Last week, a Racked article called “Meet the Woman Who Invented Cosplay” did the rounds (including on this site!). It argued that sci-fi pioneer Myrtle R. Douglas invented cosplay in the 1930s. It’s an interesting story, but the truth is a little older. The story’s heart is in the right place! As it primarily focuses,…
On Sunday night, Sexpo Australia—a massive sex expo held in Sydney—handed a staggering AUD$2000 cash prize to the winner of their first ever cosplay competition. The crowd whooped and cheered — in fact, the crowd helped to pick the winner by whooping and cheering. This isn’t a cosplay competition like any you’ve seen before, but…
This is Polish cosplayer Calypsen, as StarCraft’s/Heroes of the Storm’s Nova. Photos by Studio Zahora
Last week, the Facebook account of the Santa Fe Comic Con thought it was doing the right thing by promoting local cosplay at the expense of more famous out-of-town talent. Emphasis on thought. The communications meltdown that actually took place ended up a public relations shitstorm. Note: The convention deleted most of its Facebook comments…
Pretty much. Comic by Shubbabang
This is Maul, from Defcon Unlimited, a cosplay/stunt team from Europe. You might remember Maul from last year, when he didn’t just cosplay as Snake, but had to go get a real wolf Defcon’s latest effort is this Geralt ensemble, which took ages to put together. I’ve included detail shots of the suit because just…
Have you ever seen Might & Magic Heroes VII cosplay? I don’t think I have. I don’t think I’ll ever need to again after this, either. Germiaknocks it out of sight here, with everything from the armour to the shading being absolutely perfect
Inspired by some fan art, Michael Hibbison from Entelechy Props has cosplayed as Guy Fieri. If the TV “chef” was a radioactive ghoul from Fallout 4. You know. Ghoul Fieri There’s a long story behind it, which tells a tale of fan art, friendship, book signings (where Fieri actually signed a copy of the art)…
Senpai Studios have released the secondof their cosplayer showcase documentaries, this time focusing on Maiden Mallory. It’s a great look into what a cosplayer does behind the scenes, everything from inspiration to preparation.
Quite literally, since this is King Llane as he appears in the WarCraft movie. Cosplay by LadyAngelus (which technically makes this the Queen of WarCraft cosplay), photo by vaxzone
Say you’re at a cosplay convention. You’re walking around the con floor, strutting your stuff, and suddenly…your armour breaks. Or your shoe splits. Or your gauntlet falls off. Who you gonna call? This guy. Jacob LaRocca from Rocket Props has been cosplaying (and building stuff for others) for a few years now. But lately, he’s…
The Hacksmith, not content with packing a mere visual replica of Captain America’s shield, went 117 extra miles and made his electromagnetic, which means that it can attach/detach from his arm just like it does in the movies. (Note: he didn’t build the shield itself, that came from Machinaprops). Using a set of lithium-polymer batteries,…
That’s SKOWALZwith a pretty good Lara Croft, sitting nice and authentic in the jungle and…oh. Photographer Rob Logan shows that it doesn’t matter where the location for a shoot is, so long as it’s framed and cropped properly.
Old games never die. They just fade away…until someone comes back and cosplays as their half-vampire star. That someone in this case isIlona Shvets, from Ukraine, who gives zero fucks that Bloodrayne never made it out of the 00s, paying homage with this killer cosplay shoot (via Cosplay Blog). Photos by Eva
For the last two years, cosplayer and props builder Eric Newgard has been recreating weapons from Destiny. The results are spectacular. From Gjallarhorn to Fatebringer, swords to loot chests, he’s produced (with help from some friends, including Zander Brandt, who we’ve featured here before) weapons that look like something that should be hung on the…
That’s not an insanely detailed Hot Toys figure up there. Nor is it the product of a big-time Hollywood special effects division. This here Ant-Man costume was made by two very talented people. Rick Louis is the guy wearing the Ant-Man get-up in the video above, which was crafted by Eliza Eldredge of the Eldritch…
Pixel Titans, the developers of throwback shooter Strafe, commissioned Harrison Krix to build this replica of one of the game’s weapons for them to give to a fan. Below is the actual in-game model for comparison. It’s always great seeing a project like this go from: to: to: There’sa full write-up and way more pics…
We get a lot of Rey, Finn and Kylo Ren cosplay around here, but master props builder Shawn Thorsson has turned his eye towards one of the cooler and more obscure designs from Force Awakens: the new TIE pilots. Beginning with 3D models, Thorsson built a few suits from scratch, making everything from the helmets…
Looks like metal, doesn’t it? Iron Mark Props’ suit is actually painted EVA foam, cut to perfection to give that real nice “fitted” look. We’ve seen some good Iron Man cosplay here before, some of it downright spectacular, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen one fit as perfectly as Robert Downey’s CG. If you…
This is Michael “Knightmage” Wilson as Afro Samurai. The outfit is great, but it’s that cel-shaded make-up that really ties it all together. And, you know, the wig. Photos by Gwendolyn Graham and Black Apple Studios
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