Cosplay Cast: Lore Builds - Illinois Comic Con 2025

Lore Builds took some time to chat about all things Illinois Comic Con, cosplay, and more!

VXV events will present Illinois Comic Con on November 22nd and 23rd in Peoria, Illinois, at the Peoria Civic Center. This will be the inaugural Illinois Comic Con event and will feature a mix of celebrity guests, comic creators, cosplayers, and more! One of the guests who will take part in the first-ever Illinois Comic Con is Lore Builds. Lore took some time to chat with me about the convention, cosplay, LARP, and much more!

Lore will be part of the cosplay contest as a judge and will have a table set up on the show floor to converse with fans over the weekend.

The full interview can be found below. The audio-only podcast can also be found here.

Tickets for ICC, as well as the full guest lineup, can be found at the link above.

Lore Builds - Illinois Comic Con 2025

We talked about a variety of topics, including:

• Lore’s start as a cosplayer

• Moving into the photography world of cosplay

• Lore’s Final Fantasy and video game journal

• The LARP world and Renaissance festivals

• Being a judge at Illinois Comic Con

• Lore’s cosplay both setup

• Convention activities

Keep Up with Lore Builds

Keep up with Lore Builds at the links below

• Facebook

• Instagram

• Photography Instagram

• TikTok

• Photo portfolio

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