Mel Hoppe
Cosplayer
Reno, NV
Biography:
WindoftheStars, Mel Hoppe, is a veteran international known cosplayer based out of Northern Nevada. She has been cosplaying since 2004 and has made over 100 costumes inspired by video games, anime, comics and of her own creative design. Many of these costumes have won prestigious awards at cosplay competitions since 2007. Her costume works have been featured on TV as a judge on Call to Cosplay that aired on Crunchyroll and Myx TV, in print mostly notably in Cosmode, OtakuUSA and Mangabomb, and in several web publications such as CNET, Nerdist, TokyoPOP, and Kotaku. She has also worked with 2K Games, Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores, iLoveToCreate, IGG/I Got Games and more on promotional events, contests and costume collaborations. Aside from making costumes for herself, she has made and designed costumes for her local theater group and had the honor to make Game of Thrones costumes for George R. R. Martin. As a veteran in the cosplay community, she strives to spread the sense of community, helping her fellow cosplayers, and to promote the art of costume creation through her online presence and guest appearance both in the USA and international.
Convention Guest Appearances
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2019
- Anime Austin 2019 - August 16-18, 2019 in Austin, TX
- AnimeCon Arkansas 2019 - April 5-7, 2019 in Little Rock, AR 2018
- Ikkicon 2018 - December 28-30, 2018 in Austin, TX
- SNAFU Con 2018 - November 16-18, 2018 in Reno, NV
- Kraken Con 2018 - September 28-30, 2018 in Oakland, CA
- Wizard World Comic Con Cleveland 2018 - March 2-4, 2018 in Cleveland, OH 2017
- Sabakon 2017 - November 18-20, 2017 in Las Vegas, NV
- Central Canada Comic Con 2017 - October 27-29, 2017 in Winnipeg, MB, Canada
- SNAFU Con 2017 - October 6-8, 2017 in Sparks, NV
- Otakuthon 2017 - August 4-6, 2017 in Montréal, QC, Canada
- Wizard World Comic Con Sacramento 2017 - June 16-18, 2017 in Sacramento, CA 2016
- SNAFU Con 2016 - October 7-9, 2016 in Sparks, NV
- Edmonton Comic & Entertainment Expo 2016 - September 23-25, 2016 in Edmonton, AB, Canada
- SuperToyCon 2016 - August 5-7, 2016 in Las Vegas, NV
- Anime Expo 2016 - July 1-4, 2016 in Los Angeles, CA
- Wizard World Comic Con Sacramento 2016 - June 17-19, 2016 in Sacramento, CA
- Con Nichiwa 2016 - March 18-20, 2016 in Tucson, AZ 2015
- Wizard World Comic Con San Jose 2015 - September 4-6, 2015 in San Jose, CA
- Anime Expo 2015 - July 2-5, 2015 in Los Angeles, CA
- FanimeCon 2015 - May 22-25, 2015 in San Jose, CA 2014
- Wizard World Reno Comic Con 2014 - November 21-23, 2014 in Reno, NV
- Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo 2014 - October 31 - November 2, 2014 in Los Angeles, CA
- SNAFU Con 2014 - October 24-26, 2014 in Reno, NV
- Santa Rosa Toy Con 2014 - June 21, 2014 in Santa Rosa, CA
- Sabakon 2014 - April 26-27, 2014 in Las Vegas, NV 2013
- Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo 2013 - November 1-3, 2013 in Los Angeles, CA
- SNAFU Con 2013 - October 25-27, 2013 in Reno, NV 2011
- SNAFU Con 2011 - September 9-11, 2011 in Reno, NV
- Anime Bonanza 2011 - August 6, 2011 in Reno, NV 2010
- SNAFU Con 2010 - October 22-23, 2010 in Reno, NV
30 confirmed guest appearances