeds in the Star Wars universe

A participant dressed as Buzz Lightyear – one of the main characters from Toy Story 

A young participant dressed in a full body Spiderman costume poses for the event 

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