Cosplay

Cosplay So Good It Jumps Straight Off The Silver Screen

During business hours, Manuel D’Andrea is a costume designer, crafting exquisite outfits for the screen and stage. In his spare time, though, he channels that expertise into his own cosplay, and it’s some of the best on the planet. We looked at one of Manuel’s shoots recently, but his body of work is so impressive…

When Football And Cosplay Come Together

Indulge me for a second, but yesterday saw a rare coming together of two of my favourite things in life: cosplay and Aston Villa Football Club. For the final game of the season, away at Spurs, Villa fans dropped the usual match-day attire and went dressed as plumbers, superheroes, cereal mascots and…crayons. It looks like…

Zoidberg Cosplay Is Up For Whatever

Using sculpting, molding and animatronics, effects artist Frank Ippolito and Tested have done excellent things with this Dr. Zoidberg outfit that was shown off at this year’s Wondercon.

This Will Never Get Old…

This makes Robin Williams’ Peter Pan look…well, worse than it already was. The pics here were taken by Cynthia Veekens. You can see more images from the shoot at her site. The cosplayer Manuel D’Andrea’s site is here

Fan Builds Real, Working Attack On Titan Swords

Yes, they actually work! Not just the cutting blade, but the blade replacement triggers as well. It’s not until you see the progress and interior shots that you realise how much work went into these things. If you want one of your own – and wherever you live would actually let this get sent through…

Don’t Sweat It, Pepper Potts Is Here To Save You

The talented Angela Bermudez, whose work we’ve featured before, knocks it out of the park once again with this Pepper Potts (in her R.E.S.C.U.E. armour) cosplay. The outfit, armour and make-up were all done by Angela herself, while the pics were taken by Erik Morales and Andres H. You can see more of Angela’s work…

VOLUS COSPLAY

YES. THIS. YES. Volus is Jerry LaRussa, while his Salarian buddy is Rebel Among The Stars. Pics are by Thomas Spanos, taken at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo.

Star Wars Invades American Airbase

Some scenes from Return of the Jedi were filmed around El Centro, California. So it’s only fitting that, for May 4, the 501st Legion descended on the local airbase to take a bunch of awesome photos.

Umbrella soldier cosplay by TonySpawn. Photo by Lumal

Where Does He Get All This Wonderful Batman Cosplay?

Smile-X Villain Co., based in Los Angeles, is a crew of cosplayers dedicated to bringing Batman (and his villains) to life. There’s around a dozen members, cosplaying as everyone from the Dark Knight himself to Two Face, The Riddler, Robin and even Black Mask. There’s so much fantastic work going on here I don’t even…

Classic Manga Looks More Modern In The Flesh

It’s not every day you get to see cosplay from classic manga series Magic Knight Rayearth. So let’s enjoy today for being the special snowflake that it is. Reader Devon and her friends Shannon & Audra went to Sakuracon as Umi, Hikaru and Fu from the 90s series. Photos by Indiglue

Of Race Relations, Doctor Who And Cosplay

There’s a general assumption that, when it comes to matters of race, parts of the cosplay community can sometimes be a little weird. Someone who’s black, for instance, might run into problems cosplaying as a white character. It’s not a widespread issue, nor is anyone trying to say that all cosplayers can be racist assholes,…

Oh Hi, Creepy/Awesome Pan’s Labyrinth Cosplay

Melanie Colley channels the surreal with this Faun outfit from Pan’s Labyrinth. If it looks complex and involved, that’s because it was, as you can see from these progress shots. You can see more shots of the costume on Melanie’s cosplay.com page

The Worst Movie, The Best Cosplay

Plan 9 From Outer Space cosplay! That’s awesome just for the subject matter, but the execution is even better. Cosplay by John Robert Price and Brandy Mason, photo by Jarod Kearney

Assassin’s Creed’s Aveline, by Sunymao. Photo by Byza

Let It Go, Guys

Photographer William Phan was at the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo to snap this battle of the ice masters.

2014: We Have Cosplay For A Game That’s Not Even Out Yet

Reader Pierre, a fan of Assassin’s Creed cosplay, has gone to the trouble of making an outfit for the series’ latest hero, a character we’ve barely seen and know nothing of. A little crazy, perhaps, but you’ve gotta admire his dedication! Especially since he went to the trouble of getting to the actual location depicted…

This Is Fallout, Just Not As You Know It

This isn’t just Fallout cosplay. This is Fallout LARP, a group of dedicated fans in the (where else) Czech Republic taking to some crummy old buildings and role-playing their own post-apocalyptic adventures. The 2014 edition will take place in August; these pics (taken by Tomas Felcman) and videos are from last year’s event. As you…

Cosplay So Amazing It Doesn’t Even Need Clothes

A traditional definition of cosplay, if such a thing even existed, would probably include some requirement to wear a costume. But you can sometimes achieve the same end result with nothing but make-up. MadeYewLook is a pro when it comes to make-up, so much so that she can transform herself into characters like Alice, the…

Johnny Bravo was at Wondercon? Bummed I wasn’t there. Cosplay by metalslimer, photo by Davann Srey