Nestled on the second and third floor of the Times Square Sheraton, FlameCon 2018 was both intimate and expansive. There was a Hall H-esque (Ok, I’m probably exaggerating) line for a live recording of the podcast Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men, but most the panels were easy to attend. Artist’s alley was a little crowded, but it was nice to be able to buy comics, zines, prints, and most of all, enamel pins directly from writers and artists and not through a third party.

And throughout this community space, there were many excellent cosplayers and not just your usual Deadpools and Harley and Joker couple costumes. There seemed to be a lot of Steven Universe and X-Men cosplayers along with a hearty helping of gods from one of my all time favorite comic book series, The Wicked + the Divine.

Without further ado, here is a sampling of the sights, sounds, and cosplayers of FlameCon 2018 with a few, nerdy bonuses.