REVIEW
SKIN TRADE
By Ash Harrison
What happens if you get He-Man, Hellboy, Robocop, Spawn, Shang Tsung and the dude from
Ong-Bak together in a movie? A complete casserole of nonsense.
CALLING ALL COSPLAYERS!
By Ash Harrison
E
ver since I was a kid I’ve
loved getting dressed
up. I spent many an
hour dressing up as He-Man
and pretending to save the
world. As I got older I grew
out of it, until I discovered
alcohol and fancy dress
parties. I’ve been out on the
town as a ninja, B.A. Baracus,
a ‘70s cop and The Mad
Hatter. I’ve also turned up in
my local pub in an inflatable
sumo suit, just because.
However, all of this was
before two life-changing
events: coming out of the
geek closet, and putting on
an extraordinary amount of
weight. Two things that really
don’t go hand-in-hand, as I’d
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love nothing more than to
attend a comic convention
dressed as one of my favourite
characters. That being said,
I must throw a shout out to
Disney for releasing Big Hero
6, because at least now I can
be Baymax without