Cosplayers, the grown-ups who dress up in superhero and science-fiction costumes for fun, are proud of the intricate, authentic-looking garb they flaunt at sci-fi conventions, community gatherings and ...

On Halloween, many people love to dress up as their favorite characters, but for others, playing the part of someone they admire is actually a lifestyle. Insert: the cosplay community — a group of ...

It takes a lot of dedication to be good at cosplay. First, you have to decide who you want to cosplay, then you need the skill to make the cosplay costume, and finally you have to have the confidence ...

Scores of attractive women made their way to Comic Con in San Diego, Calif. last week to don skimpy cosplay outfits to entertain the convention’s superhero fans. Many do it just for fun, but for some ...

One extremely talented fan has brought the Wonder Woman of the Future, Yara Flor, to life in a stunning cosplay that borders on movie-ready. However, what truly sets this cosplay apart from other Yara ...

JAKARTA: After donning a blue Cinderella dress, Sind Yanti carefully arranges her pale yellow hijab, or traditional headscarf, into folds that resemble hair. "Wearing a hijab should not be a barrier ...

Nottingham Trent University provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Comic conventions have steadily risen in popularity over recent decades and, as a corollary, “cosplay” – dressing up as ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Female heroes and costumers are here to stay Female heroes and costumers are here to stay Like previous years, ...

Once a male-dominated space, more women have opened up about their love for of comics and cosplay with Black women proudly waving their nerd flags, rocking flawless costumes at comic conventions and ...

In March 2017, a group of women marched into Texas’ state capitol building, dressed in the scarlet robes and puritanical white bonnets of the Handmaids from Hulu’s about-to-be-released show The ...

In Thurstan Redding’s photography series “Kids of Cosplay,” the mundane and the fantastical collide in unexpected ways. Spiderman stares pensively into the middle distance as he grabs milk from a ...