the most important event in North America celebrating pop culture, in pictures

1/30An attendee dressed as Dvalin from the video game Genshin Impact poses at New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Photo by Charles Sykes/AP

2/30Attendees dressed as Joker and Harley Quinn pose at New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Photo: Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

3/30An attendee portrays Illyana Rasputin from X-Men at New York Comic Con. Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP

4/30A person dressed as Wolverine attends the New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP

5/30An attendee dressed as Ironman poses at New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Photo by Charles Sykes/AP

6/30An attendee dressed as Pokémon Charizard poses at the New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP

7/30An attendee dressed as Ariel poses at New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Photo by Charles Sykes/AP

8/30Attendees dressed as Venom and Mystique pose at New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Photo by Charles Sykes/AP

9/30An attendee dressed as Harley Quinn poses at New York Comic Con. Photo by Charles Sykes/AP

10/30An attendee dressed as Miguel from “Coco” poses during the New York Comic Con. Photo by Charles Sykes/AP

11/30Attendees dressed as Batman villains pose at New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Photo by Charles Sykes/AP

12/30Attendees dressed as Jason, Michael Myers and Freddy Krueger pose at New York Comic Con. Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP

13/30An attendee dressed as a Corpse Bride stands at the New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP

14/30New York Comic Con is a four-day event celebrating comics, anime, video games, toys, graphic novels, movies and television. Photo: REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

15/30An attendee dressed as Darth Vader poses at New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP

16/30Pennywise performance assistant attends New York Comic Con. Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP

17/30An attendee dressed as Prince Vultan from “Flash Gordon” stands at New York Comic Con. Photo by Charles Sykes/AP

18/30An attendee dressed as a character from the Saw franchise takes a stand at New York Comic Con. Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP

19/30An attendee dressed as the Green Goblin poses at New York Comic Con. Photo by Charles Sykes/AP

20/30A woman wears a costume while attending Comic Con 2024 New York Photo: REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

21/30An attendee dressed as Mister Freeze at New York Comic Con. Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP

22/30Attendees dressed as Sally from “The Strange World of Jack” pose at New York Comic Con. Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP

23/30An attendee dressed as Princess Peach attends New York Comic Con, the largest comic book convention in North America. Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

24/30An attendee dressed as Obito from Naruto Shippuden poses at the New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP

25/30An attendee dressed as Darth Maul poses at New York Comic Con. Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP

26/30An attendee dressed as the Witch of the West poses at New York Comic Con. Photo by Charles Sykes/AP

27/30An attendee dressed as Medusa poses at New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Photo by Charles Sykes/AP

28/30An attendee dressed as Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, poses at New York Comic Con. Photo by Charles Sykes/AP

29/30An attendee dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow poses at New York Comic Con. Photo by Charles Sykes/AP

30/30An attendee dressed as Bob from “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” poses at New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP