Tag: crossplay

NYCC Gender in Cosplay Observations and Cosplay Trends

by Tara M. Clapper | Oct 14, 2013 | Conventions, Pop Culture | 1 |

At the 2013 New York Comic Con, I observed hundreds of cosplayers. Since I was there to cover...

Why Do Girls And Women Crossplay?

by Tara M. Clapper | Nov 30, 2012 | Pop Culture | 1 |

For a long time, I really didn’t get crossplay, or the art of dressing up as a character opposite your gender.Then Halloween happened this year, and so did my Thor costume. I mean it wasn’t a fantastic costume, but...