Yakfrost Cosplay: Korra, Esmeralda, and Many More!

I have the honor to be in contact with some of the most talented, hardworking, and outspoken individuals the cosplay community has. One of them goes by the name Yakfrost. This cosplayer demonstrates time and time again that the art of costume play is a fun, complex, and highly intricate form of artistic expression. Yakfrost embodies the kind of passion I am proud to say represents a good portion of the nerd and geek community. Please enjoy this interview I had with this wonderful artist! Yakfrost CosplayAge: 20Occupation: I bake cookies for a living.Favorite Fictional Battle: I really like the suicide mission in Mass Effect 2. Cinematically, the final battle in Avengers always pleased me. Black Nerd Problems: Please tell us a little bit about yourself! Yakfrost Cosplay: My name is Carmen and I always categorize myself as a huge nerd who likes space and superheroes. I’m mixed race, non-binary, and pansexual, and I love to draw, cosplay, and play video games.

BNP: Would you characterize the cosplay community as a welcoming and accepting environment? Yakfrost Cosplay: For the most part, yes! I’ve always considered it as welcoming and accepting, aside from the elitist environment that I try to stay away from. Those people take cosplay very seriously, and while I respect their way of viewing the hobby I disagree with the viewpoint that it always has to be “perfect” or “headcanon”…cosplay is about fun and creativity, and while aiming for accuracy and higher skill can be great, but…