An amazing cosplayer is a like an angel from heaven. If heaven were an interdimensional rift into a war-torn planetary system where two space-faring factions have been deadlocked in a civil conflict for half a century… and that aforementioned angel was a six-packed stud sporting a skin-tight jumpsuit, with dreamy helmet hair damp with sweat and a futuristic semi-automatic strapped across his chest.

Cosplayers are hot men, just with double the fantasy. I personally don’t want just any boy; he needs to look like someone who’ll whisk me away on adventures unimagined. A lot can be said of male cosplayers: they’re ready for something a little bigger, beyond the everyday, and more than likely, they’re looking for someone to take along for the ride. Here’s just a few of the best cosplayers across the world. And bonus: we’re not just keeping their artistic expression to ourselves… we’re supplying several links for each one for  you to see their work. Check ‘em out, write ‘em and tell ‘em Dandy Dicks sent you!

ELIFFI

Photo: Eliffi 

Cosplayer of Finland, and one of the few active international male cosplayers out there, Eliffi is an artist with amazing versatility who can jump from bulked-up fighters to classy period-piece men or kill it as the young dreamy-eyed hero with that signature spiked hair dancing above his brows. His eyes, in my opinion, are his strength (and our weakness), which are served well by his work as a makeup artist in which he also makes videos of his techniques online for up-and-coming cosplayers (that isn’t real facial hair by the way). Indeed, one of the best things about the community is how cosplayers learning from other cosplayers has always been a part of the culture. Having been invited as an honorary guest to 14 conventions, serving as a judge at 11 of them and been awarded over six times, Eliffi has a lot of life left in his passion, which he’ll be able to pursue next to his work as a student in Business Management.  

Characters Pictured: Shura Class (Ragnorok Online), Jecht (Final Fantasy Dissidia), Gilgamesh (Fate)

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ElffiCosplay
Deviantart: elffi.deviantart.com/
Twitter: twitter.com/ElffiCosplay
Worldcosplay: worldcosplay.net/member/Elffi/
Otakumode: otakumode.com/Elffi
Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/71521909…
Cosplay.com: www.cosplay.com/member/99958/
CureCos: en.curecos.com/profile/?ch=188…
Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/ElffiCosp…
Instagram: instagram.com/elfficosplay

MICHAEL HAMM

Photo: Shawn Simpson, Michael Hamm

Professional model from Nova Scotia, Canada, and you can see why, Michael Hamm is stunning as the dashing hero – tough, scarred and ready for a rough bloody brawl to save the day (or secure his interests). Just Google this 28-year-old and you’ll see pages of “Hamm”, as he calls it. (Hey, the best Cosplay artists are those who know how to Hamm it up, right?)  

Characters pictured: Ash Williams (Evil Dead), Casey Jones (TMNT), Nightwing (Batman)

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichaelHamm
Tumbr: https://www.tumblr.com/tagged/Michael-Hamm
Model Mayham: http://www.modelmayhem.com/2021485
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hammy73/?hl=en

ANDREW COOK

Photo: DFT Andrew Cook 

If there were ever to be a time in the future when you needed a comrade in a firefight on the colonies of Jupiter, you'd best look up a man named Andrew Cook. This New Zealand Cosplayer knows his element. He also can pull off a hard-edged warrior decked out in fur, battle-axes and claymores. It takes a lot of work to put as much believable detail as he does in his suits and weapons, which he’s more than happy to explain as a prop artist in his videos.

Characters Pictured: Solider (Destiny/Titan), Skyrim Warrior, Commander Shepard (Mass Effect)

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Andrew-DFT-177039162321111/timeline
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DaFrontlineTrooper
Deviantart: http://cpcody.deviantart.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewcookdft
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/536139530612832138/

GIANLUCA FIORE

Photo: FR4M3 Gianluca Fiore 

Giulio Nardozzi is the definition of a badass – his characters have attitude and a brashness about them that fit his vibe like his outfits fit him. Most impressively, he pulls off one hell of Dante from Devil May Cry, probably the best I’ve ever seen (classic Dante or reboot Dante, take your pick). Few guys are blessed with piercing eyes like his or the locks for that ‘do that’s to die for. For Giulio, his work means serious business: “For me the Cosplay is not a joke, it is a real evasion out of reality. It is like a daydream.” 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GiulioNardozziCosplayer/
Deviantart: http://gnefilim.deviantart.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/giulionardozzi
CosPro: http://cospro-agency.com/2016/02/08/giulio-nardozzi/
Imgur: http://imgur.com/sAICqFm
CureCos: https://worldcosplay.net/en/member/86571
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5IXsJtk_zBdHDV2f55yaVg
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/giulionardozzi/

COSHALFNAKED

Photo: Coshalfnaked

Yaoi is a big thing in Japan, and considering that Yaoi is all about the fantasy of the men of Manga (Japanese comics and cartooning) making out, I’d say it’s our thing too! It’d be a crime against the cosplay gods to exclude an all-Asian cosplay group. After all, we have the East to thank for so much awesomeness that makes up the world of cosplay, games and so much more. So naturally, the K-Pop and J-Pop band Coshalfnaked is all over it – or should I say, nothing is on them? … Or at least, half the time? THEY’RE HALF-NAKED HALF THE TIME, get it?! Members Grey, Bdawg and Train, who are all skilled Cosplayers in their own right, may soon be featured in a calendar of Yaoi Coplayers sponsored by Yaoi A Go Go.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yaycoshalf
Cosplay Amino: http://aminoapps.com/page/cosplay/448092/coshalfnaked
Instagram: http://iconosquare.com/tag/coshalfnaked

Sources: facebook.com, gaybuzzer.com, vandamagazine.com