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Does it still count as cosplay if you spend nearly $1,000 on an official replica, or is that just looking really damn good? In any event, the object in question is one of the greatest accoutrements in all of science fiction and comics: the iconic red "capsule" jacket worn by Kaneda in AKIRA...

Brooklyn-based designer GoodWoodNYC pulls inspiration from the coolest kids in Riverdale in their latest collaboration with Archie Comics. Known for incorporating a unique style of engraved woodwork in all of their products, GoodWoodNYC further immortalizes the classic iconography of Archie and the gang in the form a modern collection of jewelry, accessories, and home decor...

I'm a total sucker for mod fashon, especially when mixed with a healthy dose of comic books, so I kind of freaked out when I came across this Mod Marvel cosplay group. These talented ladies gave some of Marvel's finest a mod makeover at last month's Dragon*Con in Atlanta, Georgia, creating some incredibly cute and wearable looks...

"I don't usually use the F word, but this is unF@#%ingbelievable," wrote Francesco Francavilla on Twitter early Monday morning. The comic book artist with a long list of credits including Zorro and Outlaw Territory awoke to discover that TeeFury... Read More ...

Artist community and marketplace RedBubble is holding a design contest for New York Comic Con 2011 in October. RedBubble is known for showcasing pop culture-inspired t-shirts designed by independent artists, many of which have been featured on TeeFury...

As what's been called "geek culture" continues to flourish within mainstream culture, the stigma once associated with being a "nerd" is quickly being replaced with an eagerness to proudly express one's inner geek on her sleeve -- for our purposes, literally...

With the popularity and abundance of online cosmetics tutorials and beauty blogs, many have found an outlet of self-expression through the art of cosmetology. From learning how to contour and accentuate facial features with standard cosmetics to complete transformations through the use of FX makeup, cosmetologists are extremely attentive to detail and form, not unlike studio artists...

Within the mass of enthusiastic fans at San Diego's Comic-Con International, there is always a selection of notable attendees who are dressed to impress both fellow nerds and fashionistas. These attendees straddle the line between couture and cosplay, putting their own stylish twist on a classic costume design or re-imagining mere objects of nerdy pop culture as wearable apparel (such as Jennifer

Check out this excellent Fantastic Four t-shirt design by the artist known as Mouse With Wings (or MWWS), submitted to Threadless but ultimately not chosen to become another of the company's fine pieces of geek apparel. We hope he doesn't give up on this theme and creates a new shirt based on Marko Djurdjevic's designs for Future Foundation, which of course includes Spider-Man...

For the past two weeks, ComicsAlliance's Chris Sims and David Uzumeri have been defending the much-maligned Batman & Robin movie, but even they couldn't say anything nice about the atrocious costume designs. But amazingly, as we learned from the original unused costume concepts posted online e by designer Miles Teves, it could've been worse. T...