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Dressed for success: Fifth annual Brooklyn Comic Con super on many levels

Michele Schultz, CUNY Kingsborough Community College

June 20, 2024

This June marked the fifth anniversary of Brooklyn Comic Con, and the weekend celebration featured exciting panels as well as many cosplayers walking on the convention floor.

Among those spotted during the two-day event were two black-suited Spider-Men, two variations of Deadpool, in addition to X-Men, mash-ups, and much more.

In previous years, the Brooklyn Comic Con took place in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The venue for this year was at Major R. Owens Community Center in the Prospect Park neighborhood, a few blocks away from Medgar Evers College, with tunes supplied from a DJ. Next year’s event will return to the Major R. Owens Community Center and be held June 7-8, 2025.

Here is a gallery of some of the highlights from this year’s Brooklyn Comic Con:

Two cosplayers “fight” in the middle of Brooklyn Comic Con on Saturday, June 8, 2024, at Major R. Owens Community Center. (Michele Schultz)

It was easy to get a taste of the superhero life at Brooklyn Comic Con on Saturday, June 8, 2024, at Major R. Owens Community Center. (Michele Schultz)

Two cosplayers wore a mash-up of DC characters Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn in cowboy hats and attire at Brooklyn Comic Con on Sunday, June 9, 2024, at Major R. Owens Community Center. (Michele Schultz)

Brooklyn Comic Con’s fifth year wouldn’t be the same without any version of Spider-Man on Saturday, June 8, 2024, at Major R. Owens Community Center. (Michele Schultz)

A Maleficent cosplayer spreads her wings around Captain America at Brooklyn Comic Con on Sunday, June 9, 2024, at Major R. Owens Community Center. (Michele Schultz)

A Pink and Red Power Ranger pose in a fighting stance at Brooklyn Comic Con on Sunday, June 9, 2024, at Major R. Owens Community Center. (Michele Schultz)

While Spider-Man and Harley Quinn don’t seem to notice, a cosplayer Brooklyn Comic Con gets a good view of the action on Saturday, June 8, 2024, at Major R. Owens Community Center. (Michele Schultz)

Brooklyn Comic Con would not be without the addition of the X-Men plus two Deadpools swordplay. One of the Deadpools yelled, “Wolverine looks cool!” while pointing directly at the Wolverine cosplayer at Brooklyn Comic Con on Sunday, June 9, 2024, at Major R. Owens Community Center. (Michele Schultz)

Brooklyn Comic Con would not be without the addition of the X-Men plus two Deadpools swordplay on June 9, 2024, at Major R. Owens Community Center. (Michele Schultz)

X-Men cosplays and two Deadpools pose at the Brooklyn Comic Con on Sunday, June 9, 2024, at Major R. Owens Community Center. (Michele Schultz)

–June 20, 2024–

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About the Contributor

Michele Schultz, Headliners of Summer

Michele Schultz received a two-year degree in Journalism & Print Media from the City University of New York (CUNY) Kingsborough Community College. She is studying for a Bachelor's in Communication and Media at the CUNY School of Professional Studies (CUNY SPS) and currently contributes for the CUNY SPS student news outlet, which two of her stories have been archived on Dateline CUNY. (June 2024)