Our family isn’t traditional; we are more of “the new normal.” Two fathers, Manny Lopez & Paul Sandmann. Adelaide and Augustus came into our world in 2014 via surrogacy and are the joy of our lives.

Our family isn’t traditional; we are more of “the new normal.” Two fathers, Manny Lopez & Paul Sandmann. Adelaide and Augustus came into our world in 2014 via surrogacy and are...

Manny Lopez

Bootleg Joker, over-the-counter Wonder Woman, or makeshift Avengers—whatever it is "Low-cost Cosplay” is giving us, there's only one rule: it has to be cheap.

Bootleg Joker, over-the-counter Wonder Woman, or makeshift Avengers—whatever it is "Low-cost Cosplay” is giving us, there's only one rule: it has to be cheap.

"We've all been working together for 11-15+ years, and we've really become a family in that time."

"We've all been working together for 11-15+ years, and we've really become a family in that time."

I live in Melbourne Australia and design templates for people to make costumes out of cardboard.

I live in Melbourne Australia and design templates for people to make costumes out of cardboard.

Alicia Brown

Just in time for Halloween, Thai cosplay enthusiast Anucha “Cha” Saengchart, aka the guy behind "Lowcost Cosplay", strikes again.

Just in time for Halloween, Thai cosplay enthusiast Anucha “Cha” Saengchart, aka the guy behind "Lowcost Cosplay", strikes again.

Giedrė Vaičiulaitytė

Creating a good costume can hit the wallet hard. Makeup, wigs, accessories - they don't come for free. But sometimes, when you're missing some much-needed costume additions, but don't want to spend a fortune on them, you just need to think...

Creating a good costume can hit the wallet hard. Makeup, wigs, accessories - they don't come for free. But sometimes, when you're missing some much-needed costume additions, but don't want to...

Rūta Grašytė

Cosplay is expensive. Japanese manufacturers of cosplay costumes reported a profit of 35 billion yen in 2008, but evidently Anucha 'Cha' Saengchart didn't get the message when he started the 'Lowcost Cosplay' Facebook page in 2013.

Cosplay is expensive. Japanese manufacturers of cosplay costumes reported a profit of 35 billion yen in 2008, but evidently Anucha 'Cha' Saengchart didn't get the message when he started the 'Lowcost...

Dainius

Cosplay, which is a pastime in which participants dress as and/or play as characters other than themselves, can be expensive or complicated to get into – good costumes aren't cheap. These hilarious but wildly creative DOY costume ideas by Thai cosplay...

Cosplay, which is a pastime in which participants dress as and/or play as characters other than themselves, can be expensive or complicated to get into – good costumes aren't cheap. These...

Dovas