and the WINNER is! 

With all of the creativity and artistry that goes into these costumes, I think that they are ALL winners. So, to bring on the real issue of a Flickr Fight. You will notice that there are several categories of cosplay here. Each of these categories will have a monthly winner, so don't forget to vote for your favorites. The winner of each category will go into their own Flickr Plexo and you will then vote on your favorite among them.

Each voting period will be one month. Thats right, it is a monthly contest. So, after we have five winners, those guys will go into their own little area and compete for over all winner. You will have a month to vote on that as well. This means that the winning photo will be featured for an entire month.

It is not an easy undertaking to find great cosplayers, so I am asking for your help. There is a "Contact Me" tab over to the right of this lens. If you have a suggestion for me, click that tab and email me a link to the cosplay photo. Remember, this is a family safe and work safe lens, so make sure the pictures are also family safe and work safe. The only other rule is that ALL photos MUST come from Flickr.com, keep this in mind and email away folks!

I look forward to making this a cool lens/contest. If any of you wonderful folks want to design me a cool looking badge to present to the monthly winners, I will greatly appreciate that too! In fact, if you put them on flickr then I will have a contest to pick the best badge and make sure to give you design vredit with a sweet little link to your flickr page!

Cosplay Links 

more information on cosplay

Here ya go folks! I'm starting a master list that I'd love for you to contribute to. I want to help inform non-cosplayers on what, exactly, cosplaying is and help new (and veteran) cosplayers find some really great resources too! You can contribute (at my approval) to this list and vote on the best ones too!

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Star Wars Cosplay 

may the force be with you

Star Wars has become not just an American icon, but an international fan favorite as well. In this lensmaster's humble opinion, it is the first global icon, that possibly one day could identify us as a planet... okay, maybe not, but there ARE some great cosplayers out there that seem to think so. Vote for your favorite right here and remember that the pic with the highest number of points will square off with the winners from the other categories in the end to become the grand cosplay champion... well, at least for a month they will be. Don't forget to visit the original photo by clicking the picture itself!

The Princess and the Storm Trooper (Star Wars)

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Star Wars 1

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3 points

STAR WARS

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2 points

Cosplay-81.jpg

^#4

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2 points

Il Cacciatore di Taglie

^#5

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0 points

Cosplay on Amazon 

I found some pretty cool cosplay swag out there on amazon for you guys. If you don't see a price here on the lens, try clicking on the link.

Naruto: Leaf Village Black Anime Cosplay Gloves

Amazon Price: $14.99 (as of 01/09/2009)
List Price: $15.99
Used Price:

Usually ships in 2-3 business days

Naruto Leaf Village Black Headband

Amazon Price: (as of 01/09/2009)
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Trigun Vash Stampede Cosplay Sunglasses

Amazon Price: $39.95 (as of 01/09/2009)
List Price:
Used Price:

Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Classic Cosplay 

anime style baby

Being a fan of anime myself and a Cosplay noob, I came up with some of my favorites here for you guys to vote on. I called this section "Classic Cosplay" because this is where it started folks, with the anime and manga conventions around the world. Dont forget to vote for your monthly favorite. Also, make sure to click on the photo to visit the original and leave some love for the photographer!

Akon 2005 45

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COSPLAY

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3 points

COSPlay XIII

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2 points

Cosplay

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2 points

One Piece Cosplay

^#5

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1 point

Your Video Game Favorites 

who needs console wars?!

Are you a Gamer Geek? I am. It is quite pointless for me to ramble on about how video games have become a cultural icon these days, so instead, I'll show some of my favorite video game cosplayers! Don't forget to vote for your favorites and dont forget to drop by the original photos and show some love to the great cosplayers and photographers by clicking on the pictures!

Cosplay II

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Cosplay girl in TGS

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5 points

IMGP9249

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3 points

Lara stops by

^#4

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1 point

WoW

^#5

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1 point

Cosplay on eBay 

Okay, there is some great stuff out there on eBay for all of you veteran and soon-to-be cosplayers. Make sure to check it out!

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Comic Cosplay 

who is that masked man... or woman?

Okay, I am a fan of manga (Japanese Comics), but there is nothing better to me than a good old fashioned Marvel or DC comic book! Take a look at some of these great cosplayers and don't forget to vote! Make sure to click the pic and visit the original to show some love there too!

Phoenix

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7 points

'Kingdom Come' Superman

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5 points

Spidey

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3 points

Batman

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2 points

Jokers !!!

^#5

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0 points

Random Cosplay Goodness! 

sweet cosplay from some popular places

This is kind of my catch all category here. This ranges anywhere from Firefly to Buffy, so have fun voting here! Make sure to visit the orignal photo by clicking on it and commenting on them too!

Buffy Crew

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7 points

Kaylee from Firefly

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6 points

...but why's the sake gone?

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3 points

Akon 2006 065

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DSC01424.JPG

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Cosplay Books 

Here are just a couple of suggestions that I found from some of my cosplay friends.

Cosplay

by: Guy Vinciguerra

Amazon Price: $24.99 (as of 01/09/2009)
List Price: $24.99
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Usually ships in 24 hours

Cosplay: Catgirls and Other Critters

by: Gerry Poulos

Amazon Price: $13.56 (as of 01/09/2009)
List Price: $16.95
Used Price: $3.73

Usually ships in 24 hours

Cosplay Girls: Japan's Live Animation Heroines

Amazon Price: (as of 01/09/2009)
List Price: $19.95
Used Price: $7.42

Reader Feedback 

Hey, let me know what you think, or link me up to some of your favorite cosplay photos! Just remember, they need to be family and work safe and they MUST come from Flickr! Make sure that if you plan on suggesting links to drop me an email via the "Contact Me" button at the top so that I can let you know if I post the photos in the list!