Tag Archive | "cosplay"

Steampunk Flash

Friday, February 17, 2012

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How cool is this Steampunk version of The Flash?? (via Fashionably Geek)

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Cool Lichtenstein costume

Thursday, November 24, 2011

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Now how’s this for cosplay – not just a comics themed costume but comics approriated by ‘high’ culture art (or just plain plagiarised, as some of us might argue) then brought back to pop culture as a costume – yes, it’s a fab costume based on Roy Lichtenstein’s famous pop art works based (or pretty [...]

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Video from the MCM Manchester bash

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

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The MCM Expo folks have posted up a couple of videos from the recent Manchester MCM Comic Con bash – it ain’t a proper comics bash till someone cosplays!: MCM Expo Manchester Cosplay Fun July 2011 from MCM EXPO GROUP on Vimeo. MCM Expo Manchester Comic Con 2011 from MCM EXPO GROUP on Vimeo.

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James reports from the MCM Expo at Excel London

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

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James Bacon had the pleasure of diving into the geek pleasure garden that is the London MCM expo, a haven for comics, gaming and science fiction fans, over the bank holiday weekend and he’s very kindly sent us a report and pics from the gig: It’s a grey Friday afternoon. The May bank holiday doesn’t feel [...]

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Paul Cornell, Jimmy Broxton and some cosplay: FCBD at N&C

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

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Paul Cornell and Jimmy Broxton were guests at our Nostalgia and Comics store in sunny Birmingham for Free Comic Book Day on Saturday, seen here relaxing with a cuppa generously laced with laudanum before the events kicked off (it’s how we keep the writers and artists manageable). And of course it wouldn’t really be FCBD [...]

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Manga nights in Edinburgh, Belfast, Hanley and Dublin

Thursday, November 4, 2010

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Attention otaku! Grab your diaries and circle this date: Monday the 22nd of November. The Edinburgh (40-41 Southbridge), Hanley (48-52 Stafford Street), Belfast (52-54 Ann Street) and Dublin (5-6 Crampton Quay) Forbidden Planet Internationals will be hosting Manga Nights from 6 to 7pm those evenings, with fun for all, quizzes, cosplaying (with a prize for [...]

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Pics from the New York Comic Con

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

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Deb Aoki has started posting up plenty of photographs from the weekend’s New York Comic Con (and promises there are more to come). She commented that she had a particular soft spot for some old school Marvel cosplayers dressed as Iron Fist, Doctor Strange and Moon Knight: (Iron Fist, Doctor Strange and Moon Knight pose [...]

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Comics costume design

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

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Following yesterday’s mighty three-parter on comic book culture, here’s another video from Eric Homan, this time celebrating something no comic con would be complete without – people in comics costumes. In the video Eric pays tribute to Scott Crawford, a designer of comic book costume. I have a sudden urge to don some spandex (but [...]

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Star Trek cosplay record attempt

Friday, February 19, 2010

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Now this looks like fun -- a Star Trek themed cosplay event in London, a record attempt taking place as part of the launch celebrations for the eagerly anticipated new Star Trek Online game (which does have my pointy ears twitching with interest), although the speech seems to be a bit out of synch with [...]

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Otaku – Manga Day at Southend Libraries

Friday, January 8, 2010

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Here’s some fun for all otaku in and around Southend – next Saturday (January 16th) is Manga Day at the Southend Libraries, running from 10am to 4pm, with anime screening, Japanese language basics, art workshops, sushi lessons, a quiz and, of course, cosplaying.  Check here for more details of events and how to get hold [...]

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Thought Bubble on Twitter

Saturday, November 21, 2009

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A reminder for those of us who can’t be in Leeds this weekend, folks who are Twittering from the events are being encouraged to mark them with a hashtag, so if you are on Twitter search for TB09 to follow the relevant Thought Bubble tweets for updates and pics right from the gig itself and [...]

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