The worldwide phenomena that is Comic-Con took over the International Convention Centre inSydney over Saturday and Sunday, and was predicted to be the largest one ever.
Fans of all ages descended upon the event, dressed to the nines as characters from comics, films, anime and games.
This gender-bending Thor ensemble comes ahead of the third installment’s October release
In the upcoming moive, Thor finds himself in a gladiator contest that pits him against the Hulk
A gender-bending Loki costume is a fan favourite at Oz Comic-Con on Saturday and Sunday
The intense sibling rivalry between two sons of Asgard, Thor and Loki, often leads to battle
This young but dedicated Cosplayer has pulled off a flawless DC Comic’s The Flash costume
A red-and-black leather-clad Harley Quinn snuggles up to a white-suited, burned Harvey Dent
But it wasn’t all super heroes and villains. Many Cosplayers looked outside the Marvel and DC universes and paid homage to culturally significant TV shows and films – past, present and future.
A dedicated group don their helmets, swords, sandals and shields to channel the cast of ‘300’
A dedicated Cosplayer sports a stunning Rose Dewitt Bukater from the 1997 classic ‘Titanic’
Also popular this year were Star Wars-themed Cosplayers, and the Royal Exhibition Hall was packed with Luke Sywalkers and Chewbaccas roaming among the superheroes and anime princesses.
A convincing Chewbacca stands head and shoulders above the rest of the Comic-Con crowd
A smiling Luke Skywalker carries Yoda on his back at the International Convention Centre
A life-size scale model of the X-Wing Fighter was on show at Sydney’s Oz Comic-Con last week
A Star Wars Gamorrean gaurd (left) and Hera Syndulla (right), the captain of the Ghost crew
Eager Cosplayers also attended Comic-Con in groups, dressed as a variety of characters from the Marvel and DC universes including Spiderman and Mary-Jane, Batman and Thor.
Four different Spiderman iterations surround Mary-Jane, clad in her classic wedding dress
Spiderman and Mary-Jane look ready to walk down the aisle at Oz Comic-Con this weekend
Four different Spiderman Cosplayers, as well as Mary-Jane and Thor pose at Oz Comic-Con
Batman (left) and his well-known mortal enemy Killer Croc (right), featured in Suicide Squad
It wasn’t all superheroes and film protagonists – many Cosplayers dressed up as their favourite anime or manga characters, like the Sailor Moon squad and the Blue Serpent Warlock.
From left: Sailor Uranus, Sailor Moon and Sailor Neptune pose at Oz Comic-Con on Saturday
Three: Sailor Uranus, Sailor Moon and Sailor Neptune are all fictional Manga superheroines
This elaborte costume is a perfect replica of the character Da Vinci from Fate Grand Order
This Cosplayer, with a eye for caeful detail, is the Blue Serpent Warlock from Granado Espada
This detailed costume is Esther Blanchett from Trinity Blood, cosplayed by Artemis Cosplay
Along with superheroes and villains, video games were also a popular choice with fans portraying characters from Skyrim, Evil Dead and several from League of Legends.
A Cosplayer strikes the pose of Samus Aran – the female hero of the Metroid video game series
Samus Aran was introduced in the science fiction action-adventure game series by Nintendo
An adventurer from the video game Skyrim in Carved Nordic Armour, with an arrow in his knee
Kindred from the video game League of Legends strikes a pose in Sydney on Sunday morning
Also from League of Legends is Soraka, a healer who has been gifted with magic of the stars
A surprising gender bend of Ash Williams from Evil Dead speaks to the crowd at Oz Comic-Con