Photo by Chazzy Baragiola The combination of being snowed in from the blizzard this past week PLUS being hooked hard into Cyberpunk 2077 made this post about a day late. Apologies for the delay but let's get started! I came across RiderCGA's awesome Daredevil during my collection of MAGFest pics so this is probably the last one for that specific convention. As you'll see from the images I found, Rider has a really awesome look/take on the Man Without Fear. Further research indicates that this is known as King Daredevil and is the title Matt Murdock took during a run back in 2022! Starting from the top, you can see a lot of red and black went into this look for the character. The top includes a red hood that hides just about the top of the mask the character is well known for. Small peek at the horns too!
If there's one cosplayer who's an absolute delight along with being an incredibly positive person in the cosplay community, it's Ani-Mia. I started following her work in 2013 and then met her for the first time at NYCC. Since then, I've really enjoyed staying in touch with her. On top of being incredibly gorgeous in her cosplays, she also is a strong believer in treating people well and just overall being nice in general. Mia is also an incredibly hard worker in fitness and wanting to tone her body up for her own self. It's been incredible seeing her progress along with how happy she's been as a result. Mia's been one of my biggest inspirations when it comes to working out and feeling comfortable in your own body. She recently uploaded a YouTube video which I can include down at the bottom and it really shows how much she cares about other cosplayers on top of her growing fanbase.
Mia cares so much, that she sends out mini prints and goodies to pretty much anyone who sends her mail/gifts. In promoting positivity in cosplay and the community, she recently has started bringing cosplayer appreciation cards and hands them out to cosplayers at conventions. The amount of precision and love she puts in her outfits is simply astonishing. Not to mention her giant collection of Funko Pops and ever expanding library of comics/graphic novels, Mia cosplays characters who mean something to her. Including characters from her favorite movies growing up.
To me, in addition to being inspirational for fitness, she also inspired my creation of the Aquaman cosplay I'll be debuting soon this year. I'm so stoked to show it to her and she's equally excited to see me in it! Mia's created such an impact that every Monday is dubbed MiaMonday where many fans pay her appreciation with why she's so sweet and add in some gorgeous photos of her. Having her following my work and blog is still mind blowing and means so much to me :D.
To Mia, thank you so much for everything you've done for me and the cosplay community. For being so sweet and devoted to things you're passionate about. You're beyond beautiful and have helped me through so much. Love you tons <3.
