NEW TOMB RAIDER COMIC SERIES COMING 2026

 

Lara Croft returns to Dark Horse Comics in a new 4 issue series entitled "Tomb Raider: Sacred Artefacts", which will follow on from the events of the 2008 video game, "Tomb Raider: Underworld".
The official press release reads...

"When Croft Manor goes up in flames, it forces Lara to take stock of her life and figure out what is important to her. But a confrontation with a mysterious foe who has gotten their hands on a dangerous and familiar artefact launches Lara into a cross-continental journey, doing what she does best: raiding tombs and questing for legendary relics."

The series is written by Casey Gilly, illustrated by Antonio Di Caprio, coloured by Eren Angiolini, with lettering by AndWorld Design.
The first issue will be released on 14th January 2026 featuring cover art by Taurin Clarke.

SOPHIE TURNER CONFIRMED AS LARA CROFT FOR AMAZON SERIES

 

English actress Sophie Turner, best known for her roles as Sansa Stark in "Game of Thrones" and Jean Grey in the "X-Men" franchise, has been officially confirmed as the new live action Lara Croft for Amazon MGM Studios' "Tomb Raider" television series.
Turner has reportedly been in talks for the role since November last year after testing for it.
In that time, a photo showing her physical transformation began to circulate, with many speculating that she was training for Lara Croft. She was officially confirmed on Wednesday (3rd September).

First announced three years ago with Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag, Killing Eve, No Time to Die) at the helm, the project has encountered some hurdles. It had reportedly been through two writers rooms without a script being agreed upon and rumours began to spread that it had been cancelled.

It has now been confirmed that Waller-Bridge remains the writer and creator, while also serving as executive producer and co-showrunner.
Chad Hodge, who was reportedly brought into the second writers room as a consultant, serves as co-showrunner and executive producer.
Jonathan Van Tulleken (Shōgun, Dope Thief) also joined the team as director and executive producer.
Filming begins on 19th January 2026.


In other news, it was announced that the animated series "Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft", starring Hayley Atwell, will return to Netflix on 11th December 2025 with its second series.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW | YOUTUBER SUZANNE THE RAIDER

 

Hello everyone!
Once again, I apologise for my absence here. The last six months, I've been focusing on finishing my new Tomb Raider short film "Athena II: Path to Eden" (which is STILL coming out soon) and writing other projects but anyway, enough about me.
Today, I'm very excited to bring you a new interview! The first in a long time!

Suzanne is a YouTuber from Dublin who has become a valued member of the Tomb Raider community in recent years.
Her channel is one of my personal favourites to watch, as what sets it apart from other gaming channels is the amount of research she does on the history, mythology and architecture of each level she plays.
I'm delighted that she took the time to speak to me about her history with the franchise and how she entered the YouTube space.


TDD: Could you tell us about your history with Lara Croft? How did your love of the franchise come to be?

SR: When I was a very small child, my sister and I used to go around to our cousins’ house to play Sonic the Hedgehog on their SEGA Mega Drive. We had so much fun, all taking turns trying to beat the game, and I fell in love with gaming.
We didn’t have much money growing up, and we didn’t have any consoles of our own, so this time visiting our cousins and getting to play was so special.
Then we moved quite far away, and along with missing our cousins and aunts and uncles, we also did very much miss that gaming console. We asked our parents constantly if we could please get one.
The moment my Dad brought home that PS1, is a moment that I will never forget. This was the biggest event to happen in my six or seven years of life up to that point. I remember my sister and I were dancing around the room while my Dad set up the console, too excited to sit still, and he had this game with him that none of us had ever heard of. It was called Tomb Raider. The man at the shop had recommended the game to my Dad when he was buying the PS1, and he had bought it because it sounded like a fun adventure that we could all play together as a family. And so, this started the family tradition.
On evenings where everyone was free, we would all crowd around the PS1, my sister and I sitting on bean bags of course because it was the 90s, and we would play Tomb Raider together.
We’d all take turns playing and trying to figure the puzzles out. These are some of the happiest memories that I have from my childhood.
I was in awe of Lara Croft. I loved who she was and the things she could do and I wanted to be her. I wanted her capability, her confidence, her sass.
To me she was amazing, and Lara Croft joined the ranks of female characters that I still adore to this day, along with Buffy Summers and Xena. Ever since then, you could say I’ve been obsessed.
My love for Tomb Raider and Lara Croft has never faded. She feels like a fundamental part of who I am.

