cosplay Archives

I attended with some friends, and for the second year in a row decided to jump into the whole Cosplay arena The 'costume' I selected for Saturday was a take on the latex Bodypaint Venom (an admittedly much more amateur version than were featured on Bleeding Cool last week, dealing with pictures that were banned[...]

A black male Doctor Strange cosplay caused quite a fuss a few days ago, but a white female Doctor Strange takes on the role gets much less fuss Funny how that works. When it comes to cosplay I think we should go for infinite diversity in infinite combinations Night night. A black male Doctor Strange cosplay[...]

I am continuing to blame Kick Ass. Ex-military policeman Matthew Argintar, 23 from New Jersey, is a Real Life Super Hero. Dressed in a Batman-like face

I'm probably as guilty as many over seeing a black man cosplaying as Captain America and thinking "oh, a black Captain America" rather than just "oh, Captain America" From a Chinese Elvis to a male Slave Princess Leia, I notice the differences in terms of demographic between the person and the person portraying them. I think[...]

Coco said in the interview that Reddick was at Baltimore Comic-Con and wanted to fit in better there, so he bought the costume. Cosplay is spreading folks. Seriously, I understood about half of what I just wrote. Oakland Athletic's outfielder Josh Reddick has had a link to Spider-Man after this little number. Well, in a more reacent game[...]

Lil Johna writes for Bleeding Cool from the MCM Manchester Expo. First of all I have to say this was my first con, and I loved it, even though I was on my

I don't know if its down to gendercrunching exposes, feminist critiques or increased air conditioning in the Show Hall. But apparently at San Diego Comic

  What was once the staple of San Diego Comic Con cosplay, the Slave Leia costume, seems to have fallen foul of taste police of late At the show this year, there were very few… photographer Alex Wilson tracked one down for us, as well as a few fun friends… [...]

So here's a look at a few cosplay photographs, courtesy of Bleeding Cool's Joseph Salas and Nell Morrow… #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ And, thanks to Bleeding Cool, we found our own, our very own Jesse James being cosplayed on[...]

Only ten years ago, this headline and photograph would have been inconceivable. Evidence of a changing world - one that some will appreciate and some will

The cosplay of San Diego Comic Con 2012. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */   Courtesy of Bleeding Cool contributors Joshua Stone, Joe Salas, Mark Bourne, Louis Falcetti and, well, me The cosplay of San Diego Comic Con 2012. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1[...]

Light Skinned Males Wanted As Cosplayers For San Diego 8 The Writer Of Beetlejuice 2 Shares His Recipe 9 Ten Ways For Americans To Get To Know Jonathan Ross 10 Under The Skin Of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter With Director Timur Bekmembetov Thanks to Grace Randolph, Adi Tantimedh, Aaron Haaland, Jesse James, Eliot Cole, Jake Capps, Adam Messinger, Alistair[...]

It's often fun to take a quick spin around Craigslist before San Diego Comic Con. It's not clear why GT Events need lighter skinned males when they are to

He finds cosplayers who, in his opinion, have failed in their cosplaying efforts, takes a photo, then shows them off in the bar to fellow comic book professionals who laugh uproariously. And now, thanks to the magic of e-mail, and them landing in my inbox, you can be just like them! Silver is rubbing off there, fellow[...]

Here is Will Romine's Cosplay costume as Starro that he will be wearing for San Diego Comic Con… and the cover that inspired it!   Here is Will Romine's Cosplay costume as Starro that he will be wearing for San Diego Comic Con… and the cover that inspired it!   Here is Will Romine's Cosplay[...]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_72wqAS_K-s[/youtube] Thanks to Heri Mkocha, who gave us this collection of outdoor MCM London Expo cosplay snaps for this video featuring a cosplay rave at MCM London Expo a couple of weekends back. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_72wqAS_K-s[/youtube] Thanks to Heri Mkocha, who gave us this collection of outdoor MCM London Expo cosplay snaps for this video featuring a cosplay rave[...]

Thanks to Heri Mkocha for a great collection of  MCM London Cosplay photos and, for a change, taken in the bright British sunshine.  What a fantastic tonic for the rainy weather right now… Thanks to Heri Mkocha for a great collection of  MCM London Cosplay photos and, for a change, taken in the bright British[...]

Despite the restraining order. There's Cosplay and there is Cosplayers Jessica Nigri Tops the charts as not only one of the best Cossies in the state of Arizona but quite possibly one of the best on the planet Here Facebook tops 114,000+ fans and she is one of the most recognized Cossies at any show Over[...]

Check out the cosplay fun… and a few epic photobombs, as well (keep your eye out for them). #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ More awesomeness from Phoenix Comicon, courtesy of Keith and Rich[...]

It's the second day of cosplay fun at Phoenix Comicon! The number of folks in costume was a bit overwhelming The photos here only represent probably 1% of what was actually out there More photos to come! #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left:[...]

Enjoy this selection of cosplayers from Phoenix Comicon My apologies for those that came out a bit on the blurry side; I'll endeavor to get many more pics with much greater clarity tomorrow! #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ [...]

But also had quite a lot of cosplay action to deal with… #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ The day before the Phoenix Comic Con, Phoenix baseball team the Diamondbacks played the Los Angeles Dodgers, and won[...]

And they are about to reintroduce a previously existing DC character who was previously straight and now will be "one of our most prominent gay characters." When Cosplay Goes Wrong Today at Kapow, DC announced that they would be taking an existing character and rebooting them as a very prominent gay DC character I wonder if Kapow[...]

We present, for your viewing enjoyment, a selection of photos taken at Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo 2012!  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpHgBsUi6CM Surely... surely this muct be cheaper than the CGI that Marvel Studios use in the movies? Snap him up, folk,

Alex Wilson begins our C2E2 cosplay journey with a TikiStormtrooper… Taylor Ramsey writes; This year's C2E2 had a really eclectic batch of costumes ranging from outstanding to outstandingly awful Zombies are big again and Time Lords too, with some really creative costumes While there were many that should really just get an A for effort, some of[...]

Octavia De La Rosa is taking pictures at C2E2 for Bleeding Cool; Is it me... or is Rorschach smiling? Like in the Saturday Watchmen cartoon! "I'm nutty!"

Thanks to Kristen Leigh, and her photographic skills at ECCC, here's a look at some rather fun cosplay and a little celebrity to boot… #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Thanks to Kristen Leigh, and her photographic skills at ECCC,[...]

Cosplay photographer Jay Tablante of the Phillippines is a bit of a Bleeding Cool favourite Here are a few of his latest cosplay works… Green Lantern Arisia Make-up: Ara Fernando Styling: Hannah Kim / Alodia Gosiengfiao Art Direction: Joe Dy / Tonypet Sarmiento CG Imaging: Genald Tungol Digital Imaging: Ghani Madueno Model: Alodia Gosiengfiao     A Cat and Her Loot Make-up: Yaya Han Hair: Ara Fernando Styling:[...]

BGZ Studios have pushed cosplay to new ends Taking Miracole nd turning her into a Dark Phoenix by setting her on fire And not just in Photoshop. BGZ Studios had been to considerable lengths in order to set up the stunt, to no avail But then luck struck And then struck out again He writes; I then[...]