In the six months between Long Beach Comic Con and Long Beach Comic Expo, cosplayers have the chance to come up and make a new costume, or display again what they had before.
At this year’s annual event, cosplayers from not only Long Beach but from around the United States, and even some outside the U.S., came out to participate.
Actor Sam Jones, who played Flash Gordon in the self-titled 1980 movie, came this year for fans, as well as the WWE wrestler Rikishi, and the entire cast of the newest “Invader Zim” movie.
For cosplayers and fans, the next big convention will be Los Angeles Comic Con, which will be through Oct. 11-13, at the LA convention center.
Mark Malevolent cosplaying as Joker from DC Comics. Since Los Angeles Comic Con is usually a month after LBCC, cosplayers like Malevolent test out their cosplay at Long Beach. Photo by Abel Reyes. 
Mel products is placing makeup for Matt Wiggins for his Two face cosplay during the Long Beach Comic 2019 on August 31, 2019. Photo by Jorge Hernandez. 
Gina Michelle, 4, cosplaying as Wonder Woman from DC Comics. Cosplayers had the chance to participate in a cosplay contest for the first day of Comic Con. Photo by Abel Reyes. 
Female Joker from DC Universe by Tara Jack at Long Beach Comic Con on August 31, 2019. Photo by Jorge Hernandez. 
COG Soldier from Gears of War series by Tony Martinez at Long Beach Comic Con 2019 on August 31, 2019. Photo by Jorge Hernandez. 
Brett Gustafson cosplaying as Joker from DC comics. Along with comic related booths, this year the Columbia Memorial Space Center hosted numerous panels and displayed some equipment. Photo by Abel Reyes. 
James Garcia cosplaying as Deadpool from Marvel Comics. According to the Long Beach Comic Con website, this year there were more vendors than previous cons. Photo by Abel Reyes. 
Zack Fair From Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core by Andrew Idea at Long Beach Comic Con 2019 on September 1, 2019. 
Johnny Ramirez cosplaying as Kylo Ren from the recent Star Wars movies. Long Beach Comic Con this year, started earlier in the year then previous cons. Photo by Abel Reyes 
Hyakkimaru and Dororo from Dororo by Kegan Kerr and Madison Kerr at Long Beach Cominc Con on August 31, 2019. Photo by Jorge Hernandez. 
Speed Racer by Danny Castellanos at Long Beach Comic Con 2019 on September 1, 2019. Photo by Jorge Hernandez. 
Golem and Enderman from Minecraft by lilcat_silly At Long Beach Comic Con 2019 on September 1, 2019. Photo by Jorge Hernandez. 
Jasmine Elliot cosplaying as a character from the video game “Fallout.” The two-day convention included cosplaying contest, Nerf wars, and concurring panels. Photo by Abel Reyes. 
During the first day of Long Beach Comic Con, Tom King sat in a chair for most of the day at Mel Products, a booth that was set up to demonstrate live makeup artist working. Photo by Abel Reyes. 
Shawn Roy cosplaying as Ghost Rider from Marvel Comics. Roy participated in the Long Beach Comic Expo as well, which take place every spring. Photo by Abel Reyes. 
Auriel from Diablo series by Jessieca Schultz during the Cosplay contest at Long Beach Comic Con 2019 on August 31, 2019. Photo by Jorge Hernandez. 
Cosplay contest organizer Bernie Bregman is speaking to the cosplayers about the cosplay contest during the Long Beach Comic Con 2019 on August 31, 2019. Photo by Jorge Hernandez. 
Comic book artist Jeff Johnson is meeting attendees at his booth during the Long Beach Comic Con 2019 on August 31, 2019. Photo by Jorge Hernanez. 
George Dixon from Oneshot’s Toys and Collectibles is showing patches that he’s selling to the attendees during the Long Beach Comic Con 2019 on August 31, 2019. Photo by Jorge Hernandez. 
Jonathan Jones cosplaying as Scarecrow from DC Comics. The next big convention, will be Los Angeles Comic Con in October. Photo by Abel Reyes. 
Jane Lopez cosplaying as a character from “Pokemon.” Every year, Long Beach Comic always host a cosplay contest. Photo by Abel Reyes. 
Cosplaying on the show floor at Long Beach Comic Con. For Long Beach Comic Con this year,many attendees and cosplayers came from other states and even some from out of county. Photo by Abel Reyes. 
Yesenia Flores came up with the idea of her costume alone, while her brother and boyfriend helped her to design it. Photo by Abel Reyes. 
With only the photos and trailers to work off of, Tara Jack liked the new Joker so much, she decided to pull something together and cosplay as the new Joker. Photo by Abel Reyes. 
Nadir Zokhrabov was born and raised in Russia and then decided to move all the way to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of acting. Photo by Abel Reyes. 
Akira Dubs dedicates a lot of his time to his YouTube channel, where he makes comedy videos about current comic book culture. Cosplaying is only a hobbie to him but he finds great relief in it, Photo by Abel Reyes. 
John Castillo was born and raised in Mexico but then decided to come to California when he turned 19 to live with his cousin. Photo by Abel Reyes. 
Grant Lee cosplaying his version of the Riddler from DC Comics. For Lee, this years Long Beach Comic Con will mark his 7th in a row. Photo by Abel Reyes. 
James Luis was born and raised in Columbia but moved to Fresno when he was still in middle school. After that Luis found a lot a joy in comic books, later even attempting to write one of his own. Photo by Abel Reyes.