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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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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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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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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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A7L Props (Huntsville, AL)
Written : Zippy Wayne Neumaier (A7L Props), a cosplayer, teacher, cancer survivor, and a veritable rocket scientist by day, had just seen the announcement of the Artemis II crew, the second scheduled mission of NASA’s Artemis program and the first scheduled crewed mission of NASA’s Orion spacecraft, within an hour or more prior to our…
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Rethink Cosplay (New York, NY)
Written : Zippy / Photo : Felix Wong Ariel Krupnik, aka Rethink Cosplay, creates elaborate and unique cosplays that not only make you do a double take in person but also often go viral. Most recently Krupnik’s floating Dr. Strange cosplay, complete with extra-arms and an inter-dimensional portal, made several “Best of New York Comic…
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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…
