#Come Along Mikky Cosplay

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Cool Cosplay: Spider-Man, Wonder Woman, And More!

Cool Cosplay: Spider-Man, Wonder Woman, And More!

Spider-Man by Blitzkrieg Cosplay

Jesse Cruz/Green Lantern, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Batman, Superman, Cyborg, The Flash by Priscylla Longoria, Chad Lee Tango, Margie Vizcarra Cox, Patrick ‘Rick’ Lance, Michael Cox, Dwight Dunbar, and FlashFletch Cosplay, Photography by Patrick Sun

Zatanna And Black Canary by JusZ Cosplay and Come Along Mikky

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Bestfriends & Heartwarming Stories: Book Picks

The Boardwalk Bookshop by Susan Mallery

When fate brings three strangers to a charming space for lease on the California coast, the Boardwalk Bookshop is born. Part bookstore, part gift shop, part bakery, it's a dream come true for Bree, Mikki and Ashley. But while their business is thriving, their personal lives are...not. Bree, wounded by brilliant but cold parents and her late husband's ultimate betrayal, has sworn to protect her heart at all costs. Even from Ashley's brother, a writer and adventurer who has inspired millions. He's the first man to see past Bree's barricades to her true self, which terrifies her. Mikki has this divorce thing all figured out--somehow, she's stayed friends with her ex and her in-laws...until a new man changes how everyone looks at her, and how she sees herself. Meanwhile, Ashley discovers that the love of her life never intends to marry. Can she live without being a wife if it means she can have everything else she's ever wanted? At sunset every Friday on the beach in front of the Boardwalk Bookshop, the three friends share a champagne toast. As their bond grows closer, they challenge one another to become the best versions of themselves in this heartachingly beautiful story of friendship, sisterhood and the transformative power of love.

The Love Con by Seressia Glass

He's cosplaying as her boyfriend but their feelings for each other are real in this romantic comedy from Seressia Glass.

Sometimes Kenya Davenport believes she was switched at the hospital--how else could a lover of anime, gaming, and cosplay come from STEM parents? Still, Kenya dreams of being able to turn her creative hobby into a career. She finally has a chance to make it big when she joins the reality show competition Cosplay or No Way.

There's just one catch: the challenge for the final round is all about iconic pairs, and the judges want the contestants' significant others to participate. Unfortunately, Kenya is as single as can be at the moment. Luckily her best friend, Cameron Lassiter, agrees to be her fake boyfriend for the show. Roleplaying a couple in love will force them to explore what they're hiding under the mask of friendship. Can Kenya and Cam fake it until she makes it, or will she be real about her feelings, knowing it could cost her the best friend she's ever had?

The Summer Job by Lizzy Dent

What if you could be someone else? Just for the summer... Birdy has made a mistake. Everyone imagines running away from their life at some point. But Birdy has actually done it. And the life she's run into is her best friend Heather's. The only problem is, she hasn't told Heather. The summer job at the highland Scottish hotel that her world class wine-expert friend ditched turns out to be a lot more than Birdy bargained for. Can she survive a summer pretending to be her best friend? And can Birdy stop herself from falling for the first man she's ever actually liked, but who thinks she's someone else? One good friend's very bad decision is at the heart of this laugh-out-loud love story and unexpected tale of a woman finally finding herself in the strangest of places.

Boop and Eve's Road Trip: A Novel by Mary Helen Sheriff

Eve Prince is done with college, with her mom, with guys, and with her dream of fashion design. But when her best friend goes MIA, Eve must gather the broken threads of her life to search for her. Desperate to visit her sister, Boop, a retiree dripping with Southern charm, hijacks her granddaughter Eve’s road trip. Along the way, Boop hopes to alleviate Eve’s growing depression—which, she knows from experience, will require more than flirting lessons and a Garlic Festival makeover. Nevertheless, she is frustrated when her feeble efforts yield the same failures that the sulfur-laced sip from the Fountain of Youth wrought on her age. The one thing that might help is a secret that’s haunted Boop for sixty years. But in revealing it, Boop would risk losing her family and her own hard-won happiness. Their journey through the heart of Dixie is an unforgettable love story between a grandmother and her granddaughter.

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[i7] Nanase Riku Birthday Photobook Part 5: Thanks Conveyed by Everyone

Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4 / Part 5

Iori: It's midnight.

Tamaki: Rikkun happy bdaaaaaay

Mitsuki: Riku–! Have a great birthday!!!!

