Dragon Con 2018 parade livens up Atlanta

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PHOTOS: Dragon Con 2018 parade

Annual convention gathers costumed characters down Peachtree

8/31/18 - Atlanta - Among the many Deadpools in the annual Dragon Con Parade, this one was giving away free hugs on Saturday, September 1. Jenna Eason / Jenna.Eason@coxinc.com

Cosplayers dressed as Queen Gorgo and King Leonidas I, left to right, walk down Peachtree Street at the annual Dragon Con Parade on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, in Atlanta. (Photo: Jenna Eason / Jenna.Eason@coxinc.com)

The Black Panther cosplaying crew rides down Peachtree Street saying "Wakanda Forever" at the annual Dragon Con Parade on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. (Photo: Jenna Eason / Jenna.Eason@coxinc.com)

The Scooby Doo crew passes through the intersection at Peachtree Street and Baker Street at the annual Dragon Con Parade on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, in Atlanta. (Photo: Jenna Eason / Jenna.Eason@coxinc.com)

After a little girl tells Wonder Woman that she is her favorite character, Wonder Woman says, "You're my favorite," at the annual Dragon Con Parade on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, in Atlanta. (Photo: Jenna Eason / Jenna.Eason@coxinc.com)

Kids run to hug Wonder Woman at the annual Dragon Con Parade on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, in Atlanta. (Photo: Jenna Eason / Jenna.Eason@coxinc.com)

The Box Heroes walk down Peachtree Street and wave at the crowd at the annual Dragon Con Parade on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, in Atlanta. (Photo: Jenna Eason / Jenna.Eason@coxinc.com)

A cosplayer dressed as Professor Minerva McGonagall from the Harry Potter series gives a thumbs up to the crowd as she walks down Peachtree Street at the annual Dragon Con Parade on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, in Atlanta. (Photos: Jenna Eason / Jenna.Eason@coxinc.com)

John de Lancie, best known for his role as Q in "Star Trek: The Next Generation," rides down Peachtree Street at the annual Dragon Con Parade on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, in Atlanta. (Photo: Jenna Eason / Jenna.Eason@coxinc.com)

A cosplayer dressed as Kara Thrace, the Viper pilot in the television series "Battlestar Galactica," walks down Peachtree Street with her Viper at the annual Dragon Con Parade on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, in Atlanta. (Photo: Jenna Eason / Jenna.Eason@coxinc.com)

The crowd claps and yells for Aladdin riding his magic carpet down Peachtree Street at the annual Dragon Con Parade on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, in Atlanta. (Photo: Jenna Eason / Jenna.Eason@coxinc.com)

Star Wars characters wave at the crowd as they ride down Peachtree Street at the annual Dragon Con Parade on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, in Atlanta. (Photo: Jenna Eason / Jenna.Eason@coxinc.com)

A Joker Stormtrooper (that's DC Universe meets Star Wars) walks down Peachtree Street during the annual Dragon Con Parade on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, in Atlanta. (Photo: Jenna Eason / Jenna.Eason@coxinc.com)

A cosplay performer poses for a photo at the annual Dragon Con Parade on SSaturday, Sept. 1, 2018, in Atlanta. (Photo: Jenna Eason / Jenna.Eason@coxinc.com)

People in the crowd yell "Happy birthday" to Carter as he walks along Peachtree Street at the annual Dragon Con Parade on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, in Atlanta. (Photo: Jenna Eason / Jenna.Eason@coxinc.com)

Pickle Rick runs down Peachtree Street at the annual Dragon Con Parade on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, in Atlanta. (Photo: Jenna Eason / Jenna.Eason@coxinc.com)

Rapunzel fixes her hair as she walks up Peachtree Street at the annual Dragon Con Parade on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, in Atlanta. (Photo: Jenna Eason / Jenna.Eason@coxinc.com)

A cosplayer dressed as Cersei Lannister, the queen regent on "Game of Thrones," points at the crowd as she walks down Peachtree Street at the annual Dragon Con Parade on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, in Atlanta. (Photo: Jenna Eason / Jenna.Eason@coxinc.com)

A cosplayer dressed as a White Walker from "Game of Thrones" talks with another cosplayer at the annual Dragon Con Parade on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, in Atlanta. (Photo: Jenna Eason / Jenna.Eason@coxinc.com)

Atlanta - Cosplayers dressed as Borderlands video game characters walk down Peachtree Street and wave at the crowd at the annual Dragon Con Parade on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, in Atlanta. (Photo: Jenna Eason / Jenna.Eason@coxinc.com)

Cosplayers dressed as Cards Against Humanity walk down Peachtree Street at the annual Dragon Con Parade on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, in Atlanta. (Photo: Jenna Eason / Jenna.Eason@coxinc.com)

A cosplayer dressed as the ninth Doctor in "Doctor Who," played by Christopher Eccleston in the show, points his banana at people in the crowd at the annual Dragon Con Parade on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, in Atlanta. (Photo: Jenna Eason / Jenna.Eason@coxinc.com)

The Deadpool Parade Squad walks down Peachtree Street at the annual Dragon Con Parade on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. (Photo: Jenna Eason / Jenna.Eason@coxinc.com)

A cosplayer dressed as Nick Fury, a character in the Avengers film series from Marvel, runs down Peachtree Street at the annual Dragon Con Parade on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. (Photo: Jenna Eason / Jenna.Eason@coxinc.com)

A cosplayer dressed as Castiel, an angel in the television series "Supernatural," walks down Peachtree Street at the annual Dragon Con Parade on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. (Photo: Jenna Eason / Jenna.Eason@coxinc.com)

A cosplayer dressed as Chewbacca walks down Peachtree Street at the annual Dragon Con Parade on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. (Photo: Jenna Eason / Jenna.Eason@coxinc.com)

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8/31/18 - Atlanta - Among the many Deadpools in the annual Dragon Con Parade, this one was giving away free hugs on Saturday, September 1. Jenna Eason / Jenna.Eason@coxinc.com

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