To be honest, I was quite surprised by the number of compliments I received for my Poison Ivy costume as such - generally, it's an easily made costume (up to the point that some smart-asses tend to label it as "lazy cosplay") that basically requires just a trip to your local florist for some ar[...]

It's that time of the year - the moment has come to officially reveal my cosplay plans for 2016.

Now, I'm not exactly sure when exactly I'll get to debut every one of these costumes - for some the dates are already set and the costumes are in the making, for others it's more of a[...]

A while ago, I posted a short article on who was Shiera Seastar as George R.R. Martin wrote her – or, to be precise, as he did not write her, since she remains a character only mentioned, never elaborated, and shrouded in one mystery upon the other. If you missed this post, feel free to check[...]

As you know by now, kids, I'm an avid storyteller. The characters I choose to cosplay mean a lot to me because of their stories - of who they are, and how they were made, and how I connected to them. I said a while ago I'd share the tale of Shiera, one of the most interesting and most underused[...]

"Berserk" means a lot to me, for it was the first anime I have ever properly watched. It was my baptism of fire that made me stumble into the deepest pits of Japanese animation and stay there.

Here's what happened: many, many years ago, I got the entire "Berserk" show (the old TV[...]

Boys and girls, time to talk about body modifications required for proper female-to-male crossplay - or, how to turn yourself into an attractive member of the opposite sex. Some (very general) tips ahoy - I'll be happy to get into details if someone would like to chat more on this issue, and if[...]