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Anime and video game fans such as Janou Gallant, Elizabeth Gravel, Émeraude Gagnon and Thalia Brindle were also well represented. For those who weren’t dressed up yet, there was the opportunity to buy a wide variety of costumes on site, but also comics, cards, toys, posters, metal and laser sabers, stuffed animals and much more. More than 500 exhibitors gathered.
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Nicole Lewis and Dara Bissonnette as Aurora and Maleficent in the film Maleficient. “There are fans of everything: The Last of Us, Star Trek, Stranger Things… I’ve even seen people in Red Ketchup cosplay!” says Jason Rockman.
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In fact, on Saturday there was a conference on the new animated series Red Ketchup, which was broadcast at night on Télétoon. Benoît Brière, who lends his voice to the famous cartoon character, was present.
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Former WWE wrestler Trish Stratus (right) was one of many personalities in attendance this year. Actress Christina Ricci was also there. The line before meeting the player who last played in the Wednesday and Yellowjackets series was very long.
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Of course, there were enough superheroes to save the whole earth. Spider-Man, Spider-Woman, Hulk, Batman, Wonder Woman as well as Theresa Ramsaruv as Storm and Gizabel Da Ponte as Scarlet Witch.
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Laurie Leblanc and Daphnée St-Jacques form the friend duo Korok from the latest game Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. “When we started there were 800, 1000 people. We’re now over 60,000 and that makes us very proud,” says Jason Rockman, who has worked with the Montreal Comiccon organization since its inception.