Yamato: Congrats. Today's policy is to spoil our center.

Nagi: congratulation Riku!!! (1) Having taken relay from the magnificent me, you are able to have a HAPPY birthday, is that right. 

Sogo: Happy birthday, Riku-kun. I hope you'll have a great day.

Riku: Wah––––!!! Thanks, everyone!! I'm so happy!!

Tsumugi: Riku-san, once again, happy birthday! I hope that this day will be a great one...!

Riku: Hear this, manager! Everyone is cosplaying Tenn-nii! Lol

Tsumugi: Cosplaying Kujo-san!?

Iori: We were wondering what to do, but if we're talking about Nanase-san's favourite thing, that would probably be Kujo-san......

Mitsuki: We are doing this with last minute low quality cosplays.

Tamaki: Tenten doesn't wear glasses, Yama-san.

Yamato: Are you negating my identity. 

Sogo: We absolute cannot let TRIGGER see us like this......

Nagi: I've made sure to take some good pictures. Should I sent them to Kujo-shi?

Sogo: Absolutely not!!!

Riku: I think that it would make Tenn-nii laugh, Sogo-san!

Sogo: I think that it would look like we're making fun of him......

Mitsuki: Actually, I think you look quite like him, Sogo. 

Yamato: Why are you looking in my direction while Rabbit Chatting, Mitsu?

Iori: Wasn't there anything more you could've done about the low quality of your cosplay, Nikaido-san?

Yamato: Our face type is just too different to begin with.

Riku: That's right! Since you're specially dressed up as Tenn-nii, please do impersonations of him! 

Nagi: What!?

Iori: Aah...... It's the advent of the great devil of unreasonable requests. 

Tsumugi: I want to see everyone's impersonations! Lol

Tamaki: Ask this kind of stuff to Ban-chan. Isn't he good at it.

Riku: Everyone, please listen to my requests! Lol

Sogo: That's right, since it's Riku-kun's birthday...... We should at least be doing this much. If that would make you happy, I'll do my best.

Yamato: As always, Sou's resolve is as blurry as the pictures that Tsunashi-san takes.

Riku: Well then, first, try saying "Want to try falling from the heavens with me?" one after the other please!

Mitsuki: What is that lolololololol

Nagi: This is edginess (2) at full throttle.

Riku: Quickly quickly!

Iori: Aah jeez, let's just get this over with!

Tsumugi: My heart is pounding, , , !

Riku: Presenting, , 

Riku: Mhm mhm

Riku: I am now deliberating, , 

Riku: The winner is, , 

Tsumugi: The winner is!?

Riku: Sogo-san––––!! Congratulations, Sogo-san!

Tamaki: Huh––– Why So-chan?

Riku: Because he looks the most like Tenn-nii!!!

Mitsuki: lolololololololololololol What was the point of the impersonations lololololol

Iori: As expected of the great devil. 

Riku: What's with that, Iori! I'll come up with another request just for you!

Iori: Ugh......

Yamato: What are you doing, Sou?

Sogo: It seems that Nagi-kun has recorded a video of our impersonations earlier, and was planning to send them to Kujo-san, so I was deleting it. 

Nagi: NOOOOOOO!! My precious data!!

Tamaki: World peace according to So-chan has been preserved

Mitsuki: By the way, for about three hours before this, Iori was looking at the clock every five minutes lol

Tamaki: Why? Pretending to be a stopwatch?

Nagi: I'm sure it's because he was waiting anxiously for Riku's birthday.

Riku: Really!? Iori: Aren't you imagining it. I was just counting the tiles on the wall. 

Yamato: Isn't that excuse a stretch (lol)

Iori: Nikaido-san, didn't you keep checking your Kujo-san wig all the same!

Mitsuki: Old man lololol

Yamato: Hold on, weren't Mitsu and Sou the ones who kept asking us if we wanted more tea because they were fidgety (lol)

Tamaki: Mikki and So-chan lmao (3) Was I the only one who was as calm as usual?

Sogo: But Tamaki-kun, you slept in Riku-kun's room last night, didn't you?

Riku: I thought he was feeling lonely because he had a nightmare, but he actually came over because my birthday was coming!?

Nagi: That's cute, Tamaki. Looking at Riku and Tamaki, I am reminded of an educational program on TV. 

Tamaki: Nagicchi you were the one who came to Rikkun's room after that to sleep together too!!!

Nagi: (dark smile)

Tsumugi: Everyone, you were all excited for Riku-san's birthday so there was no helping it, right!