TDD: How did you start your YouTube channel?

SR: This is always a difficult thing for me to talk about, because I started my YouTube channel at one of the lowest points of my life. We were in the middle of the Covid pandemic and were in lockdown.
I had just been let go from my job as a Communications Executive, a career that I had worked tirelessly for years to build. Frederick (my husband) and I were crammed into our one-bedroom apartment that we rented for a ridiculous amount of money. Everything felt so low, and I fell into a depression, the worst one I’ve ever experienced in my life. I remember that I felt so defeated, and like life hadn’t turned out how I thought it should be. Frederick asked me one day what I would do with my life if I could, and I told him that I would like to play games online, but I didn’t know how to make videos and that I didn’t have any equipment to do that, so therefore I just couldn’t do it. Frederick turned around, walked out of our apartment, and came back 20 minutes later holding a head set with a microphone that he’d just bought in the supermarket. He handed it to me and said, “make a video”.
Frederick has always been an amazing optimist, and that day he changed my life. I made my first video a couple of hours later, screen recording my Tomb Raider gameplay on our laptop, and recording my voiceover using the headset microphone. Was the video good? Not really. But it was a video. And then I made another one, and another one. My confidence and skill grew. I borrowed an old camera from my parents and began to record myself playing. I slowly learned how to make videos, and how to make them better. I grew, and the channel grew.
You don’t have to be good to start. You don’t have to have the best equipment to start. And you won’t grow over night. Four years later, I am just in awe at how my channel has grown, and the community that has developed, and I couldn’t be more grateful. But none of it would have happened if I hadn’t started, if I hadn’t made mistakes, and messed up, and learnt new skills, and embarrassed myself. None of it would have happened if I hadn’t even tried. 
Try. Start. Learn. Grow. If I can do it, anyone can.

TDD: What are the challenges of being a YouTuber?

SR: The most challenging part of being a YouTuber for me, is dealing with mean comments.
As someone who has struggled with mental health all my life, it can be so damaging to see the worst things that you think about yourself said to you by other people.
I’ve been called every name under the sun on my channel. I’ve had my appearance insulted, my accent and culture ridiculed, and even my fashion choices mocked. I’ve had people hate me just because I’m a woman and had my gaming ability trashed. I’ve received both threats and childish insults. And do you know how I deal with all of this? I focus on the people who deserve my time.
The 95% amazing people on my channel who love games, love the fun of it all, and want to uplift me and treat me like a human being with feelings. They are the only ones who deserve my time and attention. Everything else will be ignored. Constructive criticism is always welcome on the channel, and I’ve made some amazing changes and learnt a lot from criticism in the past, but insults and just plain being mean, that is something that is ok to ignore, delete, block.
Certain people will always have something bad to say, no matter what you do or say. It’s pointless to fight against it, and equally as pointless to pay it any attention.

TDD: What’s your favourite thing about running your channel?

SR: My viewers, subscribers and members. I’ve been so lucky to have so many amazing and wonderful people join my little community. For the regulars who comment a lot and participate in livestreams, I genuinely feel like these people are my friends. I am so excited every week to stream and catch up with everyone. I check in on my discord and see what everyone is up to and to see pictures of people’s pets. I have so much fun in the comment section chatting and laughing about games. I never expected to form such genuine bonds online, and it’s the thing that I’m most grateful for.
So, if you watch my channel but are afraid to comment or join in the chats, please don’t be. I love meeting you and getting to know new people, and everyone is so very welcome on the channel.

TDD: Do you have a particular favourite Tomb Raider playthrough that you’ve done?

SR: Yes, my Angel of Darkness playthrough. I got so obsessed with the research for that game.
I spent hours and hours pouring over forums and documents and articles, trying to gather as much information as possible. I learnt so much about that game and grew to appreciate it so much more by making those videos. It pains me how much potential that game and planned sequels had, and how much it was squandered due to unrealistic deadlines. I fell in love with AOD when making that playthrough, and it’s the Tomb Raider playthrough that I am most proud of.

