Comic-Con 2013: this year's best costumes - in pictures
The spirit of dress-up is alive and kicking at Comic-Con, where fans and celebrities alike squeeze into lycra to impersonate their favourite comic book and video game characters. Here's our pick of the best psuedo heroes at this year's convention
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Take two as a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle walks down Fifth Avenue during Comic Con
Photograph: Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images
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Fans set things off with a bang across the San Diego Convention Center
Photograph: Sandy Huffaker/ Sandy Huffaker/Corbis
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A winning smile. Michael Cherry dresses as the Joker during Comic Con
Photograph: Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images
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A game of cat and mouse ruins no one's fun at Comic Con
Photograph: Sandy Huffaker/Corbis
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Stephen Yan makes for a convincing Deadpool at Comic Con
Photograph: Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images
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The human, super-human and alien share the floor at Comic Con
Photograph: Sandy Huffaker/Corbis
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Style added to the proceedings on Fifth Avenue in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter
Photograph: Sandy Huffaker/Corbis
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Tom Hiddleston poses as the villainous Loki in Thor: The Dark World presentation
Photograph: Alberto E. Rodriguez/WireImage
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A young girl alleviates anyone's former nightmares of the storm trooper characters from the Star Wars movies
Photograph: David Maung/EPA
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Dan Harmon, creator of Community, in costume as Iron Man at Comic-Con 2013
Photograph: Jordan Strauss/Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
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Jamie Foxx and Spiderman finally get acquainted at Comic-Con 2013
Photograph: Jordan Strauss/Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
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Beckham the dog gets a super makeover as he visits Comic Con
Photograph: Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images
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Delaney Percy seems to get away with brandishing a 'weapon' as she portrays Anya from Gears of War
Photograph: Sean M. Haffey/AP
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Retired superman? Gary McAuley gives the famous character a make-under as he arrives at Comic Con
Photograph: K.C. Alfred/AP
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A novel attempt to avoid the queues into Comic Con
Photograph: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images
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Lon Brown a.k.a., LONSTERMASH (a.k.a Hugh Jackman?), makes for a very convincing version of Marvel's Wolverine
Photograph: David Poller/David Poller/ZUMA Press/Corbis
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