At Comic-Con, fantasies become realities, even if just for a few days.
The San Diego, Calif. convention may be the only place where you'll see super heroes, villains, anime characters, Star Wars and Star Trek characters and people dressed in steam punk all intermingling.
It's where people get to be anyone they want.
The costumes at Comic Con are about expression and interaction. It's where people who are introverted get to outwardly express what's inside. And where people who may not usually talk to strangers will talk to the guy whose whole body is painted to look like 1960s comic character Metamorpho (see photo above). Because after all, there aren't that many people who also appreciate the character who can change his molecular structure because of an encounter with a radioactive meteorite.
Of course, the best costumes are the most obscure ones -- the ones fans spend all year hand-making because they can't be purchased in stores. Below are some of the best costumes from Comic Con so far. Add your own to become part of the story!
Check back for more photos as the convention continues...
Comic Con 2012
AMC's "Breaking Bad" Panel - Comic-Con International 2012(01 of68)
SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 13: Actor Aaron Paul speaks at AMC's 'Breaking Bad' Panel during Comic-Con International 2012 at San Diego Convention Center on July 13, 2012 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 13: Actors Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston speak at AMC's 'Breaking Bad' Panel during Comic-Con International 2012 at San Diego Convention Center on July 13, 2012 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 13: Actor Aaron Paul speaks at AMC's 'Breaking Bad' Panel during Comic-Con International 2012 at San Diego Convention Center on July 13, 2012 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 13: Actor Dean Norris speaks at AMC's 'Breaking Bad' Panel during Comic-Con International 2012 at San Diego Convention Center on July 13, 2012 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 13: Actor Dean Norris speaks at AMC's 'Breaking Bad' Panel during Comic-Con International 2012 at San Diego Convention Center on July 13, 2012 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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Fan Clara Kim at AMC's "Breaking Bad" Autograph Signing and Panel on Saturday, July 14, 2012 in San Diego, CA.(Photo by John Shearer/Invision for AMC/AP Images)
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Dwight Boyd, dressed as Captain America, poses for photographers on the third day of Comic-Con at the San Diego Convention Center, Saturday, July 14, 2012, in San Diego. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Invision/AP)
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Lionel Lum, dressed as the Transformers' character Bumblebee, poses for photos on the third day of Comic-Con held at the San Diego Convention Center, Saturday, July 14, 2012, in San Diego. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Invision/AP)
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A Comic-Con attendee poses at the Legendary booth at Comic-Con on Friday July 13, 2012 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Invision for LG Mobile Phones)
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A Comic-Con attendee poses at the Legendary booth at Comic-Con on Friday July 13, 2012 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Invision for LG Mobile Phones)
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A Comic-Con attendee is captured by LG Electronics at the Legendary booth at Comic-Con on Friday July 13, 2012 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Invision for LG Mobile Phones)
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Comic-Con attendee Katie Mitchell, right, from Los Angeles, strike a pose with an another attendee during Comic-Con, Saturday, July 14, 2012, in San Diego. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
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Nomad from Dive Bomber poses for photographers at the Comic-Con preview night held at the San Diego Convention Center on Wednesday July 11, 2012, in San Diego. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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Long Beach Comic Expo 2012 -(43 of68)
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Long Beach Comic Expo 2012 - Angus Oblong(44 of68)
(credit:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Flickr:" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5be2b476e4b028402f7d1c81" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="15" data-vars-position-in-unit="15">Flickr:</a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/popculturegeek/" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name=" Pop Culture Geek" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5be2b476e4b028402f7d1c81" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/people/popculturegeek/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="16" data-vars-position-in-unit="16"> Pop Culture Geek</a>)
2012 Comic-Con International(45 of68)
(credit:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Flickr:" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5be2b476e4b028402f7d1c81" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="13" data-vars-position-in-unit="13">Flickr:</a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/portofsandiego/" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name=" Port of San Diego" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5be2b476e4b028402f7d1c81" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/people/portofsandiego/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="14" data-vars-position-in-unit="14"> Port of San Diego</a>)
Long Beach Comic Expo 2012 - Resident Evil Umbrella Corp soldiers and zombies(46 of68)
(credit:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Flickr:" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5be2b476e4b028402f7d1c81" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="11" data-vars-position-in-unit="11">Flickr:</a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/popculturegeek/" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name=" Pop Culture Geek" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5be2b476e4b028402f7d1c81" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/people/popculturegeek/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="12" data-vars-position-in-unit="12"> Pop Culture Geek</a>)
Long Beach Comic Expo 2012 - Star Wars the Old Republic Sith(47 of68)