Riku: I'm super duper happy, everyone......!

Iori: I'm more than glad that Nanase-san is happy, but talking like this while in Kujo-san cosplay is unsettling, so shall we change yet......

Mitsuki: That's true lolol We have a lot of things prepared for Riku, after all!

Nagi: Shall we show him the real extent of our abilities.

Riku: You had something prepared!? I'm satisfied with the Tenn-nii cosplay! Lol

Yamato: Was that a punch line in itself (4) or what (lol)

Sogo: We even prepared some presents for Riku-kun.

Riku: Could it be, Tabasco!?

Sogo: Huh!? No, we properly chose something that would make Riku-kun happy.

Tamaki: So you were aware that Tabasco wouldn't make Rikkun happy after all.

Tsumugi: Well then Riku-san, shall we get ready!

Riku: Ah, the usual thing!!

[Tsumugi: It's an outfit that will surely suit you, Riku-san!]

Riku: Will it suit me!? I'm suddenly nervous!

[Tsumugi: Riku-san, are you ready?]

Riku: To tell the truth, my heart has been pounding the whole time, but I'm okay! Lol

[Tsumugi: It's time to change!]

Riku: I've been excited to see what kind of glasses I'd get!

Tsumugi: Everyone, are the preparations ready?

Mitsuki: Yup–! It looks like Riku's gonna be putting his glasses on top of his head!

Riku: Let me act cool today–!

Yamato: Putting your glasses on top of your head is cool and Riku-like though?

Riku: I was wondering if that'd make me become like Yaotome-san......!

Iori: Do you look up to Yaotome-san?

Riku: His coolness is that of an adult man so!

Sogo: I agree, Riku-kun. There aren't many men that sunglasses or champagne suit so well, in my opinion.

Mitsuki: I also have stuff I could add, but this is becoming a conversation about Yaotome, so I'll bring the cake–!

Tamaki: I'll help–

Nagi: Please enjoy the cake that Mitsuki, Tamaki, and I have baked. 

Yamato: Weren't you just tasting.

Nagi: It's an important job X-P

Iori: Yotsuba-san was also just putting on the candles.

Sogo: Plus, he was putting them on in quite an artistic way.

Iori: Artistic.........?

Mitsuki: Ta-dah! My specialty cake!

Riku: Wah––! It's so big! There are so many fruits!

Riku: Let's all eat it together!

Nagi: We're blessed to be doing everything "together," no matter what it is.

Riku: We'll be doing everything together from now on, Nagi!

Nagi: Yes.

Tsumugi: It looks wonderful......!

Riku: Ehehe!

Riku: Alright, I'll take this opportunity to ask my request!

Riku: Tell me you love me!

Iori: I thought you had forgotten about that......

Riku: There's no way I would've forgotten! Especially you Iori, you have to properly say it with aaall your heart!

Yamato: You really become confident when you're the lead role, huh (lol)

Mitsuki: Iori, show us you're a man!

Tamaki: Fight–.

Iori: You'll be saying it too though!?

Tsumugi: Everyone, please let Riku-san hear "I love you"!

Riku: Let me hear it–!

Mitsuki: Alright, let's all show him that we're men!

Nagi: YES!

Sogo: Ready, set,

Riku: !!!!!!!

Riku: I also love you all so much!!!!!

Riku: Iori is the only one whose face is all red though!! He looks like a boiled octopus lol

Tsumugi: So they told you, Riku-san!

Riku: Yeah! 

Riku: Iori also properly told me, so I'm satisfied! Lol

Iori: I won't do it a second time.

Tsumugi: I'm really glad that you can be this happy on your birthday, Riku-san! Please let me celebrate you again next year!

Yamato: Right now, Riku is trying to feed Ichi some strawberries (lol)

Tsumugi: Huuh!? lol

Sogo: Iori-kun and Riku-kun really get along well, don't they.

Nagi: I think that it's also true for MEZZO'' though?

Sogo: I, is that so......?

Riku: I was able to see Iori make a lot of embarassed faces so I'm satisfied! Lol

Mitsuki: People really become bolder on their birthday, huh......

Tsumugi: Well then, everyone please send your messages to Riku-san!

Nagi: Alright, I will start. I'm glad that we were able to celebrate the day on which you were born with all the members, this year again. Please allow us to keep seeing the smile that can bring people happiness, from right by your side.

