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Best Cosplay Ever (This Week): 03.09.15
Best Cosplay Ever (This Week): 03.09.15
Best Cosplay Ever (This Week): 03.09.15
Although cosplay has been present for decades within the comics, anime, and sci-fi/fantasy fandoms, social media has played an integral role in the thriving communities of costuming that exist, such as Cosplay.com and the Superhero Costuming Forum. Over the years, the cosplay community has evolved into a creative outlet for many fans to establish and showcase some impressive feats of homemade disguise, craftsmanship, and sartorial superheroics at conventions. In honor of the caped crusaders of the convention scene, ComicsAlliance has created Best Cosplay Ever (This Week), an ongoing collection of some of the most impeccable, creative, and clever costumes that we’ve discovered and assembled into a super-showcase of pure fan-devoted talent.
Halloween Cosplay At Silver Snail's Snailoween Party 2014
Halloween Cosplay At Silver Snail's Snailoween Party 2014
Halloween Cosplay At Silver Snail's Snailoween Party 2014
Cosplay always goes mainstream at Halloween, with the witch and ghost and vampire costumes of yesteryear making way on the streets, and at parties and bars, for the sort of pop culture costumes we're more used to seeing at conventions. These days, everyone wants to be Iron Man. But a lot of comic fans take pride in going the extra mile at Halloween, and nowhere is that more true than at Toronto's annual Snailoween Party, organized by local retailer Silver Snail Comics. Cosplay photographer Paul Hillier was on the scene to capture some of the finest outfits of the night, and he's agreed to let us share them here at ComicsAlliance.
Link Ink: Comics, Film/TV and Gaming News Links 10.15.14
Link Ink: Comics, Film/TV and Gaming News Links 10.15.14
Link Ink: Comics, Film/TV and Gaming News Links 10.15.14
Each weekday, ComicsAlliance brings you a carefully selected variety of links from around the web about comics and comics-related media, including movies, video games, toys, and whatever else might be worth noting. Quite frankly, these are items you may just need to know about to have a productive day. Take a look at today's hand-picked links after the jump.
Photo Gallery: The Cosplay Of New York Comic Con 2014, Part 4
Photo Gallery: The Cosplay Of New York Comic Con 2014, Part 4
Photo Gallery: The Cosplay Of New York Comic Con 2014, Part 4
As readers will know from our weekly Best Cosplay Ever feature, we're big fans of cosplay at ComicsAlliance. The comics, sci-fi, gaming, and fantasy communities have proved time and again their exceptional talents for homemade disguises and superheroic sartorial excellence, and all of their craft and skill will be on display this weekend at New York Comic-Con. Our chief cosplay correspondent Betty Felon is on hand to document as much of it as she can. Scroll down for some of the very finest cosplay from New York.
Photo Gallery: The Cosplay Of New York Comic Con 2014, Part 3
Photo Gallery: The Cosplay Of New York Comic Con 2014, Part 3
Photo Gallery: The Cosplay Of New York Comic Con 2014, Part 3
As readers will know from our weekly Best Cosplay Ever feature, we're big fans of cosplay at ComicsAlliance. The comics, sci-fi, gaming, and fantasy communities have proved time and again their exceptional talents for homemade disguises and superheroic sartorial excellence, and all of their craft and skill will be on display this weekend at New York Comic-Con...
Photo Gallery: The Cosplay Of New York Comic Con 2014, Part 2
Photo Gallery: The Cosplay Of New York Comic Con 2014, Part 2
Photo Gallery: The Cosplay Of New York Comic Con 2014, Part 2
As readers will know from our weekly Best Cosplay Ever feature, we're big fans of cosplay at ComicsAlliance. The comics, sci-fi, gaming, and fantasy communities have proved time and again their exceptional talents for homemade disguises and superheroic sartorial excellence, and all of their craft and skill will be on display this weekend at New York Comic-Con. Our chief cosplay correspondent Betty Felon is on hand to document as much of it as she can. Scroll down for some of the very finest cosplay from New York.
Photo Gallery: The Cosplay Of New York Comic Con 2014, Part 1
Photo Gallery: The Cosplay Of New York Comic Con 2014, Part 1
Photo Gallery: The Cosplay Of New York Comic Con 2014, Part 1
As readers will know from our weekly Best Cosplay Ever feature, we're big fans of cosplay at ComicsAlliance. The comics, sci-fi, gaming, and fantasy communities have proved time and again their exceptional talents for homemade disguises and superheroic sartorial excellence, and all of their craft and skill will be on display this weekend at New York Comic-Con. Our chief cosplay correspondent Betty Felon is on hand to document as much of it as she can. Scroll down for some of the very finest cosplay from New York.
The Power Of Great Superhero Costume Design
The Power Of Great Superhero Costume Design
The Power Of Great Superhero Costume Design
We live in a time of awesome superhero costumes in comics. The rise and rise of cosplay culture, the emergence of comic artists with a savvy understanding of fashion, and the slow diversification that's making heroes palatable to a broader audience, have all contributed to a costuming culture with more to offer than capes and pants. Superhero costumes have always been an asset to the industry, because iconography helps establish character and create a brand. But the value of costumes in reaching audiences and reinventing characters seems to be recognized now as never before, leading to the rise of artist-designers like Jamie McKelvie and Kris Anka, who don't even need to be on a particular book in order to be called in to make-over the characters. This is a great leap forward in understanding just what a good costume can do -- and the special skills required to do it.
Photo Gallery: Cosplay Of San Diego Comic Con 2014, Part 3
Photo Gallery: Cosplay Of San Diego Comic Con 2014, Part 3
Photo Gallery: Cosplay Of San Diego Comic Con 2014, Part 3
As you know from our weekly Best Cosplay Ever feature, we are big fans of cosplay at ComicsAlliance. The comics, sci-fi, gaming and fantasy communities’ talents for homemade disguises, craftsmanship, and sartorial superheroics are definitely on display this weekend at San Diego Comic-Con, and you’d better believe our own Pat Loika is on hand to document as much as he can. Scroll down for some exceptional examples of superheroic cosplaying talent that we spotted in San Diego!
Photo Gallery: Cosplay Of San Diego Comic Con 2014, Part 1
Photo Gallery: Cosplay Of San Diego Comic Con 2014, Part 1
Photo Gallery: Cosplay Of San Diego Comic Con 2014, Part 1
As you know from our weekly Best Cosplay Ever feature, we are big fans of cosplay at ComicsAlliance. The comics, sci-fi, gaming and fantasy communities’ talents for homemade disguises, craftsmanship, and sartorial superheroics are definitely on display this weekend at San Diego Comic-Con, and you’d better believe our own Pat Loika is on hand to document as much as he can. Scroll down for some exceptional examples of superheroic cosplaying talent that we spotted in San Diego!

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