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Super Reflex Cos
I’ve been a fan of Kirby games pretty much my entire life. King Dedede was one of my original cosplay ideas when I first started going to cons. I first experienced and heard of conventions back in 2006 I believe. Thanks to my brother, I was able to go to my first Ohayocon in 2007…
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A brief history of the Cartoon/Fantasy Organization, America’s first anime fan club
By Sy Sable On 4/4/2020, Sy Sable (Mark Merlino) sent this brief history of the Cartoon/Fantasy Organization, founded in 1977. His story comes from recent message trading with someone interested in the C/FO and those involved. He couldn’t connect her to people out of contact for over 20 years, but he could tell how the…
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KAYE COSPLAY (Orlando, FL)
Photo : Felix Wong. I was surprised that so many people at the convention recognized who I was cosplaying! I expected that not many people would know because my character is not from an anime or a comic, but most people that I spoke to undoubtedly knew who I was! I had an overwhelming amount…
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COSPLAY ZINE
Title: Cosplay Zine Publisher: Cosplay Zine First Issue: 2015 Number of Issues 138 (as of Dec 2023) Years 2010-2015 (Blurb) 2020-current (Magcloud) Country / language Unknown, English DETAILS LINKS Cosplay Zine Magazine website
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Advice for Cosplaying (2004)
For those new to Cosplay Contests by Ryk E. Spoor For a few years, my wife Kathleen and I were part of the most infamous cosplay group on the East coast; we were probably responsible for the strong following it has today. Our famous skits were The Great Dragonball Skit (probably the most ambitious skit…
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Anatomy of a Cosplayer
Title Anatomy of a Cosplayer : Tales from Behind the Mask Author James Hannon Release Date 2018 Pages / Dimensions 412 / 6×9 Publisher AuthorHouse Country / language United States, English Details COSPLAY – It’s a word that invokes a multitude of reactions and explanations. From comic conventions, to charity events, to movie premieres and…
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Dragon Con 2014
Title Mad Scientist with a Camera Presents: Costumes of Dragon Con 2014 Author Bryan Humphrey Release Date 2015 Pages / Dimensions 212 / 8.5 x 11 Publisher Bryan Humphrey Country / language United States, English Details This book features over 300 different costumers dressed in their finest photographed at Dragon Con 2014 by Bryan Humphrey.…
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Heroes & Villains
Title Heroes & Villains : A Photographic Odyssey into the Fantastic World of Cosplay Author Andrew Boyle Release Date 2017 Pages / Dimensions 264 / 5.78 x 8.15 Publisher Smith Street Books Country / language United States, English Details Meet the spectacular cosplayers of New York’s annual Comic Con. Heroes & Villains is a photographic journey into…
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Project Bazooka
Title: Project Bazooka Author: Bazooka Release Date 2014 Pages 156 Size 10.25 x 10.5 Country / language United States, English Details Links Project Bazooka Kickstarter Project Bazooka interview (2023) RETURN TO BOOKS
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How The Cartoon/Fantasy Organization – torchbearers of anime in America in the 80s – was brought down
By Infinitus_Potentia (Reddit) I’ve been making a list of notable people who had a hand in shaping the American anime fandom before 2000 (which you can read and comment here). One thing in common between these figures was their association with the Cartoon/Fantasy Organization (C/FO), which was the forefather of the anime club as we…