One of the features we do here at Comic Impact is the monthly Cosplay Spotlight. The idea is to showcase people from every facet of this wonderful world of fandom we call, “Cosplay.” We believe in the fun of dressing up and want everyone who plays a part to be recognized. What is your name? My name is Tyler Scott Hoover but I go by a cosplaying nickname called TstunningSpidey (short for “The Stunning Spider-Man”) as well as my dancer alias B-boy T-Stunna. How many years of experience do you have and what got you into cosplay? Well as far as dressing up for fun and entertaining folks I’ve been cosplaying in that sense for as long as I can remember. I would make short films with my sister as a kid or with my friends. Wearing costumes to school was always fun. In terms of going to conventions I’ve been in the scene since the summer of 2013. What character/design are you most well known for? My most respected and well known cosplay is definitely Spider-Man. I cosplay in the numerous variations and attires of the Web-slinger such as his classic red & blue, Synbiote, Ben Reilly Sensational Spidey, […]
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One of the features we do here at Comic Impact is the monthly Cosplay Spotlight. The idea is to showcase people from every facet of this wonderful world of fandom we call, “Cosplay.” We believe in the fun of dressing up and want everyone who plays a part to be recognized. What is your name? My name is Jesse Fresco, but I have a facebook page called HARD Corps Bloodshot. How many years of experience do you have and what got you into cosplay? I’ve been cosplaying since September 2013. I got into cosplay simply due to my love of the character Bloodshot from Valiant. What character/design are you most well known for? I’m most well known for Bloodshot. As far as I know, I’m one of maybe two or three other people that has done that character, and the only one that has done the character at a convention. My favorite character design is of course Bloodshot, though I did enjoying doing Rai last year at NYCC 2014. That has a similar look but is much more complicated due to the Rising Sun flag on the chest. Did you know how to sew/fabricate before you started cosplaying? I didn’t […]
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Another Denver Comic Con has come and gone, this time, over the Memorial Day weekend. In only its fourth year, DCC had 101,500 attendees, up from 86,500 last year. To help make this possible, they rented some 500,000 square feet of the Convention Center — an increase of 20,000 square feet over last year, and just shy of the entire building. Even with an increase of size and numbers, the flow of traffic was handled well and congestion was kept to a minimum in comparison to other comparable conventions I’ve been to. The staff is still some of the friendliest I’ve dealt with and never seemed to get frustrated dealing with all the attendees.
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One of the features we do here at Comic Impact is the monthly Cosplay Spotlight. The idea is to showcase people from every facet of this wonderful world of fandom we call, “Cosplay.” We believe in the fun of dressing up and want everyone who plays a part to be recognized. What is your name? Nadya Anton How many years of experience do you have and what got you into cosplay? Since 2006 What character/design are you most well known for? Lady cyclops, lady gambit, jinx. Which is your favorite character/design? Samus aran, kenshin himura, dj sona. Did you know how to sew/fabricate before you started cosplaying? Not at all. How have your techniques improved over the years? They have been growing with time, I still need a lot to learn but I’m trying my best to get better. How long does it usually take and what’s your typical process to complete a costume? It depends of the difficulty of the cosplay a full armor costume takes 1-3 months just fabric 1-3 weeks. I choose the character, download images, study the character, make a list of materials, buy materials, start with fabric finish with accesories. Have you met any of […]
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One of the features we do here at Comic Impact is the monthly Cosplay Spotlight. The idea is to showcase people from every facet of this wonderful world of fandom we call, “Cosplay.” We believe in the fun of dressing up and want everyone who plays a part to be recognized. What is your name? Johnny Quest Cosplay aka John Quade How many years of experience do you have and what got you into cosplay? This is my second year in cosplay. My first con that I went to was C2E2 2013. I had been making Halloween costumes and things to wear for many years but never knew about cosplay. I decided that year to wear a shredder costume I made one day and the next day a flash costume. After being asked to take pictures with so many different people and seeing the joy in so many kids eyes I was hooked and never looked back. What character/design are you most well known for? I think I am most known for my Incredible Hulk costume that I competed in last years C2E2 Crown championship of Cosplay. Another I am pretty known for is Shredder from the new TMNT movie. […]
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Along with the panels and special guests, a big part of the fun of any big comic book convention is the fans. Many attendees travel from all over the globe to visit these conventions to express their passions, meet people from all over with similar interests, and dressing up as their favorite characters. The annually-held WonderCon kick off down in Anaheim, California, seemed a little light on the floor this Easter weekend, but that didn’t stop the many fans who came dressed up as someone from their favorite movie, television show, or comic book from all the photographers and photoshoots taking place outside of the con doors. I spent most of my time indoors, but I was still able to snap pics of some of the great costumes.
