The cosplay culture may be widespread across Japan, but just how popular is it in Australia? With events such as EB Expo, Supanova, and next year’s PAX Australia, there are increasing opportunities ...

For decades, science-fiction and fantasy film, literature, and television were looked down upon by their more mainstream genre counterparts and creators, a lingering result of their low-brow origins: ...

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A queer writer shares how embracing the world of costuming and cosplay has allowed her to safely explore different sides of her identity. In his incisive fantasy novel, The Name of the Wind, author ...

If you’ve popped into a Halloween store and noticed that the off-the-shelf stuff has become a little more intricate than you remember, you’re not in the Twilight Zone. While Halloween is just one ...

Cosplay is serious business. Die-hard fans all over the world are assembling incredible, larger-than-life creations from their favourite games, which look like they've burst beyond the polygons and ...

If you've recently gone to a comic or pop culture convention, you've noticed that more and more people dress up in costumes and participate in cosplay. If you haven't yet taken up cosplay, maybe ...

How can an average Torontonian tell that Fan Expo, the annual mega-gathering for all things nerdy, is upon us again? Just look out for the hundreds of cosplayers – fans dressed to the nines as their ...

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