Photos by Chris Stone
Last year, Times of San Diego chose its Top 10 faces of Comic-Con. This year, we expand to 20.
Given the thousands of badge-carrying cosplayers and the many costumed folks who flocked to the Gaslamp Quarter without access to the San Diego Convention Center, it’s impossible to be definitive. But our favorite faces follow.
No. 20: Todd Schmidt of San Diego as the Silver Surfer
No. 19: Feline (left) at the San Diego Convention Center
No. 18: Cinema Makeup School character
No. 17: Anastasia Stein of Escondido as a Bedouin belly dancer
No. 16: A woman dresses as Harley Quinn at Comic-Con
No. 15: Adro Mabza of San Diego as Maleficent of Sleeping Beauty
No. 14: Rez of Hollywood is in the metal band Have You Heard?
No. 13: Leah Thomas as Diva Plavalaguna from Fifth Element
No. 12: Nick Vasquez of San Ysidro as a burnt walker in Walking Dead
No. 11: Jobeth Wagner of Pasadena as Hela in Marvel Comics
No. 10: Beth Taylor of City Heights as a Bedouin belly dancer
No. 9: Eddie Quintero as Adam Warlock
No. 8: David Perez of Sacramento as Beetle Jack
No. 7: Michele Nash of Point Loma as the Red Queen
No. 6: Mike Syfritt of Phoenix sports a punk rock mohawk
No. 5: A cosplayer as Fauno Ofelia in Pan’s Labyrinth
No. 4: Chad Nelson of San Diego as Darkness from Legend
No. 3: Abriana Sommons of Oakland with Comic Pop Art
No. 2: Sheila Noseworthy of Calgary, Alberta, as the Ghost Rider
No. 1: Christina Broughton of Jacksonville, Florida, as Amaterasu from the video game Okami
Others we like:
Cash Brason of Pittsburgh as Yondu Poppins from Guardian of the Galaxy. Photo by Chris Stone
Ricardo and Mayra Blanco as Deadpool characters. Photo by Chris Stone
Miss.Em dresses as a favorite character. Photo by Chris Stone
Kristen Hatcher as Emma Frost and Todd Schmidt as Iceman. Photo by Chris Stone
Jasper Monteith of La Mesa as Gay Babadook. Photo by Chris Stone
Shira Brody of Santa Barbara as Amethyst in Steven Universe. Photo by Chris Stone
Andrea Seale of Burbank poses as Demogorgon from “Stranger Things.” Photo by Chris Stone
Tim Hutsell of San Diego as Dumbledore in Harry Potter. Photo by Chris Stone
Chris Alagna of Long Island as Wonder Woman “just for fun.” Photo by Chris Stone
Cosplayers delight the crowds at Comic-Con. Photo by Chris Stone
Cosplayers delight the crowds at Comic-Con. Photo by Chris Stone
Cosplayers delight the crowds at Comic-Con. Photo by Chris Stone
A woman dresses as Poison Ivy at Comic-Con. Photo by Chris Stone
A man walking slowly in a raincoat with a balloon attached caused curiosity among visitor in the Gaslamp Quarter. Photo by Chris Stone
A man dressed as Pugglesworth. Photo by Chris Stone
Cosplayers delight the crowds at Comic-Con. Photo by Chris Stone
Cosplayers delight the crowds at Comic-Con. Photo by Chris Stone
A woman dresses at Harley Quinn at Comic-Con. Photo by Chris Stone
A fan gets a scary shot with a cosplayer. Photo by Chris Stone
A woman plays Beth Smith in Rick and Morty. Photo by Chris Stone
A cool surfer character appears at Comic-Con. Photo by Chris Stone
Cosplayers delight the crowds at Comic-Con. Photo by Chris Stone
Cosplayers delight the crowds at Comic-Con. Photo by Chris Stone
Yui Kanan of Tokyo, Japan as a Jubilee in X-Men. Photo by Chris Stone
Cosplayers delight the crowds at Comic-Con. Photo by Chris Stone
A man dresses as Ursula from the Little Mermaid. Photo by Chris Stone
Vicki Solano of Beaumont, CA as “Hana” Solo in Millennium Falcon. Photo by Chris Stone
Cosplayers wearing Make the Empire Great shirts and Donald Trump wigs with #Resist the Empire. Photo by Chris Stone
Analicia Duell of Toledo, Ohio as the Silver Surfer. Photo by Chris Stone
Gayle Hooker (left), Dr. Mark Sherman and Samantha Sherman as Austin Powers and the Fembots. Photo by Chris Stone
Erika Martinez of Seattle as Link and Bethany Creelman as Zelda. Photo by Chris Stone
Vickie Sebring of Los Angeles as the Evil Queen. Photo by Chris Stone
A Comic-Con attendee wears a Freddy Krueger mask. Photo by Chris Stone
A woman dresses as Hawkgirl at Comic-Con. Photo by Chris Stone
A cosplayer as Wonder Woman. Photo by Chris Stone
Jen Gannon of San Diego County as Loki. Photo by Chris Stone