On day three of New York Comic Con 2026 , we stopped by a Star Trek cosplay meetup, a Star Wars march, and the official BoricuaVerse gathering for some Puerto Rico-themed costumes. The creativity and skill on display were next-level, with a Darth Vader sporting a broken helmet to reveal some incredible effects makeup and a massive Fallout power armor suit being particular standouts. Here are our favorite cosplays we saw at NYCC day three.
Darth Vader from ‘Star Wars © Adriano Contreras/io9 Mario © Adriano Contreras/io9 Kinger from ‘The Amazing Digital Circus’ © Adriano Contreras/io9 Carnage © Adriano Contreras/io9 A Xenomorph from ‘Alien’ © Adriano Contreras/io9 Bad Bunny cosplay © Adriano Contreras/io9 Fast Food Mascots © Adriano Contreras/io9 Maverick, Wolverine, and Sabretooth © Adriano Contreras/io9 Ducktor Doom and Spider-Ham © Adriano Contreras/io9 Blade and Sam Wilson/Captain America © Adriano Contreras/io9 Mario and Luigi © Adriano Contreras/io9 Iron Man © Adriano Contreras/io9 Red Guardian and Wolverine © Adriano Contreras/io9 Wolverine © Adriano Contreras/io9 El BoriRanger by @@latinnerdcosplayer © Adriano Contreras/io9 Miles Morales/Spider-Man © Adriano Contreras/io9 Sapo Concho and @floris_lilium as a Mandalorian from ‘Star Wars’ © Adriano Contreras/io9 ‘Star Wars’ March © Adriano Contreras/io9 ‘Star Wars’ March © Adriano Contreras/io9 ‘Star Wars’ March © Adriano Contreras/io9 ‘Star Wars’ March © Adriano Contreras/io9 Hunter from ‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ and Din Djarin from ‘The Mandalorian’ © Adriano Contreras/io9 A Mandalorian from ‘Star Wars’ © Adriano Contreras/io9 ISB Officer from ‘Star Wars’ © Adriano Contreras/io9 ‘Star Trek’ Meetup © Adriano Contreras/io9 ‘Star Trek’ Meetup © Adriano Contreras/io9 ‘Star Trek’ Meetup © Adriano Contreras/io9 ‘Star Trek’ Meetup © Adriano Contreras/io9 Power Armor from ‘Fallout’ © Adriano Contreras/io9 Want more io9 news? Check out the best movies and TV shows to stream this month and all the upcoming sci-fi, fantasy, and horror books that should be on your radar.