2015 Comic-Con International: The Scene

Tatiana K. is Wonder Woman, and Ghay Gilbert is Hawkgirl.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Scarlet Witch, from left, is Liz Ochs; Medusa is Kathy Stalwick; Enchantress is Ginger Black; The Vision is Ed Fox and Taskmaster is Gary Ochs.

Gloria Downey cosplays Catwoman and daughter Kiani Downey cosplays Batgirl.

Alex Drachnik cosplays Aquamam (not Aquaman).  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Four versions of Laura Croft are (l to r) Jenna Croft, Jordan Specht-Springer, Samantha Whittaker and Lydia White.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Cosplay characters Megan Sarah is Ariel, and Bridget McGarden is the Scarlet Witch.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Pedestrians in the Gaslamp District pose for a photo with Batman at Comic-Con.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

The Batman vs. Superman Twin Mill at Comic-Con.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Callie Jaqua, 4, of San Diego as Princess Leia socializes with other “Star Wars” cosplayers at Comic-Con.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

John Cornejo of Miami Beach checks email at Comic-Con.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Cosplayers Bo Dyrby, left, and Susanne Nielsen of Copenhagen take a lunch break at Comic-Con International 2015 in San Diego.

A model of “Men in Black’s” Rosenberg at Comic-Con.

A model of “Men in Black’s” Rosenberg at Comic-Con.

A prop at the “Expanse Cafe,” the Syfy Channel’s rebranding of the Hard Rock Cafe at Comic-Con.

Diners at the “Expanse Cafe,” the Syfy Channel’s rebranding of the Hard Rock Cafe at Comic-Con.

Fans of “Childhood’s End” march against the “Overlords” at Comic-Con.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Kevin Mangan dresses up as a grandma to hawk his new iPhone game at Comic-Con.

The San Diego Symphony performs music from “Star Wars” during a concert at the Embarcadero Marina Park South at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con.

Lightsabers, up! The San Diego Symphony performs music from “Star Wars” during a concert at the Embarcadero Marina Park South at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con.

Steve Sievers takes a selfie with the Ant-Man costume.

Amber Buchanan feeling blue at Comic-Con.

Abraham Ford poses for photos with fans as cast members for “The Walking Dead” arrive at the 2015 Comic-Con.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Norman Reedus waves to fans as cast members for “The Walking Dead” arrive at the 2015 Comic-Con.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Sophia Ortega, 6 months, is a baby “Wonder Woman” at Comic-Con in San Diego.

Jaclyn Rae offers to grace photos with fans.

Spider-Man waits to check his spider backpack at the convention center bag drop.

Clarissa, left, and Camille Klein at Comic-Con.

Sid Christenson hasn’t had a haircut or shave in a year -- not since Woody Donahue cut his hair at Comic-Con 2014. Christenson had his head shaved and beard trimmed to a goatee.

Brothers Maddox, left, Aiden, Xavier and Vincent Martinez are in the Fargo snow globe on the grounds of Comic-Con.

Sharks attack Comic-Con as members of team “Sharknado 3” toured the grounds for what is expected to be the largest crowd ever at the San Diego event.

Shark!

Kelly Dalman, left, and Amanda Carter enthrall 2-year-old Oilivia Hathaway with their “Frozen” costumes at Comic-Con.

Kaylie England of Superworld Comics at Comic-Con.

Actress and “Hunger Games” star Jennifer Lawrence, right, signs autographs at Comic-Con.

Todd Schmidt from Little Italy, dressed as Leonidus from “300 Spartans.”

Richard Soukharivong plays the video game “Godzilla” on opening day of Comic-Con 2015.

On opening day of Comic-Con 2015, fans try the new “Capcom Street Fighter V” video game.

Dressed as Captain America, Kendall Wheeler of Fresno gives the new “Halo 5” video game a test drive.

On the first day of Comic Con 2015, the crowds were large and the costumes varied. Michelle Everett of Edmonton, Canada, was “Princess Bubble Gum.”

Ophelia Hsu of Albuquerque, dressed as Lady Deadpool, is a regular blood donor and decided to give at the convention. Denise Green, a phlebotomist with the blood bank, was dressed as Wondor Woman disquised as Poison Ivy.

Michael Garon and Mariecel Ocadiz of San Diego, dressed as Lilo and Stitch, get their picture taken at the Disney booth during Comic-Con’s Preview Night at the San Diego Convention Center on Wednesday.

Christopher Cisneros, left, and brother Zachary, right, as bank robbers from the video game “Payday” at Comic-Con International.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Masked men dressed as Pernell Harris hand out fliers for “Hand of God,” an Amazon Studios production at Comic-Con International.

