By Nolan P. Smith Attention cosplayers! Here at Pastrami Nation, we are going to start a weekly spotlight of the best and most creative cosplayers we can find called ‘Cosplayer Spotlight’. How do we start this? With YOUR help! So cosplayers, submit your information and photos we can post online to nolan@pastramination.com, and once a week we will spotlight someone! […]
By Nolan P. Smith Photos by Nolan P. Smith and Jason T. Smith This weekend, the Anaheim Convention Center become Tantooine, Endor, and more as Star Wars Celebration landed in Southern California. The convention, held annually around the world, was a sensory overload for fans with cosplay, vendors, announcements, film stars and, of course, the reveal of the big one, […]
Photos by MrAndMrsSmith Check out our coverage from day 3 at Star Wars Celebration 2015! Don’t forget to tag yourself on Facebook!
Photos by: DimSumHottie Take a look at what Star Wars Celebration 2015 brought to the masses on day 2!
Photos by: DimSumHottie Star Wars Celebration 2015 is here! Take a look at what day one had to offer, tons of pics after the jump!
By Nolan P. Smith (Anaheim)– WonderCon has come and gone, but that doesn’t mean the end of the pictures! With these, we bring to you, what Batman would say… “expect the unexpected…” What’s the unexpected for a comic book convention? Well, for me, it was the awesome Luther Strode cosplay, the blast from the past with Captain Planet, and something […]
By Nolan P. Smith (Anaheim)– With WonderCon having been a huge success once again, it’s time to look back at the amazement we witnessed firsthand. So, first off, let’s take a look at the Women of WonderCon 2015! Pastrami Nation’s Nolan, Jason, Puppetmaster Jason, and DimSumHottie were all in attendance to see what the Comic Con International convention had in […]
By Nolan P. Smith (Anaheim)– WonderCon 2015 is drawing to its close, but the pictures are just beginning to roll in! The Pastrami Nation crew attended the massive comic convention this weekend in Anaheim, and what we witnessed can only be explained as a fanboy’s dream come true. Comic books, action figures, high end collectibles, video games and more at […]
By Staff Reports The documentary film Cosplay Dreams 3D, which examines the fascinating and highly visual world of costume play, will host back-to-back panel discussions, an interactive 3D exhibit, and a theatrical screening in 3D during the WonderCon convention Friday, April 3 through Sunday, April 5 at the Anaheim Convention Center. Cosplay is short for “Costume Play”, a growing worldwide […]
By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—Fans of comic books, movies, television series, cosplay and more will all be gathering in Southern California this weekend as WonderCon Anaheim once again invades the Anaheim Convention Center on April 3rd– 5th. In 2014, WonderCon brought in nearly 60,000 attendees to the Orange County area, bringing vendors, comic book publishers, television and movie stars, […]
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By Nolan P. Smith All photos by Jason T. Smith and Nolan P. Smith To go with our “Women of Comic Con 2014” posts, here is a look at some of the coolest cosplayers we came across at the San Diego Comic Con this year! Check out all the pics after the jump!
By Nolan P. Smith All Photos by Jason T. Smith and Nolan P. Smith Even though the San Diego Comic Con has came and went, that doesn’t mean the photos have to stop. Pastrami Nation would like to proudly share with everyone our gallery of the Women of Comic Con 2014! Take a look, comment on your favorites, and enjoy! […]
By Nolan P. Smith (San Diego)– Well, that’s a wrap, as the San Diego Comic Con came to a close yesterday. But the coverage is just getting started! We have TONS of pics and video of the con: from cosplay, booths, products, exclusives, celebrities and more! Here’s just a few pics from the hundreds we have! Look for booth spotlights, […]
By Staff Reports (Los Angeles)— Myx TV, the only English-language multicultural Asian American entertainment network in the United States, will premiere its newest original reality series, “Call to Cosplay,” on June 30, 2014 at 8/7c. Cosplay, a term meaning ‘costume play’ is a popular subculture where participants dress-up and role play various characters from anime, manga, comic books and more. […]
Pastrami Nation is giving away this full size, unpainted, Fiberglassed, wearable Ben Carmine helmet from Gears of War by Pastrami Nation’s own Jason R. Smith! Just like us on Facebook and stop by www.pastramination.com and leave a comment. As soon as we get to 500 likes on Facebook it will be given away! So click, share and let’s get to […]
By Nolan P. Smith Photos by Jason T. Smith (Anaheim)– WonderCon is now just a memory, but it is a pretty great memory! As with every con, cosplay is always a huge factor of it. So, with that said, we bring to you the Women of WonderCon 2014!
