It’s cold outside. I live in Florida, and though most people wouldn’t consider the temperature that bad here, it still feels cold to me. And it got me thinking about characters that have snow/ice powers, or even just have that as a theme. It’s visually distinct, certainly. Which dovetails quite nicely into cosplay.
Sometimes, a pop culture figure hits the scene—either because they feature in a new project, or even an adaptation—and instantly signals that they’re going to be a cosplay mainstay.
I said I’d do more of these lists—and I meant it. Here are five more Planeswalkers from Magic: The Gathering that would be cool to cosplay.
Five years ago—yes, really—I wrote an article saying that Magic: The Gathering is a great media property for cosplay. But I never gave a list of some ideas. That was a massive oversite on my part. So, I figured I’d do something about it by going over five Magic characters that would make for an interesting cosplay challenge.
I’ve seen a lot of impressive cosplays now. Stuff so show-accurate it’s actually astonishing it’s not a costume made by the television crew. I’ve seen cosplays that are basically art pieces, taking the idea of characters and changing them in fascinating ways.
But the thing I find most impressive about cosplayers is when they make suits move that shouldn’t possibly be able to move.
Last year, we did a list of five easy-to-cosplay aliens from Doctor Who. But some people like difficult cosplays. So, we’re revisiting this topic, but a little differently. I’ve found four quite complex aliens from New Who. Like, these are intense.
Do you want to cosplay more, but none of the usual characters appeal to you? Well, there’s a whole other medium of art perfect for cosplaying—and it feels more and more like it’s getting attention.
Not all superheroes have superpowers. Not all supervillains have powers. Some built their powers. Through a combination of engineering or inventiveness, they constructed tools, suits, or chemicals that give them abilities.
We’re about to travel into 2024. That makes us time travelers!
With the new season/series of Doctor Who releasing, it seems like as good a time as any to go over how amazing Doctor Who is for cosplaying. Because the series almost always uses humanoids for its species and has almost always been working from a fairly limited set of options, its designs are perfect for the average cosplayer.
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