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Ever wonder about all the crazy fans who dress up like their favorite
superheroes? Maybe you're one of them! Andrew Boyle spent three years
photographing and interviewing the intense fans at New York City's Comic Con
for Heroes & Villains(Rizzoli/Smith Street), a deep dive into the cosplay
community that's become one of the most colorful niches of pop culture.
-Parade The people pictured herein are to be admired for doing what they do.
-First Comics News Don't Dream It, Be It: Exploring the 'Fantastic World of
Cosplay' -Out Magazine The book collects more than 200 of the portraits Boyle
made in and around the convention, all posed against plain or painted walls,
or in front of the Javits Center's distinctive cement to isolate the
spectacular costumes. -Photo District News HEROES & VILLAINS: A PHOTOGRAPHIC
ODYSSEY INTO THE FANTASTIC WORLD OF COSPLAY is lifelong comic book fan and
renowned photographer Andrew Boyle's homage to the devoted fans of the pop
cultural phenomenon that is New York Comic Con. Boyle captures more than 200
cosplayers at NYCC in a series of stunning photographs and interviews
takenfrom 2012 to 2015, celebrating the incredible pageantry of expression,
talent, inclusivity, creativity, and fandom that is at the heart of the
cosplay community. -GonzoGeek.com