Mitsuki: Happy birthday, Riku! It's thanks to you pulling us forward from the center that we're able to act just the way we are! From now on, please keep showing us the coolest Nanase Riku!

Yamato: Congratulations, Riku. I often end up spoiling you, but I get surprised when you suddenly show your adult-like self. Riku's become really cool, lately.

Tamaki: Rikkun, hbd! Let's keep playing games and hanging out lots together. Sometimes, you're like my little brother, but sometimes you also properly seem older than me. Keep being healthy, okay.

Sogo: Riku-kun, happy birthday. Having had the chance to read the Riku Photobook, I felt once again that you're really a man full of charm. The kind and strong Riku-kun is our pride. Please keep having me in your care.

Iori: Nanase-san, happy birthday. You've been acting awfully confident today, so I was wondering whether I should say it or not, but I'll just say it. 

Iori: Thanks to you standing in front of us and opening up the way, we were able to witness so many sights. You're usually good at being spoiled, but when you're on stage, you shine brighter, you're stronger, and you're more dignified than anyone else. From now on, please keep showing us the strongest Nanase-san. 

Yamato: Ah, Riku is about to cry

Tamaki: Iorin made him cry this year again––

Iori: Why is it my fault!?

Sogo: Does Riku-kun have a handkerchief? 

Nagi: He's saying "I d, I dooon't."

Tsumugi: Riku-san, are you alright...?! ><

Riku: I'm okay

Riku: There were tiring times

Riku: There were times when I thought that I couldn't go on anymore

Riku: But you were all behind me, supporting me. You gave me strength with your singing. Thanks to you, I was able to think that it was okay for me to be here. 

Riku: I'm glad that I could become an idol.

Iori: It would be a problem if you weren't here.

Yamato: It's like you were born to be an idol, isn't it, Riku.

Mitsuki: Whoo–! That's pretty flashy old man.

Nagi: That's pretty flashy old man.

Yamato: Sh, shut up......

Sogo: Yamato-san became about as red as Iori-kun was, earlier. 

Tamaki: Boiled octopus Glasses Ver.

Tsumugi: Riku-san, everyone is sending you wishes through social media...! Would now be a good time to ask you for a few words ><

Riku: Yes!!

Riku: It's the second time that everyone has celebrated my birthday for me like this. Thanks to the members with whom I've fought a lot, cried a lot, and laughed a lot, celebrating this day together with me, I'm really happy!

Riku: Before this, I thought that I was the happiest in the whole world, but my heart is so fulfilled right now that perhaps I'm the happiest in the whole universe.

Riku: Usually, I get embarassed being told that I'm loved, but I can say it right now! I also love all of you, and you're all precious to me!! I'm truly glad that I met you!

T/N

(1) "congratulation" was originally in English so I left it like that. If Nagi says any weird stuff in English please just assume it was there already LOL

(2) Can we ever get a chat with Nagi there without footnotes? He originally says that it's chuuni, which is short for chuunibyou (中二病), literally "middle school 2nd year syndrome." It refers to people who think they have super powers, that they're demonds, etc. In English, people would usually refer to that period of their lives as their "edgy phase." You can read more about it here.

(3) Tamaki says ukeru (ウケる）which is something you say when something particularly funny happens, like "that's a good one." Since it's a slang and it sounds more natural than making him say "that's hilarious," I just translated it like this. 

(4) Yamato asks if it's a deochi (出オチ). In a joke or situation, ochi is the punch line. The "de" in deochi comes from deru (出る) which means "to come out." So a deochi, in opposition to a joke which needs a build up, is a thing that's funny in itself, for example one-panel comics with a funny situation. In other words, as soon as it appears, it's funny. In this context, he’s asking whether just seeing the Tenn cosplays was funny enough that he doesn’t need anything more. 

Next is Gaku’s Trigger Academy chats!

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This week’s featured cosplayer is someone that we wanted to feature for a long time! Her name is Waifutella and she builds some of the most impressive cosplay but if you as her, she will say she is just the world’s okayest cosplayer. Temple of Geek has reached out to Waifutella to chat about her cosplay to which she graciously accepted. Continue on to learn about her cosplay, her fandoms, and her love for Nutella.

(Danniel Slade) Can you start off by telling me a little bit about yourself?

(Waifu Tella) I’m afraid there’s not really much to say! I’m a lot more boring than people give me credit for. I’m a full time student, cosplayer, and huge hecking nerd.

