Don't Dream It, Be It: Exploring the 'Fantastic World of Cosplay'

New York-based photographer Andrew Boyle documented NY Comic Con between 2012 and 2015, capturing all the extreme fandom and creativity that pervades today's cosplay community. His new book, Heroes & Villains: A Photographic Odyssey Into the Fantastic World of Cosplay, features portraits of more than 200 NYCC attendees, dressed as iconic characters like Batman, Wonder Woman and Harley Quinn. Keep clicking for an exclusive preview, and purchase Boyle's breakout photo book via Rizzoli.

(c) Heroes & Villains by Andrew Boyle, Smith Street Books, 2017. Photographs (c) Andrew Boyle.