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Emerald City Comicon is the Northwest’s premiere pop culture convention. It keeps most of its focus around comics and is said that the founder wanted to model it around the East-coast’s successful Heroes Con. I have been every year since 2012 and I have to say that it does an excellent job melding worlds together and making it a con with something for everyone. I don’t typically go to any conventions for its TV or film presence, so ECCC is my favorite con of the year because of the comic talent it brings in. That being said, this is the first year that I did take advantage of the celebrity photo ops and autograph area to meet Hayley Atwell.
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One of the features we do here at Comic Impact is the monthly Cosplay Spotlight. The idea is to showcase people from every facet of this wonderful world of fandom we call, “Cosplay.” We believe in the fun of dressing up and want everyone who plays a part to be recognized. Who are you and how many people are a part of your team? I am an Artist/Product designer from New York, now residing in Shanghai. There are about 2-3 members of my team. How many years of experience do you have and what got you into the cosplay world? My experience is varied in different fields of 3 years Toy Product design, 5 in Advertising, 2 in Pepsico marketing and also being an Artist for 38 years! What character/design are you most well known for? Predator. I took that in reinvented it. Which is your favorite character/design? I’m not into one specific character but more the type of costume which is Battle Armor. So anything that falls into that category I’m into it be it machine like or organic. Did you know how to sew/fabricate before you started professionally? I know nothing about sewing nor fabricating, but I did […]
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One of the features we do here at Comic Impact is the monthly Cosplay Spotlight. The idea is to showcase people from every facet of this wonderful world of fandom we call, “Cosplay.” We believe in the fun of dressing up and want everyone who plays a part to be recognized. What is your name? Mia but I go by Ani-Mia How many years of experience do you have and what got you into cosplay? I’ve been cosplaying for 8 years now and got into it after I went to my first anime convention in 2007 and saw people cosplaying. It looked like so much fun and I love being crafty and creative so I instantly wanted to start cosplaying my favorite characters. What character/design are you most well known for? My Zatanna is the one that most people know but my Rogue was the first one of my costumes to end up on a number of geek sites when it first came out. Which is your favorite character/design? My favorite has always been Supergirl because the more I wore that costume the less shy I became and it made me more self-confident. Did you know how to sew/fabricate before […]
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One of the features we do here at Comic Impact is the monthly Cosplay Spotlight. The idea is to showcase people from every facet of this wonderful world of fandom we call, “Cosplay.” We believe in the fun of dressing up and want everyone who plays a part to be recognized. Who are you and how many people are a part of your team? I’m Jessie Melero of JDT productions and there are three of us.. How many years of experience do you have and what got you into the cosplay world? i’ve been a professional production artist for almost 30 years and I was making costumes back in the 80s and then got involved with other things jobs projects and then many years later I started making props for my body paint photo shoots. So people began to recognize my talent and began to commission me to make helmets weapons and props and one thing led to another and here I am a full-time prop and costume maker… What character/design are you most well known for? As of now I think my red hood helmets and my Harley hammers are about the most popular thing I make among many […]
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One of the features we do here at Comic Impact is the monthly Cosplay Spotlight. The idea is to showcase people from every facet of this wonderful world of fandom we call, “Cosplay.” We believe in the fun of dressing up and want everyone who plays a part to be recognized. What is your name? Miss Gidget — however, you can just call me Gidget! How many years of experience do you have and what got you into cosplay? I’ve been cosplaying since October 2010 What character/design are you most well known for? I am most known for my several Chun Li variants. Other cosplays that I’m known for are Morrigan Aensland and Tifa Lockhart. Which is your favorite character/design? I love all the characters I cosplay, however my top choices would have to be Chun Li and Morrigan since I have made several versions and will continue to do so. Did you know how to sew/fabricate before you started cosplaying? Barely. I only knew how to handsew since I was 5 years old due to the fact that I’d watch the women in my family do it as a child. Honestly, I almost failed the sewing portion of home […]
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One of the features we do here at Comic Impact is the monthly Cosplay Spotlight. The idea is to showcase people from every facet of this wonderful world of fandom we call, “Cosplay.” We believe in the fun of dressing up and want everyone who plays a part to be recognized. What is your name? Hey Comic Impact! My name is Paul Cabatu, Jr. How many years of experience do you have and what got you into cosplay? I’ve been cosplaying now for about 4 years. When I started going to conventions I would see other cosplayers dressed and all it took was that one convention to get me hooked and from then on cosplaying has been a part of my life. What character/design are you most well known for? I’m probably best know from my Sub-Zero even though you can’t see my face. Which is your favorite character/design? My favorite character is the symbiote spider-man. I love the design because of its simplicity and the strong look. Did you know how to sew/fabricate before you started cosplaying? Before cosplaying I knew how to sew because my grandmother was a seamstress. How have your techniques improved over the years? My […]
