Cosplay

Kid Dresses As Jawa, Steals Hearts, Not Droids

You know a costume is awesome when it lets you forgive someone for taking a video in portrait mode. Chris Hirano made this outfit for his daughter for Halloween, and in addition to looking great it also had some neat effects like a soundboard so she could shuffle around making authentic jawa noises. Whether she…

Krang Cosplay Is Perfect, Wins Halloween

From head-to-toe, the only way this Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cosplay could have been any more authentic is if guimancreativehad stacked on 30 pounds. What I love is that it’s not just an amazing costume (and example of props work, given the fact Krang himself lights up), it’s brave. If I was going to cosplay…

Cosplay by Josh Narvett, photo by Vincent Buckley

Two Great Cosplay Books In One Month? It Must Be (Almost) Christmas

Eric Ng, aka BigWhiteBazooka, is one of the best cosplay photographers on Earth. So his new book, full of his best work over the years, is definitely worth checking out. I got a copy the other day, and was surprised by how quality the book itself is. If you’ve seen Eric’s work you’ll know that…

Not Every Uruk Lives In The Shadow Of Mordor

Some just enjoy a nice cup of grog in the morning sun. Cosplay by Red-Dragon-Lord, photo by Chris Hull

Cute Dog Cosplays As Link, Professor Layton (!)

Reader PKGINGOhas a Shiba Inu, Menchi, and last year the pooch dressed as Link for Halloween. This year? Professor Layton. This is the coolest dog I have never met.

The Best Cosplay From London Film and Comic Con Winter 2014

Worth a watch, if only for the fact a pair went as Russell and Mr. Frederickson from Up.

Damn straight this is Heavenly Sword cosplay. Rainer-T is Nariko, photo by Vaxzone

This counts as roundabout Julie Andrews cosplay in my books, which makes it awesome. It’s Matsu-Sotome as Shrek 2’s Fairy Godmother. Photo by Pugoffka-sama.

The Great Cosplay Road Trip

Four of the world’s best cosplay photographers, and a bunch of the world’s best cosplayers, are teaming up to take the art – normally enjoyed at cons or specific shoots – on a great American road trip. Similar to Anna Fischer’sWild Places, which photographs cosplayers in unique and remote spots (withamazing results), this campaign –…

Cosplay by Li Kovacs, photo by ljinto. (via Pixalry)

New Assassin’s Creed Cosplay Is Just Perfect

Reprising their partnershipfrom previous games, Dutch cosplayers (and husband-and-wife team) Rick and Dominique Boer have absolutely nailed the look of the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Unity. If the pics aren’t enough,photographer Anne-Fleur Boortman also switched to video mode while shooting, and made this neat little “trailer” as well.

The Art Of Building Real Video Game Weapons

Cosplay isn’t just about wearing costumes. A lot of the time stuff like weapons and armour is required, and it’s times like that you need to call a guy like Bill Doran. Bill – a cosplayer himself – works under the name Punished Props, and makes a living (yes, this is his job) building and…

Cosplayer’s Day Jobs vs Cosplayer’s Fancy Outfits

Seeing as you only ever see them in pictures on the internet, in costume, it’s easy to forget that cosplayers aren’t always cosplaying. They’re grown human beings, and grown human beings have jobs. That’s not the news here. Deep down, you knew that. What’s cool about this Buzzfeed gallery (taken at the New York Comic…

Avengers Wedding Proposal Gets Black Widow, Hawkeye Together

Just in case fanfic writers needed any more inspiration to shack this pair up, at this year’s Dragon Con two Avengers cosplayers, Mike and Tracy, got engaged as Hawkeye and Black Widow respectively. As you can see in the gallery, what starts out as a regular cosplay photoshoot gets real when Hawkeye drops to one…

Lara Croft. Cosplay by IthinkIwasInHeaven, photo by MFZ

Mass Effect’s Miranda Lawson. Cosplay by KassandraLeigh

Metroid Cosplay Is So Good It Might Be Witchcraft

There are a few ways you can make an impressive suit of cosplay armour. You could cast it. You could forge it. You could sculpt it! Or, you could do what Chelsea did here, and use the dark sorcery of 3D printers. Not everything here was made using a magic box, which is able to…

None Shall Pass This Awesome Monty Python Cosplay

This is Daniel, cosplaying as The Black Knight from Monty Python’s Holy Grail. He’s also known as the guy who won the Edmonton Expo.

Game Of Thrones: Killer Brienne Of Tarth Cosplay

That’s some impressive make-up work on the bear-fighting scar. Also, bravo for taking on a character that seems easy, but through stature and gear (and hair) is actually quite tough to get right. Cosplayer is Lightane, photo by Torremitsu