Creativity celebrated at Fan Expo Canada 2018 in Toronto

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Fan Expo Canada ran in Toronto last weekend, from Thursday to Sunday, spread over both multi-storey buildings at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The event is one of North America's largest pop culture events, with panels, product unveilings, screenings, an artists' alley, and celebrity autographs.

Featured programming included reunions of cast members from 2001: A Space Odyssey, Back to the Future, Xena: Warrior Princess, and Degrassi: The Next Generation. Other cast panels included Star Trek Discovery, Adventure Time, Steven Universe, and Grand Theft Auto. Attendees could have their portfolios reviewed by staff from Marvel and DC Comics, speed date others of the same sexuality, or try a Doctor Who escape room.

The end-of-summer event is one of three held in Toronto by convention firm Informa, a list that also includes the springtime Toronto Comic Con.

Wikinews was there, and captured some of the cosplay creativity and booths full of products new and old.

Peekaboo Cosplay as "Glitterbomb Jessica", based on Jessica Rabbit
Faraway Cosplay as Ariel from The Little Mermaid
Dayna the Sloth as Nightmare Ysera from World of Warcraft
Jennocide as Storm and Lisa Mancini as Thor
Quarter_year_cosplayz as Toothless the dragon

Fan-made Pokemon sculptures
Artist's Alley promotional display
Hasbro booth
Ralph Breaks the Internet promotion
Funko Pop display
Dragonball Z display
Voice actor Grey Delisle
Voice actor Jim Cummings
Alpha Flight action figures unveiled at the event
Alpha Flight action figures unveiled at the event

Alpha Flight action figures unveiled at the event

Rogers built a structure nearby, including a SpongeBob-themed room.
Toys'R'Us is still active and open in Canada, despite closing in the US.
Showcase had live painting for the show Marvel Runaways.

Inigo Montoya
Game of Thrones
The Incredibles
The Incredibles
Super Mario characters
Belle and Prince Adam
Inflatable dinosaur meetup
Peter Pan, Wendy, and Captain Hook
Rainbow Brite
Spinelli from Recess.
Ariel
Chuckie Finster from Rugrats
Waluigi and Wario
Lara Croft
Objecthead cosplay
Daft Punk cosplay

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Toronto Comicon celebrates characters from screen and page — Wikinews, March 28, 2018
Tim Curry, TV premiere screenings, cosplay feature at Fan Expo Canada — Wikinews, September 6, 2017

Sources

Marshall Ward. "Fan Expo Canada is a celebration of unabashed pop culture nerdiness" — The Waterloo Chronicle, August 28, 2018

Friday Fan Expo Canada schedule, Informa, 2018.

Saturday Fan Expo Canada schedule, Informa, 2018.

Sunday Fan Expo Canada schedule, Informa, 2018.

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