The Pacific Northwest's premiere comic + pop culture show Emerald City Comic Con 2025 has come and gone, but if all you have are memories and regrets we got you covered. From a recap of all the big moments of the show, to VODs of all the panels from the Main Stage powered by Xfinity, and even details on the ECCC 2026 dates so you can do it all over again (or for the the first time).

Cosplayers from the Pacific Northwest (both from the United States and Canada) congregated this past weekend at Emerald City Comic Con 2025 to vie for the crown - literally - of the best cosplayer of the year - and a chance to compete to win best cosplayer in the world. It's called the Cosplay Central Crown Championships, and it happened Saturday, March 8 at the ECCC 2025 Main Stage powered by Xfinity.

A Lord of the Rings cosplay by Prince of Snark Cosplay won first place. Joining Prince of Snark Cosplay on the winner's platform was Press X Props' Big Daddy from Bioshock cosplay and Whitley Whimsies' draconic Maleficent (more details on the winners here). We took pictures of all 24 finalists as well as the winners, and you can see it all here:

Do you want to watch the full event? You can, as Popverse livestreamed the whole thing. Watch the ECCC 2025 Cosplay Central Crown Championships panel video here.

And if you are thinking about attending Emerald City Comic Con next year, get a Popverse ECCC Superfan membership to get guaranteed first access to tickets, premium access to the celebrity photo ops & autographs, automatic reservations for Main Stage panels, access to an exclusive lounge, and more.