28 Heartwarming Reasons Why Cosplayers Choose Their Characters

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I asked attendees at L.A. Cosplay Con what drew them to the characters they chose. Here’s what they said.

Peter Pan from Peter Pan

Yukari from Another

The Doctor from Doctor Who

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10 Superheroes Who Never Reached Their Potential

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Some comic characters never reach the pantheon for which they were intended. For every Wolverine or Batman, there are many heroes that comic book companies had high hopes for only to be met with a collective yawn. These are the “could have been” of comics.

10. Gambit

Gambit was to be the cornerstone of Marvel's X-Men leading into the 1990s. He was the most popular character the team had introduced in years, had a built in love interest with another popular character, Rogue and was well on his way to being the “new” Wolverine. However, a failed title launch and a poorly received limited run alongside Wolverine left him as a might have been. Marvel still keeps trying to push Gambit to new heights, but the original sizzle is gone.

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9. Moon Knight

You give a guy multiple personalities, a cool back story and make him the avatar of justice for an ancient Egyptian god, but that doesn't mean he is going to sell. When Moon Knight first burst on the scene in the 1970s he was relegated to the “horror” section, where he had to slum with other B-List heroes like “Werewolf by Night.” Not helping him were the inevitable comparisons to Batman that kept cropping up. A spell on the West Coast Avengers and his own rebooted comic gave helped garner some more interest in the 1970s cult hero, but recent attempts to reboot him have been DOA.

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19 Successful People Who Had A Rough Time In Their Twenties

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Don’t panic, twentysomethings. Here’s further proof that life is a marathon, not a sprint.

Jon Hamm

At 27, Hamm couldn't find any work and was dropped by the William Morris Agency. He vowed to quit acting if he couldn't get his career rolling by 30. Fortunately, he landed a role on the NBC drama Providence at age 29.

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Oprah Winfrey

Oprah bounced around various Baltimore news stations, including one that fired her for getting too emotionally invested in stories. Her demotion to daytime TV proved a blessing in disguise, and by 30 she had the highest-rated talk show in Chicago.

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Harrison Ford

Struggling to make money acting, Ford supported himself as a carpenter. A chance gig building cabinets for George Lucas led to a small part in American Graffiti and the role of Han Solo.

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Tim Allen

In his mid-twenties, Allen spent over two years in federal prison for selling cocaine. The experience forced him to turn his life around and revive his stand-up career.

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