Cosplayers had a ball: check out the photos from Comic Gong

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Cosplayers had a ball: check out the photos from Comic Gong

May 23 2023

Updated May 23, 2023

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On Friday, May 19, the Comic Gong Cosplay Ball brought a world of fantasy and fun to Wollongong Town Hall.

Photographer Matt Houston of Ironbark Photography was there – scroll through the gallery above to see photos of the colourful characters of the night.

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