The force is strong in midtown Manhattan.
An estimated 115,000 Spider-Men, Wonder Women, Darth Vaders and other costumed geeks have filled the Jacob Javits Center faster than a speeding bullet over the four days of the seventh annual New York Comic Con.
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“I chose the costume because I love the movie . . . and I just wanted to show my boobs,” said 24-year-old Kelly Caldwell of Mays Landing, N.J., who zipped herself into a skimpy Silk Spectre costume.
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Stella Chuu attends the New York Comic Con on Saturday.
The convention, which wraps up Sunday, has become a major pit stop for Hollywood to showcase genre films and television shows to the faithful. Julianne Moore and Chloe Grace Moretz introduced footage from their upcoming remake of “Carrie.” Then the cast of AMC’s “The Walking Dead” pumped up the crowd with scenes from Sunday night’s season premiere.
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Julianne Moore, Chloe Grace Moretz and director Kimberly Peirce, who are all working on the 2013 remake of 'Carrie,' get together at New York Comic Con Saturday.
“I enjoy making each person feel important because they wait on line to see me and it’s an extrapersonal connection because you can’t take Brooklyn or New York out of you,” said Lou Ferrigno, the Incredible Hulk himself, as a line of thirtysomething-year-old fans waited for his autograph. “As a kid, I would’ve given anything in my life to have something like this to go to.”
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Mikaela Brown dressed in the purr-fect get up as Catwoman.
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Brooke Benison, 18, and Anthony M., 19, came dressed as Lady and Dante from the video game 'Devil May Cry 3'.
Rebecca Noel, 29, an artist from Hell’s Kitchen, turned heads as the video game version of Joker sidekick, Harley Quinn. Her handmade costume consisted almost entirely of duct tape. “I picked my character because it’s my favorite villain,” she said. “I love a good villain.”
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Angela Somma was a real fantasy girl at Javits Center, dressing as Tifa Lockhart from Final Fantasy.
Shannon Thrasher, 23, of Vermilion, Ohio, spent two full days hand-crafting the foam wings, feather by feather, for her Dawnstar costume. “I feel like a Victoria’s Secret Model,” she said with a laugh. “But there are guys taking pictures of my butt.”
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Mike Thrasher's slinging it and Shanon Thrasher's winging it at Javits Center.
Ray De Forest, 54, of Chelsea said he used to pose as an Aquaman reference model for comic book artists. Saturday, he came to the convention as Mera, Aquaman’s wife. “I’ve been in this geeky world for a long time now,” he said.
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Watch out! Kelly Caldwell suited up as Silk Spector from the Watchmen.
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Costumed group at the New York Comic Con Saturday.
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