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…ing. Aunt May has had a lot of looks over the year (and that’s without the MCU‘s fashion-forward take on Aunt May). For this write-up we’re going for something in between the classic “granny” look from the original comics and the more updated look she has today. For this iteration of Aunt May you’ll want a short white wig, long purple cardigan, a dusky pink knee-length skirt, and a yellow undershirt. Finish off the look with purple flats and pearl…

…In the MCU film Spider-Man: Far From Home, Spider-Man (Tom Holland) debuts a new suit known as the Stealth Suit. It is also referred to as the “Night Monkey” suit after a bad lie by Peter Parker to cover up his identity. This suit is meant to disguise Spider-Man being in Europe at the same time as Peter….

…imoff (played by Elizabeth Olsen) is one of the most powerful women in the MCU. Long before she squared off against Thanos, though, she was an experiment for the Hydra scientist Baron von Strucker. She and her brother Quicksilver both gained abilities after agreeing to be von Strucker’s test subjects. Wanda can move things with her mind, create force fields, and, when angry, rip nearly anything apart. The color of her energy earned her the nicknam…

Brock Rumlow (played by Frank Grillo) first hit the MCU as a main villain in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. By the time Civil War rolled around he was far more dangerous that the average Hydra agent. And he had a vendetta against the Avengers, Captain America in particular. Of course by then he wasn’t Rumlow anymore, not really. He was Crossbones. Copying Crossbones’ look will require a little bit of DIY. This will mostly involve painting a…

Red Skull (portrayed by Hugo Weaving in the MCU) was the first recipient of the serum that eventually turned Steve Rogers into Captain America. It – for better or worse – did not have the same effect on Johann Schmidt. Instead of great strength and agility he was reduced to a blood-red near-skeleton ever in search of power he cannot hope to control. Cosplaying as the Red Skull takes a bit of work because getting the skeleton-like look is not easy…

Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) evolved so much over her arc within the MCU. She went from a jaded villain to a hero struggling to do what was right while trying to find herself at the same time. Her most iconic battlefield look was in Avengers: Infinity War when she faced off against Thanos’ forces and held her own against impossible odds. You can add your own mix of unique silver rings to the costume, but the red leather coat and corset paired…

…fessional actress, painter, and writer. FireForgedCosplay as Heimdall from MCU’s Thor How did you get into cosplay? FireForgedCosplay: My friend Fred took me to my first Con in 2015. It was Wizard World St.Louis. PapaBearCosplay: I went to a small convention years ago and I didn’t even know what cosplay was, but I saw all these people dressed up and I was captivated by it. I spent the following year learning everything I could about cosplay and cr…

…Endgame left a lot of people with a whole lot of mixed feelings about the MCU. But whether you loved or hated the movie, you have to admit that Sam and Bucky are two of the best things to come out the other side of it. Falcon and the Winter Soldier is one of the most-anticipated spin-off shows and for good reason. These two are huge fan favorites and seeing them take on Zemo again is sure to be amazing. See all Falcon and the Winter Soldier costu…

…n the man’s love of classic rock and the multiple parties he throws in the MCU you should have plenty of starting points to find songs that just sound like the playlist Tony would make for an Avengers party! If Steve Rogers is more your type, you can always start with some ’40s big band classics. Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, and Artie Shaw were all wildly popular. There’s no doubt Steve would know about them. And as we saw in Captain America: Th…

…umes. Comic Moms Wanda Maximoff/ Scarlet Witch Wanda is best known for her MCU appearance. But long before Westview Wanda raised her twins in the Earth-616 timeline starting with their birth in Vision and the Scarlet Witch published in 1986. Her road as a mother is a rough one but one thing remains true: she is devoted to her boys. We have several Wanda Maximoff cosplays to choose from! Aunt May Aunt May might not technically be Peter Parker’s mot…