On the last day of San Diego Comic-Con 2026, size was everything. We saw Transformers, an eight-foot-tall original cyberpunk ...

Cosplay didn't begin as the highly visible phenomenon many people know today. For a long time, it lived in the niche corners of fandom, thriving among devoted fans who were willing to spend time, ...

Here are photos from GalaxyCon, the four day "festival of fandom," where tens of thousands gather to mingle, shop, show off ...

At the 2026 San Diego Comic-Con, a nonprofit made sure that kids using wheelchairs could achieve their cosplay dreams.

AMA-CON Aug 1-2 in Amarillo: cosplay, comics, gaming, 100+ vendors, special guests & free Geek Prom with wristband.

LA’s Anime Expo took place earlier this month, packing over 422,000 anime fans into the Los Angeles Convention Center (the ...

Coauthored by Safa Warsi and Robert T. Muller, Ph.D. Hundreds of thousands of people around the world gather at various comic and fan conventions, many of whom take part in cosplay. Cosplay comes from ...

In recent years, what was once known as niche “nerd culture” has begun to transition into the mainstream in a major way. From the surge of box office-topping comic canon blockbusters to the ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

Halloween-themed “cosplay” events have become quite trendy in Japan these past few years. Last year on the night of Halloween, young costumed revelers took over the famous scramble intersection in ...

Cosplay Karaoke is a recurring fandom event series in Springfield, MO, hosted by local community organizations like Fanatics and the Fan. Unlike traditional nightlife, these ...

Anime Expo 2022, held earlier this month in Los Angeles, bills itself as “the largest celebration of Japanese pop culture in ...