This DragonCon 2012 cosplay compliation video by beatdownboogie is absolutely fantastic. Besides the fun cuts, in-the-moment poses/character acting and perfect music, I really enjoy the hundreds of impressive cosplayers featured above. And they're all having so much fun.

Prop creator extraordinaire Bill Doran and his wife, Brittany Sheppard Doran, gear up for DragonCon 2012 in style with a pair of expertly-crafted suits of Mass Effect armor. If that's not justification enough for me to hit up the show this weekend then I don't know what is.