“I chose Black Canary because she’s a strong woman who believes in second chances for everyone and using her skills to help people.” -Lisa Tourtelot (Black Canary) with Justin Monk (Green Arrow)

“I dress as Supergirl because of what she stands for.” -Barbara (Supergirl)

“I love how they use their knowledge and technology, passed from generation to generation, father to son. It teaches what parents should be doing today. Black Panther is willing to share knowledge with the world to make it better.” -AJ Ard (Black Panther)
“Black women representation is portrayed through the comic. I like that Princess Muri is so young and intelligent, but creating and engineering for her civilization.” (Princess Muri)

“I used to watch Linda Carter. At the gym I’m ‘Yeah I can lift heavy things! I’m Wonder Woman.'” -Katerina Hansen (Wonder Woman)

“I chose her because I love that even with a rough past, she still has the will and power to conquer and be a total badass with her dragons.” -Marielena Mondragon (Khanlessi)
“Strength is the ability to rise up from weakness and pick yourself up from mistakes. To learn and grow. That is what makes Sansa a powerful woman!” -Megan Niessink (Sansa Stark)

“It’s a box office hit that gives people a reason to cosplay despite their color.” -Daydrian Lewis (Black Panther)

“I loved CoCo and it reminded me of my family that is no longer with me.” -Vincent (Miguel)

“We chose these characters (from The Huntsman) because of their inner strength and power of a woman to be able to prevail over tradgedy. Sister/twin power!” -Danielle Shomsky (Ravenna) and Crystal Yeager (Freya)

“She’s my favorite” -Melody Lopez (DVA)

“I chose Mei because I look a lot like her. She has a lack of confidence but has a strong character and I identify with that.” -Marci Miller (Mei)

“I chose Moana because I never had a Disney Princess that looked like me. I had some of my culture to take pride in.” -Leilani Patao (Moana) and Beu Patao (Chief Tui)

“Whenever i put on the mask and costume, i feel ten times more confident. Portraying Nightwing inspires me to step from behind the shadows, into the spotlight.” – Destiny Commons (Nightwing)

“I love playing a woman who’s not afraid to take up space!” -JJ Bloom (Zarya x G.L.O.W.)

“What inspired me was seeing other armor builds and I’ve never done one. With this cosplay I wanted to break my walls of cosplay limits.” -Cynthia Montellano (Reinhardt)

“It’s an amazing movie with a very original story. I loves the family values.” – Michael Bigay (Miguel)

“Miles is just an ordinary kid who just wants to help his friends and community through heroic acts of kindness” -Bernyce Talley (Spider-Man)

“Wonder Woman was the original strong female role model. Who doesn’t want to be a badass?” – Stephanie Daniels (Wonder Woman)

“Why did you choose Rey?” “Because it’s Wondercon!” – Salem Foley (Rey) and Indiana (Jawa)

“I chose Wonder Woman because she is good for all people” – Nikki Skelton (Wonder Woman)

“We visit kids in hospitals. I know they can’t see Gal Gadot every day dressed as Wonder Woman.”

“Storm was one of my favorite characters growing up. There weren’t that many black female characters when I was watching TV as a kid. She’s so empowering to me, plus she has the best powers!” Hanna Yoseph (Storm)