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The Best Costumes of 2016: A Year of Cosplay in Denver

, and December 12, 2016 13:13PM

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Danielle Lirette
Don't hate the cosplayer, hate the game. This year was a great one for cosplay in Denver, and these 65 photos prove it. Our photographers captured everything from Denver Comic Con to Colorado's largest Zombie Crawl. Photos by Miles Chrisinger, Aaron Thackeray and Danielle Lirette.

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