Comic-Con: inside the social scene of the UK’s largest convention – in pictures

More than 100,000 cosplayers and comic book fans flocked to Excel London this weekend for MCM Comic-Con. Seeing old friends or making new ones, people young and old bond over shared interests, often feeling a sense of belonging that can be hard to find in conventional social settings. As the evenings draw in, the afterparties play an important role: a time for cosplay fans to let their hair down, let off some steam and dance the night away