Every nerd’s annual wet dream—Supanova—landed in Sydney this weekend, like an elaborate, traveling circus of over-hyped fans and stars that lovingly hand out autographs and pose for photographs.*
For many, the attraction of the three day pop culture festival isn’t the overpriced wares or catching a brief glimpse of Fred and George Weasley Oliver and James Phelps; the ritual of cosplaying is taken to with fearless, utterly dedicated abandon. It’s what makes Supanova so thrilling: the atmosphere of nerds in their natural habitat; a heavenly, blissful society where dudes can dress up as a Gothic Loli while Batman and The Joker mingle in peace. No one bats an eyelid.
Here are some highlights of Supanova’s committed and zealous attendees:
@mlyne
Yipyips! Way to hit me right in the childhood.
@kizzajj
There’s cosplaying, and then there’s cosplaying a character to which you bare a suspicious and scary ressemblance. Is that actually you, Khal Drogo?
@chrometigers
Well, now this just makes the time I strapped vacuum cleaner to my back while wearing a onesie look straight up depressing.
rainbow_schlad
Oh, Princess Zelda—you absolutely gorgeous damsel in distress, you.
@marikomiko9
Will the real Spidey please stand up?
@mlyne
Single-handedly dismantling the stereotype that Minecraft players never leave their computers.
@timmer_489
You know your parenting is shmowzow! when your kids show up like this.
@bjenko
Hey female Predator, is that body paint?
@livelovesstuff
Did someone say Tardis dress?
@steve_wilson92
THIS FRIENDSHIP NEEDS TO HAPPEN.
*At the bargain price of $80….
Photo by @kkindabrown
