“Superheroes — they’re ordinary people who do the extraordinary, and I love it,” said Sasha Eudzinski, 33, of Atlanta. She was dressed as Storm, from “X-Men,” who comes from a line of ancient African priestesses and can wield magic. Below, Eudzinski and other cosplayers show off the fruits of their costume labor at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo on Saturday, March 23, 2019, at McCormick Place in Chicago. The costumes and players came in all ages and represented a broad range of characters.
Desiree “Cosplay” Undomiel, 35, of St. Louis, is …
Mercy
From ‘Overwatch’
“I got into costuming because I am also a belly dancer, so I made belly dance costumes. I’ve also been a nerd all my life, so it kind of makes sense that these two things go together.”
.st0{fill:#ED1C24;}
Glenn Reyes, 48, of Mount Prospect, is …
Captain Hook
“There’s not a lot of Disney costumes for men and I happen to love ‘Peter Pan.’ “
.st0{fill:#ED1C24;}
Paulina Strayer, 25, of Logan Square, is …
Ash
From ‘Overwatch’
“I always liked this (video game) character because she’s sort of this kickass cowgirl, and she looks really cool and sounds really cool.”
.st0{fill:#ED1C24;}
Chase Scarborough, 26, of Logan Square, is …
B.O.B.
From ‘Overwatch’
“He’s just such as fun idea for a character — just a big, goofy robot butler to this awesome fierce woman … also big pink robot. What’s not to love?”
.st0{fill:#ED1C24;}
Scott Smits, 33, of Milwaukee, is …
Green Arrow
More Top Picks Photophobia In Children When To See A Doctor
“It’s a chance to just kind of be creative, and have a good time and meet good people. And the energy’s really positive.”
.st0{fill:#ED1C24;}
Sarah Foss, 32, of Detroit, is …
Effie Trinket
From ‘The Hunger Games’
“I like taking on new challenges and things that stretch myself and construction and things like that.”
.st0{fill:#ED1C24;}
Michael Flores, 33, is …
Ramses II
From ‘Assassin’s Creed Origins’
“I was just looking for something big and extravagant, and as soon as I saw this picture, I fell in love with it.”
.st0{fill:#ED1C24;}
Sasha Eudzinski, 33, of Atlanta, is …
Storm
From ‘X-Men’
“Superheroes — they’re ordinary people who do the extraordinary, and I love it.”
.st0{fill:#ED1C24;}
Gavin Howell, of Zionsville, Ind., is …
Solaire of Astora
From ‘Dark Souls’
“The reason I come here is the experience and the community. It’s just so tightly knit, and everybody’s together. You can always find friends at these events.”
.st0{fill:#ED1C24;}
Erica Peoples, 6, is …
Superwoman
.st0{fill:#ED1C24;}
Cirena Everson is …
Miss Clavel
From ‘Madeline’
“It’s a creative outlet — that’s what it is. Everyone will recognize the time and energy you put into a costume. It’s really appreciated.”
.st0{fill:#ED1C24;}
Natalie Everson, 6, is …
Madeline
“(Madeline) is one of my favorite characters, and I like spending time with my mom.”
.st0{fill:#ED1C24;}
Emily Marxer, 32, of Ravenswood, is …
Belle
From ‘Beauty and the Beast’
“We do tend to pick something we feel extremely passionate about. So we always look for inspiration and something we relate to … that we can put our own fashion spin on.”
.st0{fill:#ED1C24;}
Julie Aubrey, 35, of Evanston, is …
Beast
From ‘Beauty and the Beast’
“We always like to take traditional characters and spin them on their head. And also take a high-fashion version of it.”
.st0{fill:#ED1C24;}
More Top Picks Best Zero Gravity Massage Chairs
Taylor Pariso, 26, of Bloomingdale, is …
Psyduck
From ‘Pokemon’
“Psyduck is from Pokemon. My favorite character.”
.st0{fill:#ED1C24;}
Lynette “Anastasia” Messina, 30, of Hickory Hills, is …
Pyramid Head
From ‘Silent Hill’
“What I love about this cosplay is that you can definitely make it your own. Pyramid Head is supposed to be a gentleman with a six-pack, and I am curvy and a woman.”
.st0{fill:#ED1C24;}
Jayla Skulark, 6, is …
Dora Milaje bodyguard
From ‘Black Panther’
.st0{fill:#ED1C24;}
Jasemine Denise is …
Harley Quinn
“She is exactly who I am personality-wise … all of this is already in my wardrobe.”
.st0{fill:#ED1C24;}
AJ O’Reilly, 30, of Jefferson Park, is …
The Joker
“It’s wild. It’s actually my first time doing any of this, and it’s insane. The amount of work everybody puts into their cosplays. I feel like an amateur.”
.st0{fill:#ED1C24;}
Travis Kimbel, 33, of Uptown, is …
Polaris
From ‘X-Factor’
“I have so many versions of Polaris. This is my steampunk one.”
.st0{fill:#ED1C24;}
Designed and developed by the baiduhai dataviz team. On Twitter @ChiTribGraphics
(function(document) {
var CSS = [
“//apps.chicagotribune.com/c2e2-2019-costume-photos/css/styles.css”
];
CSS.forEach(function(url) {
var link = document.createElement(‘link’);
link.setAttribute(‘rel’, ‘stylesheet’);
link.setAttribute(‘href’, url);
document.head.appendChild(link);
});
})(document);