TDD: Were there any other YouTubers that inspired you when you were starting out?

SR: In 2019, Frederick and I had been playing a lot of games together after he purchased a gaming laptop. We spent a lot of time hanging out and making jokes and commentary as we played. Frederick had also begun watching "Let’s Plays" of his favourite Dark Souls games on YouTube.
I remember one day he showed me one of the videos and said that I should check these out, because he thought I would be good at doing something similar. The videos were by a creator called Marz, and though I wasn’t hugely interested in the Dark Souls playthroughs, I began watching other games on her channel and loved her style.
I used to think that I couldn’t be a gaming creator, because I’m not loud with a huge personality. I’m generally quite quiet and laid back, except when I get angry, then I curse like a sailor and hit my desk. But in general, I don’t have the extroverted personality that people would usually associate with gaming.
Creators like Marz and Gab Smolders showed me that you don’t have to be loud and over the top to create content, and that there are people like me who want to watch someone just enjoy and react to games.
These creators gave me the confidence to just be myself in my content.
I don’t have a persona, how I am in my videos is how I am in real life. That might not be everyone’s cup of tea (I’ve been called boring and monotone many times) but I feel like I am being true to myself and genuinely enjoying the games that I play and the content that I make.

TDD: Why do you think Lara is still important to so many?

SR: Lara Croft is an icon. She was one of the first female video game characters, and certainly was the first one that was a global sensation.
Lara Croft represents everything a female character should be, confident, funny, capable, intelligent, charismatic and unforgettable. She’s also vulnerable, she messes up, she can be selfish and can lack empathy, and she gets it wrong sometimes. She feels like a real person, and real people are messy. And on top of that, she’s stunningly beautiful and owns her femininity, and while that’s not essential for every female character, it works for Lara.
The adventures that we go on in Tomb Raider are great and fun, but that’s not what keeps everyone coming back to the games. Its Lara. It’s always been Lara. She sticks in our brains because she is magnetic. Every cutscene in a game, I always just wanted to see and hear more of Lara Croft.
She’s a fantasy for most of us. No, not that kind of fantasy, although I know at times her marketing was very sexualised, but she’s a fantasy of who most of us want to be. A fearless woman who spends her life chasing adventure. A woman who has no limits and no shortage of smart remarks. A woman so in love with tombs and relics that she turned her back on her entire life.
There is a passion and a fire burning in Lara, and we are drawn to it, and drawn to her. And of course, who wouldn’t also fantasise about being a rich aristocrat and living in Croft Manor?
Lara is our escapism, and for many people like me who spent countless hours playing the games growing up, she feels like a friend.

TDD: Would you have any advice for others who want to start a YouTube channel and do you have any handy tips?

SR: As I said above, just start. Your first video will more than likely suck, and that’s ok. None of us have the money to buy an entire fancy filming and editing set up straight away. And none of us will have the confidence or experience to talk to the camera well at first. It’s all about practice and slowly building your skills and buying extra equipment when you can.
I still don’t have particularly amazing or high-quality equipment, and you don’t need it. You just need to start. Uploading consistently is also your friend. I don’t know how the YouTube algorithm works, I don’t think many people do, but I do know that uploading at least once or twice a week is key to getting YouTube to push out your videos. Also, you need patience, because it’s going to take a long time. I was making videos consistently for a whole year before I hit 100 subscribers.
It’s very difficult to grow on YouTube, and it’s a long and slow slog, but if it’s something that you really want, you have to stick with it. It’s also a little bit of luck. Having a video on a trending topic and catching the algorithm can make your channel balloon so quickly, but there is no science to this, and you just have to try different things until something works.
The main thing is to be consistent and look honestly and critically at the content that you produce. Ask yourself if this is content that you would choose to watch? And if not, why not? What would you change?These can be difficult things to ask ourselves, but it can be very helpful in changing and improving your content.
I wish everyone who is trying to grow their YouTube channel the best of luck. I’m still trying my best to grow mine.

Thank you so much to Suzanne for agreeing to do this interview!
You can follow Suzanne on Instagram and be sure to check out her latest Tomb Raider video below...

