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Comic Expo: Where grownups go to dress up and make believe

Sarah Chernik explains why she and so many others can't resist dressing up as their favourite pop culture character for Edmonton's Comic and Entertainment Expo.

Dressing up for Comic Expo is a way of 'expressing love'

9 years ago
Duration 1:38
Sarah Chernik explains to video producer Sam Martin why she needs to dress up for Comic Expo

This weekend Sarah Chernikallows herself to become somebody else.

In the above video createdbyproducerSam Martin, Chernik explains why she and so many others can't resist dressing up as their favourite pop culture character forEdmonton's Comic and Entertainment Expo.

Chernik's costumean "original mash-up concept" ofboth Princess Zelda and Sailor Moon required six months to complete.

Fans adopt the dress and persona of their favourite pop culture icon. (CBC)
The comic expo runs all weekendat Northlands.

Some of the guests include: Taryn Manning, known as "Tiffany 'Pennsatucky' Doggett" in Orange Is the New Black,Amber Benson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Supernatural), James Marsters (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel), Michael Rooker (Guardians of the Galaxy, The Walking Dead), Sean Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy, Gilmore Girls), Sebastian Roche (Fringe, Supernatural) and Brian O'Halloran (Clerks, Mallrats).