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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…

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Advice for Cosplaying (2004)

Essays
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Trap Sushi (Atlanta, GA)

Personal Stories
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Giggle Maker Cosplay (Atlanta, GA)

Personal Stories
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@CosplayMom99 (Los Angeles, CA)

Personal Stories

By Greyrondo There is nothing ordinary about cosplay. Whether it’s the character’s personality or the costume, the end result is always larger than life—not that cosplayers…

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There is nothing ordinary about cosplay

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Benjamin (Cypress, CA)

Personal Stories

By Ger Tysk Breaking All The Rules: Cosplay and the Art of Self-Expression is a photobook project documenting the culture of fan costuming, known in most circles…

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Breaking All The Rules: Cosplay and the Art of Self Expression (website, 2013)

Essays

There a lot to this to be honest. It’s made me step back and see that I definitely spent a lot of money and time cosplaying…

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Mae Mae Twin

Covid
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Cosplay : A History

Books
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Delta Major (New York City, NY)

Personal Stories
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Sarah (Nashville, TN)

Personal Stories
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Soydoka (Chicago, IL)

Personal Stories
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Amanda Werner

Personal Stories

By Audrey Cleo Yap Every summer, some 130,000 attendees gather in San Diego for Comic-Conto celebrate entertainment, fandom and geek culture. Amy Vaughn had hoped to be one…

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‘I Love Cosplay, But I Also Like Living’: Cosplayers in the Age of COVID-19

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Scrapper Costuming (New York)

Personal Stories
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Ubehime (Florida)

Personal Stories

It makes it really hard to want to interact and talk with new people at cons because of it. I caught covid for the first time…

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AMANDA

Covid
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adri.nyan

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Matt (Anchorage, AK)

Personal Stories
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NegativeDreamer (Orlando, FL)

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