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Things To Do In London In May If You Like Comics And Burlesque
Rian Hughes, Bleeding Cool's Jessica Kemp, Jessica Martin, Chrissie Nicholson-Wild of Curve Couture and more will be exhibiting together at the London Burlesque Fest forthe Big Burlesque Day Out in May 24th. Rian Hughes, best known for drawing Grant Morrison's Dare, designing the Forbidden Planet logo (and the current Valiant logo) as well as lots of[...]
The Ten Dollar Burlesque Cosplay Calandar
I'm sorry, it's the topless Cylon that just gets me. Welcome to Eileen Stagg's 2014 Cosplay Calendar, featuring burlesque cosplay, which includes some fine designs for Angela, Death, Zatanna and more Wonderful clothes but… not that many of them. Oh and since we're over two weeks into the first of the month, it's down from $25 to[...]
Don't Blink: A Doctor Who Burlesque
Perhaps THE question–the first question, the question that must never be answered, hidden in plain sight: What if the centuries-old alien time traveler WAS an attractive young woman? The answer finally comes courtesy of the Gorilla Tango Theatre's fantastic revue Don't Blink: A Doctor Who Burlesque Joining the company's burlesque repertoire of such pulchritudinous parodies as the[...]
Bleeding Cool Challenge: Redesign Khandie Khisses
So obviously we were going to try it again. Khandie Khisses is a British burlesque dancer, ex-Royal Air Forces, whe was picked by Alan Moore to perform at his fiftieth birthday celebrations, then she cover-featured in Dodgem Logic and recently was one of the cast members of his film Jimmy's End. She's manned stalls at Kapow! (where[...]
Rian Hughes' Burlesque Gallery And Introduction To Soho Dives, Soho Divas
Designer, cartoonist and comic creator extraordinaire Rian Hughes has created a series of portraits of London's burlesque performers, including sketches from life, graphic illustrations and paintings in a variety of media and styles Here is the introduction to Image Comics' upcoming Soho Dives, Soho Divas, for November. I'm sure that, like me, you're wary of unsolicited[...]
Geek Girl Burlesque Takes Cosplay To A New Level
Burlesque is one of those performance art forms that is want to cause controversy Some see it as plain stripping, that there is no difference, and anyone who thinks different is fooling themselves But I see it as far more playful, the intent is certainly different even if not all of the audience appreciates it[...]
Batman Live! – The Khandie Khisses Review
Or could it be the constant squeals of excited fans had deafened me slightly (I was one of them). As a burlesque performer my eye was instantly drawn to the costuming (once I got over the hunk of rubber of Bat meat) and considering how much money had clearly gone into this production I[...]