cosplay

This year's Dragon Con started, as it usually does, before it actually started. Fans of games, comics, movies, TV shows, and more brought out their cosplay on Thursday and we were there to capture it for you! Here's some of the best we saw. Read More

Dragon Con 2014 is just a few short days away, and it’s sure to usher in a ton of new and awesome costumes made and worn by some of the most talented and creative folks in fandom. As Dragon Con has become a mecca for fantastic costuming, cosplay Read More

The very first CONjure was held this past weekend in Orlando, Florida, and Fandomania was there on Saturday to check it out. There was much to see and do, but one of our favorite things to highlight is always the cosplay. Here's some of the best we saw! Read More

An oft-quoted proverb is “Only three things in life are certain: birth, death, and change.” This cycle is also true of social cultures. New ones are being born. Established ones are changing. Older and rigid ones are dying, especially if they are closed Read More

Austrian cosplayer Fantastic Leo has revealed her stunning portrayal of Uriel from the Darksiders video game. She says construction of the costume took about five months to complete. The armor is made from Worbla, and she created the massive wings from Read More

When it comes to Skyrim cosplay, it’s not unusual to see awesome renditions of the Dragonborn, Aela the Huntress, and other notable and named characters at the forefront of the story. But what about the other folks, the mostly unknown denizens of Read More

It’s one thing when Diablo III‘s heroes are laying waste to swathes of ghouls in the game, but it’s another entirely when you see them in person! Littleblondegoth Cosplay created female Barbarian and male Monk costumes to wear to the Read More

Cosplayers — fans who express their fandom by “dressing up” as various characters at conventions — choose this form of performance art for a variety of reasons. Receiving attention from non-cosplayer convention-goers is at the bottom of the list. Some Read More

The popularity of conventions in the nerd/geek community is due in large part to the freedom participants feel to express their particular fandom with enthusiasm and devotion in an atmosphere that is comfortable and safe. For cosplayers, that safety has Read More

Cosplay is a way for people to express their fandom by costuming and performing as their favorite characters. This process requires dedicated research to a character’s background and the details of their appearance and mannerisms. Cosplayers spend many Read More

Spandex-clad superheroes, armored Stormtroopers, uniformed Star Fleet officers, sonic screwdriver-armed Doctors, mail bikini-sporting Leias, blaster-toting Captain Mals and hat-wearing Jaynes, shield-bearing Links and Zeldas, plus a host of other Read More

This past weekend, Renninger’s Flea Market and Antique Center in Mount Dora, Florida hosted the Steampunk Industrial Show. Since Mount Dora is only about 30 minutes from Fandomania headquarters, we decided to go check it out! Read More