July 20, 2013

San Diego Comic-Con 2013 – in pictures

A festival of pop culture attended by 130,000 devotees of comic books, movies and TV shows – many dressed in the costumes of their idols

Comic-con: An attendee dressed as Spiderman — Spider-Man arrives at Comic-Con International 2013 convention in San Diego. California Photograph: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images

Comic-con: Comic Con Fans Attend The Annual Convention In San Diego — Princess Leia and Chewbacca walk down Fifth Avenue in San Diego Photograph: Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images

Comic-con: Amanda King wears an Ice Queen costume — Amanda King wears an Ice Queen costume Photograph: Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images

Comic-con: An actress dresses as a — An actress dresses as a "walker" to promote The Walking Dead Escape Photograph: KC Alfred/AP

Comic-con: Beckham the dog sports a Superman costume during Comic-Con — Beckham the dog sports a Superman costume during Comic-Con Photograph: Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images

Comic-con: A Storm Trooper walks through the crowd — A storm trooper walks through the crowd outside Comic-Con 2013 Photograph: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images

Comic-con: Comic-Con International 2013 — Brian Cook dressed as Jack Skellington of the movie The Nightmare Before Christmas Photograph: David Poller/Zuma Press/Corbis

Comic-con: Atticus Khan poses for a photo dressed as Captain America — Atticus Khan poses for a photo dressed as Captain America Photograph: KC Alfred/AP

Comic-con: Jamie Foxx, Spiderman — Spider-Man and Jamie Foxx attend the The Amazing Spider-Man 2 panel Photograph: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

Comic-con: People in an eclectic collection of costumes — An R2 unit, Princess Leia, Chewbacca and a retired Superman pose for photographs Photograph: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images

Comic-con: People pass advertisements for movies and television shows — People pass advertisements for movies and television shows Photograph: Gregory Bull/AP

Comic-con: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost — Simon Pegg and Nick Frost attend the The World's End party on day 2 of Comic-Con Photograph: Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP

Comic-con: Two men dressed as headless characters get out of a hotel lift — Two men dressed as headless characters get out of a hotel lift Photograph: Gregory Bull/AP

Comic-con: Metallica — Metallica perform a 'secret' concert in celebration of Metallica Through the Never at the end of day two of Comic-Con Photograph: Michael Kovac/Getty Images

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