Cosplay Interview with Mico Kessler!

Cosplay Interview with: Mico Kessler Cosplay Character: Wonder Boy Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MICOmkessler Other social media links: https://instagram.com/mia.c0c0/

1. How long have you been Cosplaying and why do you do it? It’s been about a year now cosplaying I started last year when I went to Comic Con in Tampa. I began to cosplay because as a potential actor, I always wanted to build character or to be a versatile actor; wanting to do action movies and comedy mostly. So I thought that while doing cosplaying it allows me to stay in character and get to feel what my character is about.

2. Do your family and friends support you as a cosplayer? Absolutely, they love that the fact that I’m a creative person and they always love to see me in my costume.

3. What was your first convention you cosplayed at? To be technical, I first cosplayed at Nan Desu Kan in Colorado, but I didn’t really commit to it. Hence why I explained before that last year was my first time cosplaying. My first convention is at Comic Con last year (July 31, 2014) at the convention center here at downtown Tampa, FL.

4. Do you follow other cosplayers? Who inspires you the most? Two people I actually follow and inspired me to cosplay is Nana The Red (Local cosplayer here in Tampa, FL.) and Yaya Han. I use to watch "Heroes of Cosplay" and when I first saw Yaya Han with her cosplay outfits, I was immediately inspired to start cosplaying. Nana The Red inspired me as well, because at the point before going to comic con I didn't know anybody and so I look into cosplaying groups on Facebook and then I saw her group page and so I entered it. Just looking at her pictures just inspired me to keep continuing on with my cosplaying and never give up.

5. Are you an avid comic book reader? Which is your all-time favorite? Yes, all my friends and co-workers knows that I am an avid comic book reader; They would sometimes come up to me and ask me “Have I seen the latest episode of this show”, because now these days some of the comics are turning into TV shows (i.e. Flash, Super Girl, Arrow, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D). My all-time favorite comic is Wonder Woman and Super Girl

6. Other than cosplay, what else are your hobbies or interests? Besides cosplay, I also perform in drag, my drag queen name is Mìa Coco, and I just love to perform and entertain people. I also like to write my own stories (sometimes Fan fictions). I like to sing and dance, play video games, watch action movies (to a certain point) and comedy movies. Like to cook, bake and go to beaches and theme parks.

7. Why did you choose Wonder Boy? I mentioned earlier that my all-time favorite comic is Wonder Woman, so I wanted to dedicate my cosplay to Wonder Woman. So I created my version of what Wonder Boy will be like. I made up a story on how Wonder Boy became to be. Wonder Boy is the son of Wonder Woman, Diana Troy and Steven Trevor’s child.

8. Have you done other versions of this character? I haven’t yet, this is the first official cosplay that I came up with. But this year’s comic con, I’m going to do an updated version from last year’s cosplayer (from the picture).

9. Are there any other characters you cosplay as? Last year, besides Wonder Boy, I also cosplayed as a male version of Sailor Pluto for Halloween at my work, I tried to ask the person to send me the picture but I can find that person sadly. This year I’m planning to also go as Wiccan from Young Avengers, the son of Scarlet Witch.

10. Have you ever crossplayed? I have thought about crossplaying with my drag performances. Like I am planning to crossplay as Poison Ivy someday.

11. Do you have any upcoming appearances? Not the moment I don’t think, unless appearing at this year’s Comic Con counts as an upcoming appearance.

12. Can you give us a detailed description of how you made your cosplay props? Well for the first time I bought the lasso, boots, and the gauntlets. For the costume the compressor shirt, pants and the red shirt were bought as well. For the red top I altered it (I cut the sleeves). I self-patterned the W emblem and sewn it onto the shirt. The material is from a dance fabric (Lycra/spandex)