Baltimore’s annual Animore convention went down over the weekend with all the usual comic and animation fun but with a Japanese twist. The convention is smaller in comparison to Baltimore’s Comic Con, Washington D.C.’s Awesome Con, and other more well-known cons of various cities and areas. But if you’re in the mood for a smaller…
If you are a geek who likes to dress up your face, we’ve got you covered. Here are some of the fantastic options out there: Harry Potter The Harry Potter fandom has a wide variety of options when it comes to makeup and makeup accessories. There are eyeshadows named after places and things in the…
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The Salt Lake Comic Con this past weekend was phenomenal, as always! There were magnificent panels and fun events, and there were so many great cosplays. One of the things I love about conventions like this one is the atmosphere. People of all different fandoms come together and build off of each other’s enthusiasm and…
The annual Baltimore Comic Con concluded Sunday. According to the event’s organizers, over 40,000 people attended the celebration. Both young and the old wandered the Baltimore Convention Center’s football sized arena floor amongst the cosplayers and countless comic vendors selling old classics as well as newer and lesser known comics while local comic book makers showcased…
Many of us are longtime gaming fans, but as new cosplayers, emulating your favorite video game character can be a huge undertaking. That’s why I want to talk about the top 5 video game closet cosplays that even newbies can make their own. They’re all pretty simple, recognizable, and a great way to start your…
Any geek can tell you how overwhelming your first cosplay experience can be, especially when you arrive at a convention and are surrounded by people in outfits they’ve worked hours on or, for those who have the money, had theirs commissioned by incredible artists. You’ll see cosplayers who have been doing this for years, some…
Nick Brick makes life size Halo weapons out of Legos. He doesn’t get his designs from a box, and he doesn’t put them together using official directions like the ones found in the Lego kits we were used to putting together when we were kids. He has his own workshop where he uses his imagination…
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DragonCon, located in downtown Atlanta, is one of the largest pop-culture, multi-media conventions that focuses heavily fandoms, gaming, sci-fi, comics, and art! Sadly, DragonCon is over for this year, but we are bringing you a massive, exclusive gallery so that you can relive all of those amazing cosplays, special panels, and incredible displays! You won’t…
During this year’s annual Dragon Con pop culture convention in Atlanta, Georgia, cosplayers are teaming up with the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), sci-fi blog io9, and a coalition of fan communities to launch “Project Secret Identity,” a cosplay photo campaign to raise awareness about the importance of anonymity and privacy. For those who don’t know,…
For many, summer means three homework-less months of friends, vacationing, and long days spent by the pool. For others, it means the height of “con season”—the time of year during which most anime/video game connections take place. And where there’s a con, there’s going to be cosplayers. Of course, cons aren’t the only time when…
The anime and manga that has brought so many geeks into the anime world will be showing its latest cinematic masterpiece at local theaters in the U.S. It has been seventeen years since a new and epic Dragon Ball Z movie last graced a silver screen in Japan. With the success of this return to…
Despite our reputation as recluses, geeks are actually a really fun group of people. We channel the spirit of Peter Pan in that we never, ever grow up. Geeks enjoy watching cool movies, hanging out with passionate people, driving fast cars, and sometimes even dressing up at one of the giant costume parties we and…
There’s nothing like a good Doctor Who Cosplay. Why? Because there are so many creative options! Sure, you can choose to cosplay as one of the many Doctors, but why stop there? You can be one of the Doctor’s many nemesis’, or even the TARDIS itself! The opportunities are endless. Doctor Who Cosplay We…