Cheyenne Ewulu on ‘Shades of Cosplay’ and Artistic Expression
Creating an influential and resonating documentary that digs into the heart of cosplay and Geekdom from a Black perspective as
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‘Shades of Cosplay’ Makes Me Want to Cosplay
Cosplay is an enigma to me. The act of dressing up as one’s favorite character to an almost identical degree
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‘Shades of Cosplay’ Brings the Black Cosplay Experience Front and Center
Film director Cheyenne Ewulu directed the 2015 documentary Shades of Cosplay about four Black cosplayers and their experiences during the
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‘Superhero Diaries’ Cast and Creator Talk New YouTube Series
Superhero Diaries had its soft launch in early 2021, with advance episodes produced during the height of the pandemic. It quickly
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Phil LaMarr to Play Green Lantern in ‘Superhero Diaries’ Webseries
For the last two Halloweens I was Mile Morales, and it was both immensely charming to see kids excitedly rush
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Into The SDCC-Cosplay-Verse With The NOC, Part II
More sights and snikts from the extraordinarily eventful San Diego Comic-Con 2019 (The 50th edition of SDCC!) Check out earlier
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Into The San Diego Comic-Con Cosplay-Verse, Part I (2019 Edition)
2019 has been full of terrible happenings and counter-happenings, but here we are now at the 50th San Diego Comic-Con!
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Getting Ready for 2019 Anime Expo
It’s the first week of July and for the third time in a row, my fellow NOC writer Josephine Chang
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Join the #RoseParade at San Diego Comic-Con 2019
This year marks the 50th anniversary of San Diego Comic-Con, and the one-year anniversary since a crowd of Rose Tico
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Photos from 20th Century Fox’s “COSMIX” X-Men Event!
Last week Fox, IW Group, and The Nerd Reactor teamed up to put on a pretty x-citing event to commemorate
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Calling LA NOCs: Join Us for a ‘Dark Phoenix’ Party
Admit it. You’ve wanted to join the X-Men since you were a kid! You’ve wanted the cool powers, the costumes,
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The Cosgala: From Venice to Maryland
Here are some words about the upcoming CosGala from YouTuber and founder of Gamer’s Guide, Jemarc Axinto:
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50 Plus-Size Cosplayers to Follow on Instagram
Welcome back, Tranquilites! Thanks for joining me on another installment of my Cosplay Column! The POC cosplay community — while
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What About the Creators: Universal FanCon
Tranquil Ashes here again! Sorry it’s been so long but A LOT has transpired — for instance… this Universal FanCon
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Katsu Panther!!
These last few weeks have been truly exciting for so many reasons. We began a new convention season, Black Panther
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Good Times at Animé Los Angeles
Hey guys, Edward here. My fellow NOC writer Josephine Chang and I seriously like to geek/nerd out at all the
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Having a Ball At The 2017 Anime Expo Masquerade
Following the heels of our Anime Expo intro article this year, our first main event we went to last night
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Bigger, Badder and Hotter than Ever: Anime Expo 2017
It’s the second day of July and Anime Expo 2017 is well under way! While the first official day has
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Who is Captain America Going To Vote For?
by Vishavjit Singh | Originally posted at Medium.com Who would the 75 year old quintessential American superhero vote for in
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An N.O.C. Halloween: Our Children’s Edition
Amongst my friends and family, it is no secret that the only holiday I care about is Halloween. No, it
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Battle On, Amazons
Prior to Gal Gadot being tapped to portray Wonder Woman for the DC Extended Universe, there was an online campaign
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10 Black Cosplayers You Should be Following on Social Media!
Originally posted on The Anime Complexium If you were to google “cosplay” or “cosplayer,” you will see a lot of
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Cosplay and Osaka: My Final Nipponbashi Street Festa
Ever since I moved to Japan in 2011, I have been checking out Osaka’s (my current hometown) cosplay extravaganza, the
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