Photo by Emmy Mrozowska

(DS) Okay, I need to ask. What does your cosplay name, Waifutella, mean and how did you come up with it?

(WT) Waifutella is a combination of two words- the first being “waifu” (a term that anime fans know well). A waifu is a character who is so perfect you would snatch her up in a hot second and marry her if you could. The second word is nutella- anyone who follows me knows how much I adore it. It’s a bit of an addiction actually- I eat it straight from the jar, on the daily.

  (DS) Why do you use the subtitle “world’s okayest cosplayer?”

(WT) *burts out singing Ingrid Michaelson’s “I just want to be okay”

I don’t do well with compliments. I’m a vending machine, compliments are a wrinkly dollar bill- it’s just really frustrating and uncomfortable for everyone involved. When I wore my first real cosplay (Bucky Barnes) to a convention and later posted pics on Instagram, people were complimenting it left and right, and I would insist that my work was at best okay. One of my friends joked that I was the “world’s okayest cosplayer” and… it just stuck ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Photo by Ernie Jay

(DS) What fandoms are you into?

(WT) Marvel (cinematic and comics) is definitely my go-to, particularly Captain America, Captain Marvel, and both Hawkeyes. I also adore Blizzard Games, (Overwatch/StarCraft II/Diablo III) No Game No Life, Welcome to Night Vale, the Tolkeinverse, HP (hufflepride!), The Witcher, Doctor Who, Legend of Zelda and Kingdom Hearts.

  (DS) When did you get into cosplay?

(WT) My friend and I went to our first con together-SDCC- and all of our information about conventions was gathered through Tumblr posts. They made it seem like everyone there cosplayed, and I didn’t want to be the only person left out, so I brought along my Halloween costume. When we got there, it seemed like hardly anybody else was dressed up, but I had a lot of fun! So I kept doing it, and I’ve found it to be a really great and diverse creative outlet as well as a great way to make new friends. Excluding Halloween costumes, it’s been a little over two years now!

  (DS) How do you choose what you are going to create for cosplay?

(WT) I’ve actually recently changed my entire approach to this. I used to make cosplays for characters that I liked well enough and weren’t a huge financial burden to make (textbooks aren’t as fun as cosplay, but they’re definitely my priority.). Nowadays, I need to be a hardcore fan of the character and the design. I’m tying to put a lot more craftsmanship and technique into my work; so I try to choose characters that I love enough to spend repeated all nighters working on. It means I haven’t had a steady stream of new content, but I’m a lot more excited to show everyone what I’ve accomplished!

  (DS) In total, how many costumes have you created over the years?

(WT) Oh heck. Definitely more than seven. Ummm… I’ve done quite a few, and about half of those were so awful that they’ve never been shown to the internet (and they never will)

Photo by Michael Benedict

(DS) Do you have a favorite costume that you want to wear over and over?

(WT) I would love nothing more than to wear the winter soldier over and over again, but last time I was in it, I broke the elbow! So, sadly, it will have to wait until I can make a new arm.

  (DS) What was your easiest build?

(WT) My easiest build was definately the punisher. I grabbed my gun, shoes and shorts from the winter soldier, roughed up and old pleather jacket, added paneling to the sleeves for aesthetic, and painted his logo on a T-shirt. That, plus wig styling, took the better part of an afternoon.

Photo by Michael Benedict

(DS) Now on the flip side, what was your hardest build?

(WT) My most difficult build- I would have to say it’s a tie between two characters. I’ve been working on Captain America and on Twilight Princess for the better part of a year, but every time I finish, I put it on and decide it’s not good enough to represent them properly. So I’ve remade them each at least six times. I think I’ve got them pretty much set this time around, though, so hopefully I can show the final versions off soon.

  (DS) What is your favorite convention to cosplay at?

(WT) I think it’s going to be Blizzcon! Last year I went for the first time, and I didn’t really cosplay for it but it was such an amazing convention, it felt like home. I’ve got big plans for Blizzcon 2018, I’ve been working on the cosplays for months now- they’re definately my hugest builds yet.

  (DS) Do you have a funny or embarrassing story that you are willing to share that happened while in cosplay?

