Cosplay All Day

Dragon's Lair holding fantasy costuming symposium

"...Austin comic store Dragon's Lair is holding an all-day cosplay symposium to solve all your character costume conundrums...."

July 13, 2013 Design Post by Richard Whittaker

Drag Queens of Cosplay

HavenCon unites queer and kinky gamers in Austin

"...5-inch heels, and Professor X proves that anyone can cosplay. And those were just a few of the hits..."

April 25, 2016 Qmmunity Post by Faye Fearless

Vortex Cosplay Expo

All week, Austin's masters of theatrical fantasy show you how to make an out-of-this-world look

"...about fans creating costumes for conventions and CNN covering cosplay at Comic-Con, it's safe to say this once-fringe pastime..."

Aug. 8, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Snapshot – RTX 2018: Cosplay Contest

The weekend's most creative cosplayers on handcrafting costumes and blowing little kids' minds

"...internet culture convention's program, which ran Aug. 3-5, is cosplay (short for costume play), an inextricable subculture within the..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Arts Column by David Brendan Hall

SXSW Gaming Expo: Cosplay Competition

March 16, 2015 Photo Gallery

SXSW: Cosplay Competition

March 10, 2014. 61 photos.

"...the Sunday night of the Gaming Expo, dozens of cosplayers hit the stage to try to take the crown..."

March 11, 2014 Photo Gallery

Why We Cosplay

Steam Punk and Star Wars fans talk costumes, kids and charities (video)

Nov. 15, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Dressed to Thrill

Cosplay at Ikkicon is where the action's at for Lorelei Hutchings and Joseph Ginnings

"...Hutchings is one of Austin's most seasoned and experienced cosplayers, designing and fabricating her own costumes. She's picked up..."

Dec. 26, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Now Streaming in Austin: Becoming Jessica Nigri

Rooster Teeth’s new cosplay documentary, Becoming Jessica Nigri

"...There's an element of obsession in cosplay – the art of dressing like a fictional character...."

Feb. 2, 2018 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

HavenCon Creates Safe Spaces for Gaymers

LGBTQ gaming culture convention returns for its third year

"...but our favorite way might be in a drag cosplay suit...."

April 26, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Courtney Naquin

Five Good Times at RTX

The best animation, podcasts, games, and cosplay at Rooster Teeth's annual gathering

"...Scoot Inn, 1308 E. Fourth. scootinnaustin.com The Official RTX Cosplay Contest..."

July 1, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Venturing into Anime

Ikkicon returns for fifth New Year with Adult Swim star

"...plans, they're probably putting the finishing touches to their cosplay costumes before the annual Ikkicon Japanese animation and pop..."

Dec. 31, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

HavenCon: the Happiest Fest in Texas

Cosplay madness, writing LGBT, and Janet Varney talks Korra

"...Cosplay contest in full swing, a demonic corpse pulled idly..."

April 5, 2015 Qmmunity Post by Nina Hernandez

Images From Ikkicon

Cosplay action at Austin's Anime convention

"...wrapped up today, and that means a lot of cosplay costumes go back in the closet...."

Jan. 3, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gay Place Goes to Comic Con Austin

What? Gays who like comics, card games, and roleplay? Shut yo' mouth!

"...I knew what to expect: lots of folks doing cosplay, a bunch of folks playing games, some cool celeb..."

Nov. 18, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Nakia

One in a Crowd: “Monica and Me”

Short film about being “the other woman” needs your crowdfunding support

"...Ejen Chuang's 2009 photobook, Cosplay in America, remains one of the most important visual..."

July 12, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Wizard World Austin 2017

The traveling comic con materializes here again Nov. 17-19

"...comics creators, film and TV stars, panels, workshops, and cosplay to the Austin Convention Center every fall. This visit..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Otaku* Overload!!!

After Monster Island Studios sank, Austin's acting community and Houston animé giant A.D. Vision unleashed talent bent on vengeance and redemption (*otaku = animé geek)

"...than 35 who can tell me what the word "cosplay" refers to or why April 7, 2003, is the..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

NRA: Don't Blame Guns, Blame Kung Lao

Gun boosters break Sandy Hook silence and attack movies

"...the MK franchise had lead to was some awesome cosplay...."

Dec. 21, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Thanksgiving

Eli Roth's fake trailer gets a real (and really fun) slasher

"...convinced her storeowner dad (Hoffman doing stellar Dr. Eggman cosplay) to open on Thanksgiving, and she and her friends..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Austin’s Best Breweries of 2023, Power-Ranked

Top of the Hops VIII, baby!

"...the funniest thing ever to call this 58,000-square-foot, three-story, cosplay Disney estate an under-the-radar brewery, but nobody really talks..."

Oct. 10, 2023 Food Post by Eric Puga

Ways for Grownups to Act Like a Kid This July

Youthful diversions from kickball to video games

"...a wild weekend. See your fave Rooster Teeth personalities, cosplay, and visit panels, live shows, meet & greets, exhibits,..."

June 30, 2022 Events Post by Katherine McNevins

Aline

Bizarre not-quite-a-biopic of Céline Dion

"...purpose? There are no insights here, only lavishly budgeted cosplay...."

April 22, 2022 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

RTX at Home Announces Animation Festival

Rooster Teeth's RWBY, gen:LOCK take the (virtual) stage

"...from the Women in Animation non-profit. 4pm: RTX Virtual Cosplay Contest What's RTX without cosplay? Prizes for Best Re-Creation,..."

May 26, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

My Darling Supermarket

Brazilian documentary is marginally less fun than grocery shopping

"...loves Japanese culture and sometimes wanders the store in cosplay. Another baker has interests in ancient aliens, quantum physics,..."

March 12, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Mulan

Forget the cartoon, Disney goes back to the source for the Chinese warrior legend

"...has left other live-action redos coming off like glorified cosplay. It smartly skips the goofier aspects of the original,..."

Sept. 4, 2020 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Vast of Night

Jaw-dropping reinvention of the UFO scare genre is audacious and brilliant

"...spin, not making them millennials in thrift store sock-hop cosplay, but real and of the time. Character is defined..."

May 29, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

HavenCon Calls It Quits

Austin's geek and gaymer convention says 2018 will be its last year

"...pre-convention Grand Illusionist semi-finals (a night of all gender-inclusive cosplay drag performances on Feb. 2) and festival panel discussions..."

Jan. 24, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

The Luv Doc: Equal Time

Good friends are going to cost you

"...Posse or steampunk or racing ferrets. Maybe they're into cosplay or extreme knitting or soap-making ... or maybe they..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Hey, Grownups! More Graphic Novels!

Three new releases from those geeky savants at Fantagraphics

"...Cosplayers by Dash Shaw..."

Dec. 13, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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