Over the past decade, cosplay has exploded in popularity. Once a niche pursuit of folks at the fringes of fandom, it’s now a worldwide industry, attracting countless new devotees and fans every single day. In that time, our coverage—and my coverage in particular—of cosplay has evolved as well, to the point where I’ve gone from…
It’s hot. It was raining ten minutes ago and I’ve just returned from touching up my smudged makeup in the bathroom — only to start sweating it off again the minute I get outside. I’m waiting for my friend who has spent the whole morning applying her full body paint, only now arriving at the…
New Vegas’ Beatrix Russell and an Enclave goon have one week left until Fallout 4. They will be spending it like a lot of other folks: waiting at the bar. Beatrix is elenasamko, Enclave soldier is Ilya Solopov, photo by fillakteriart
Fuelled by advertising and the expansion of nerd culture, cosplay has quietly but comprehensively taken over Halloween. Once was a time that people would only dress up as spooky shit. Ghosts, monsters, that kind of stuff. Which made sense, since Halloween has its roots in remembering the dead! These days, that adherence has given way…
Inside Out heads outside. Disgust is Ladylili, Anger is Djaden Fury, Sadness is Pandora Clemy and Joy is Clef
That’s a compliment, mind you, since the Lady of the Woods is intentionally a super gross character. Cosplay by Elena Nerium Oleander, photos by Fillakteria
When Hollywood effects master Rick Baker wants to help make his family some Halloween costumes, everybody comes out having a better day. Baker—famous for his work on Thriller, An American Werewolf in London and Men in Black—and his family decided to go with a Joker theme this year, the exception being his wife Silvia, who…
Link, from Twilight Princess. Cosplay by LuxCosplay, photo by Melenea
San, from Princess Mononoke. Cosplay by MIUX-R
Mass Effect’s EDI. Photo by Supercharger. Cosplayer unknown.
Like those cool masks Destiny is offering for Halloween? Bill and Brittany Doran from Punished Props can show you how to bypass the game and make your own.
Cosplay superstars Rick and Dominique Boer were picked up by Ubisoft to do a little marketing for Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, filmed as they run around Antwerp doing old-timey things. Looking at their costumes here (and their acting), it’s not hard to see why. OK, so they’re not going to win any Academy Awards, but notice…
Remember Menchi, the cute little Chiba Inu we featured last Halloween? Menchi is back, and this year he’s kicking ass as Fox McCloud Before you ask, yes, he can barrell roll.
Don’t agree? Yeah, well, you know, that’s just, like, your opinion, man. Taken at a DragonCon parade, The Dude is Jeff Lester, while Walter is Mac Baugher. For the record, nobody was cosplaying as Steve Buscemi’s ashes. (via imgur)
We showed off Masazi’s Raiden outfit when it floored people at this year’s TGS, but in the meantime she’s gone and made this very cool short film with Rescue the Princess which really showcases what the suit (and helmet) can do. You can see more of Masazi’s cosplay at her Facebook page
The Witcher 3 is the best. Witcher 3 cosplay is the best. Like, Priscilla cosplay? Priscilla cosplay! Who would think/bother to cosplay as such a relatively minor character? Corneline would, because she knows there’s no such thing as a minor character in The Witcher 3
Look, I’m not trying to take anything away from Maul Cosplay and Maja Felicitas’ incredible work as Snake and Quiet respectively, but having actual live wolves in the shoot steals the show. We never actually find out what breed of hound the game’s D-Dog is, but when grown up he looks pretty wolfish, so these…
Fiora from Xenoblade Chronicles. Cosplay by Dusk Till Dawn
WAR and DEATH, in the flesh, taken at the Dutch Comic Con. Cosplay by Smurrie and Deathstrike. Photo by Arian_fotografie
Words elude me. What was already perfect is made moreso by the game on the badge. Photo by York in a Box. If you know the cosplayer, let me know!
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