12 Motivation to Cosplay Across Career Stages

Amy C. Lewis

DOI: 10.4324/9781003271109-16

Many years back, when the second Avengers movie was released, I attended the midnight screening with several friends. As we waited in line for the theater to open its doors, I noticed a group of adolescent cosplayers at the head of the line. Their costumes were clearly amateurish, but you couldn’t help seeing their joy in representing characters from the film and the favorable responses from fellow fans as everyone waited to be some of the first to watch the movie. The group was dressed as famous characters, including Hawkeye and Ironman. The young man dressed as Ironman had the most elaborate costume of the group.

Shortly before the theater opened, two ...

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