Rick Dowling waits in a line for “Game of Thrones” panel at Comic-Con.

Peter Mason gets a little shut-eye while waiting for the “Star Wars” panel at Comic-Con.

Captain America (Jay Ticer of Albany, N.Y.) takes a phone call at Comic-Con.

Fans have a little fun on a San Diego Convention Center escalator at Comic-Con International.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Super heroes on display at the DC Comics booth during Comic-Con’s preview night at the San Diego Convention Center on Wednesday.

People from the Marvel Ant-Man booth try to move a life-size dummy of Ant-Man to their stage during Comic-Con’s preview night at the San Diego Convention Center on Wednesday.

On preview night, Alexander Feldmann, 48, from Munich, Germany, wears a Yoda mask and holds a videocamera that shoots 360-degree video.

People come from the Gaslamp to Comic-Con’s preview night.

Topher Willis takes a photo at the “Walking Dead” photo booth at Comic-Con International in San Diego.

Joe Chavez, 21, and Caitlin Mouneimne 20, of El Cajon pose for a photo at Comic-Con International.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Emily Echevarria, 19, of San Diego is “Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared” at Comic-Con International in San Diego.

Fans wait to cross from the Gas Lamp District to the convention center at Comic-Con International in San Diego.

Fans take in the new Wonder Woman costume at Comic-Con International.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

A new Warcraft character is unveiled at Comic-Con International in San Diego.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Fans line up for the “Walking Dead” photo booth at Comic-Con International in San Diego.

Fans wait in line at the “Gotham” booth at Comic-Con International.

Fans check out new the Batman costume at Comic-Con International.

Alfred E. Neuman shows his face at 2015 Comic-Con International.

Tallon dresses as Master Chef and her father, Phil Montegut, as Daario from “Game of Thrones.”

Fans goof around with Lego Chris Pratt on a motorcycle at 2015 Comic-Con International.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Han Solo Lego figurines are on display at Comic-Con International.

A T-800 Terminator at 2015 Comic-Con International in San Diego.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Fans take in Warcraft’s King Llane, right, at the 2015 Comic-Con International.

The doors open for preview night at Comic-Con, and attendees rush in.   (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

The buying frenzy starts at Comic-Con preview night as fans rush to purchase the latest toys from Hasbro.

Preview night opens Wednesday, and fans collect souvenirs from Comic-Con Final Fantasy.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Preview night opens Wednesday, and fans collect souvenirs from Comic-Con Final Fantasy.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Fans check out the new video games from Square Enix games.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

The buying frenzy starts at Comic-Con’s preview night as fans rush to buy the latest superhero toys.

A scene at “The Walking Dead” exhibit at Comic Con International in San Diego.

Wearing one of the more popular costumes, Superman, Bersain Gutierrez holds a model of the Earth in front of Iron Man display.

Six-year-old Aiden T. of San Diego puts together a Lego model in the toy section.

Stephanie Moore from San Diego as Sailor Moon character Aura.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Voice actor Tom Kane, who portrays the voice of Yoda from the “Star Wars” movies, clowns around with a statue of Iron Man during preview night at Comic-Con International in San Diego.

Deadpool, a.k.a. Nick Fox of San Diego, stretches in front of the Comic-Con poster.

Stacy Flynn is photographed by her mother, Denise Deshetler.

Paul Cerda of San Diego shows his daughter Taylor the photo he took of her.

Niko Deruise of Inglewood dresses as deadpool with an Assassin’s Creed hood and a Green Lantern ring.

Lady Loki is Mary F. De Candia.

Picachu (Denise Zesati) is hugged by a passerby during Wednesday’s credential pickup at the San Diego Convention Center.

Jahon Pilichowski, creative director for RedPeg Marketing, tests the zip-line at Assassin’s Creed obstacle course.

Steve Fibreidi, from left, Jason Tu and Jordon Tu of Edmondton, Canada, take a selfie in front of a Comic-Con poster while waiting to get their credentials.

Star Trekkies Hannah Carwood and Tagan Ashe Freeland wear their cosplay costumes on credentialing day.

Olivia Mounsey stands on the corner in her zombie costume advertising the Great Room Escape.

A “Walking Dead” walker shuffles along the floor at the AMC booth at Comic-Con.

Actor Brennan Mejia autographs one of hundreds of Red Dino Charge Power Rangers at the Nickelodeon booth at Comic-Con.

Rodolpho Patino polishes a plexiglas stand as he helps set up the IDW Publishing booth at Comic-Con.

Workers unbox merchandise at the IDW Publishing booth at Comic-Con.