(WT) So, my second time wearing my Winter Soldier cosplay at SDCC, it got a lot of attention. I was being stopped for photos left and right. Since people may not actually know you, they have a tendency to shout out your character’s name to get your attention (as its a lot more effective than shouting out “hey you” or “cosplayer!!” in a crowded con) I kind of got into it that year, whenever someone would shout out “Bucky” I would turn around and reply as best as I could in character, “Who the h*ll is Bucky?” People loved it. In the evening my friends and I went out for dinner- still in cosplay, and I was still getting pressed for photos left and right. I was waiting at the bar to get a drink and when I heard someone say “Bucky” I grabbed my airsoft rifle, turned around, gave the guy my best winter soldier deadpan and delivered my line, hand resting on the trigger. His face drained and he stammered out “my girlfriend..” turns out he was on a business trip and he and his friend were just grabbing dinner after a day at the office and he was telling his coworker about his girlfriend Becky. He had no idea what Comiccon was and had never even heard of my character. I felt awful! I ended up buying him and his friend a drink as my way of apologizing and reassuring him I wasn’t going to pelt them with airsoft bullets.

Photo by Hino Ben

(DS) Are you affiliated with any cosplay groups?

(WT) I’m not with any official groups, but I’m part of the @Cosplay_And_Babes Instagram family! I’m also a page model for @Hotandgeeky (also on the Instagram), and I’m definitely an advocate for @butternut_gouache’s #ForceAgainstCyberBullying campaign.

  (DS) Looking back at your early cosplay years, is there anything you would tell yourself that you know now that you didn’t know then?

(WT) I’d tell myself not to wear a cosplay that I’m not 100% passionate about. There was a really brief period where I’d make a new costume for the sake of new social media content, and eventually I started getting pressured into wearing specific cosplays because “it would get you more Instagram followers” or “your followers would like that more.” The moment I let that last one start to effect me I had to take a break from cosplay and think about a few things. And honestly? It’s ridiculous that it was even pressured on me to do so. The people who advised that were 100% trying to help me out in their own way and I don’t harbor any resentment towards them for it, but catering to strangers on the internet isn’t me. I’m not getting paid to do this, I don’t have a Patreon, and I’m not here to try to get famous. I’m here to dress up like fictional characters and have fun with my friends, and I shouldn’t let anything influence that.

  (DS) Do you have a cosplay that you consider empowering to wear?

(WT) Definately steve.

  (DS) What is on your cosplay bucket list?

(WT) I’d love to cosplay every version of Captain America, Bucky Barnes and Peggy Carter one day.

  (DS) Outside of cosplay, what do you do for fun?

(WT) I never have fun I’m too focused on my GPA! But okay, I also do archery, play video games and collect vinyl records.

  (DS) Are there any other cosplayers that inspire you?

(WT) My best friend Mikky (@mikkydyer on the Insta, Internet do your thing) is a huge inspiration for me. I actually adapted my pants for Captain America and my new version of HydraCap and my upcoming Captain America cosplay from her work. Mikky is absolutely amazing, the craftsmanship and attention to detail she puts into each cosplay astounds me. As someone who never learned how to properly sew (I usually just put fabric in front of a machine and pray it doesn’t fall apart as I’m wearing it… yes that has happened before.) it’s really amazing to see people who put in proper technique and methods into their craft. Besides, she’s not just an inspiration to my cosplay, she’s an inspiration to my daily life, she’s without a doubt one of the best people I have ever had the privilege to meet, and the honor to call my friend.

Photo by Michael Benedict

(DS) What is your next convention that fans will see you at?

(WT) I really only go to one or two conventions a year- between school and finances, it gets rather difficult to do more than that- I’ll be at Blizzcon this November, and after that the only thing that I guarantee is SDCC 2019.

  (DS) What would you say to someone who might want to build their first costume but don’t know how to get started?

(WT) Research the heck out of it! You can never find too much information on how to do something. Look at tutorials for characters with similar designs, different tutorials for the same pieces, research the materials you use, try to see how a bunch of other people have done it and use their methods to find what works best for you! And be sure to hit up your local thrift store (I’m partial to goodwill) and see if they have any pieces you can buy for your costume. There’s more than one way to make a cosplay. I started writing a series on my Tumblr page about cosplay research and building.

  (DS) How can our readers find out more about you?

(WT) On Instagram @waifutella, On Twitter @waifutella, On Tumblr at waifutella.tumblr.com and on Kofi (bonus content) ko-fi.com/waifutella!

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Temple of Geek's Featured #Cosplay - @Waifutella #Marvel #CaptainAmerica #WinterSoldier This week's featured cosplayer is someone that we wanted to feature for a long time! Her name is Waifutella and she builds some of the most impressive cosplay but if you as her, she will say she is just the world’s okayest cosplayer.