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Kendra (Whitewater, WI)
Deadpool was one of the first comic book characters that I really connected with. The humor and antics were so funny, and it’s one of the only comic series that I collect. Well, I stumbled across the alternate universe timeline and that’s when I first saw Lady Deadpool, who’s just as awesome and badass! This…
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Rachel (New Orleans, LA)
When I first started cosplaying was a silly thing and only thought you could dress up on Halloween. After a few years of myself cosplaying, I told my mom that she should try it out with me for Halloween at least. We made her an Ursula cosplay from Disney’s The Little Mermaid and she suggested…
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@CosplayRepairMedic (Pittsburgh, PA)
How did I become a cosplay medic? I find we get this question a lot and it surprises people how far back this goes for me. When I was in high school I was a techie and stagehand, and after a particularly rough startup to my freshman year musical, I decided to put together a…
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CHIP (Chicago, IL)
My group of friends usually gets pretty into Halloween, so everyone wants to have a good costume. And through that I found it was fun to create costumes. I honestly haven’t made that many, but I am proud of my cell-shaded Cyril Figgis suit, from Archer. The Louis Tully helmet was constructed by my good…
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Jessica Nigri (Phoenix, AZ)
Hi. I’m Jessica Nigri. I’m 22 years old. I’m cosplaying. Since 2009 at San Diego Comic-Con. I like long walks on the beach. Actually my friend got me a badge to Comic-Con 2009 and I’ve always been like a huge nerd and like a big fan of stuff so I was actually a Pokemon. So…
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The Mending Medic (Raleigh, NC)
My favorite thing is people’s reactions when they realize that I have hot glue. It’s a mixture of disbelief and amazement, and I love it. Another awesome thing is hearing someone yell “MEDIC!” from across the convention center and come running over to get repairs. I’ve had some strange requests, like painting the insides of…
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Garrett (Los Angeles, CA)
My first experience attending a convention was in 2006 with a friend of mine. We just graduated high school and wanted to check out Anime Expo which was in Anaheim at the time before their move to Los Angeles. I had heard that people dressed up for these things so my friend’s mom made a…
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Matt (Anchorage, AK)
Remembering my childhood, I believe My Neighbor Totoro was my first anime feature film, didn’t mind the dubbed version until discovering subbed versions of animes in my high school years. My first con was Senshi Con 2007, and it was not only the biggest stress relief I needed but also opened my imagination of…
