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

• 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