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Arab Showcase Weekend

Road to Net Zero

Music & On-stage

Fashion & Beauty

Road to Net Zero

Music & On-stage

Fashion & Beauty

Alia Almansouri with Harley Quinn

Middle East Film and Comic Con 2023 is under way in Abu Dhabi. All photos: Victor Besa / The National

The event runs for three days and celebrates all things pop culture

Spider-Man cosplay

Friends cosplay as zombies

Mohamed Al Mubarak, chairman of the Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi, at MEFCC

Friends Maryam, Samia and Edith cosplay as Power, Angel and Childe from Genshin Impact

Saig Ali at the Dragonball-Z series display

A cosplayer

Friends Falah, Sultan, Hamdan and Zayed around the shopping stalls

Swords were a popular choice for shoppers

Artworks created by Shaheen Alhadad from Crimson Star

Artist Soul of Crimson Star at Mefcc

Artist Shaheen Alhadad of Crimson Star

The shopping and gaming area

Warner Bros World Abu Dhabi have a stand at MEFCC with characters Tom and Jerry making an appearance

Ghost gamer cosplay

Anthony Daniels, the English actor best known for playing C-3PO in the Star Wars films, at the event

Cartoon artist Hessa Butaweel at her stand in the Artist Alley

Ruqaya Alsalem as a Pink Power Ranger with The Joker

Kaliste Rodi as Princess Leia, left, and Eva Sereda, right, as a Stormtrooper from Star Wars

Wafa Obeid as Maleficent

Harley Quinn cosplayer

Gavin Mansour and Merve Arslan with limited-edition Funko figures

Emirati artist Abdulla Aljneibi

Limited-edition Funko dolls on sale

Stormtrooper cosplayers

Tony Santiago with some of his artwork

Diana, left, dressed as Arlecchino and Nona, right, as Columbina. Both are characters from Genshin Impact

Gaming is popular at MEFCC

Jalil Bekkairov, left, as Obi Wan Kenobi and Assal Bekkairova, right, as a Jedi

Emirati artists Mahra and Khulood Khalil

Funko collector Emad Al Zankawi

Alia Almansouri with Harley Quinn

Middle East Film and Comic Con 2023 is under way in Abu Dhabi. All photos: Victor Besa / The National

The event runs for three days and celebrates all things pop culture

Spider-Man cosplay

Friends cosplay as zombies

Mohamed Al Mubarak, chairman of the Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi, at MEFCC

Friends Maryam, Samia and Edith cosplay as Power, Angel and Childe from Genshin Impact

Saig Ali at the Dragonball-Z series display

A cosplayer

Friends Falah, Sultan, Hamdan and Zayed around the shopping stalls

Swords were a popular choice for shoppers

Artworks created by Shaheen Alhadad from Crimson Star

Artist Soul of Crimson Star at Mefcc

Artist Shaheen Alhadad of Crimson Star

The shopping and gaming area

Warner Bros World Abu Dhabi have a stand at MEFCC with characters Tom and Jerry making an appearance

Ghost gamer cosplay

Anthony Daniels, the English actor best known for playing C-3PO in the Star Wars films, at the event

Cartoon artist Hessa Butaweel at her stand in the Artist Alley

Ruqaya Alsalem as a Pink Power Ranger with The Joker

Kaliste Rodi as Princess Leia, left, and Eva Sereda, right, as a Stormtrooper from Star Wars

Wafa Obeid as Maleficent

Harley Quinn cosplayer

Gavin Mansour and Merve Arslan with limited-edition Funko figures

Emirati artist Abdulla Aljneibi

Limited-edition Funko dolls on sale

Stormtrooper cosplayers

Tony Santiago with some of his artwork

Diana, left, dressed as Arlecchino and Nona, right, as Columbina. Both are characters from Genshin Impact

Gaming is popular at MEFCC

Jalil Bekkairov, left, as Obi Wan Kenobi and Assal Bekkairova, right, as a Jedi

Emirati artists Mahra and Khulood Khalil

Funko collector Emad Al Zankawi

Alia Almansouri with Harley Quinn

Middle East Film and Comic Con 2023 opening day - in pictures

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