Celebration Anaheim Cosplay Roundup

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Nanci

Conventions are the best places to see amazing cosplay, and Celebration Anaheim was no exception! You could see cosplay everywhere you went, from outside the convention center to the exhibit halls to walking down the street. And since (most of) the cosplay was Star Wars oriented, I actually knew most of the costumes! It was great seeing obscure EU characters right alongside dozens of stormtroopers.

Shoshana spotted Barriss and Luminara.

There were mash-ups galore, including muppet stormtroopers.

Steampunk Lady Boba Fett.

Sharp-dressed stormtroopers.

Evil Queen Sith.

And World War II era Luke Skywalker.

We saw people dressed as planets, like this duo as a landspeeder flying alongside the twin suns of Tatooine.

Kay from Fangirl Blog put together a secret Rey costume.

The Tosche Station crew got in on the fun, too. Bria dressed as Revan.

And friend of the show/House Organa co-founder Nic joined our Punk Legends photo shoot.

Rebels characters were everywhere, and the children were especially adorable.

We saw one of my favorite villains from the Legends universe, Ysanne Isard.

And finally, this older Han and Leia shows that cosplay is for everyone!

You can see more of my cosplay photos below!

Katsucon 2015 Convention Report

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Bria

Even Baymax came to Katsucon!

Another February and therefore another Katsucon have come and gone. Two weekends ago, geeks from around the country descended on National Harbor, Maryland for a very frozen convention weekend. The convention didn’t play host to the US’s round of the World Cosplay Summit this year but that certainly didn’t seem to put a dent in attendance numbers. In fact, the convention seemed bigger this year both in terms of attendance numbers and the scale of the con itself. There was a nice variety of programming that ran through a good 2/3 of the day if not more. One of the best programming selections were the various cosplay construction lectures that covered everything from basic cosplay advice to how to build armor. There’s always something for everyone.

The dealer room was especially good this year and much larger than in years past both in terms of the number of vendors (or so it seemed) and there being enough aisle space to move comfortably. One of the best additions though was definitely the space set aside for the Men at Arms: Reforged folks. They have a YouTube show in which they recreate fictional weapons, often with a twist. One of their latest was the scissor blade from Kill la Kill which they decided to make out of actual melted down scissors. How cool is that? They even brought the blade with them and let con-goers pose with it.

Unfortunately, registration continues to be an issue. The lines to get badges seemed to be an eternal fixtures on the lower level with the line usually going to the other end of the corridor. Wait times were measured not in minutes but rather in hours. It is my hope that for the sake of the con goers that Katsucon sits down and reevaluates their badge system.

On the cosplay front, the costumes worn by so many attendees were amazing as always. The best costume of the con was, without question, this gorgeous La Muerte from The Book of Life. The pictures don’t even do her work justice.

Picture by Rich and Strange Photography

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Awesome Con Costume Round Up

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Bria

One of the best things about conventions is undoubtedly the variety of costumes you see throughout the weekend. Last weekend’s Awesome Con was no different. Downtown Washington DC was quickly filled with costumers representing a variety of fandoms, undoubtedly leaving many a metro rider very confused as to why these people in catsuits and Jedi robes were sitting beside them. (Superheroes are people too!)

Even though this was Awesome Con’s first year, the costumers definitely brought their a-game. It was also wonderful to see how many children (and sometimes even their parents) decided to embrace their (for many) first convention experience and throw themselves into it headfirst and come in costume. Everywhere I looked, I saw yet another person looking great in costume and definitely looking like they were having the time of their life. I only wish that this Round Up post could highlight all of them.

As always, we’ll start off with the Star Wars costumes. There’s nothing better nor more adorable than costuming children check out this tiny Ashoka and Captain Rex, this pair of Jawas, and a tiny Boba Fett with a more experienced Mandalorian warrior alongside.

Mandalorian Warriors were the most popular Star Wars costumes spotted that weekend followed closely by Jedi Knights. There was, however, a Princess Leia too! (Look out, Leia! That’s Boba Fett behind you!)

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