stories

  • Anna-neko

    Anna-neko

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    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…

  • Scrapper Costuming (New York CIty)
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    Scrapper Costuming (New York CIty)

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    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…

  • Marc Kandel (NEW YORK)
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    Marc Kandel (NEW YORK)

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    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…

  • adri.nyan
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    adri.nyan

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    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…

  • Molotov Bailey
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    Molotov Bailey

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    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…

  • EMMA (New Mexico)
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    EMMA (New Mexico)

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    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…

  • Buffalo’s Best Batman (Buffalo, NY)

    Buffalo’s Best Batman (Buffalo, NY)

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    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…

  • Project Bazooka (Los Angeles,  CA)

    Project Bazooka (Los Angeles, CA)

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    (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…

  • @alia_vera
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    @alia_vera

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    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…

  • @vakermaker (Dallas, TX)
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    @vakermaker (Dallas, TX)

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    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…