Fan Expo Vancouver's guest list part 3

> Cosplayers

Brittney MacDonald
Life & Style Editor

 

Fz Expo Vancouver is looming every
closer, and as the date encroaches
more and more guest names have been
released. Recently, the largest guest
list to be made public is the cosplayer
one. Now, of course, cosplayers are a
Vancouver staple, but these are the
names that Fan Expo will be bringing
in specifically for their convention
weekend. Looking at the full line-up
in depth would be impossible—since
it is so extensive—so here are some
names that might get you excited!
Returning to Vancouver, and fresh
off hosting the red carpet for the 100th
episode of The Walking Dead, celebrity
cosplayer and Cosplay Melee judge
Leanna Vamp will be there. As someone
who has met Vamp on several occasions |
will say don’t let the fangs fool you—she
is probably one of the nicest and most
approachable people on the face of the
planet. I am personally excited to see
her back in town, and look forward to
whatever shenanigans she will get up to.
Next up in the big cosplay names
is Riki “Riddle” Lecotey. Lecotey was
a prominent and fan-loved member
of the Heroes of Cosplay cast, and is
also a fellow Canadian! Though she is
currently based in the United States,
I’m sure many fans will look forward
to seeing her north of the border once
more! Lecotey is best known for her
depictions of Western cartoon and comic
characters, but is not unfamiliar to an
anime- or manga-inspired costume or
two. For me, I'll be crossing my fingers

that she'll be bringing along her Wasp
(Avengers) or Dr. Mrs. The Monarch
(Venture Brothers) costumes.

Joining Riddle, is Monika Lee, also
from Heroes of Cosplay. Lee is highly
regarded for her transformations into
various video game characters, but is
also a fan of anime, and Studio Ghibli.
She made an earlier appearance at Fan
Expo Vancouver’s east coast cousin, Fan
Expo Canada, and apparently is back in
for a second round! As a life-long Final
Fantasy fan, I have my fingers crossed
for some FFX or FFX-2 Yuna action!

Bringing in some local talent, Fan
Expo Vancouver has been promoting
an appearance by Evilyn13 (real name
unknown), a Vancouver based alt and
fetish model, known internationally
for her quirky fun cosplay style, and
her mad DJ skills. I’ve met Evilyn13 a
few times, and she is as sweet as she is
gorgeous. My hope is that she'll break
out her Elvira (Elvira: Mistress of the
Dark) or her Evil-Lyn (He-Man and the
Masters of the Universe) costumes.

Over all I think that Fan Expo
Vancouver has made progress in
diversifying their cosplayer guest line-up,
but I think they’re still drawing from too
localized a poo]—the localization being
in Los Angeles, where many of their
promoted celebrity and non-celebrity
cosplayer guests appear to be from. My
hope for next year is that they will expand
on their initial attempts to bring in
local talent as well as bigger names, and
not just rely on said local talent paying
the fee and showing up—but actually
actively promote their appearance,
as they have done with Evilym3.

Comparing pumpkin
spice drinks

> A pumpkin spice blend for every taste!

Jerrison Oracion
Senior Columnist

 

Ose is the magical time when
all of the pumpkin spice flavours
are available in many coffee places.

It all began when Starbucks
offered their Pumpkin Spice Latte.
Because of the success of the drink,
various coffee places began offering
their own drinks that feature pumpkin
spice. I decided to find out what the
differences are between the drinks.

This year, I tried three popular
Vancouver coffee places that offered
pumpkin spice drinks: Starbucks,
Tim Hortons, and Blenz Coffee.
Starbucks’s signature drink has all of
the taste of pumpkin in a latte. The
cream in it causes the drink to be very
milky, and the cinnamon adds a kick
to it. The latte tastes delicious and
it features all the flavours of fall.

Tim Hortons is the most recent
coffee place to offer a pumpkin spice
drink. Their version is their Perfectly
Uncomplicated Latte with pumpkin

spice. It’s the perfect shade of pumpkin
orange. The latte is great when drinking
it with their Pumpkin Spice Muffin,
which has a cream cheese filling that
tastes very rich and creamy. When
eating it with the muffin, you get
the best of all the pumpkin flavour
that Tim Hortons has to offer.

Blenz Coffee has another type
of pumpkin spice drink called the
Pumpkin Pie Caramel Macchiato. It is
a macchiato with caramel and crumble
on top. When I drank it, it did not taste
like pumpkin pie. It tasted more like
coffee and caramel because there is a
lot of caramel in the latte. But, it does
have the crunch of pumpkin pie and the
caramel is very sweet. Proceeds from
the sale of the latte will go towards the
Canadian Cancer Society which Blenz
Coffee is raising money for this month.

Overall, Starbucks and Tim
Hortons’s lattes have everything that
you would expect in a pumpkin spice
latte, but Blenz Coffee’s macchiato
doesn't quite hit the mark. Depending
on your taste buds, there is a
pumpkin spice drink for everyone!

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