NEW "TOMB RAIDER" BOARD GAME ON KICKSTARTER

 

On Tuesday, Iconiq Studio launched their Kickstarter campaign for an officially licensed "Tomb Raider" board game titled "The Crypt of Chronos"!
In a matter of hours, it sailed past its initial goal of £20,000!
Since then, many stretch goal rewards have been announced, including a Croft Manor expansion, a Winston the Butler miniature and some familiar enemies...

Inspired by the unification of the franchise, gamers play as Lara Croft as she explores the island of Kairos which only appears once every two centuries. However, she is not alone in the hunt. Natla Tech will be hot on her trail as they race to obtain The Chronos Artefact, said to hold the power to control time itself.

The Iconiq team have been showing the tabletop adventure at UK Games Expo this weekend.
Cosplayers, Athora (2015 Official Lara Croft for the UK) and Xeno- Morpheus were special guests at the event, on hand to take photos with visitors.
Left to right: Xeno-Morpheus and Athora

Athora posing with Iconiq's "Tomb Raider: The Crypt of Chronos"

To find out more and order your copy, head to the Kickstarter page!

"TOMB RAIDER IV-V-VI REMASTERED" OUT NOW



The wait is over! The Core Design "Tomb Raider" remasters collection, developed by Aspyr in collaboration with Crystal Dynamics, is finally complete!
"Tomb Raider IV-V-VI Remastered" is available now for Xbox Series X, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, Steam and Nintendo Switch!

Happy Birthday to Lara Croft and Happy Valentine's Day to all who celebrate!

"TOMB RAIDER: THE LIVE EXPERIENCE" IS MOVING TO SEATTLE

 
Official Lara Croft Phia Cosplay at the unveiling event in Seattle.
On Monday night, a new Tomb Raider escape experience entitled "Escape from the Temple of Fire" was unveiled in Seattle. From the team at Hourglass Attractions LLC, who brought the award winning "Evil Dead 2" and "Arkham Horror: Mystery at Innsmouth" escape rooms to life, the brand new adventure will be built on the city's waterfront.

 The original London attraction from Little Lion Entertainment Ltd. opened in April 2022 and ran until December 2023. Inspired by the rebooted Tomb Raider universe, it featured the voice talent of Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft, Earl Baylon as Jonah Maiava, as well as live actors working with participants.

The Seattle experience, on the other hand, seems to have taken inspiration from the original games.
You will venture into a temple beneath an erupting volcano as you help Lara keep a powerful artefact out of the hands of Natla Technologies. Sound familiar?
It's yet to be revealed who the voice of Lara will be for the attraction but the newly appointed Official Lara Croft Cosplay Ambassador, Phia Cosplay, was at the unveiling to greet attendees.
Check out the official photos below...
 



For more info, see the official press release here.

FIRST GUEST ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR TR28

 

Happy New Year, raiders! It's been an exciting year so far with the release of "Tomb Raider I II III: Remastered"!
This last week, the annual community organised "Tomb Raider" event in Derby, birthplace of the franchise, made its first two guest announcements!
There will be talks with two actresses who brought the character of Lara Croft to life.

Alison Carroll, who was the final official live action Lara to promote the franchise from 2008 to 2010, will make her first appearance at the event in October, speaking about her time in the role.

Jonell Elliott, voice actress for the fourth, fifth and sixth games, will also be returning to celebrate the 20th anniversary of her first game "Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation".

More announcements to come!

The event will be held on 12th October this year at The Quad cinema in Derby. Tickets are now on sale here!

FIRST LOOK AT “TOMB RAIDER: THE LEGEND OF LARA CROFT”

 

The first teaser trailer for Netflix’s long awaited Tomb Raider animated series was revealed today in their “DROP01” live Twitch stream.
Titled “Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft”, the series will follow on from the most recent video game “Shadow of the Tomb Raider”.

