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| Collin Magner |
Where are you from, and how did you get into cosplay?
I'm from a small town in Kandiyohi County, MN. I've been crafting costumes since I was teenager, starting with a game my friends and I would play called "cardboard gladiators". In this game we would beat each other with cardboard swords while wearing protective cardboard armor. Since then, I've fallen into cosplay using the tricks I learned warding off papercuts.
What made you choose Heracross for Twin Cities con?
I was inspired by some excellent Pokémon fan art to do an homage of my own, as I express my appreciation for the franchise through my wearable cardboard creations.
What was the process of making the costume like?
I started by sourcing over 30 boxes from a local retailer of uniform shape, then after sculpting the shape I wanted. This involved a lot of listening to the material and feeling what shapes it would let me create naturally. That and several hot glue gun burns. I mounted the eyes (made from a single dollar store strainer painted yellow) and painted everything with gesso and a pearlized acrylic.
What other cosplays have you done recently?
I was a caricature of an NPC from the Dark Souls franchise at my local renaissance festival-that one was a lot of fun!
What else did you do at the convention this year?
I attended several panels, met other enthusiastic cosplayers and Pokémon fans, and met some of my favorite voice actors like Wes Johnson from Elder Scrolls and Tom Kenny from Spongebob!
A press pass was provided for this event.
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