Cosplay at Comic Con: Making the subconscious visible

Following Goffman's analysis of 'performance' as an integral part of personality development, the cosplay culture becomes a satirical comment on the nature of social behaviour, making explicit the influence of fantasy and fiction on our interactions by making the presence of fictional characters explicit.

Or the other hand, it is a bunch of fun and you can win a prize, or just parade around dressed up as Fin Fang Foom. I have got the purple shorts ready.