Fantastic Literary Cosplays from Grand Rapids Comic Con

By Dr. Jessie Voigts , 24 October 2017

There are many, many creative cosplays at any comic con, and they were extremely impressive. At Grand Rapids Comic Con this weekend, we were surrounded by hundreds of phemenonally artistic costumes and people. But, as you may have guessed from the title, I absolutely loved the literary cosplays people chose.

Pop Culture 101

What is cosplay? It's a costume roleplay, and you can choose to create and wear a costume from anything you love - books, movies, video games, history, theatre, music... the list goes on and on. It arose in Japan, as part of the Otaku culture (here's a great guide). And, it's an enormous amount of fun, and requires an endless supply of creativity.

Here are just some of the best Literary Cosplays at Grand Rapids Comic Con we found on Sunday.

Fantastic Literary Cosplays from Grand Rapids Comic Con
Our daughter Lillie as the Steampunk Mad Hatter, at the Geek of Thrones. Created by Artistic Apes Studio, the Geek of Thrones has swords from many, many different fandoms, including Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, Minecraft, Final Fantasy, Zelda, WOW, Frostmourne, Attack on Titan, He Man, Star Wars, Skyrim, Lord of the Rings, and more (wow!).