Headed by Tasha Huo, writer/producer on the show, it is also produced by Legendary Entertainment in association with dj2 Entertainment and franchise owners, Crystal Dynamics.
It has also been picked up for a second season.
As for cast, Hayley Atwell plays the role of Lara Croft, now the seventh English speaking actress to lend her voice to the character, Earl Baylon returns as the much loved Jonah Maiava, Lara’s closest friend in the rebooted franchise. Allen Maldonado voices Zip, Lara’s tech assistant from the older games and Richard Amitage plays a new character named Devereaux.
The series is set to release in 2024.

TOMB RAIDER I - III OFFICIAL REMASTERS CONFIRMED FOR RELEASE 14TH FEBRUARY 2024

 
The news fans have always wanted to hear is out!
Crystal Dynamics have confirmed that they are remastering Tomb Raider I, II and III for all platforms!

I’m told that the idea had been pitched many years prior by Ed Perkins, formerly an employee at Square Enix Mobile and writer/director on “Tomb Raider:Reloaded”, and that work had begun. It was later put on hold.

The remasters will also have the option to switch to the original graphics, untouched and preserved.
They will be available on 14th February 2024 for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, Steam and Nintendo Switch.

LARA CROFT HAS BEEN CALLED TO DUTY IN MODERN WARFARE II SEASON 5



 
Lara Croft is now available in season five of “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II” as part of the creator mode.
The character model wears the new unified outfit that has become a part of the brand across all official collaborations since the opening of “Tomb Raider: The Live Experience” last year.
A teal tank top with a white vest underneath, brown shorts, long brown boots, a brown backpack with a connecting strap across the front, Lara’s jade pendant as seen in the rebooted games, her long hair plaited, black fingerless gloves and last but by no means least, twin pistols adorned with the Croft family crest accompanied with black double leg holsters.

Fans are excited to see this look in high definition and fight enemies with Lara’s signature pistols for the first time in 15 years.

EDIT: Lara Croft voice veteran Keeley Hawes has returned to the role for the seventh time to record all new lines especially for the game!

LARA CROFT HAS ARRIVED IN “FALL GUYS”

 
Lara Croft is now available for a limited time in the online obstacle course game “Fall Guys” as part of the Fame Pass 2 - which costs 600 showbucks. The pass lasts until 18th July 2023.
The game is available for free on PS4, Xbox One, Windows, Nintendo Switch, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.

Thanks to Crystal Dynamics, we are holding a GIVEAWAY for a Fame Pass 2 code! All you have to do is “like” our Facebook page and share our post publicly! Good luck!

LARA CROFT VOTED “MOST ICONIC FEMALE GAMING HEROINE” IN UK


Pictured: Official Lara Croft Cosplay Ambassador Lili Dîn in Camden, London, last week.

In a recent survey conducted by the team at “Tomb Raider: The Live Experience” (based in Camden, London), Lara Croft was voted as “the most iconic female gaming hero” of all time in the UK with 63% of the votes! In second place was Princess Peach with 34% of the votes and 31% going to Princess Zelda.
Further research showed that 94% of people would rather watch an action film with a female protagonist and with only 6% of the top video games featuring female leads, the nation and the rest of the world are wanting change.

Last week, in celebration of this milestone and the immersive experience’s 1st anniversary, Official Lara Croft Cosplay Ambassador Lili Dîn payed a visit to the Millennium Bridge in London accompanied by six other cosplayers representing some of Lara’s fellow top favourite female characters; Wonder Woman, Catwoman, Daenerys Targaryen, Hermione Granger, Princess Zelda and Princess Peach.








“Tomb Raider: The Live Experience” is currently holding a limited time ”Happy Birthday Offer” for up to 50% off tickets which you can get here.
The promo code is: HAPPYBIRTHDAY23 (only valid until 26th May)

RICHARD ARMITAGE CAST IN NETFLIX TOMB RAIDER ANIMATED SERIES

 

English actor Richard Armitage has just joined the cast of Netflix’s “Tomb Raider” animated series.
He is best known for his roles in BBC’s “Robin Hood”, “Spooks”, “The Hobbit” trilogy, as well as some notable theatre credits.
According to tombraiderchronicles.com, Armitage will be the voice of a character named Devereaux.
He is the newest actor to be attached to the production, along with Hayley Atwell who is voicing the lead role of Lara Croft, Earl Baylon (Jonah Maiava) and Allen Maldonado (Zip).

