Comic-Con: The Best and Brightest TV Cosplayers

San Diego Comic-Con has been underway for a few days now and as is annual tradition, it appears both exhausting and overwhelming. No offense to die-hard geeks, but those of us stay-at-home nerds need only refresh our Twitter feeds for seemingly endless updates, reveals, and teases about our favorite shows. However, if there's one thing we do regret about not experiencing all this madness in person, it's the truly amazing cosplayers roaming the various exhibit halls. Obviously it's fun to encounter our beloved fictional heroes in the flesh, but there's something poignant and perhaps even important about seeing these huge, corporate-owned characters portrayed as real humans, especially as different genders or races. You know? Forget all the panels and publicity and corporate branding: Cosplay is where Comic-Con truly shines brightest.

So to celebrate this year's Geek Halloween, please enjoy this selection of our favorite cosplay looks of the 'Con!