While there are certain things that remain the same at every Comic Con (lots of cosplay, trailer releases, long lines, etc.) each convention is also quite distinct from the last. Each year, there are certain franchises, merchandise types and costumes that dominate the convention and make it a unique butterfly of that year’s pop culture […]
11 great genderswapped costumes spotted at the San Diego Comic Con
If you weren’t living under a rock last week, then you probably know the San Diego Comic Con just wrapped up last Sunday. As always, there were thousands of cosplayers at the convention showing off their costuming and makeup skills. Also as always, some of the greatest costumes were those involving genderswapped versions of classic […]
Doomfist cosplay!
Doomfist is an Overwatch character. I’m sure the Overwatch experts can tell us all about this character skills but as far as I understand of the backstory he’s a Nigerian heir to a prosthetic-technology company. He goes from goes from loosing an arm to becoming one hell of a badass! This incredible snap was shared […]
Superhero Week: Mechanical moving Spider-man mask
When Spider-man or Venom’s mask eyes narrow is that a trick only comic book illustrators and special effects wizards can make? No, small UK company No Limit Designs have a cosplay set up that creates the same effect. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keQxY_p6s9U No Limits want to produce the highest quality specialist costumes and are looking to extend their […]
The cosplay pool party that is Colossalcon
An anime convention held at Kalahari Waterpark in Sandusky Ohio? Yup. It’s Colossalcon and it has been going for years. The cosplay is a challenge there. If you plan to jump into the pool you need to have a costume that’ll survive the splash. You certainly want to avoid the baking heat of dressing up […]
Wait? Wut? Sexy C-3PO body paint?
We’ve featured Kay Pike before with her incredible Deadpool. I think it’s because of her that the term ‘cospaint’ is gaining traction along with ‘cosplay’. It’s wrong on so many levels to say ‘sexy’ and ‘C-3PO’ in the same sentence. Kay is performing art here and some incredible art at that! Mind you, cospaint involves […]
The Mask dance cosplay
Have you seen the Mask movie? It has Cameron Diaz and Jim Carry in it and follows the first slice of action from the comics. I have and really enjoyed it. In particular I enjoyed the dancing scenes between the two. Skip forward to Monteal ComicCon 2016 and you can check out Simon Fontaine and […]
What’s a cosplayer?
Have you ever been asked what cosplay is? The team at Mushy Mice Cosplay, Arts & Crafts put together this infographic to help you explain. Mushy Mice is a cosplayer from Bulgaria. In addition to her cosplay you can follow her illustrations on Deviant Art.
The Lusty Argonian Maid cosplay
The Lusty Argonian Maid is a book from the Elder Scrolls. It’s written by an NPC called Crassius Curio and is full of innuendo and suggested sleaze featuring an Argonian maid called Lifts-Her-Tail. This cosplay by Jenna Lynn Meowri brings the character of Lifts-Her-Tail to life. She worked with Del Nero Designs on the excellent […]
Cosplayers ace the Phoenix Comicon prop ban
The Comicon in Phoenix had a last minute prop ban for a very good reason. A man was arrested with a collection of guns and weapons as he trying to sneak in. He wanted to kill the actor Jason David Frank, the green Power Ranger, and ‘bad cops’. Banning weapons, even pretend ones, at the […]
