Thank you again for your
interest. First and foremost thank you for taking the time out of your schedule
to speak with #UFB. Will there be anyone that you would like to shout out?
Everyone on my Facebook that give me support
no matter what I throw up there. Dale, Greg, Tim, Kerry, Kevin, Richard. Big
ups to Cujo Creations.
We see that you were the runner-up back in
1998 at the wizard magazine Halloween costume contest. How was the experience
and where do you see cosplay now in 2014?
It was pretty cool back then. There weren’t a
lot of people who even made costumes at the time and it was done mostly for
Halloween. And I was in pretty good company there. The winner was Kelly
Delcambre who went on to start his own company, KMD Artistry. Then a few years
later we started attending conventions. As for cosplay today, I think it’s
great that so many people are discovering how fun costuming is. And more people
are looking to draw these types of fans to their events. So more and more
conventions are popping up around the country. I’m heading to South Carolina
next week for the first Sumter Fan-Con. Oh, shout out to Nuklear Comics The
biggest problem I see today is that people are getting into this that see it as
an easy way to become a subculture celebrity and I think that aspirations of
being a star attraction at a convention by getting a few hundred thousand likes
on your fan page and not concentrating on the craft of making costumes is
hurting the hobby. When I wore the Batgirl costume I was in Wizard with, people
thought it was incredible. I look at it now and think it was pretty
unimpressive in comparison to most of my costumes today. You have to continue
to grow as an artist. Be Epic.
If you could run down the awards that you have
won since you began cosplaying?
LOL. Runner up in Wizard and took second place
in the costume contest at Florida GeekFest last year. That’s about it. Other
than the being Geekette of the Month for August on the Full Spectrum Geek
Facebook page and spotlighted on a few cosplay pages and web sites. I don’t
really do this for awards, making a child smile or having a fan of a particular
character go all fan boy/girl of your costume are the best rewards.
What is it about Batgirl, lol?
I grew up with the classic TV show. I always
wanted to be Batgirl for Halloween. Loved the plastic suit with the half mask.
LOL. Plus Batgirl is like Batman, no super powers just using their brains to
fight crime. The Bats are probably the most relatable characters. With enough
money, dedication and physical endurance, anyone could be the Bat.
What conventions have you been to? We are
stationed in Baltimore, have you ever been to the Baltimore Comic Con?
Before last year I just went to MegaCon in
Orlando and DragonCon every year. Last year I attended Mega, HeroesCon in
Charlotte, DragonCon, Palm Con in Palm Beach, UltraCon in Fort Lauderdale and
GeekFest in Boca Raton, This year I’ve already been to Animate Miami and going
to UltraCon this weekend. Never been to Baltimore Comic Con. As you can see I
tend to hit the Southeast conventions, but I am available for travel. Wink,
wink.
As far as comic books go who are your top 5 characters in no particular
order?
Wonder Woman, Batman, Batgirl, Rocket Raccoon and of course Angela.
Tell me how you feel about Star Wars?
How do you feel about Oxygen?
Its 2014 what are your plans for this year in
cosplay?
Already done Catwoman, doing Dajah Thoris,
Madame Hydra and maybe a femme Thor.
We would like to thank you for sharing
some time with us today and we will be following up on you as well let the new
fans know where they can see you or contact you online.
You can follow me on
Facebook at, https://www.facebook.com/t.c.dangerous1 And professionals can follow me at http://www.modelmayhem.com/3166926
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