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CosCove’s Creators Mengshu and Sherri on Building a Haven for Cosplayers, Makers, and Artists
Over the past four years, CosCove has grown from a simple idea into a thriving marketplace for cosplay resales, a networking hub for cosplay commissions, a convention directory, and a thriving cosplay community. This success stems from the vision and dedication of its founders, CEO Mengshu Shen and Sherri Cui—high school friends who teamed up…
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To Be Others is to be more like ourselves
By Andrea Letamendi. Why might a person want to become someone else? What would compel them to put on a costume and assume a different identity? We might ask what flaws or deficits they are trying to conceal. What history, what personality, what kind of life are they trying to escape? What are they hiding…
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There is nothing ordinary about cosplay
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 would ever have it any other way. But both the inspiring art and the craft behind cosplay are neither solely historical costuming nor modern fashion: cosplay is the fusion…
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Anime Weekend Atlanta 2023: Farewell to the Cobb Galleria
After visiting my first anime convention in my final months of college in March 2007, DaigaCon in Bowling Green, Kentucky, I knew I needed to seek out more conventions to feed my burgeoning love of anime and the fan community. This led me to wake up my sister super early on September 22nd, 2007 to…
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Ger Tysk and Breaking All The Rules
Ger Tysk’s life has taken her all over the world, as a writer, professional sailor, graphic designer, and photographer. Though she’s accomplished so many things, one particular achievement that first drew her to our attention was the release of her cosplay photography book ‘Breaking All the Rules: Cosplay and the Art of Self-Expression’ in 2013.…
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Dragon Con Cosplay Medics (Atlanta, GA)
Written : Zippy / photo: Uniquely Similar Photography ) If you’ve ever seen a convention goer with a sign that says ‘cosplay medic’ or ‘cosplay repairs’, then you have seen a con medic at work. Russell Thorne is one such cosplay medic, and he’s been a part of a growing presence at DragonCon, the Southeast’s…
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Myleah of Lumikha Cosplay Resale
At only 26 years of age, Myleah has already made her way through college, started an anime convention, worked as a journalist and a social media marketer, and most recently created Lumikha Cosplay, a website dedicated to helping cosplayers buy and sell gently used cosplays, wigs, and props. With an impressive resume such as this…
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Trap Sushi (Atlanta, GA)
Over the last decade Atlanta’s reputation as a hub for fandom and geek culture has grown. Much of this growth is driven by the success of major conventions like DragonCon and MomoCon as well as the presence of major Hollywood film and television production teams around the city. Co-founders Tolden Williams, aka Troop Brand and…
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Dash Gordon (League City, TX)
Not all heroes wear capes; however, in the appropriately comic book sounding League City, Texas, there’s one hero who certainly does, and his good deeds are getting noticed. That hero is Dash Gordon, alter-ego of gregarious, family man Timothy Glover, whose early attempts to connect with his community while DoorDashing morphed into a life of…
