Costumes, Comics, & Cake

Captain Marvel

Costume by me, Modeled by me, BelleChere

Photo taken by LJinto, at NYCC 2012

“Folks want to blame someone for gals like us. “Her daddy was unkind” or “some fella broke her heart”…
Hogwash. You and me’ve always been like this. Always a little removed. Always…
…Dreaming.
Of higher, further, faster…More. Always more.
We came into this world spittin’ mad, running full bore… To or from what, I ain’t never been able to tell.
Over the years, I’ve come to think of these traits as the shared attributes of a chosen people.
The lord put us here to punch holes in the sky.
And when a soul is born with that kind of purpose, it’ll damn sure find a way.

We’re gonna get where we’re going, you and me. Death and indignity be damned. We’ll get there, and we will be the stars we were always meant to be.”

Also, there’s this! I’m wicked excited to be heading to MegaCon this weekend! Anyone else going?

When I was sent this pic, the first thing that came into my mind was: “We’re gonna get where we’re going, you and me. Death and indignity be damned. We’ll get there, and we will be the stars we were always meant to be.”

LET’S GO PUNCH A HOLE IN THE SKY!

Photo manip by Slim Summers

Original photo by Anna Cosplay Photography

I try not to discuss politics. With anyone. Or religion, or any of that nonsense that gets people all riled up for absolutely no good reason. But I’m feeling like, for once, I did have a purpose in this country yesterday. Feels good.

(It’s okay if you delete this ^, it’s totally not okay if you delete this:)

Photo by Anna Fischer! Costume by me, BelleChere!

This one’s for you, NYC.

Captain Marvel costume made by me, debuted at NYCC 2012. The photo is by the ever amazing Anna Fischer. I didn’t get to see her at DragonCon (it was so crazy this year!) so it was nice to escape the craziness of NYCC to take the walk with her down to the Intrepid. We chatted and she even got me a squished penny. She rocks. <3

Also, if you haven’t picked up CAPTAIN MARVEL yet, why not?! It’s a great series. I’m grateful to have a strong female lead in her own solo series.

fashiontipsfromcomicstrips:

Best Cosplay Ever (This Week) - 10.22.12

Although cosplay has been present for decades within the comics, anime, and sci-fi/fantasy fandoms, social media has played an integral role in the thriving community of costuming that exists today and cosplay communities such as Cosplay.com and the Superhero Costuming Forum. In honor of the many fans who’ve displayed excellence in the mastery of homemade disguise, craftsmanship, and sartorial superheroics, ComicsAlliance has created Best Cosplay Ever (This Week), a weekly collection of some of the most impeccable, creative, and clever costumes that we’ve discovered and assembled into our own super-showcase of pure fan-devoted talent.

Check out this week’s round-up of the Best Cosplay Ever on ComicsAlliance, featuring Raven, Ryuk, Rule 63 Nightwing, Captain Marvel (above), and more!

Heyyoooo! Thanks ComicsAlliance for featuring me! Big thanks to Anna Fischer for such a great shot. It was a bit of a walk to the Intrepid, but well worth it, and I had a lot of fun chatting with Anna and Gillykins along the way. Gillykins is also featured in this Best Cosplay Ever as the best Raven I’ve ever seen, along with my friends Kit as Spider-Woman and Aaron as Spider-Man. Then Benn of Robbins Studios got together with them to re-create this great panel:

I love it when my friends get together.

AAAAAAAHHH!! I can’t get to my store today, and all these Captain Marvel snippets are all over my dash, and it’s driving me crazy! And it’s threatening to rain so I can’t get a sunny outside pic in my costume!

Shoot, I really wanted to get it done today.Oh well.

This pic was called Punch-Holes-In-The-Sky.jpg. How badass?! This art (by Dexter Soy) makes me swoon! I would love this as a poster.