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One of the features we do here at Comic Impact is the monthly Cosplay Spotlight. The idea is to showcase people from every facet of this wonderful world of fandom we call, “Cosplay.” We believe in the fun of dressing up and want everyone who plays a part to be recognized. What is your name? Christina Gonzalez, but I like to go as Christina Dark. How many years of experience do you have and what got you into cosplay? It’s been about 5 years. It actually started with elaborate Halloween costumes, since Halloween is my favorite Holiday. I always wanted to stand out and be different from the crowd, which a lot of people started noticing and liking my costumes. Then a friend of mine told me to consider cosplaying because of my costumes being different and that I would enjoy it since I always love dressing up. So definitely I have to say that cosplaying was spiraled off from Halloween. What character/design are you most well known for? Black Widow Which is your favorite character/design? I definitely have to say my Dovahkiin (Skyrim) cosplay. Did you know how to sew/fabricate before you started cosplaying? No I didn’t. I started […]
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My first East Coast convention was this year’s Baltimore Comic Con, which took place at the Baltimore Convention Center, spanning three days, and utilized a larger part of the exhibit hall than previous years. It was relaxed with a great atmosphere, no overcrowding, and was mostly comic-centric.
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Downtown Atlanta played host to another year of Dragon*Con this past Labor Day weekend as the nerds and costumed fans came out in droves. The wonderful Media Relations for the con personally extended an invitation to the offices of Comic Impact and I was more than happy to act as the company representative. The Press badge pickup was located at a separate hotel and the process was quite simple and took place without any hiccups. I then accompanied my friend to her location to pick up her weekend badge and the pathways were easily marked and we were in and out in a matter of 20 minutes. Granted, we got there a bit after badge pickup started.
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One of the features we do here at Comic Impact is the monthly Cosplay Spotlight. The idea is to showcase people from every facet of this wonderful world of fandom we call, “Cosplay.” We believe in the fun of dressing up and want everyone who plays a part to be recognized. What is your name? Stoosh How many years of experience do you have and what got you into cosplay? Only 2! But I’ve always loved Halloween for the reason that I could dress-up in crazy costumes. Some of my costumes were pretty epic, my mom used to make them when I was little. I got into cosplay because I was going to my first ever event (Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo in 2012) and my buddy and I wanted to go full out and dress-up, it took off from there. What character/design are you most well known for? Definitely my Skeletor! It’s the Filmation version so it’s pretty bare-bones (pun intended), and a lot of people in their twenties and thirties totally dig it. Although, I’ve been getting some action on my Commander Shepard blood dragon armor from Mass Effect lately. Which is your favorite character/design? The favorite character/design […]
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San Diego Comic Con is approaching and will be here before you know it! We at Comic Impact would love to help you have the best experience possible. The convention is just next week, so we will be posting daily tips on how to survive, how to get the most of the con, and mostly how to have a great time. They’ll be quick videos that we hope you enjoy and share with your friends. Comic Impact will have a presence at Comic-Con this year, so we hope to see you there!
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San Diego Comic Con is approaching and will be here before you know it! We at Comic Impact would love to help you have the best experience possible. The convention is just next week, so we will be posting daily tips on how to survive, how to get the most of the con, and mostly how to have a great time. They’ll be quick videos that we hope you enjoy and share with your friends. Comic Impact will have a presence at Comic-Con this year, so we hope to see you there!
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San Diego Comic Con is approaching and will be here before you know it! We at Comic Impact would love to help you have the best experience possible. The convention is just next week, so we will be posting daily tips on how to survive, how to get the most of the con, and mostly how to have a great time. They’ll be quick videos that we hope you enjoy and share with your friends. Comic Impact will have a presence at Comic-Con this year, so we hope to see you there!
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San Diego Comic Con is approaching and will be here before you know it! We at Comic Impact would love to help you have the best experience possible. The convention is just next week, so we will be posting daily tips on how to survive, how to get the most of the con, and mostly how to have a great time. They’ll be quick videos that we hope you enjoy and share with your friends. Comic Impact will have a presence at Comic-Con this year, so we hope to see you there!
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