Thanks to the pioneering efforts of companies such as Funko with its Pop! brand, Kidrobot, and Lego with its minifigures, it has become commonplace in the toy industry for licensed properties to take on the stylized look of the licensee’s brand. The trend affects not only the adult-skewing collectible portion of the market, but also […]
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Cosplay Beyond the Cons
Cosplay—dressing up as a favorite anime, videogame, television, or book character, in a self-created and realistic costume, and interacting with others doing the same—has been a big and growing hobby for several years. More recently, the popular avocation has moved beyond the borders of the numerous comic book and pop culture conventions and into the […]