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 ukryj opis