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Our Senior Cosplay Correspondent at Bleeding Cool, Ian Mageto, gives you his most sage advice, oh cosplayers, on your upcoming year We who do not learn from the past are destined to repeat it Push your comfort zones and branch out artistically to make it a great 2014! [youtube]http://youtu.be/Fl84eqO6BZU[/youtube] [...]

Ian Mageto, Bleeding Cool's Senior Cosplay Correspondent writes: It's the final installment of Bleeding Cosplay in 2013 and it's going to be hard to top the effusive brilliance of plenty of the cosplay this year, but it's time to set the bar even higher for 2014 You can check out all our previous editions of[...]

The cosplay industry is growing in leaps and bounds We're seeing TV shows, Calendars and even on-line tutorials on how to make your own costumes But what do you do when you've got a costume you don't want anymore? You could re-purpose it You could pass it on to family or friends You could sell[...]

Ian Mageto, Bleeding Cool's Senior Cosplay Correspondent writes: This week's Bleeding Cosplay is a special holiday edition that is not only larger but we feature some of our favorite characters in their most festive outfits If you would like to have your work featured please send a high resolution image to crazycozplay@gmail.com  as well as any links[...]

Bethany Maddock is a cosplayer and artist from the East Coast You'e probably seen her at one of the major conventions dressed as either Captain Marvel, Domino, Arkham City Catwoman, Juliet Starling, Killer Frost, Scorpion or one of the other characters she brings to life. Besides wearing the costumes, she crafts them and has decided to[...]

While on their journey an alien armada is planning to attack earth and after seeing the group in their cosplay costumes, think they are earth's greatest warriors To conquer earth, the aliens feel they must first eliminate the threat of these warriors Thus begins a crazy whirlwind adventure that is – GET TO THE CON. This[...]

Ian Mageto, Bleeding Cool's Senior Cosplay Correspondent writes: Seemingly over the last two decades, the world of cosplay has exploded Which was once the hobby of a few super fans has grown into a phenomenon that has spawned international competitions, internet celebrities, and national televisions shows Each week Bleeding Cosplay senior cosplay correspondent Ian Mageto features[...]

Ian Mageto, our Bleeding Cosplay columnist and cosplay photographer extraordinaire decided to bring us a special gift this season–several videos that sum things up for 2013 Here he's digging deep to bring us a monumental declaration, the Top Ten Comic Costumes of 2013 Enjoy And stay tuned for his future videos set to amuse and[...]

Imagine you're a Cosplayer and you dress up as Superman You've got a crowd around you and you want to put on a good show Now image you could touch a button and the famous John Williams score starts to play Or you're Wolverine and when you slide out your claws, a loud "Snikt" fills[...]

Do you remember Stan Lee's show, Who Wants To Be A Superhero? It was sort of the first real televised look at cosplayers… if the cosplayers believed they were really superheroes that is Did you ever wonder what happened to the contestants on the show? For one particular contestant, Tonatzin Mondragon… it left her jonesing to[...]

Ian Mageto writes: Over the last two decades, the world of cosplay has exploded Which was once the hobby of a few super fans has grown into a phenomenon that has spawned international competitions, internet celebrities, and national televisions shows Each week Bleeding Cosplay Senior Cosplay Correspondent Ian Mageto features individuals who not only love cosplay[...]

An Ex Machina cosplayer… A short while back, Bleeding Cool came under attack from comic creator Tony Harris after we ran his thoughts on cosplayers, as he had asked people to do. "And lastly, Bleeding Cool, and Rich Johnston are Shithead, scumbags, and this isnt the first time his camp has come after me[...]

He is often seen at comic conventions on Artists Alley, and has a sideline in arranging cosplayer photoshoots. Bleeding Cool has seen paperwork that shows a restraining order in a category of domestic violence has been successfully placed against Rick, to protect another comic creator. The order states that Rick must stay at least 300 feet away[...]

From all appearance, the cosplay community for NCC is lively and deadly serious about costuming Fansite MightyVille kindly posted their photo record of the con and Nicole Deen captured her subjects in the wild in top form Here's a selection of some of her wily and fantastic prey. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width:[...]

