Carbon Costume Posts by Tom
Kratos from God of War
In the video game series God of War, Kratos is a Spartan who ascends to become a god and exacts revenge on the Olympians for betraying him. In the latest installment of 2018, an older Kratos lives in the realm of the Norse gods with his son Atreus. On the upside, you don’t need a shirt for this costume. On the downside, you’ll want to slather yourself with white body paint to get the fully authentic look.
How Do You Do, Fellow Kids?
The “How Do You Do, Fellow Kids?” meme came from an episode of 30 Rock, where 55-year-old private investigator named Lenny Wosniak (Steve Buscemi) goes undercover as a high school student. Make sure to get two skateboards for this costume, one to casually hold under your arm and another to sling over your shoulder like a cool kid.
Flash Slothmore
In Zootopia, Flash Slothmore is one of the fastest and quick-witted sloths working at the DMV. Unfortunately, that still is extremely slow, which wastes a lot of time for Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde when Flash starts telling them a joke.
Clarence Worley
In True Romance, Clarence Worley (Christian Slater) is an Elvis fanatic who’s on the run from all kinds of trouble. It’s at a kung-fu flick that he strikes up a conversation with pretty Alabama Whitman and which leads to so much more.
Joker from Batman: Assault on Arkham
In the direct-to-video movie Batman: Assault on Arkham, Joker plants a dirty bomb that Batman must find, all the while dealing with a superteam of villains called the Suicide Squad, which includes Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Captain Boomerang, and more.
Edward Richtofen
Doctor Edward Richtofen (voiced by Nolan North) is a recurring character in the Call of Duty series. He is an evil Nazi scientist who invented the wonder weapon DG-2 and loved to torture his victims. One of the key creators of the Nazi Zombies, he finds himself forced to kill his own creations.
Max from Stranger Things
In Stranger Things, Maxine Mayfield (Sadie Sink), aka Mad Max, is a new girl in Hawkins, Indiana. She makes a name for herself by beating Dustin Henderson’s long-standing high score in Dig Dug at the local arcade. She’s a little rough around the edges and likes to skateboard.
Henry Bowers from It (2017)
In Stephen King’s It (2017), Henry Bowers (Nicholas Hamilton) is the leader of the Bowers Gang who, along with Patrick Hockstetter, live to bully kids like Ben Hanscom and Richie Tozier from the Losers’ Club. Roll up your shirt cuffs and wrap a bandana around your wrist to complete the Bowers look.
Goldenface
In The Office, Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) stars as supervillain Goldenface in a low budget thriller written and directed by Michael Scott called Threat Level Midnight. He faces off against hero Agent Michael Scarn (of course played by Michael Scott) and his robot butler (played by Dwight Schrute).
Alabama Whitman
In True Romance, Alabama Whitman (Patricia Arquette) seems to hit it off with Clarence Worley at a kung fu screening. But she reveals that she’s a call girl hired by his boss for a birthday present, even though she’s actually falling in love with him.
