Cosplayers, anime fans, creatives and nerds have descended upon Sydney Showground this weekend for Oz Comic Con.
One of the biggest comic conventions in Australia, Oz Comic Con annually draws in large crowds as it moves around the nations capital cities.
Sci-fi and fantasy lovers are able to meet and hear those who work within the industry, from actors, voice actors, professional cosplayers, artists, writers and many more.
Sydney guests were treated to celebrities Brenton Thwaites and Teagan Croft, who star in the DC Universe Series Titans, as well as Giancarlo Esposito, who played Gustavo Gus Fring in Breaking Bad.
All three hosted Q&A panels on the main stage on Sunday.
Its usual for fans to dress as their favourite character to attend the event, with some making extra effort to be declared the Australian Grand Champion of cosplay on Sunday afternoon.
Those who have won the championship round in each respective state will battle it out for national glory.
While many chose human characters to replicate, with superheroes, pirate captains and alien hunters all well represented, others showed off intricate and elaborate costumes of a more supernatural nature.
Superheroes were a popular dress-up choice for cosplayers at the Oz Comic Con in Sydney
Fans were met by some of their favourite actors and characters as they turned up in droves
Others were feeling a little more villainous, with one donning full Joker make-up
Convention-goers wore a range of intricate and well-crafted costumes at Sydneys Comic Con
One attendee chose World of Warcraft character Shalor top imitate, covering themselves in fur and painting their face to replicate that of the humanoid.
Another donned a dark cloak and an elaborate face covering to portray Emperor Palpatine from Star Wars.
Edward Scissorhands made an appearance, as did the 1989 iteration of Joker, and anime figure Madoka.
The convention had something for everyone, with lessons in cosplay posing, a Just Dance arcade game competition and video gaming tournaments available.
Some were seen getting tattoos on Sunday, as the convention centre was packed to the brim with costumed fans.
The event, at Sydney Show ground, attracted fans of a range of different fictional genres
Many took their costumes seriously, like this man sporting scarily realistic scissor-hands
Many were hoping theyd be on the path to become Australias Grand Champion of Cosplay
Characters from films, anime shows, mangas, and cartoons flooded the showground
All kinds of people flooded the event centre to bring their favourite characters to life
Some cosplayers stopped at nothing to perfectly recreate their character of choice
The showground was bustling with film and fiction enthusiasts sharing their hobbies in Sydney