Xena, Steve From Blue’s Clues and More of TVLine’s Favorite Cosplay Photos

Superheroes, Pokémon and anthropomorphic pickles collided at Manhattan’s Javits Center this weekend for New York Comic Con 2025. TVLine was on the scene on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, keeping our eyes peeled (and our cameras ready) for quality TV representation on the convention floor.

And what a range of characters we saw. Some of the more unexpected faces included Eustace and Muriel from Cartoon Network’s Courage the Cowardly Dog (all the way from the Middle of Nowhere!), green stripe enthusiast Steve from Nickelodeon’s Blues Clues, and a darkly adorable mashup of Pikachu and Venom.

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We were also delighted to spot so many of the usual suspects, including Xena (last name: The Warrior Princess); one of Darth Vader’s many masked minions; and a smorgasbord of superheroes, from Batman and Superman to Hawkeye and Kate Bishop.

Did we include in a few “movie” costumes? Sure, but allow us to defend ourselves in advance: There was a Legend of Zelda cartoon back in 1989, Beetlejuice and Coraline are staples of Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween, and, you know, who doesn’t love Pee-Wee’s Great Adventure?

Scroll down to see 20+ (mostly) TV cosplay looks from New York Comic Con 2025, then drop a comment with your favorites.

Xena (Xena: Warrior Princess)

Kelly D.

Jim Hopper (Stranger Things)

Andrew Brooks

Eustace and Muriel (Courage the Cowardly Dog)

Taylor and Kevin

Raven and Starfire (Teen Titans)

Rose (@waifurose) and Charlie (@thatcharlieperson)

Hawkeye and Kate Bishop (Hawkeye)

Trevor (@hawkeye.cosplay) and Ana (@scriptnscreen)

Venom Pikachu

Enid (Wednesday)

Brielle Wyatt (@every1luvs_briii)

Batman (Batman Beyond)

Saad (@saadleup)

Superman

Greg Harris (@eatpraycosplay)

Pickle Rick (Rick & Morty)

Dan (@danowar_usa)

Steve (Blue’s Clues)

Rick Quandt (@rickhomie_quan)

Brock and Nurse Joy (Pokémon)

Diego (@theonediago) and Lucy (squeaky_lulu)

Chucky and Tiffany (Chucky)

Juan (@jsancheznyc) and Reshma

Mermaid Man (SpongeBob SquarePants)

Danielle (@isaymynameisbob)

Velma, Daphne and Fred (Scooby-Doo)

Melissa D., Olivia Swayze @olivia_swayze and Andres R.

Gandalf and Eye of Sauron (The Lord of the Rings)

Corey (@coreynotcody) and Keiren (@keirx)

Shadow Stormtrooper (Star Wars)

Ravenor Dusk (@ravenordusk)

Mr. Fantastic (The Fantastic Four) and Deadpool (Deadpool)

Nick (nick_cosplay97) and Beyond the Red Suit (@beyondtheredsuit)

Princess Zelda (The Legend of Zelda)

Emily (@spicyhamwatercosplay)

Miss Argentina (Beetlejuice)

Jojo (@jojomoj000)

Coraline (Coraline)

Allie (@alllie.makeup)

Godzilla and Mothra (Godzilla Franchise)

Amanda (@acevilla)

Pee-Wee and Large Marge (Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure)

Matt and Stephanie

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