Cosplay

We’d Like This Aliens Cosplay In Bay 12, Please

I covered this earlier in the year when it was just a make-up test, but ver1sa’s Ripley (from Aliens) cosplay is now done and it’s just the best. She even got a Jones! All photos by kmitenkova You can see more of ver1sa’s work at her DeviantArt page

Women Sported Some Killer Overwatch Cosplay At Baltimore’s Otakon

Last weekend, I hopped a train to Baltimore to report at Otakon, an anime convention with upwards of 20,000 attendees, many of whom were decked out in mind-meltingly good cosplay. One thing I noticed was that, on the whole, Otakon’s women were absolutely killing it cosplaying Overwatch heroes. One of Overwatch’s main draws is its…

Venusaur gets a lot of flak for being a gross, warty toad who’s kind of trash after the third Pokémon gym. He’s also my favorite Pokémon (fight me). At Otakon last Saturday, Chelsea (@lordcreepypeepee) cosplayed the cutest damn Venusaur I’ve ever seen. Now, look me in the eye and tell me Venusaur isn’t the very…

Warhammer 40K Cosplay Is Ready To Die For The Emperor

Decked out in armour and weapons made by Wulfgar Weapons & Props, this group of fans hit Gencon last week with some of the best 40K cosplay I have ever seen. The armour. The weapons. The fur. It’s all perfect The crew won “best in show” at Gencon’s cosplay competition. There were seven of them,…

It’s Summer And Time To Cosplay In Japan

Every August, the twice-yearly Comic Market gets underway in Tokyo. Besides fan-created comics, it draws numerous cosplayers who brave the heat to show off their outfits. Tokyo gets incredibly hot in August, so big respect to the cosplayers in the heavier outfits. Comic Market cosplay is always a good gauge to see what’s popular in…

Overwatch Cosplay Never Dies

I’m biased here, since she’s my main, but Mercy has the best in a game full of great character designs. So of course, when someone pulls off quality Mercy cosplay, it’s a sight to behold. And this is a sight to behold. Check out the detail on Shappi’s costume here! The panels on the armour,…

Cosplaying As A Character From A Game That’s Not Even Out Yet

We’ve already seen some Horizon Zero Dawn cosplay, but here’s some more, shot in one of the only places that can match the game’s demo for its “giant trees and snowy mountains” look: Norway. Aloy (the character) is by Ibelinn Cosplay, while the photos are by Katrix Media Site Ibelinn says it took over three…

Tracer vs Widowmaker

Jannet “Incosplay” Vinogradova and Ardsami know what the kids like in their Overwatch fiction. It’s butts. They like butts. We’ve seen Vinogradova’s Widowmaker before; it’s one of the very best pieces of Overwatch cosplay on the planet. Here’s a new shot of it:

When Star Wars Cosplay Is Better Than The Movie

While he’s one of the more impressive creature costumes in The Force Awakens, Grummgar spends his entire on-screen time sitting on the couch. Unlike this cosplay, which can get up and move around and do space mercenary stuff wherever the hell it wants. Of course, this kind of quality is no surprise: it’s by Julian…

Such never dying. Wow. UPDATE:

Now This Is A Good Transformers Movie

When I opened an email about a “Transformers cosplay fan film”, I feared the worst. A CG-filled compilation of cringe, with bad Stan Bush covers. Nope. Turned out it was the opposite. GENERATION 1 is the perfect celebration of a corny cartoon, it’s giant heads and emphatic gestures nailing the goofy tone of the original…

Some Unexpected Cosplay At A Recent Donald Trump Rally

It was surprising enough when your vacationing editor-in-chief discovered last Thursday that Donald Trump was also in Portland, Maine and was about to give a speech a few blocks away. It was even more surprising when the people picketing outside the rally turned out to include a guy dressed as a Captain America villain. The…

“Kawaii, Kawaii, Kawaii”

Photographer Felix Wong took this shot of Dunkmasterx and SOL XXV – CW at Otakuthon on the weekend. Nice legs, guys.

Cosplayer Arrested For Bringing Fake Gun On Train

Cosplayer William “Billy” Morris was on his way to a cosplay shoot in NYC on Saturday when, planning to cosplay at the event, he hopped onto a train. He probably shouldn’t have taken his fake rifle with him. Dressed as Suicide Squad’s Col. Rick Flag, Morris had the very real-looking modified air rifle (pictured above)…

The Best Resident Evil Cosplay Of 2016

Nothing will top this. Nothing. That is, unless cosplayer Gaidoes another outfit, then maybe it will be surpassed. If not, this cosplay of William Birkin’s Stage 1 transformation will safely secure the top spot. If this looks familiar, that’s because Gai previously did Birkin’s Stage 2 transformation. Japanese website Gigazine took the above images. Ditto…

The Power Of Cosplay Make-Up

I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve posted some quality cosplay here and some commenter has wailed “oh that’s PHOTOSHOP” when, in reality, most of the visual sorcery is actually taking place thanks to some amazing make-up work. This shot above is a good example of how that work is done. Alyson Tabbitha,…

More A-Mei-Zing Overwatch Cosplay

Still not sorry Cosplay by Henchwench, photos by R.A Photography Like…this is absolutely perfect. From the fur to the quality of the props and accessories, I cannot see how you can do Mei better than this. UPDATE: It can’t get better, but it can get just as good. Cosplay by Bananzers, photo by Mojo

Mr. Harley Quinn

This is not-wild with some sharp genderbending on Suicide Squad’s Harley Quinn design. Photo by jotape Vaz

Bad Girls

Surprise, Suicide Squad sucks. Here’s some quality DC villain cosplay to start to set things right. Harley Quinn is Ryoko-demon, Poison Ivy is Reiand Catwoman is Yaya Han. Photos by Kifir

Nothing like some Slam Dunk cosplay to end a rough day with. Cosplay by Drefan Cosplay, Kenneth “Lilaeroplane” Ting, Skyy, Gurei & Kuroki Renn. Photo by Vaxzone