The World of Cosplay: C2E2 2020

The Cosplay Championships have gone down in Chicago – come take a look at the round-up for C2E2!

The final stop of ReedPOP’s 2019 Global Championships of Cosplay competition circuit has finally gone down in a blaze of glitter, craft glue, and insane construction skills. We’ve hunted down several excellent videos of all the Cosplay Glory at this year’s Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo!

“Whether you’re an experienced cosplayer or brand new to the cosplay space, the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo has cosplay awesomeness for geeks of all cosplay talent levels. C2E2 is THE cosplay con. It’s where cosplayers from all over the world come to show off their costumes and hang with fellow costume enthusiasts. “-C2E2

The Con

Each year, the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo is a shining beacon in the Cosplay world. the best artists in the world attend, and many hope to one day compete for the top prizes in their Cosplay Contest. And when we say the best of the best… We’re not exaggerating. C2E2 features some of the most detail intensive, prop heavy, and expert level achieving artists in the field:

Check out some of this absolutely drool-worthy Cosplay!!!

Insider

The Chicago Comic Con and Entertainment Expo — aka C2E2 — was held from February 28th through March 1st at McCormick Place in Chicago. The show is one of the biggest in the Midwest, with almost 100,000 attendees in 2019. Insider was on hand this year to capture some of the incredible cosplays attendees created for the show.

Justin Cosplay

“C2E2 cosplay music video Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo takes place every in Chicago and hosts the Crown Championship of Cosplay where the best cosplays in the world compete for the winning title.”

Burress Productions

The Duo Finds

“Here is the best cosplay we saw at C2E2 2020! Leave a comment and tell us what your favorite was. Stay tuned for a full length C2E2 video.”

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Author: Jennifer Larsen

Jennifer aka "Mayhem's Muse" is the Cosplay Editor for BoLS and manages Ad Sales and Communications. Her cosplay awards include the RTX Judge's Choice Award and Dragon's Lair Austin's Cosplay Symposium. Jennifer has been a Cosplay Guest Judge at RTX, Tacticon and Genghis Con in Colorado. She regularly attends conventions to cover cosplay for BoLS. Her cosplay work has been featured in publications such as Girls Who Love Monsters, Geek Fuel, and Renaissance Magazine. Jennifer has modeled in the Her Universe Fashion Show, Precision Camera's yearly Precision Camera University, and has taught several workshops for photographers about partnering with cosplayers and creative muses/models. Jennifer is a lifelong enthusiast of retro video games and loves Dungeons & Dragons, urban fantasy, tabletop games, VR technology, and historical archery. She has set National Records through USA Archery’s Traditional Division for Asiatic Bows and earned 4th Place in the World Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan in 2018 for Women’s Korean Archery. Jennifer is currently studying for her Masters's Degree in Organizational Leadership.