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Greta Gremlin: San Diego ComicCon 2018
This year I was lucky enough to be hired for a makeup job at San Diego ComicCon. I was hired by Serena Ruiz to transform her Greta Gremlin from Gremlins 2 on Saturday of ComicCon. In order to complete this daunting task, we started from scratch creating all the prosthetics needed.
Kyrsta MorehousePublished 6 years ago in GeeksCosplayer Spotlight: Nathan Mobley
What are some things you can tell me about yourself? Well, I love good food and long romantic boat rides! Just kidding! (Actually go ahead and add that!). I'm a huge nerd and an avid gamer. I'm also a proud parent of a demon toddler (kidding!), a practiced martial artist of almost 20 years, and a die hard wrestling fan! Oh, and I guess I should also say I'm a happily devoted husband.
Mark Wesley PritchardPublished 6 years ago in GeeksSomeone Else for a Day
Not many people will know about cosplay, however, it has been growing more and more popular over the years. It is something that sparks a great passion within me. I myself am a cosplayer and a seamstress - perfect combination if you ask me. It is such a unique art form, offers an escape from reality, has a strong community, and is excellent for EVERYONE.
Kitsune GamerPublished 6 years ago in GeeksWhy Cosplay Accuracy Is Overrated
Cosplay is something I've been in love with since 2014, and I don't have any plans of stopping anytime soon. Seeing cosplayers on social media and in person shows me that we're all unique and talented. Whenever you post a picture of your cosplay, you're flooded with likes and fantastic comments. However, with the good comes with the bad. You cosplay as your favorite character and suddenly, someone comes in your comment section on your social media page and says, "You look nothing like your character" or "So and so character is this race. Why are you doing this character?" I can remember someone saying this to me at a convention called the Art Pop Comic Expo in Springdale, Arkansas back in June 2017.
Mark Wesley PritchardPublished 6 years ago in GeeksThe Philosophy of Cosplay
Cosplay: a term you may have stumbled upon if you are part of any pop cultural community. Merriam-Webster dictionary says cosplay is a compound word of costume and play that refers to an activity or practice of dressing up as a character from a work of fiction (such as a comic book, video game, or television). It was apparently first used by Japanese journalist Noboyuki Takahaski as 'kosupure' in 1983. Just to put it into perspective, that is one year before the first Ghostbusters film was released in theaters. Cosplay was first coined in English in 1993. That’s the year The Nightmare Before Christmas was released. There is basically no limit to what one can do for cosplay. I personally have been cosplaying for five years by 2018 and I can say that this practice has somehow helped me grow as an individual. I wanted to share my experience with you. I do not claim to be a scholar or an expert of any kind. Take this text as what it is. If I find more sources, I might rewrite a more accurate paper.
Kyla GreenPublished 6 years ago in GeeksBeing Belle
"I want adventure in the great wide somewhere, I want it more than I can tell." And yes it is true. I do want adventure. And I got it the day I decided to cosplay as my favorite Disney princess of all time, Belle from Beauty and the Beast. It was a journey I never expected.
Erika FarrahPublished 6 years ago in GeeksCosplayer Spotlight: Arkansas Iron Man
Con season is in full swing and most cosplayers are doing the most good for their communities by donating their time volunteering at an event or visiting sick children at a hospital. What I love the most about being a cosplayer is meeting people and appreciating the amazing cosplays that they do. One of those people that I have spoken highly of is Arkansas Iron Man. Last November at the Cosplay Con and Anime Experience in North Little Rock, Arkansas, it was my birthday weekend and suddenly, I ran into Iron Man. I wanted to take a picture with him badly, but I was too nervous to ask. Hopefully, we'll cross paths again at another convention. With that said, I've had the pleasure of interviewing him recently and knowing more about himself.
Mark Wesley PritchardPublished 6 years ago in GeeksIn Defense Of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
It's Morphin Time! Those three awesome words never get old for Power Rangers fans everywhere. This year is the 25th anniversary of the premiere of arguably one of my favorite shows of the 90s: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I remembered being that five-year-old who would watch it every day after school. Every episode that I watch, I always pretended that I was a Power Ranger. I had some action figures, including a White Ranger watch. So you can tell that I was a die-hard fan and still am to this day. Even as an adult, I collected even more action figures and had lots of Power Rangers comic books. I've noticed that people are hating on this 90s television series and calling it, "lame," and, "cheesy." Luckily, this Power Rangers fan is coming to their defense by clapping back at the naysayers.
Mark Wesley PritchardPublished 6 years ago in GeeksCosplay Mashups
Whenever I'm on Facebook or Instagram, I love it when cosplayers have creative minds. In the almost four years that I've been doing cosplay, I've only done two cosplay mashups. I'll get to that shortly, but you must be wondering why cosplay mashups are popular. I'll give you one reason: they're a way to display your creativity to everyone. Most cosplayers spend hundreds of dollars and months to create the perfect cosplay. With that said, I'll now be sharing both of my cosplay mashups. I have written stories about DIYs and step-by-step instructions of both Zombie Mario and Punk Rock Superman, which you can check out right now.
Mark Wesley PritchardPublished 6 years ago in GeeksPeace, Love, and Comic-Con!
It kind of all started when I went to the first MCM Comic-Con in Manchester several years ago. It was also my first comic-con and I went on my own, I didn’t dress up and I spent about £10 buying a cookies and cream Kit Kat and a can of Mountain Dew from the America food stall. That was my comic-con experience. Pretty lackluster really. Fast forward to 2018, I’ve been to university, had a small break down, grown more confident psychically and mentally, I’ve grown a beard and got myself some tattoos, I have a vast Blu-ray collection, I collect Funkos, I’m an even bigger gamer, watch a lot of anime, and now I go to Comic-Con too! The last three or four years, I have made it my mission to go to as many as Cons as possible and so far I have managed to go to everything Comic-Con in both Birmingham and Manchester but have never managed to venture to the holy grail of cons in the UK, London Comic-Con. That is, until now.
Lee WilliamsPublished 6 years ago in GeeksPower to LGBTQ+ Cosplayers Everywhere
June is the start of Pride Month and it's an important month for the LGBTQ community. Pride Month is celebrated every year in June to honor the 1969 Stonewall riots. It was a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. Today, there are countless celebrations, parades, parties, workshops, and so forth that attract millions of people worldwide. I'm honoring this month by showing some love to my fellow LGBTQ+ cosplayers who I currently follow online or met in person. They deserve so much credit for inspiring others that they can be themselves. We go through the same things as everyone else, because we're not perfect.
Mark Wesley PritchardPublished 6 years ago in GeeksHow to Prepare for Your First Convention
Attending conventions and meeting people are the two things I love the most about being a cosplayer. Every time I go to a con, it's like being at a party and seeing people in their costumes. If you're new to cosplay and searching for some ways on how to make your con experience enjoyable and memorable, then you have come to the right person. I've been doing cosplay for about four years and I get pumped planning for a convention. To me, it's like preparing for prom. I'll be sharing some pointers to make sure everything runs smoothly for you before your next convention.
Mark Wesley PritchardPublished 6 years ago in Geeks