They failed.

To kick off Awesome Con, hundreds of people attempted to break the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people dressed as comic book characters in a single place.

Looks at the Reflecting Pool! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Superman! No, really, it probably is Superman (a few dozen of them).

Organizers of Awesome Con and the Museum of Science Fiction will attempt to break the world record of most cosplayers in one place.