Ms. Marvel ~ Costume made and modeled by me, BelleChere
In February, I was fortunate enough to be brought over to Taiwan as a ‘Cosplay Ambassador’. Despite the model agency warning me that I might ‘intimidate’ the locals (being about 6’ in heels, with a frame they’re certainly not used to seeing over there), and saying that they might not recognize the characters I portrayed, the locals loved the all-American heroines like Ms. Marvel and Power Girl. They were really enthusiastic to see some western comic cosplay and kept saying they wanted to see more.
These two pictures were taken in an abandoned warehouse outside of Taipei, part of a photoshoot where local photographers were invited to attend. One photographer left during lunch, and afterwards returned with prints of the photos he just took, and these are two of them. It was very sweet of him! Unfortunately they got scuffed in travel, and my scanner is not fantastic, but I think the grit adds character.
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.”
2012 - A Year in Review - Costuming!
Here are the scant few new costumes (and an oldie but goodie) I made this year. 2012 has been a helluva year. Due to personal troubles, costuming unfortunately had to take the back burner more often than I would have liked. I’m looking forward to making up for what I missed out on in 2013!
Plans are already being made regarding costumes and conventions for 2013, and it’s looking like it’s going to be a very promising year. Prospective costumes include: Mad Moxxie (BL2), Diva Plavalaguna, Promethea (the first comics I ever got my hands on!), and Witchblade, Ame-Comi Power Girl, and Risti (Queen’s Blade) are still on the docket. I’ll make a post of conventions once I have things a little more set in stone, and once a few cons confirm that I’ll be their guest!
Cheers to a new year!
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.
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.
NYCC was a pretty strange convention. I felt like I was here, there, and everywhere, yet I think I was only in the dealer hall for a total of 2 hours all weekend! I had a blast, though.
Here’s me as Ghost and Captain Marvel. I lost count at 20 people calling me Emma Frost while I was Ghost, and I had fun teasing people by refusing pictures unless they could guess the character. I usually schooled ‘em and let ‘em have a pic anyway, haha! I also had fun when people called ‘Ms. Marvel!’ - I’d turn and correct them with: “It’s /Captain/, now!”
It was fantastic getting to see all my friends! That’s always the best part of a con for me. But another highlight was when I was dressed as Ghost, Sean Astin looked to me, and said with a grin, “Wow, what kind of Jedi are /you/?”
More Captain Marvel pics should be coming soon! The fantastic photog Anna Fischer and I had some fun over at the Intrepid, and I’m looking forward to the results.
Behold: The Goblin Queen.
Dragon*Con. Atlanta. 2011. Marriott Marquis: Atrium Level Elevators.
Madelyne Pryor Portrayed by Belle Chere: Internationally Renowned Cosplay Model & Artist. ~
I hate cosplayers like this. At this stage, its not about the costume or the character anymore, its about their “oo soh sexay boday”. And no, this is not about jealousy - I can eat what ever I want without apperance pressure. Cause i dont care. :D
Hate? That’s pretty strong, given that we’ve never met. I’m trying to understand where such a strong emotion is coming from, cause even if jealousy or body-image was an issue it should never warrant ‘hate’. The costume, while undeniably sexy in design, is entirely accurate to the character, so it’s not even like I’m twisting the image of a beloved character. Perhaps you need to redefine ‘hate’. I highly recommend giving this a read: http://www.pinupgirlstyle.com/profiles/blogs/sticks-and-stones
Not pictured - my husband, standing next to me, dressed as Mister Sinister, who ‘created’ the Goblin Queen/Madelyne Pryor. We were costuming together.
Also, I pretty much eat whatever I want, too.
Yep. I wasn’t even on the fence to begin with, but this panel sold me on doing Moondragon! Now I’ve just got to play around with skullcaps, cause I don’t think I could pull off the bic’d look outside of costume.
(Source: rraaaarrl, via comicqueens)
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Obviously Magick would win this fight, even without the Phoenix Force possessing her, but Spider-Woman wins from pure fabulousness. I mean, look at the super-pits! Not every hero can pull off that look.
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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.
