Carbon Costume Posts by Tom
The Creeper
In the DC Universe, the Creeper (real name Jack Ryder) is a superhero with superhuman strength, speed, and healing. Befitting his name, he is like a creepy version of Superman, with the red cape and speedos but not much else covering him.
Kraft Punk
On the Eric Andre Show, Kraft Punk is a cheesy Daft Punk lookalike who pranks unsuspecting passers by. Some of his top hits include slipping slices of Kraft cheese under subway passengers and stealing basketballs and dumping them in a bucket of Cheez Whiz.
Dwayne Wayne
In A Different World, Dwayne Wayne (Kadeem Hardison) is a Brooklyn native who majors in math at Hillman College. He’s best known for his flip-up shades and making unsuccessful advances on numerous women throughout his freshman year.
Radio Raheem
In Do the Right Thing, Radio Raheem (Bill Nunn) is a towering young black man who carries a boom box around his New York neighborhood of Bed Stuy, blasting only Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power” on repeat.
Knives Chau
In Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Knives Chau (Ellen Wong) is a high school girl who dotes over Scott Pilgrim, at least until he breaks up with her for Ramona Flowers. She goes as far as to get highlights that match Ramona’s, although they get punched out of her hair by Todd Ingram.
Zed from Zardoz
In Zardoz, Zed (Sean Connery) lives in a post-apocalyptic Earth of the future, where humans are divided between poor Brutals and the immortal Eternals. Zed himself is a Brutal Exterminator, who kills other Brutals at the order of a huge flying stone head called Zardoz.
Princess Mononoke
In Princess Mononoke, San is a young woman who was raised by the wolves and feels hatred for humans, but eventually comes to care for Ashitaka, a young warrior and the last prince of the Emishi tribe.
Sherlock Holmes
In Guy Ritchie’s 2009 rendition, Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) is an eccentric detective in the 1800s hired by a secret society to foil a mysticist’s plot to expand the British Empire by supernatural means.
Artie, the Strongest Man in the World
In The Adventures of Pete & Pete, Artie (Toby Huss) is an eccentric strongman who can move entire houses by an inch, skip stones to Neptune, and hit golf balls 300,003 yards. For he is Artie… the strongest man… in the world!
