The people of New York: Comic Con 2014
Organizers at the 2014 New York Comic Con expect 150,000 people to attend the comics, sci-fi, cosplay and movie convention in New York City this weekend.
These are some of the costumed fans who attended its first day, Oct. 9, 2014...and their superpowers.
Name: Alison Ball
Home: Astoria, N.Y.
Character: Batgirl
Superpower: "I fight crime alongside Batman."
Boon and Darth Omegus
Left: Phil Chiari
Home: Glenville, N.Y.
Character: Jedi apprentice Boon
Superpower: "Electricity"
Right: Patrick Mahoney
Home: Rockville Center, N.Y.
Character: Darth Omegus
Superpower: "Fear"
Warrior Red Riding Hood
Name: Jessica Lee
Home: New York, N.Y.
Character: Warrior Red Riding Hood
Superpower: "I'm supposed to have a sword, but not today."
Louise from "Bob's Burgers"
Name: Tamara Fink
Home: Astoria, N.Y.
Character: Louise from "Bob's Burgers"
Superpower: "her wit, she's very manipulative"
Supergirl and Batwoman
Left: Virginia Garcia, 13
Home: Bronx, N.Y.
Character: Supergirl
Right: Elaine Garcia
Home: Bronx, N.Y.
Character: Batwoman
"We decided last minute to do costumes."
Mother and daughter at 2014 New York ComicCon, Oct. 9, 2014.
Good kitty/Bad kitty
Name: Christie Matheson
Home: Manorville, N.Y.
Character: Good kitty, bad kitty from "Moon Phase" and "Black Butler"
Firefly from "Last of Us"
Name: Erica Santos
Home: Philadelphia, Penn.
Character: Firefly from "Last of Us" game
Superpower: "No superpowers. I'm a survivor."
Star Fleet captain
Name: Chloe Ashley
Home: Oakland, Calif.
Character: "A generic Star Fleet captain"
Superpower: "being super charismatic"
Kries the Psycho and zombie
Left: Roxanne Biggs
Home: North Wildwood, N.J.
Character: Kries the Psycho from "Borderland"
Superpower: "rage monster"
Right: Melinda Porter
Home: Seaford, N.Y.
Character: Zombie
Superpower: "Barfing on my enemies"
Aunt and niece attending 2014 New York ComicCon, Oct. 9, 2014.
Femme Joker
Name: Sophia Greco
Home: Drums, Penn.
Character: Femme Joker
Superpower: "Just being crazy"
Tardis
Name: Grace Dieckmann
Home: Hicksville, N.Y.
Character: Tardis from "Dr. Who"
Superpower: "I'm a time machine. I can travel through time and space."
The Mad Hatter and the Queen of Hearts
Left: Bruno Nunez
Home: Astoria, N.Y.
Character: Mad Hatter
Superpower: "The power to manipulate people. But in reality it's just my mind playing tricks on me."
Right: Colleen Fletcher
Home: Astoria, N.Y.
Character: Queen of Hearts
Superpower: "I brought a rubber duckie with me. Does that count?"
Wanda from "The Fairly OddParents"
Name: Lilly Tejada
Home: Bronx, N.Y.
Character: Wanda from "The Fairly OddParents"
Superpower: "I make people laugh, so being funny."
Princess Leia
Name: Barbara Thetford
Home: Deposit, N.Y.
Character: Princess Leia from "Star Wars"
Superpower: "This is my schtick. I go with the old-school classic"
Lolita fashionistas
Left: Alice Liew
Home: New York, N.Y.
Character: Lolita Fashion from Japan
Right: Tess Lin
Home: New York, N.Y.
Character: Lolita Fashion from Japan
Superpower: "Being beautiful"
Steampunk Pikachu
Name: Margarita Augusta
Home: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Character: Steampunk Pikachu
Superpower: "I'm a Pokemon. As I evolve I gain a lot of powers."
Dakota
Name: Dakota Brandi
Home: Suffolk, N.Y.
Character: "I just dress up. I'm very into steam punk. This is the beginning of a princess thing."
LL07-H
Name: Justino Johnson
Home: New York, N.Y.
Character: LL07-H, Lasgun Larry
Superpower: "Incredibly strong, made out of armor, but agile."
Healthy Harley Quinn
Name: Holly Quinn Chapman
Home: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Character: Healthy Harley Quinn
Superpower: "Slayer of bad health. I'm launching a health series on Instagram."
Garnet and Fiona
Left: Heather Mann
Home: Fair Haven, N.J.
Character: Garnet from "Steven Universe"
Superpower: "I'm a crystal gem"
Name: Nicole Morbidelli
Home: New York, N.Y.
Character: Fiona from "Adventure Time"
Superpower: "I'm an adventurer. I kick butt using my fists"
Davey Mitchell
Name: Davey Mitchell
Home: New York, N.Y.
Character: "I'm testing out my 3-D art wear line."
Superpower: "My inner spirit"
Batman (in his Underoos)
Name: Tyler Clark
Home: Queens, N.Y.
Character: Batman (Underoos)
Superpower: "Twerking"
Thor
Name: Ashley Parks
Home: Bronx, N.Y.
Character: Thor
Superpower: "God of Thunder"
"It's more of a trend to see women dressing up [at ComicCon]," Parks said. "It's encouraging. You see other women do it and you think, oh, I can do it too."
Pokemon Arcanine
Name: Paula Shevett
Home: New York, N.Y.
Character: Pokemon Arcanine
Superpower: "Fire blast"
Superman and Wonder Woman fans
Left: Heather Prentice
Home: Syracuse, N.Y.
Character: "I'm not that creative, so I wore comics kind of stuff."
Name: Laura Tatum
Home: Syracuse, N.Y.
nurse from "Silent Hill"
Name: Natalina Laragione
Home: Queens, N.Y.
Character: Nurse from "Silent Hill"
Superpower: "Scaring people. I'm pretty much a demon."
Tony Stark
Name: Jessie Culotta
Home: Rockville, Md.
Character: Tony Stark (Ironman) from Avengers Annual 2013
Superpower: "He's Ironman."
"There are more women than men dressed up today. It's great to see women go a little all-out."
Red Hood, Mr. ComicCon and Constantine
Left: David O'Neill
Home: Barnegat, N.J.
Character: "Red Hood"
Superpower: "He's an anti-hero. He used to be a Robin."
Center: Kevin O'Neill
Home: Barnegat, N.J.
Character: Mr. ComicCon
Superpower: "Being awesome"
Name: Bassam Kaado
Home: New Brunswick, N.J.
Character: John Constantine
Superpower: "I fight demons. I'm immortal"
Frodo Baggins
Name: Daniel Gauthier
Home: Montreal, Quebec
Character: Frodo Baggins from "Lord of the Rings"
Superpower: "None"
Poison Ivy and Batgirl
Left: Brittany McCusker
Home: Astoria, N.Y.
Character: Poison Ivy from "Batman"
Superpower: "I'm a villain. I kiss people to kill people."
Right: Alison Ball
Home: Astoria, N.Y. Character: Batgirl
Superpower: "I fight crime alongside Batman."
Yzma
Name: Hailli Ridsdale
Home: New York, N.Y.
Character: Yzma from "The Emperor's New Groove"
Superpower: "Being evil and having a secret lab. She's living proof that dinosaurs once roamed the earth."
When asked about the number of women in costume, her friend, Somie Pak, said: "ComicCon has been so good about making women feel safe."
"Just because I'm wearing what I'm wearing, don't assume that you can come up and grope me," said Ridsdale. "There are so many women going for the costume and it's happening more often. Women are empowered to be the character they want to be without feeling self-conscious about it."