Everyone in the convention community has heard stories about harassment and assault of cosplayers, often female, at the hands of attendees. While it would be essentially impossible to know where a phrase consisting of four simple words first was used, New York Comic Con addressed the issue in 2013 with

You can find the first and second part of this series here. In today’s installment, we collect our thoughts and round up the final remarks in our series on fictional abuse and it’s significance for real cosplayers. Last week, we asked about the health of Harley Quinn’s

You can find Part 1 of this series here. In last week’s installment, we discussed Harley Quinn’s history, and her deep connection with abuse. This week, we speak to cosplayers about their connections to the character. Trigger warning: this article discusses abuse specifically. “I do have a history

Suicide Squad is the most successful August movie in history and it brought many characters unfamiliar to non-comic audiences to the front of pop culture conversation. In the wake of all the buzz, more people than ever are asking “who is Harley Quinn?” Almost anyone with a little geek knowledge