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    Evil LincolnCaitlin Rosberg
    12/05/17 1:16pm

    I just saw an interview with the actress that plays Polaris on The Gifted & she was asked about how she holds her hand while manifesting her powers (with two fingers and thumb extended). She said that is how the character gestures in the comics, but they only noticed because a producer saw a Polaris cosplayer at Comic-Con, asked why she was holding her hand like that, & she explained it.

    Cosplayers: you have to respect their attention to detail.

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      The Kinja Caffeine SpiderEvil Lincoln
      12/05/17 1:20pm

      Nuance!

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      Caitlin RosbergEvil Lincoln
      12/05/17 1:25pm

      My favorite comic con story ever is Hugh Jackman’s, the year he went dressed as Wolverine. http://www.businessinsider.com/hugh-jackman-wolverine-comic-con-2013-7 “Way too tall, buddy.” People know their shit.

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    Darth KidrissCaitlin Rosberg
    12/05/17 5:28pm

    Personally, I always thought it was TV and movie fans who are ruining conventions. At least with cosplayers, I know they are committed and know their shit. They aren’t just there to get an autograph from someone on The Walking Dead, who is taking valuable space that could be given to more writers and artists trying to get their work out there.

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      Caitlin RosbergDarth Kidriss
      12/05/17 6:06pm

      I got into comics because of shirtless Hugh Jackman and I won an Eisner this year. No body is ruining conventions except for people gouge fans and those who run cons without properly planning how to get all those people into all that space.

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      Darth KidrissCaitlin Rosberg
      12/06/17 12:01am

      You’re what we call an aberration- if comic sales kept up with the popularity of the TV shows and movies based on them, it would be a different story.

      That said, yeah, the people who run cons suck. I live in Orlando and I refuse to go anywhere near MegaCon. Hell, I won’t even drive in that area unless it’s life or death. It comes from them not being ready for a hundred thousand TWD fans showing up to get autographs and also the want to fleece those fans by still renting the same small venues and halls every year. They can keep more of your money by doing the same thing they did when there were only twenty thousand people a day showing up instead of getting bigger venues.

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    Kawaii as FuckCaitlin Rosberg
    12/05/17 10:24pm

    I remember when I first heard about cosplay in a video game magazine circa 2003, it was treated as being very freakish, something only the most obsessed of fans would do (which isn’t necessarily wrong as cosplay is certainly a sign of being a huge fan of something) and over the next few years the general chatter I heard about it was usually derisive.

    So it’s amazing as time went on just how high the profile of cosplay has gotten, it’s now a pretty crucial part of fan culture and the bar has been raised so much for the quality of costumes that it’s amazing, although the older, more hand made style of costumes has a certain charm for me.

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