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@theblackbard (Chicago, IL)
I’m a fashion designer and have always been a nerd/gaymer. But until about 8 years ago I never knew that cons existed, or that people dressed up to go to them. I made clothes and costumes all the time, but I never knew this world existed. My first con was Animazement, and I cosplayed Barret from…
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StrangeCatCosplay & Fooprawn (New Orleans, LA)
CIA: What was it about @btanselanocian‘s redesign that inspired y’all to tackle this project? STRANGE CAT COSPLAY: When I saw the designs I fell in love with the props, the attention to detail, and the use of color. Plus, I have always loved Dungeons and Dragons, so putting them into that universe was such a wonderful…
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Ashentrees (Philadelphia, PA)
So i did change like the credit card numbers to be like 2023, all of the coupon codes are the dates of the first weekend of the first Katsucon back in 1995 and then all of the other numbers on it that relate to like the care reward card is the actual GPS coordinates of…
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Alan Yeh (Cary, NC)
Being in cosplay repair can definitely get you into some strange circumstances. Last year at Dragon Con a Mr. Mime cosplayer ran up to yelling “HELP ME MY BALLS ARE DROPPING!” as one of his big red thigh balls was slowly falling down his leg. I got a good laugh out of it as I…
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T.J Burnside Clapp (Arlington, VA)
The photos were taken at the 1977 Halloween party that was hosted by the University of Maryland Association of Star Trek (UMAST). I was a 16-year-old high school student in Maryland, and UMAST was the local Star Trek group that held the Trek convention called The August Party (starting with my very first convention, in…
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TrisRex (Chicago, IL)
Born and raised on the South Side of Chicago, TrisRex was enamored by horror/sci-fi films, ad comics at a young age. He’s best known for his dark and moody take on well-known DC Comics characters paired with horror elements such as his take on Swamp Thing titled “The Green”. Listen as we take a deep…
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Charmedseed (Denver, CO)
I was born in Indiana and raised in Wyoming before moving to Colorado for college. Having grown up very crafty and creative, as well as a little nerdy, cosplay was a very natural progression for me. I started cosplaying in 1998, when wigs were scarce and only offered in natural colors. We learned sewing techniques…
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Aaron & Amber (Nashville, TN)
We were making jokes about Attack Titan characters one day and came up with the name Han-G, imagining her [{Amber] in gangsta gear and gold chains. Amber decided she wanted to do it for real and I came up with Mike Check to match it. Then we were up late one night trying to think…
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Soydoka (Chicago, IL)
I decided to crossplay as Ruby Rose because she is my favorite character from Rooster Teeth’s RWBY. She’s fun character in the series, can be silly at times, and puts in a lot of heart on whatever she does. Her character is cute to Getting into Ruby or any of my crossplays can be a…
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Sarah (Nashville, TN)
Styling wigs can be a pain trying to manipulate the fibers to stay in these shapes and forms that real hair has no control over. You sometimes want to give up because after 2 hrs you’ve some how glued your index finger and thumb to the wig which sets you back so you grab your…
