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One of the best genre mashups ever is Cosplay + Wrestling. It’s also quite a logical convergence considering society’s obsession with the superhuman and how wrestlers are pretty much live-action versions of comic book characters. Just recently, WWE star Alexa Bliss appeared wearing a Harley Quinn-inspired outfit at her Backlash performance, which was nice. But there are wrestlers out there who take very seriously their wrestling – and their cosplaying.

One such wrestler/cosplayer is Sera Cimmino, and we’ve been lucky enough to get an exclusive interview with her!

NS – Hi Sera, thanks so much for speaking with NerdSociety today. So …

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NS – Kayla, thanks so much for taking the time to speak with NerdSociety! So let’s start at the beginning… What inspired you to first start cosplaying?

Kayla –  It was mostly following a lot of amazing cosplayers on Instagram that inspired me to first start. So when I went to my first con, I thought “Yeah I definitely can’t go without some kind of cosplay.” I did a quick, cheap getup of Daryl Dixon from The Walking Dead and felt so cool and confident with everyone wanting pictures and telling me how awesome I looked, ever since then I’ve been …

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Humor comes in many forms and today, with the advent of the internet, the expression of humor has been transformed into  snappy one-liners on Twitter and memes. Back in the day, the Far Side by Gary Larson was a groundbreaking single-panel cartoon that expressed a similar type of cynicism and tongue-in-cheek view of society, the animal kingdom and the world at large. I met an artist at a con once whose humor harkens back to the work of Gary Larsen but goes even farther pushing the envelope of the bizarre.

If you’re a frequenter of cons, you might have come …

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NS – Hey Rob, thanks for talking to us today…. When did you first get into Cosplaying?

ROB – The first time I cosplayed was at New York Comic Con 2013 with my best friend: I was Jules Winfield and he was Vinny Vegas. My girlfriend was supergirl. I officially started cosplaying when I moved to Chicago from NYC on Novemeber 1st at a Halloween party at Green Lantern a cosplay I still do and have upgrades to as well. The first built cosplay is my famous Red Hood which I made all myself except for the helmet.

NS – What …

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The Amazing! Comic Con was held recently at the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. In its second year running, the con had an amazing turnout. Coincidentally,  the Electric Daisy Carnival was going on at the same time and there were said to be upwards of 400,000 tourists flooding Las Vegas over the weekend. From a marketing standpoint, it was a great time for a con and the turnout affirmed that.  I imagine next year will bring even more attendees as the the con’s popularity continues to grow. Check out some of the cosplay action below……

The Amazing! Las Vegas Comic Con will be held at the South Point Hotel & Casino for three days over the weekend of June 20 through the 22nd. Special guests this year include George Perez (Teen Titans, Nightwing and Deathstroke), Rob Liefeld (Deadpool, Cable, X-Force), actor Michael Cudlitz who plays Abraham on The Walking Dead, Winter Soldier creator Steve Epting,  Joe Rubinstein, who inked Frank Miller’s original Wolverine series, and many others. Click here for a full list of the special guests.

This limited edition Superman: Doomed #1 is a convention exclusive and can be reserved by …

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The year was 1985 and cartoons had never been better. An entire lineup of animated awesomeness was available for young boys and girls to enjoy. There was a little something for everyone. All kinds of stories could be told on Saturday morning and eventually in weekday syndication. There was one show though that came along with all the glamour and glitter, fashion and fame that kids weren’t even aware they needed in their life.

Jem and the Holograms came out at a time when music videos and high fashion were being given a lot of exposure. Hasbro, Marvel Productions, and Sunbow …

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You might remember a recent article posted by Paladin about the guys who helped jumpstart NerdSociety and their new venture into zombie t-shirt production:  Tee No Evil.  Franco and Francis wanted to pass it along that they will be in booth # AA-015 at Wondercon in Anaheim this weekend. Wondercon Anaheim 2014 runs from 4/18-4/20 at the Anaheim Convention Center. The show kicks off Friday at 12:00pm and runs through Sunday at 5pm. Please go to the Wondercon website for more info.

The guys will be debuting their Wondercon exclusive Michonne t-shirt (pictured above).  The first 15 customers to purchase …

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