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Damon & Yancey (Minneapolis, MN)
My first experience cosplaying…this may sound odd, but the best part was meeting many other cosplayers and those people who don’t cosplay but appreciate what we do. Wearing the costume was certainly a lot of fun, I won’t deny that and the fact that I get to do this great hobby with my brother Damon…
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Caroline & MoIses (Los Angeles, CA)
My first comic con that I attended was at Long Beach Comic Con 2009 where Stan Lee cut the ribbon for the opening ceremony. I was a bit star struck and thought that this was a very cool introduction! Seeing everyone having similar fandoms to celebrate together in one place felt very surreal and I…
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Camille (Los Angeles, CA)
Growing up, I was pretty sheltered. My parents wouldn’t let me watch too much tv or listen to music besides jazz and classical… and that probably is why I grew up so awkward. I couldn’t relate to the interests of my classmates. However, my family was and is still very supportive of anything I’ve been…
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William, Evelyn & Natalie (Vancouver, WA)
The crowds never really bothered Evelyn. She’s kind of a ham and likes attention, so people asking for pictures made her day, plus she could show off her roaring or whatever the character did. She did get nervous during the kids costume parade (she was 3 at the time) and kind of flopped on to…
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Babychwan (Anaheim, CA)
I found out about cosplay through my friends when I went to high school. My friends Brittanie and Mat invited me to stay with them at Anime Expo 2006. I had barely watched anime at that time, just whatever popped up on Adult Swim. Needless to say my knowledge was very minimal. Brittanie had already…
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@samurairocker55 (Los Angeles, CA)
It was 2002 and I just finished the first Devil May Cry video game. I had a black leather jacket, some toy guns and this huge sword so I went into my backyard, took some action photos of myself doing some poses and send the photos to my friend. “If I didn’t know any better,…
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@sweetieplague (Chicago, IL)
The idea to cosplay as the C2E2 sign has been in the making for around 4 years now. I was previously inspired to think outside the box by creators like @vj_daguru, who is the mastermind that cosplayed the ACen Hyatt statue as well as the person who cosplayed the Javits Center. Absolute legends! That had…
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Clinton (Owasso, OK)
I’ve always been a big fan of superheroes and I have a big fondness for a lot of the classics, especially Golden Age (1940s) versions. A friend and I had worked out to be Flashes together. I was going to be the classic Jay Garrick Flash and she was going to be Kid Flash (Wally…
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@FernsideDragons (Seattle, WA)
CIA What inspired the Nyan cat? MEGAN I have loved Nyan cat ever since I first watched the video in April 2011. Nyan cat has always brought me joy in the times when I needed it most. So, for years I have wanted to create a Nyan cat cosplay, but none of my previous ideas…
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Rethink Cosplay (New York, NY)
Written : Zippy / Photo : Felix Wong Ariel Krupnik, aka Rethink Cosplay, creates elaborate and unique cosplays that not only make you do a double take in person but also often go viral. Most recently Krupnik’s floating Dr. Strange cosplay, complete with extra-arms and an inter-dimensional portal, made several “Best of New York Comic…
