#SDCC: Zombie Walk Hit and Run, Crowd Attacks Deaf Family’s Car
http://m.deadline.com/2014/07/comic-con-hit-and-run-zombie-march/ Comic-Con: Woman Hit By Car During Zombie Walk; Costumed Crowd Attacks Deaf Family’s Vehicle
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Martha Thomases: That San Diego Con
It’s that time of year again. All the cool kids are getting ready to go to the San Diego Comic-Con. And by “cool kids,” I mean people who are younger, stronger and more patient than me. Every year, I kvetch about Comic-Con. And every year, I kind of want to go. I mean, not go…
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OK, NOBODY Shows This My Little Pony-Transformers Cosplay To IDW
You know they’ll try go get a miniseries out of this if they can. http://io9.com/sexy-my-little-pony-transformer-body-paint-cosplay-cann-1584870804 My thoughts upon seeing this picture, in order: 1) AAAAAAAAA THOSE EYES. 2) It’s actually extremely well done. 3) What does it transform into? A regular pony, I guess? 4) AAAAAAA THAT MOUTH IT’S GOING TO DEVOUR MY SOUL. 5)…
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Emily S. Whitten: ComicCon Prep 101
Convention season is upon us, y’all! Well actually, convention season is sort of year round these days. As Jim Zub observed recently, “There are now so many conventions that you can’t even attend the ‘best’ ones. Too many great shows.” Too true. And technically for me, convention season started with Awesome Con DC, for which…
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Mad Scientist Builds A Wrist-Mounted Flame Thrower Like X-Men
http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/29/our-new-favorite-mad-scientist-builds-a-terrifying-wrist-mounted-flame-thrower-in-his-garage/?ncid=rss&source=gravity&cps=gravity Insane garage mad scientist Colin Furze promised three absurd X-Men themed projects by the end of the month — and man, has he delivered. First came his.. Did you ever get the impression that escalation in cosplaying has gone a bit too far?
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Travis Miller: Costuming Our Suspension of Belief
If there is one thing that sets the superhero genre apart from its cousins – science fiction, detective/mystery, fantasy and mythology – it is the garish costumes our heroes and villains wear. The practice dates back to the inception of superheroes, even in western comics like The Lone Ranger, to bring in young readers with…
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Martha Thomases: Cosplay Around The Clock?
My friend Connie went to see the cherry blossoms at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden last weekend. She couldn’t wait to tell me about it. Apparently, it is common for people of Japanese heritage – or people who admire Japanese heritage – to wear traditional dress for this occasion, and she had looked forward to seeing…
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It’s Friday Night… let’s party!
http://gaynerd616.tumblr.com/post/76628128529/rule-63-storm-cosplay Rule 63 Storm Cosplay
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Tweeks WonderCon 2014 Report!
Our dynamic duo hit up WonderCon in Anaheim this past weekend repping their fangirl geekdom and will not be deterred by the chauvinist backlash currently creeping in some corners of comic culture. Also, they give quick definitions of what cons and cosplay are for the muggles in their audience.
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Martha Thomases: Like A Virgin
I don’t like to brag, but over the weekend, I deflowered three virgins. Oh, who am I kidding? I love to brag. Lest you think my sex life is more interesting than it actually is, I mean the above statement metaphorically. As you know if your’e female, breaking in virgins isn’t really that entertaining. Instead,…
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Martha Thomases: It’s No Longer Your Mother’s Verisimilitude
When Siegel and Shuster first designed Superman’s costume they didn’t have other superhero costumes to copy. Instead they modeled his outfit on circus performers, which made sense. Circus performers needed outfits that sparkled, that attracted the eyes of the audience, but also were flexible enough to permit them to perform their amazing feats. In case…
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Martha Thomases: Sexual Assault and Cosplay
My colleague, Kate Kotler, has assembled a list of articles about the continuing harassment of women at comic book conventions and other gatherings of fans. I’m late to this party, but that’s because I’m conflicted. There are many more cosplayers at conventions than there were when I first started to go. There are many more…