Ian Mageto writes: Over the last two decades, the world of cosplay has exploded Which was once the hobby of a few super fans has grown into a phenomenon that has spawned international competitions, internet celebrities, and national televisions shows Each week Bleeding Cosplay Senior Cosplay Correspondent Ian Mageto features individuals who not only love cosplay[...]

Ian Mageto writes; Seemingly over night the last two decades, the world of cosplay has exploded Which was once the hobby of a few super fans has grown into a phenomenon that has spawned international comeptitions, internet celebrities, and national televisions shows Each week Bleeding Cosplay senior cosplay correspondent Ian Mageto features individuals who not only love[...]

Archery is big in the cosplay world… saw a large number of bows being carried about from Arrow, Hawkeye, Avatar, Hunger Games, Lord of the Rings, etc Second, if you go to the show next year, definitely eat at Famous Dave's and avoid the hot dogs in the convention center And, as would be expected,[...]

Ian Mageto writes; Seemingly over night the last two decades, the world of cosplay has exploded Which was once the hobby of a few super fans has grown into a phenomenon that has spawned international comeptitions, internet celebrities, and national televisions shows Each week Bleeding Cosplay senior cosplay correspondent Ian Mageto features individuals who not only[...]

Ian Mageto, Bleeding Cool's Senior Cosplay Correspondent writes; Seemingly over night the last two decades, the world of cosplay has exploded Which was once the hobby of a few super fans has grown into a phenomenon that has spawned international comeptitions, internet celebrities, and national televisions shows Each week Bleeding Cosplay senior cosplay correspondent Ian Mageto[...]

In response to a lot of comments about the inappropriate nature of his interviews in the past, so Mediocre Films went to this year's Comikaze in Los Angeles to film some more respectful interviews with cosplayers. I'm not quite sure he got the issue at hand… so here's a brief reminder of what the Man Banter[...]

Michele Brittany writes for Bleeding Cool from Comikaze: Where would the comic cons be if there were no cosplayers or very few? I've been to a few small comic book shows in the past and the level of energy and excitement seemed to be absent Cosplayers bring a sense of playfulness and magic to the cons[...]

(Supernatural & Troublesome Ectoplasmic Apparition Management) members, Sheyne Fleischer and Andrew Fogel; cosplayer, Bethany Seagrave; Black Hand Mercantile costumer, Johnny Bias; and moderator Dina Kampmeyer (a.k.a Lady Steam). I have seen cosplayers with the familiar embellishments (you know, goggles, corsets, boots with buckles, bustles, et al), but I wondered how did they fit together into a[...]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96mhC_HMtss Oh Patrick Willems and the Afterwas They Will Explode crew... Is this what you spent your New York Comic Con

Last weekend, The Core in Cedar Falla, Iowa, held a costume competition for the Hallowe'en Comic Fest free comic giveaway day. They weren't alone, many

Carl Martin makes a short film every year to showcase his Hallowe'en costume. This year, it's the lead character from Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martin's

"She's a girl warrior, which is neat 'cause there's not too many." - Emily, dressed as Xena, at NYCC. Thanks to Patrick Willems and Kendra Pettis.

Escape Pod Comics in Huntington, Long Island, have become known for their "cosplay Sunday" events in the recent past Well, this weekend on Sunday things are going Halloween-themed and breaking into a full-day series of events from free Comicsfest comics, to cosplayers, cosplay demos, live model drawing, and an art auction. What they got up to[...]

Her first comic con – and we could see the cosplay from the cable car as it swung its way across the Thames. This was meant to be the light day… MCM has expanded this year, taking in the whole of the Expo and as a result able to run ticket entry on the door, allowing[...]

Senior Cosplay Correspondent Endymion Mageto brings you a mega gallery of the best cosplayers from New York Comic Con Check out his Saturday coverage of Day 4 at NYCC.  Also see his cosplay photo galleries from day 3, day 2 and day 1… that's over 800 cosplay photos in total And each a real gem! #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1[...]

Its almost 40 minutes long which may make it the longest cosplay video ever… [youtube]http://youtu.be/Rpj66oAYzrA[/youtube] The folks at Beat Down Boogie shared their Dragon Con video with us Its almost 40 minutes long which may make it the longest cosplay video ever… [youtube]http://youtu.be/Rpj66oAYzrA[/youtube] [...]