Awesome Con 2023: Punch Drunk Critics Was Back At DC’s Premiere Pop Culture Event

Hard to believe AwesomeCon, the premiere pop culture convention in DC, has just celebrated its 10th anniversary! We here at Punch Drunk Critics have been there since the very beginning and every year since, and continue to be happy at the event’s growth in such a short amount of time.

We returned this year for another extraordinary weekend of celebrities, fun panels, the incredible exhibit floor where we all spent way too much. And of course, the amazing cosplay!

Thank you again, AwesomeCon, and here’s to another 10 years! Check out some of our favorite cosplayers below! They truly make this time of year feel special.

Mark your calendar. Awesome Con returns March 8th-March 10th 2024.

Travis Hopson
Travis Hopson has been reviewing movies before he even knew there was such a thing. Having grown up on a combination of bad '80s movies, pro wrestling, comic books, and hip-hop, Travis is uniquely positioned to geek out on just about everything under the sun. A vampire who walks during the day and refuses to sleep, Travis is the co-creator and lead writer for Punch Drunk Critics. He is also a contributor to Good Morning Washington, WBAL Morning News, and WETA Around Town. In the five minutes a day he's not working, Travis is also a voice actor, podcaster, and Twitch gamer. Travis is a voting member of the Critics Choice Association (CCA), Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA), and Late Night programmer for the Lakefront Film Festival.