Tag: Cosplay
An Open Letter to Pat Broderick: On Cosplay, Entitlement, and Gatekeeping
by Zachary Clemente
In October, comics veteran Patrick Broderick announced that he was returning to DC for an unnamed project after 20 years. A few days ago, he posted the below on his facebook page, requesting that...
NYCC ’14 wrap-up: on the clearing of rooms and who’s bigger
I know there are a few panel wrap ups still coming down the pike here and there, but I wanted to essentially wrap up my NYCC coverage with a look a two issues which seem...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 10/22/14: Stan Lee is selling his house
§ Stan Lee's house is for sale for $3.75 million -- economical.Why is he selling? My first guess would be because he's never there, but perhaps the 91-year-old icon just doesn't have time to...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 10/22/14: Stan Lee is selling his house
§ Stan Lee’s house is for sale for $3.75 million — economical.Why is he selling? My first guess would be because he’s never there, but perhaps the 91-year-old icon just doesn’t have time to...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 10/22/14: Stan Lee is selling his house
§ Stan Lee’s house is for sale for $3.75 million — economical.Why is he selling? My first guess would be because he’s never there, but perhaps the 91-year-old icon just doesn’t have time to...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 10/20/14: Gary Groth is a Stranger Genius
§ Congrats to Fantagraphics publisher Gary Groth for winning the Stranger's Genius Award for Literature. Many would say Gary is strange, many a genius so it all cosmically came together. The Stranger is Seattle's...
Today’s Inside Edition to report on Comic-Con harassment
http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1
Oh my! I've been waiting for the story of cosplay harassment at cons to get more TMZed. According to the above teaser, tonights' Inside Edition, which is syndicated nationally, is going to do a...
Her Universe and Ours
Signs aren't the only thing greeting attendees at the entrance to New York Comicon. Amidst the registration booths and all too quickly emptied bins for lanyards ReedPOP has its own boutique, featuring the geek-chic...
Cosplay, Consent and Signs of the Times
Attendees at this year's New York Comic Con are accustomed to giant-sized announcements for the latest entertainment, but this year a new sign greets visitors as they wander around the hype-encrusted Javits Center: branded...
NY Mets rookies in female superhero cosplay hazing ritual
Where is Milo Manara when you need him? The regulation baseball season has seven days to go, which can't come soon enough for NY baseball fans, although the tearful Derek Jeter final sendoff still looms. In another fall ritual, baseball rookies were subjected to generally harmless "hazing."A few years ago this consisted of just wearing a My Little Pony backpack around the bullpen, but since that's practically normal now, the ritual has become much more complicated, as the NY Mets rookies were required to dress as female superheroes for the road trip from Atlanta to Washington.
Nerdist launches ‘Just Cosplay’ with Stella Chuu episode
There's a new show on the Nerdist Channel called 'Just Cosplay' and I was given a sneak look at the first episode, live now. It features Stella Chuu at Emerald City as she goes...
Shocking Russian dash cam video captures furry beatdown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wnsdc7cTPuU
I'm addicted to Russian dashboard camera videos. The best ones have loud Russian disco playing, but they are pretty much all good, revealing a sullen post-modern, post GTA world of grey skies (occasionally streaked...