Tagged cosplay
Sep 02 2025
Going Behind the Needle with Rae Lundquist of DreamStitcher Custom Costume
Rae Lundquist is the cosplayer and sewist behind DreamStitcher Custom Costume. You might know her from her presence at Twin Cities conventions—including the Minnesota Comic Book Association‘s conventions, where I had the chance to talk to her. With her cosplay first-aid station (which I…
Jun 05 2025
Tips and Tales with Midwest Cosplayers Sara Spookystitch and LaRire Cosplay
At Anime Fusion 2024, I got the chance to meet a few featured cosplayers attending the event, including Sara Spookystitch and Lizz Henderson of LaRire Cosplay. As both of these cosplayers have competed and judged cosplay contests in the past, I took advantage of the opportunity to learn more about the…
Mar 03 2025
How to Clean and Maintain Your Cosplay
It’s the end of your latest convention weekend. You’re feeling great, but you’re also exhausted. It’s been a long day of sweating, eating, dancing, and more. You finally strip off your cosplay, and it’s then you notice the wear and tear. A stain here, a tear here, wrinkles everywhere. And it smells!
Because…
Dec 09 2024
How to Knit or Crochet Chain Mail for Cosplay
Several years ago, I made a chain-mail hauberk for a Legend of Zelda cosplay. It was steel rings in a simple four-in-in weave, and it looked pretty dang good, if I can be allowed to pat myself on the back there. However, it also weighed 13 pounds, and wearing it was desperately uncomfortable even though…
Sep 15 2024
Cinema ConFluence Offers a Cozy Double Feature for Nerds of Color
In November 2023, the first ConFluence convention in Minneapolis celebrated art, sci-fi, futurism, and fantasy centered on content by and for nerds who are Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC). I had heard about the event, but I wasn’t able to go. The next convention won’t be until…
Oct 07 2023
The Uncanny Experience Brings an Immersive and Inclusive X-Men Event to Minneapolis
If you felt a tingle at the back of your head recently, it just might have been Professor Charles Xavier reaching out with Cerebro, searching for the next students for his Xavier Institute—temporarily relocated to Minneapolis for the Uncanny Experience, an immersive X-Men fandom convention.
Convention-goers…
Feb 08 2023
10 Comics Perfect for Celebrating Black History Month
Welcome to Black History Month, True Believers!
I thought I would share a few reading suggestions for anyone looking to learn more about Black characters or creators. Here are my top 10 picks for comics to check out—any month, really, but especially this month. Read on, and enjoy.
1. Black Panther: A …
Oct 13 2021
Twin Cities Con Starts Small with Room to Grow
While the Minneapolis–St. Paul area has a wealth of nonprofit conventions celebrating geeky interests—including anime, comics, sci-fi and fantasy, and gaming—an expo-style convention has yet to create a permanent annual presence here. In previous years, Wizard World, GalaxyCon, and Fan Fusion…
Sep 29 2021
An Open Letter to Convention Organizers Regarding Race and Sexual Harassment
With the widespread rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations, and safety measures and precautions to help enable safer environments for event attendees, 2021 has seen the return of conventions in a big way. Whether purely virtual, in person, or striking a balance between on- and offline, geeky gatherings…
Jan 13 2020
Minnesota Conventions for Cosplay in 2020
As we kick off the new year, have you started cosplanning your cosplays for 2020? Twin Cities Geek is here to help with a comprehensive list of conventions and a few other select events in Minnesota you might be interested in cosplaying at in 2020. Click on the convention’s name to visit its website, which…