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Lindsay (Chicago, IL)
“As for my best con experience, it has to be at SDCC 2013. I ran into the producers of Tron: Legacy. They were so incredibly excited to see me and the costume. They got pictures with me, and spoke with me at length about my love of Tron, and the costume.”
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Bryan Morton (Los Angeles,CA)
“Why Superman? He represents a person trying to live up to the best potential of himself he can be. He has so much power to do whatever he wants, but he chooses to help everyone.”
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Jeff & Elizabeth, (Minnesota, MN)
Earlier in my life as a teenager I observed that as the people around me aged they seemed to stop in place and tended to dwell more and more in the past. Perhaps this is a natural (or at least typical) function of aging. I myself didn’t want to end up stagnant like that so…
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KnightmaGe (Youngstown, OH)
’ve always loved Spawn as a character but loved his design even more. It took me about 15 hours total to complete. It’s also the first suit that I completely sewn myself so I’m proud of that. For fans of the character it’s always excitement. Not only do they get to see a rare Spawn…
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Fallen Feathers Cosplay (Ooltewah, TN)
Been cosplaying since 2001, but I personally haven’t been sewing until 2011. I’ve always loved Halloween and to have a hobby where I can actually dress up on a daily basis – c’mon! How could I say no? I’ve always loved being someone else, wearing elaborate costumes…and now that I’ve taught myself to sew, making…
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How Cosplay Can Change Lives
By: Liz Ohanesian Ginger Burton remembers the first anime convention she attended. It was Anime Expo back in 2007. While Burton knew about anime, she was unfamiliar with cosplay. Cosplay is when people dress up in costumes, frequently based on pop culture characters, for fan events. Halloween costumes aren’t cosplay, although someone might bust out…
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Lady AVA Designs (Baltimore, MD)
I stumbled upon Otakon 2001 through an ad in Animerica Magazine. With anticipation and a lot of begging, I convinced my parents to embark on this anime-filled adventure. Little did I know that this journey would ignite a passion that would shape my life for over two decades. As I excitedly picked up my badge,…
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Katana Cosplay (Reno, NV)
I (Kate) am the one who manages the accounts and does most of the cosplay work. Nana is there for support and helping me figure things out, and of course is a great model. We didn’t actually meet through any conventions- we’re high school sweethearts! We did get closer thanks to cosplay and cons however–…
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Nicole (Houston, TX)
The online cosplay contest are scary to me. They [the judges] do not see all the details or hand stitched parts you have done. All you can do it describe it and hope they can see it in the photo if the image is large enough to begin with. However, most of the time, it…
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Xander (Austin, TX)
Photo: Kevin Lillard. It was sometime in the very early 2000s, probably 2000 or 2001. I discovered the website A Fan’s View run by Kevin Lillard. He went to many, many conventions and took pictures of everyone in costume that he could. I checked it every week just to see more photos of these people…
