Carbon Costume Posts by Tom
Momo from Stray
In the adventure game Stray, Momo is a Companion Robot and a member of the Outsiders. Momo resides in an apartment in the Slums, where he’s lonely and depressed, only a TV with poor signal to keep him company. His long Hawaiian shirt may be a reference to Max Payne, who often wore tropical shirts even in the snow.
Coco Diablo from Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!
In Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!, Coco Diablo (voiced by Myrna Velasco) is a fashionable costume maker who sells her work to criminals with ill intentions, even those dedicated to taking down Shaggy and the gang. Coco develops a soft spot for Velma, who harbors a crush in return. This makes the notion that Velma is queer officially canon.
Weird Al Yankovic in “Tacky”
In the parody of “Happy” by Pharrell, Weird Al Yankovic not only sings about fashion faux pas but dresses the part. Stripes with plaid, belt with suspenders, sandals with socks, Weird Al shows us in the music video for “Tacky” that no matter how badly it clashes, the uglier the better as long as you own it.
Cosplay at Retro Con 2022
After a brief hiatus, Retro Con is back this weekend at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center and celebrating its 10th […]
George Harrison from “True Love”
In his 1976 cover of Cole Porter’s “True Love”, George Harrison unsuccessfully woos a parasoled lady with a romantic gondola ride and a plush heart. She remains unimpressed however and tosses the gift overboard. It’s only when she spots an aged cupid with a cigarette dangling from his mouth that she falls in love… with the angel.
Wild Knuckles from Minions: The Rise of Gru
In Minions: The Rise of Gru, Wild Knuckles (voiced by Alan Arkin) is the former leader of the supervillain group Vicious 6. After the group double-crosses him, he recruits a young Gru as his henchman. Despite his gruff and grizzled biker exterior, he has a soft spot for Gru and the Minions.
Nun-Chuck from Minions: The Rise of Gru
In Minions: The Rise of Gru, Nun-Chuck (voiced by Lucy Lawless) is a member of the supervillain collection Vicious 6. She’s dressed as a nun in a black and white habit, and skillfully wields her weapon of choice, a pair of nunchucks that she often holds in the shape of a cross. She also has the power to levitate as a light shines down on her from above.
Jean Clawed from Minions 2
In Minions: The Rise of Gru, Jean Clawed (voiced by Jean-Claude Van Damme) is a french supervillain who is a member of the Vicious 6. He has the look of a typical French man. That is, aside from the giant robotic lobster claw for a right arm that he can use to crush stone and steel.
Juliette from The French Dispatch
In The French Dispatch, Juliette (Lyna Khoudri) is a student revolutionary leader and girlfriend of Zeffirelli. Both are fighting for a world without borders, but lines of division soon form among the protestors. The fiery idealist Juilette stands opposite the blithe Zeffirelli and the pragmatic journalist Lucinda Krementz.
Dudley Dursley from The Sorcerer’s Stone
In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, while the Dursleys intended to send their nephew Harry Potter to the local state school, they enrolled their own son Dudley (Harry Melling) in the fancier Smeltings Academy. Dudley proudly models the Smeltings uniform, which consists of a maroon tailcoat, orange knickerbockers, a straw boater hat, brown socks pulled up to the knees, and a knobby wooden cane called a Smelting stick, which was mainly used to hit other people.
