Articles by: ccarthern

Beneath the Cowl Live Podcast: Cosplay and Mental Health

Stepping into 2023 with our first ever live episode of the Beneath The Cowl Podcast” ⭐This will be a double episode focusing on cosplay and mental health. ⭐Subscribe to Cosplay Alliance and Beneath the Cowl on YouTube and follow us on all social media and podcast platforms. Tune in Saturday, January 7th, at 7 PM Eastern as we have our first live podcast discussion and join the conversation on @youtube @twitter and in the Cosplay […]

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Cosplay Alliance Review of the Best and Worst Movies of 2022

Cosplay Alliance Presents a special Beneath The Cowl where I review the best and worst movies of 2022 with some amazing cosplayers.  This week on Beneath The Cowl, we wrap 2022 up with a discussion and review of some of the movies released within the year. We are reviewing Sonic 2, DC League Of Superpets, Morbius, The Batman, Doctor Strange, Thor Love and Thunder, Black Adam and Wakanda Forever. Special Guests:  Cosplay.Alliance Dominycanknyght Dork_Nugget FoggyKnight14 […]

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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Review

Cosplay Alliance Presents a special Beneath The Cowl where we review Wakanda Forever with some amazing cosplayers. Was it overhyped? Did it Honor Chadwick’s Legacy? What did we think of Namor and the new Black Panther? Special Guests:  Vibranium.Cosplay Kai.esh_black NamorCosplay MightyMorfinCosplay Check it out! Hosted by myself: CosplaysByShinobi

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MCM Comic Con London October

Another MCM London Comic Con is in the books and this was one of the best I’ve ever attended. I cannot begin to tell you just how amazing this con was. It was a dream of mine to cosplay Simon Phoenix from Demolition Man for years and I was finally able to do that. A huge shout out to me Demolition Man squad. Spartan was cosplayed by @6seasons and Huxley was cosplayed by @readycosplayerone.    […]

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European Black Panther PremiereΒ 

The time had finally come to attend the European Black Panther Premiere in London. This event brought my journey as a cosplayer full circle. The first Black Panther European Premiere was the beginning of our relationship with Disney and Marvel. Four black cosplayers just wanted to be a part of the cultural moment the orbital movie was. Black Panther was my first cosplay and we were proud to be represented in the super hero genre. […]

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KingCon Photography Contest

Most people don’t know this but I my start in the cosplay community came as a photographer. Photography is still a passion for me even though I don’t do it at too many conventions anymore. KingCon had a photography contest and I decided to enter with 2 photos. I managed to win 2nd place in the photo manipulation category. I was extremely happy because my photoshop skills sucked when I first started out and it […]

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MCM London Comic Con Photography Exhibition

The Cosplay Journal joined forces with Cosplay Central to host the first cosplay photography exhibition at MCM Comic Con London in October. I was notified and decided to submit an entry. It would be an honor for my work to be featured at the Con I have attended the most. The Cosplay Journal created this exhibition to celebrate photographers that are a staple of the cosplay community. The Cosplay Journal had a surprise and printed […]

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Dragon Con 2022

Dragon Con is back! It has been three years since Ugo and I attended Dragon Con. Before the pandemic Dragon Con 2020 was my most anticipated convention. I was becoming the fittest I’ve ever been for it. Atlanta is home for me as I was born and raised there but I hadn’t been home since 2020 so I was anxious about it. Dragon Con was the first con I went to and was my introduction […]

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Emerald City Comic Con

Emerald City is the first west coast convention I’ve attended and it did not disappoint. It was only my second comic con since the end of 2019. It was cool because it was as laid back as you wanted it to be or as up-tempo as you wanted. This convention gave me the opportunity to meet so many cosplayers that I normally don’t see because I don’t travel to west coast conventions. I was able […]

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The Boys: A-Train vs Blue Hawk

If you are up to date on The Boys and finished season three then you are familiar with supe Blue Hawk. I couldn’t stand Blue Hawk. When A-Train kills him, it was so satisfying to me. I instantly knew I wanted to recreate that scene somehow. I don’t generally advocate death for people but if you look at this meme I created you know exactly how I feel about Blue Hawk. Thanks to Samuel Jackson […]

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