Papa Bear Cosplay
Booth 238
Chris “Papa Bear” English began his journey into cosplay with a mission to spread positivity, promote community growth, education, inclusion, and diversity in the cosplay scene. Fueled by the love for the craft, and a passion for helping others, Papa Bear has been heavily involved within the cosplay community volunteering at charity events as a member of the Costumers with a Cause organization, hosting free cosplay workshops to cosplayers and is a Co-founder of Chicago P.O.C. Cosplayers.
Papa Bear has gone on to be featured on the SyFy Channel, is a TNT Cosplay Supply affiliate, influencer for Warner Bros. was the official mascot for C2E2, cosplay affiliate for Wizard World, been a guest speaker at various conventions, lead cosplay programmer, internationally published, competed and judged in multiple cosplay events, won multiple awards, and has no plans on slowing down. www.instagram.com/papabearcosplay www.facebook.com/papabearcosplay papabearstudios.com
PANELS:
Friday, November 14 • Grand Gallery Overlook A-B • 1:45 p.m.
Meet the Cosplayers
Come meet the cosplay guests for the weekend! They will chat about their personal experiences in cosplay, how they got to where they are today and of course, answer all the hard cosplay questions!
Friday, November 14 • Grand Gallery Overlook A-B • 3 p.m.
Cosplay 101
Our Cosplay guests are here to help you get started on your Cosplay journey! Have questions about getting started? What materials work best? Or the best places to thrift from? No question too big or too small for them to answer. They will also lightly touch on all the basics of makeup, foam, sewing, and more!
Friday, November 14 • Grand Gallery Overlook A-B • 5:30 p.m.
Best/Worst Cosplay Prop Contest
For the first time ever, Grand Rapids Comic Con cosplay guests will be holding a Best/Worst prop contest with silly prizes! Come take on the challenge to build the best prop you can while using scrap materials and some simple tools. Make something silly, or something as accurate as you can (all tools and materials will be provided).