Cosplay
Publishers Weekly loved Cosplay: A History!
I'm extremely pleased to report that my upcoming book Cosplay: A History has
received its second trade review, this time from Publishers Weekly! It's a
glowing one, too:
> "...Liptak’s study is an inspiring one, underscored by the community’s efforts
to spread “magical moment[s]” with organizations such as
Kirkus Reviews liked Cosplay: A History!
The first trade review for Cosplay: A History is in! It comes from Kirkus
Reviews, and it's a good one!
Here are the big quotes: "An entertaining look at a vibrant, “interactive,
interpretive, and immersive” pop-culture community...A wonderfully fun book
showing that the art of having a good time
One foot in front of the other
What it's like to march in the Macy's Day Parade as a stormtrooper
Hot zone cosplay
How are conventions adapting to the world of COVID-19? Pretty well, it seems.
Squandered legacy
The rise and fall of ANOVOS
The taxonomy of dressing up for fun
There's an invisible line between cosplayers and reenactors, but while the uniforms are different, there's a lot that's the same under the hood
The Return of the Cons
In this week's Transfer Orbit roundup, we take a look at what the return of conventions and what it means for cosplayers.
How I made Bram's Mandalorian armor
Rise of Skywalker, Octopuses in space, and grimdark finales
Hello!
I was on the road this past weekend on a secret mission to California: I
attended the world premiere of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker! I made a bit of
an extended trip out of it, and had a blast.
I meant to get this letter out before