By Nolan P. Smith Photographs by Jason T. Smith (Victor Valley)—This past weekend, the Anaheim Convention Center became the hub for super heroes, zombies, villains, monsters, fans and more as WonderCon once again rolled into Southern California. The pop culture convention is known for its extraordinary cosplayers and magnet for anything in the pop culture universe: comic book publishers, […]
By Nolan P. Smith Pastrami Nation (Anaheim)- WonderCon day one is now just a memory, and what a memory it is! WonderCon, one of the premiere comic book conventions in the United States, took over the Anaheim Convention Center Friday, and will continue to all the way through Sunday. Everything from comic books, video games, movies, cosplay, anime, manga, art […]
Pastrami Nation will be giving away a kit to build your very own full size pepakura Titanfall pilot helmet like the one seen here! All you have to do is comment on this post and next week on Tuesday we will randomly pick a winner! Good luck!
By Jason R. Smith Pastrami Nation (Victorville)– Ever since people began to dress up and take on the role of someone else, there has been cosplay! As kids, we took towels and wore them as capes, proclaiming to be Superman or strapped on revolvers and played the role of a cowboy. Well, these days cosplay has been taken to an […]
By Jason T. Smith Pictures by Jason T. Smith and Nolan P. Smith Pastrami Nation (Los Angeles)– What makes a great convention? People dressing up as your favorite super heroes, theatrical heroes, villains, and more. Take a look at some of the beauties walking the convention floor, and make sure to attend next year!
By Nolan P. Smith Photographs by Nolan P. Smith and Jason T. Smith Pastrami Nation (Los Angeles)– Last weekend’s Comikaze Expo once again took over the Staples Center in Los Angeles, bringing together zombies, movie stars, super heroes and fans alike in celebration of what makes pop culture pop. The event, a fairly new convention as it has existed for […]
By Nolan Patrick Smith Pastrami Nation (San Diego)— With the San Diego Comic Con now behind us, it’s that time to look back at the plethora of pictures from the pop culture event of the year. Many of those pictures probably feature some of the amazing cosplay attendees with their elaborate costumes that make the heroes and villains from the […]
By Nolan P. Smith-Pastrami Nation (San Diego)— This past week was the mother of all conventions, and it all took place in sunny San Diego. Comic Con International, also known as the San Diego Comic Con, once again took over not only the San Diego Convention Center, but much of the historic Gaslamp District as well. Fans, professionals, vendors, actors, […]
It’s not over yet! Check out some more amazing cosplayers from the San Diego Comic Con!
It’s over!But not yet. Comic Con might be over, but the pictures, the news and the excitement are just starting up! Check out some great, and some strange, cosplayers from the last day of con, and make sure to check back for more right here at Pastrami Nation!
Ready for more? Saturday brought about some amazing costumes and people at the San Diego Comic Con: from Poison Ivy, looking lovely as ever, a female Bane, DeadPool-Maus, to the Doctor and his TARDIS! The Doctor was spot on, and the young lady TARDIS lit up and even had the “insides” of the TARDIS! Plus, a not so Little Mermaid […]
By Nolan P. Smith- Pastrami Nation Friday’s gone… With Friday coming to a close, you know we had to bring you more cosplay goodness from the convention floor at the San Diego Comic Con! This time we got more beautiful ladies, an odd wolf, the big guy of the Marvel U, and what might possibly be the coolest picture with […]
By Nolan P. Smith- Pastrami Nation All Photographs by Nolan P. Smith and Jason T. Smith-Pastrami Nation Day one is in the record books! The first official day of the San Diego Comic Con is over, and it did not disappoint! One of the main reasons people look to the con is for the high quality, inventive cosplay seen year […]