FanExpo Canada brings the villains, heroes and fans
Thousands of people attended and showed off their costumes at the FanExpo Canada inside the Metro Convention Centre in Toronto.
Melanie Schawill, 21, of Etobicoke, left, dressed as Artemis, poses with Samantha Quinlan, 20, of Windsor, dressed as Cat Woman, and Zoey Hallman, 19, of Oakville, dressed as Poison Ivy, right. The young women were among the thousands of people attending the FanExpo at the Convention Centre.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Graphic artist, Sarafin, who does the comic Asylum Squad, waits for an elevator. She is dressed in the Japanese street fashion known as Lolita.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Keeping it in the family, these Star Wars characters, all members of the 501st Legion in Toronto, are, Sand Trooper, Luke Donnelly, left, his son, Ronan Donnelly, 8, as a Jawa, and his wife Michelle Donnelly as a Tuscan Raider.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Amethyst Wreggitt, 22, of Ottawa, is dressed as Tentaspy from the video game Fortress II.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Kimberly Phan, 20, is dressed as Harleyquinn, with friends, Michael Santos, 19, as the Riddler, and Vito Pansera, 19, as the Joker - all from the Batman series.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Matt Leblanc, 26, is dressed as Princess Peach from the Mario Brothers. Behind him are his friends Bethany O'Hearn, 23, dressed as Dark Chii, from the anime series Chobits, and Meghan Dupuis, 25, as Tao Kaka, from the Blaze Blue video game.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Cody Hazell, 19, from Hamilton, dressed as Spiderman, poses with Darth Vader and Princess Leah from Star Wars.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Braden Thournout, dressed as Mr. Foster from the video game "Killing Floor".Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Ryan Booth, 24, from Sault Ste. Marie, left, dressed as Garen, poses with friend, Megan Walker, 21, from Burlington, who is dressed as Hextech Janna. The two, both dressed as characters from the League of Legends computer game.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Dressed as Pinkie Pie from the My Little Pony series, Claire Mongeon, 23, gets some money from the bank machine while attending the FanExpo.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
There were many strange mixes of costumes as fans posed with other fans while attending the FanExpo at the Convention Centre.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Marina Funtikov, 17, from Scarborough, appears as Sadako from the Japanese Ringu. The US version is the Ring, in which case she would be portraying the character Samara Morgan.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
This line-up of people, including some dressed as their favorite characters, were among the thousands of people attending the FanExpo.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
The crowd was loving it as Caleb Bonney, 24, as Batman and Marc Anthony Graver, 21, as Robin, hidden behind, took on some storm troopers from the Star Wars series. This impromptu act took place during the FanExpo.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Actor J.P. Manoux, who has starred in many Disney and Family Channel series, poses with a special effects head in his likeness that was used in the Series Aaron Stone, in which Manoux played Stan the Android.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Damien Murphy, 20, uses red contact lenses to help her with her costume of Red Glare from the web comic Homestuck. Murphy was among the thousands of people attending the FanExpo at the Convention Centre in Toronto on Friday, August 24, 2012.Peter Power
Checking her make-up is Erika Berndt, 30, of Arnprior, Ontario, dressed as The Red Queen from Alice in Wonderland. She is with her friend Gord McSheffrey, 30, of Ottawa, who is dressed as Data from the Star Trek series. The pair were among the thousands of people attending the FanExpo at the Convention Centre in Toronto on Friday, August 24, 2012. The event continues through Sunday.Peter Power