Already booked for two seasons, the series is being written by Tasha Huo and produced by Netflix, Huo, Legendary Entertainment and dj2 Entertainment.
dj2 Entertainment is also partnering with Amazon on their upcoming Tomb Raider film and live action series.

COSPLAY CORNER: INTERVIEW WITH AMEL AKA HARSAPHES COSPLAY

 

We’re back in the Cosplay Corner with a new guest!
Meet Amel from France who has been cosplaying as Lara Croft since 2015. I always love seeing her new pictures when they appear in my timeline so I’m glad she agreed to do this interview today.

Kate: When did you first discover Lara Croft? 
Amel: I discovered Lara I think when I was in the car with my dad. I had heard about a game where the heroine was on an island in Japan. I liked the idea so I asked him to buy it for me but he [ordered] the wrong one, so I played Tomb Raider Underworld and I loved it! Then Tomb Raider Reborn came the next day and I doubly loved it!

Kate: What made you decide to start cosplaying?
Amel: Just playing Tomb Raider Reborn, I found her outfit quite nice at the time (yes, even with the blood) so I searched and I found some Cosplay. That's when I decided to try to make her Cosplay!

Amel on stage at ANIMEST 2018 in her “Shadow of the Tomb Raiderr” costume. Photo by Lionel Erpelding.

Kate: What does Lara’s character mean to you?
Amel: Lara in general is a strong and courageous woman who is not afraid of anything. I had complications from an accident when I was younger, so I kind of clung to this idea of a strong, courageous woman to get through it. And then, since I was immobilised at home, I could only play [video games] to pass the time and especially to forget [reality for a moment], she was there without being there at the same time.

Kate: Favourite Lara Croft costume you’ve made?
My favourite Lara costume is probably the one when she gets out of the prison in “Rise of the Tomb Raider”. It's simple but it's the one I wear most often when I have the chance to wear it! Simple and effective!

Amel as Lara Croft from “Rise of the Tomb Raider”. Photo by Arnaud Buchholzer.
Amel: Though I'm currently working on a “Rise of the Tomb Raider” costume that will require a lot of patience and skill! Since I saw it and acquired it [in the game] I wanted to do a costume and so I finally started it this year to release it next year for a special occasion! Stay tuned!

Kate: What was the most difficult piece to create? 
Amel: The most difficult piece that took me the longest was probably the quiver and bow I carried on a photo shoot. The bow took me a good three months to make with pvc while the quiver took me a good while to make, I wanted this one to be as close as possible to the one in the game so well... When you're meticulous it takes time and then, the final result was pretty good that's probably why I'm planning to make it again!

Amel in the Remnant Jacket outfit from “Rise of the Tomb Raider”.
Kate: Favourite memory while cosplaying Lara?
Amel: My best day was the day when, at Paris Games Week, we made the [Guinness] world record [for the most people dressed as Lara Croft in one place]. I was recovering from a heavy operation so I was on crutches, of course I had asked my doctor if I could before! I remember, Meagan Marie [Crystal Dynamics Director of Community] was not far away, my sister was behind me to accompany me in Cosplay also as Lara, and it was a man in the public who had started to applaud me followed by others encouraging me and shouting "It is a real Lara, bravo!” I will remember this moment for the rest of my life because I had stood for more than 6 hours on crutches, leaning weakly on my leg to walk. I could never thank this gentleman enough for these words because even today it’s still with me. 

Kate: I’ve seen that you’ve done quite a lot of stage performances at conventions. 
Do you enjoy it and do you ever feel nervous? 
Amel: Indeed! I do a lot of stage work, I really enjoy showing some quality of performance when I get on stage! I go there mostly for the knowledge and to improve myself, it's always nice to learn more about our costumes with help! And if not, I’m rarely nervous before going on stage. I'm there to have fun!

Amel performing on stage at Geek Days 2016 in her “Tomb Raider: Legend” costume. Photo by Nicolas Bayart.
Kate: Are you planning any new Lara cosplays?
Amel: Very good question! Yes, I even have two scheduled, including one for something quite important and that will require a lot of concentration, as I will be in a group with a Sofia (Rise of the Tomb Raider)! The other one is a little secret, it will not be linked to the future games unfortunately! I'm waiting like everyone else for an announcement! But a lot of old!

