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Wonder Women of America
Title Wonder Women of America Author Ruth Wiggins & Russell Watermane Release Date 2008 Pages / Dimensions 192 / Publisher Amos Books Country / language UK, English Details Every July, San Diego, California plays host to one of the world’s biggest multi-genre fan conventions. Thousands of fans of comic books, science fiction, fantasy, animation and…
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Comic-Con Is Live And In-Person Again And Yes, That Means Cosplayers Are Back. Why They’re So Excited
By Mike Roe San Diego’s Comic-Con International — and all the cosplaying fans — is back this week for the first time in three years. Cosplayers have been some of the most excited fans as live events start to return. They’ll be holding court and taking photos with onlookers at the con, which regularly draws…
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Jeremy Fisher (Los Angeles, CA)
My first home built costume was Boba Fett for Halloween back in 1997. Ever since I saw the original trilogy, Star Wars has been a huge part of my life and influenced me to pursue a career as a stop motion animator and sculptor. Once my Powdered Toast Man cosplay was complete, I knew I…
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‘I Love Cosplay, But I Also Like Living’: Cosplayers in the Age of COVID-19
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 of them. Vaughn, an engineer, has wanted to attend the event ever since she started cosplaying two years ago. She tried getting passes last year but wasn’t able to…
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Cosplay Is a Business and It Is Suffering
By Beth Elderkin Yaya Han was supposed to be on tour right now. Instead of signing copies of books and posing for pictures with fans, the cosplayer is at home prepping her next shipment of washable masks to help people prevent the spread of covid-19. The novel coronavirus pandemic has become an international crisis, with over 4.7 million…