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Anna-neko
It really does go back to ancient days of AOL – usenet boards (rec.arts.anime) anime chatrooms where you might accidentally stumble upon a fellow nerd who had the latest Sailor Moon fansub tape they were willing to trade (for either a blank tape or in one absolutely true case, some recently aired X-Files episodes) From…
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Scrapper Costuming (New York CIty)
Photo: @making.with.megan The Classic Batman TV series, to my memory was my first real exposure to superhero media- my parents were both the right age to watch the show growing up, and around the time I was 4 or 5 I remember knowing when Batman would air on TV land in the evenings. Even as…
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Marc Kandel (NEW YORK)
Photo: @Miggychagon Iron Man, the Silver Centurion and later the Modular armor, were chosen as all my builds are, from a period from roughly 1982 to 1994, the height of my Marvel Comics readership. These were the stories that moved me, inspired me, that I couldn’t get enough of, and an alarming number of years…
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adri.nyan
Photo:@climacam People kept asking if there was real food in the bucket/peach mango pie container! I told them “No, don’t you think it’d be soggy by now?” I feel like as a Filipino it’s a little bit sacrilegious to eat soggy Jollibee. It’s best to eat it as fresh as possible. Other reactions I got…
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Molotov Bailey
All the responses were great but this one older guy on the Hyatt sky bridge totally flipped out, Jumping around and Yelling that he had been watching Astroboy for 50 years ! BEST RESPONSE ! He totally made my day. I have a always loved all the inside Robot parts of Astro. I used…
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EMMA (New Mexico)
My first con was in Baltimore for Otakon 2001. Pre 9/11! I originally wanted to attend a con either out in Colorado or Texas, but I was the only one in my circle of friends in New Mexico who had a part time job, so there was no one I could travel with. I cosplayed…
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Buffalo’s Best Batman (Buffalo, NY)
William Lorenz, Jr. may not be a name you immediately recognize; however, Lorenz’s alter-ego has brought him increasingly into the spotlight as Buffalo’s Best Batman. Ever since Lorenz earned this moniker in a contest it’s stuck, but what stands out more than just the name is Lorenz’s charity work and community service. We caught up…
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Project Bazooka (Los Angeles, CA)
(ge.sicht and woodwarder_) Interview by Ejen Chuang / Written by Zippy Project Bazooka is a West Coast photographer based in Los Angeles. His cosplay photography journey started at a time when cosplayers and photographers, including Bazooka’s himself, were truly leveling up alongside in the convention scene. In 2014, he kickstarted and self-released a cosplay photography…
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@alia_vera
Dressing as Madame Leota was inspired by many years of visiting Disneyland with my favorite ride being the Haunted Mansion. My family wanted to do a group costume for Halloween to participate in a local costume parade, so we chose this theme with various family members dressing as characters from the ride. My family has always…
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@vakermaker (Dallas, TX)
For as long as I can remember, Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays due to the fact that it was the one where you could be someone else. Sure getting high on sugar also had something to do with it but being able to bring your favorite character to life in your…