Thank you to Amel for doing this interview! You can find more of her work on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter!

LARA CROFT JOINS “THE WALKING DEAD: SURVIVORS” MOBILE GAME



Lara Croft joins the zombie apocalypse in the new season of “The Walking Dead: Survivors” mobile game!
The Walking Dead is a global phenomenon that first began as a comic series in 2003. It later became a popular a television series that ran from 2010 until 2022 as well as a video game.
The mobile game which is celebrating its second anniversary, now welcomes Lara Croft to its cast of characters.

This is not, however, Lara’s first encounter with the undead. In the DLC “Cold Darkness” for the second reboot game “Rise of the Tomb Raider”, Lara had to stop an outbreak of a Soviet super soldier experiment gone wrong; fending off hordes of glowing eyed, enhanced zombie soldiers.
They also haunted Croft Manor in the second add-on level “Lara’s Nightmare”

“The Walking Dead: Survivors” is free to download for mobile devices.

COSPLAY CORNER: INTERVIEW WITH BÁRA KROSSTEIG

 
Original photo by Kami Renee

Happy International Women’s Day, everyone!
Today, I’m happy to introduce my next Cosplay Corner guest, Bára Krossteig! 
Bára is a longtime Tomb Raider fan and cosplayer and in 2016, she was chosen to be Denmark’s official Lara Croft Cosplay Ambassador for the 20th anniversary celebrations.
Welcome, Bára!

TDD: How did you first discover Lara Croft?
BK: I watched my brother play one of the first Tomb Raider games, I don't remember which one specifically, and I was in awe of Lara's courage and acrobatics. She was so cool!  My second encounter was with the 2013 reboot and I fell in love all over again, with a very different character, though she was still courageous and acrobatic!

TDD: What does the character and franchise mean to you?
BK: Lara is a badass leading lady in a video game, which back when I played the game, was quite rare. She's also vulnerable, which can be a bit tough to balance. She's an icon within my favourite media, and she has also brought me friends from all over the world!

Photography: Julie Rønberg.

TDD: Favourite Tomb Raider game?
BK: The 2013 reboot or Underworld!

TDD: Favourite outfit Lara wears?
BK: I think her jacket in Rise of The Tomb Raider has a special place in my heart!

TDD: How did you assemble your Lara costumes?
BK: For the 2013 reboot outfit, I made the trousers from a pattern I had lying around, then I bought a white cotton tank top and dyed it. Both trousers and top were weathered and bloodied once they were done.  For the Rise of The Tomb Raider outfit, I found some lovely green fabric on sale and made the jacket from a t-shirt pattern I always used back then. I added buttons, a hood and weathered it. Fun fact: I never got around to make button holes for the jacket, since it's held together by a belt.  I made the belt out of craft foam and pleather and reused my 2013 reboot trousers.

Photography: Julie Rønberg

TDD: What was the most difficult piece to make?
BK: I think the trousers back in the day. I had never made any trousers with a functioning zipper.
Now, it would be easier for me, but I'm so proud of how they turned out based on my skill set back then. 

TDD: How was your experience as a cosplay ambassador?
BK: It was incredible! The people at the Square Enix booth were so nice and after the event, I got to go to Paris for the Guinness world record attempt for the most people dressed as Lara Croft in one place!

Bára assisting at Paris Games Week 2016 for the successful record attempt alongside French Official Cosplay Ambassadors Kara Cosplay (middle) and Max TRS Cosplay (right)

TDD: Favourite moment while cosplaying?
BK: I think when a mother daughter duo came up to me and the mother told me about how her daughter was the outdoorsy type, who loved archeology. I could just see the next Tomb Raider come to life before me, it was so nice!

TTD: Would you cosplay Lara Croft again in the future?
BK: I have big plans to play Shadow of The Tomb Raider when I have more time and get over my fear of fictional enemies in fictional water, haha! I'd love to check out some of Lara's outfits from that game!

Photography: Julie Rønberg

Thank you so much to Bára for taking the time to answer these questions!
If you’d like to see more of her cosplays, you can follow her on Instagram @hadleythebadger
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