Wizard World Comic Con RVA 2015 showed off local cosplay creativity

by | Aug 3, 2015 | ART

Wizard World Comic Con Richmond came and went this weekend and cosplay took center stage as most of the promised celebrities bailed:


Wizard World Comic Con Richmond came and went this weekend and cosplay took center stage as most of the promised celebrities bailed:

Sean Astin, Billy Dee Williams & Stardust canceled due to personal reasons. Drea De Matteo, Joey Lauren Adams, Taryn Manning, & Henry Winkler cancelled due to filming. Billy Martin canceled due to a scheduling conflict. – via WWCCRVA Website.

So we were left with Star Trek‘s William Shatner, Dr. Who‘s Billie Piper, Jason David Frank, the original Green Power Ranger, WWE Superstar Paige, and a couple other people that stacked up to “a good enough reason for me to leave the house.”

Captain Kirk signing away!! #WizardWorld #ComicCon #Richmond #WWRichmondCC #StarTrek #WilliamShatner #CaptainKirk

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But hey, there was cosplay –

#wizardworldrichmond #wizardworldrichmond2015 awesome to see @jackicraft and @yuffiebunny !

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WE are Groot #WizardWorld #ComicCon #Richmond #WWRichmondCC #Marvel #Groot #IAmGroot #WeAreGroot #cosplay

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A Belle looking for a Beast #WizardWorld #ComicCon #Richmond #WWRichmondCC #BeautyAndTheBeast #Disney #cosplay

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Brad Kutner

Brad Kutner

Brad Kutner is the former editor of GayRVA and RVAMag from 2013 - 2017. He’s now the Richmond Bureau Chief for Radio IQ, a state-wide NPR outlet based in Roanoke. You can reach him at BradKutnerNPR@gmail.com




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