Cosplay world

"Since the early 1900s, people have been dressing up as characters from comics, movies, books, and more recently, TV shows and video games. The result is the international phenomenon known as cosplay. Cosplay's success has been fuelled by the Internet and an explosion in geek fandom and, n...

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Main Authors: Ashcraft, Brian (Author), Plunkett, Luke (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Munich : Prestel, [2014]
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Summary: "Since the early 1900s, people have been dressing up as characters from comics, movies, books, and more recently, TV shows and video games. The result is the international phenomenon known as cosplay. Cosplay's success has been fuelled by the Internet and an explosion in geek fandom and, nowadays, men and women across the globe craft loving tributes to Star Wars, Tomb Raider, Sailor Moon, World of Warcraft and everything in between.
Physical Description: 207 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
ISBN: 9783791349251
3791349252
Author Notes: Brian Ashcraft is a senior contributing editor for the video game site, Kotaku, an arm of Gawker.com. He is the author of Arcade Mania! and Japanese Schoolgirl Confidential Luke Plunkett is a video game writer based in Canberra, Australia and a contributing editor for Kotaku.