"Cosplay in America" @ Alternative Press Expo 2010

Cosplay in America
8x10, Hardcover, 272 pages photo coffee table book $40 USD

http://www.facebook.com/cosplayinamerica .... http://www.cosplayinamerica.com

In 2009....
6 America anime cons
5 months on the project
1,651 cosplayers photographed
16,000+ miles travelled
3 con plagues
1 maxed out credit card

In 2010...
6 months to edit the book
260 cosplayers selected
2 more credit cards + bank loan
10 artist alleys @ cons travelled to sell the book
0 hours of sleep this year
1 awesome year

In 2011
....* grin *....

Follow me as I travel around the country to artist alleys on my YouTube page :
http:www.youtube.com/cosplayinamerica

To purchase the book :

IRL : Find me at around America at cons
Online : http://www.cosplayinamerica.com
Stores : If your local bookstore doesn't carry it, ask them to ! Distribution handled by Last Gasp of San Francisco.


My story...
I had a crazy idea back in 2009 to run around the country photographing cosplayers and putting a book together representing a slice of what someone would see at anime cons. I didn't want to do a best-of since that is so subjective but instead I decided to focus on everyday folks. You'll see different ages, races, backgrounds, shapes and sizes, just a broad scope of people. I found no books on American cosplay as most books are from overseas so with a few trusty credit card (and a bank willing to loan me $$$), I spent 5 months traveling the country, 6 months to edit, 2 months awaiting shipment from Shanghai and in 2010, I crisscross the country again bringing the book to artist alleys at 10 cons. In 2011, I plan on at least 15 cons ... it is gonna be an epic 2011 ! :)

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• APE
• alternative press expo
• cosplay in america
• comic con

[purpl3dahl1a]

any good cons happening on halloween? i know youmacon does but are there any others?

[cosplayinamerica]

@purpl3dahl1a Let's see... YaoiCon is up in the Bay Area, the Long Beach Comic Con is going on (I'll be there), MangaNEXT is going on in New Jersey, Oni-Con in Houston and there's Anime Karnival's Tokyo Shop of Horrors in Memphis, TN

[ShaolinViolin]

what costume is the girl at 6:20 talking about?

[cosplayinamerica]

@ShaolinViolin Go over to Flickr and type in Fanime and Bus and you'll find it :)

[MGBootsie]

HAHA! The guy at 3:06

[darkstyanle]

fantastic, I like the iPhone:)

but wondered what the name of the song's beginning?

greetings ^ ^

[skybluestarling]

You should come to neko-con in Virginia, its not to big and needs help to get it recognized

[nicodalimonte]

first!! not

[Max10192]

I just recently discovered this vids. They are great! keep up the good work.

[baltoXamv]

looks like fun >_< wish i could be there haha. and omg the iphone covers at 8:11 are so cute!! X3 x cant wait to see more from you :D