Cosplayers descend on shopping centre as Comic con hits Braehead

Braehead was descended upon by a vast array of famous characters recently for the Glasgow Film and Comic Con.

Shoppers could have been forgiven for thinking the shopping centre had become a film set after they were met with the sight of characters from all kinds of films, TV shows, animated cartoons and comics having a browse of the shop windows.

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Thousands of visitors converged in the area to attend the event being held in Braehead Arena on Saturday and Sunday, August 20 and 21.

Aiden Pollock, 23, from Paisley as Spiderman (Mark F Gibson / Gibson Digital)

The event sees fans come along dressed in the costumes of their favourite sci-fi characters.

And they were treated to appearances from much-loved sci-fi actors such as Jimmy Vee, who played R2-D2 in the Star Wars franchise, Natalia Tena, best known as Tonks in Harry Potter, Osha in Game of Thrones and Xi'an in The Mandalorian, as well as the industry's leading cartoonists and publishers.

Darth Vader and his Stormtroopers take a walk round the shops at the Braehead mall (Mark F Gibson / Gibson Digital)

Crowds in the arena (Mark F Gibson / Gibson Digital)

They also flocked to scores of stalls set up in The Arena to snap up movie memorabilia and sought-after rare comics.

Deborah Hurry as Professor Sprout from Harry Potter. (Mark F Gibson / Gibson Digital)

Braehead Centre Director, Peter Beagley said: “We always look forward to the Film and Comic Con event coming to Braehead.

From left, Spencer Tollan, aged 20, from Glasgow dressed as Tamaki Amajiki from the My Hero Academia animated cartoon with 20-year-old Kaitlin OHare, from Glasgow dressed as Miss Head from the Villianus cartoon (Mark F Gibson / Gibson Digital)

Predator (Mark F Gibson / Gibson Digital)

“And with lots of fans dressed in amazing costumes, it makes for a fantastic spectacle.

From left, Zoe McFadyen, 17, from Newton Mearns as Hua Cheng from the Heaven OfficialÕs Blessing animation show with Jane Kerr, 17, from Eaglesham dressed as Asuka from Evangelion. (Mark F Gibson / Gibson Digital)

“There’s always something going on at Braehead to make your visit just that little bit special.”

Natalie Jager, 19, from Port Glasgow as Wanda Maxima from the Marvel movies. (Mark F Gibson / Gibson Digital)

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