In Pictures: The Really Cool Comic Con at Dort Financial Center
Photo-journalist Katy Kildee captured the epic costumes and fun at the Really Cool Comic Con at the Dort Financial Center in Flint on Sunday, August 6, 2023.
FLINT, Michigan — Over the weekend, thousands of passionate comic book fans gathered at the Dort Financial Center in Flint for the Really Cool Comic Con. The event featured dozens of vendors, a video game tournament, interactive displays, cosplay contests, and more. Many guests showed up in cosplay, handmade costumes representing their favorite characters. Take a look at some of our favorite outfits from the event on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023.
Scroll below to see highlights from this year’s Really Cool Comic Con:
Ayden Gordon cosplays as Kakashi Hatake from “Naruto” during Really Cool Comic Con on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, at the Dort Financial Center in Flint.Braelyn McGinnis cosplays as Toga Hiiko from “My Hero Academia” during Really Cool Comic Con on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, at the Dort Financial Center in Flint.Henry Downham cosplays as Cad Bane from “The Book of Boba Fett” during Really Cool Comic Con on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, at the Dort Financial Center in Flint.Hannah Juliano cosplays as Mangle from “Five Nights at Freddy’s” during Really Cool Comic Con on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, at the Dort Financial Center in Flint.Hannah Juliano cosplays as Mangle from “Five Nights at Freddy’s” during Really Cool Comic Con on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, at the Dort Financial Center in Flint.
Allie McCullough cosplays as Shizuku from “Hunter x Hunter” during Really Cool Comic Con on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, at the Dort Financial Center in Flint.Danielle Abraham cosplays as Princess Peach from the “Super Mario” series during Really Cool Comic Con on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, at the Dort Financial Center in Flint.Cosplayers take photos of each other during Really Cool Comic Con on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, at the Dort Financial Center in Flint.Noelle Stone cosplays as Maki from “Jujutsu Kaisen” during Really Cool Comic Con on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, at the Dort Financial Center in Flint.Winners are announced for a cosplay contest during Really Cool Comic Con on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, at the Dort Financial Center in Flint.Winners are announced for a cosplay contest during Really Cool Comic Con on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, at the Dort Financial Center in Flint. Winners are announced for a cosplay contest during Really Cool Comic Con on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, at the Dort Financial Center in Flint. Aubrey Goodman, cosplaying as Puppet from “Five Nights at Freddy’s,” enters the stage as winners are announced for a cosplay contest during Really Cool Comic Con on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, at the Dort Financial Center in Flint.Winners are announced for a cosplay contest during Really Cool Comic Con on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, at the Dort Financial Center in Flint.Winners are announced for a cosplay contest during Really Cool Comic Con on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, at the Dort Financial Center in Flint.Winners are announced for a cosplay contest during Really Cool Comic Con on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, at the Dort Financial Center in Flint. Aubrey Goodman, cosplaying as Puppet from “Five Nights at Freddy’s,” poses for a photo during Really Cool Comic Con on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, at the Dort Financial Center in Flint. Winners are announced for a cosplay contest during Really Cool Comic Con on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, at the Dort Financial Center in Flint. Cadence Bell cosplays as a Clicker from “The Last of Us” during Really Cool Comic Con on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, at the Dort Financial Center in Flint. Vincent Pattinson adjusts his stilts while cosplaying as Corrupted Monk from “Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice” during Really Cool Comic Con on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, at the Dort Financial Center in Flint. Vincent Pattinson cosplays as Corrupted Monk from “Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice” during Really Cool Comic Con on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, at the Dort Financial Center in Flint. Emma Layman cosplays as Basil from “Omori” during Really Cool Comic Con on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, at the Dort Financial Center in Flint. Autumn W. cosplays as Vash the Stampede from “Trigun Stampede” during Really Cool Comic Con on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, at the Dort Financial Center in Flint. Chris Silver cosplays as The Joker from “Batman” during Really Cool Comic Con on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, at the Dort Financial Center in Flint. Austin Mosley cosplays as Miles Morales from “Spider-Man” during Really Cool Comic Con on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, at the Dort Financial Center in Flint. Cosplayers hang out together during Really Cool Comic Con on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, at the Dort Financial Center in Flint. Nick Sherman, left, and Jeffrey Brownell, right, cosplay as Mario and Luigi from the “Super Mario” series during Really Cool Comic Con on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, at the Dort Financial Center in Flint. Vera Wallace cosplays as Xie Lian from “Heaven Officials Blessing” during Really Cool Comic Con on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, at the Dort Financial Center in Flint. Dominik Hodgins cosplays as Wendigo Cyberpunk during Really Cool Comic Con on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, at the Dort Financial Center in Flint. Jean Moore, 5, cosplays as Maleficent during Really Cool Comic Con on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, at the Dort Financial Center in Flint.Jaelynne Wolfe cosplays as Amber from “Genshin Impact” during Really Cool Comic Con on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, at the Dort Financial Center in Flint. Kyla Cleveland cosplays as Hello Kitty during Really Cool Comic Con on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, at the Dort Financial Center in Flint. Landin Struck-Curtis wears a steampunk-inspired outfit during Really Cool Comic Con on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, at the Dort Financial Center in Flint.
Katy Kildee was born and raised in Flint, MI. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Photojournalism from Central Michigan University in 2015 and has worked as a photojournalist in communities throughout Michigan ever since. Katy now lives in Burton, MI with her partner, Chad. They enjoy bringing Chad's son, Jack, to Sloan Museum of Discovery and Longway Planetarium and hanging out with their cat, Sadie.