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Long Beach Comic Expo 2012 - Dick Tracy(48 of68)
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Long Beach Comic Expo 2012 - Green Hornet and Kato(49 of68)
(credit:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Flickr:" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5be2b476e4b028402f7d1c81" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="5" data-vars-position-in-unit="5">Flickr:</a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/popculturegeek/" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name=" Pop Culture Geek" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5be2b476e4b028402f7d1c81" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/people/popculturegeek/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="6" data-vars-position-in-unit="6"> Pop Culture Geek</a>)
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Saban's Power Rangers POWER Up San Diego Comic-Con - Day 1(51 of68)
SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 12: Saban's Power Rangers POWER Up Comic-Con Day 1 at San Diego Convention Center on July 12, 2012 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Chelsea Lauren/Getty Images for Saban Brands) (credit:Getty)
Saban's Power Rangers POWER Up San Diego Comic-Con - Day 1(52 of68)
SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 12: Saban's Power Rangers POWER Up Comic-Con Day 1 at San Diego Convention Center on July 12, 2012 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Chelsea Lauren/Getty Images for Saban Brands) (credit:Getty)
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Fans walk to preview night at Comic-Con held at the San Diego Convention Center on Wednesday July 11, 2012, in San Diego. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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Fans arrive at the San Diego Convention Center before preview night at Comic - Con on Wednesday July 11, 2012, in San Diego. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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Fans arrive at the San Diego Convention Center before preview night at Comic - Con on Wednesday July 11, 2012, in San Diego. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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Fans arrive at the San Diego Convention Center before preview night at Comic - Con on Wednesday July 11, 2012, in San Diego. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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Fans arrive at the San Diego Convention Center before preview night at Comic - Con on Wednesday July 11, 2012, in San Diego. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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Fans arrive at the San Diego Convention Center before preview night at Comic - Con on Wednesday July 11, 2012, in San Diego. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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Brothers Devon, second from left, and Trevor McPhillips walk with their father Ryan McPhillips, right, as they arrive to Comic-Con Wednesday, July 11, 2012, in San Diego. The annual comic book and popular arts convention attracts over 100,000 people and runs through July 15. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) (credit:AP)
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Fans arrive at the San Diego Convention Center before preview night at Comic - Con on Wednesday July 11, 2012, in San Diego. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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People wait at the entrance to Comic-Con Wednesday, July 11, 2012, in San Diego. The annual comic book and popular arts convention attracts over 100,000 people and runs through July 15. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) (credit:AP)
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Ray Senore, right, poses with a man dressed as Spiderman at Comic-Con Wednesday, July 11, 2012, in San Diego. The annual comic book and popular arts convention attracts over 100,000 people and runs through July 15. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) (credit:AP)
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A woman in make up looks on at the entrance to Comic-Con Wednesday, July 11, 2012, in San Diego. The annual comic book and popular arts convention attracts over 100,000 people and runs through July 15. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) (credit:AP)
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Jenny Harlow, left, applies makeup to Nick Bane as the wait to enter in Comic-Con Wednesday, July 11, 2012, in San Diego. The annual comic book and popular arts convention attracts over 100,000 people and runs through July 15. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) (credit:AP)
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COMMERCIAL IMAGE - In this photograph taken by AP Images for General Mills, Comic enthusiasts David, Tzvi and Shira Simchon, left to right, of Brooklyn, NY, read autographed comics from DC Entertainment and General Mills at New York Comic Con, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, in New York. General Mills and DC Entertainment joined forces to help promote childhood reading through exclusive comics featured in specially marked boxes of Big G cereals. (Diane Bondareff / AP Images for General Mills) (credit:AP)
Long Beach Comic Expo 2012 - Lady Punisher(66 of68)
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Long Beach Comic Expo 2012 - TMNT VW bus(67 of68)
(credit:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Flickr:" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5be2b476e4b028402f7d1c81" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="0" data-vars-position-in-unit="0">Flickr:</a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/popculturegeek/" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name=" Pop Culture Geek" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5be2b476e4b028402f7d1c81" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/people/popculturegeek/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="1" data-vars-position-in-unit="1"> Pop Culture Geek</a>)
General Atmosphere - Day 4 - Comic-Con International 2012(68 of68)
SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 15: Guests attend Comic-Con International 2012 at San Diego Convention Center on July 15, 2012 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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