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…con all three days, among other notable voice actors in movies, anime, and video games. Check out this fantastic Supergirl cosplay. Tom Welling, Michael Rosenbaum, and Kristin Kreuk all attended the convention for a Smallville reunion. Check out this spot on Yugi Mutoh cosplay from Yu-Gi-Oh! Steampunk was a popular genre at Fan Expo Philadelphia, as shown with a trio of original steampunk characters (left) and a steampunk rendition of a xenomorph…

…s you enter the main level of the museum, you’re greeted by Comic-Con International’s mascot, the Toucan. To your left you have the ticket office, and to the right the Pac-Man Arcade. The Pac-Man Arcade is an interactive exhibit where you can play just about every iteration of the iconic Pac-Man video game series. Beyond the ticket office, the main level opens up to several exhibits. The first one you see is a lineup of intricate costumes made in…

…s per the instructions, then close off the bottom. Pro Tip: For a detailed video on how to make boot covers, check out my video on YouTube, which offers a walk-through process of how I made my She-Ra boot covers without a pattern. This will help you visualize the process instead of simply reading the instructions and trying to interpret them. Like I said, boot covers can be difficult, but once you get the hang of it, it gets much easier very quick…

…’s place with these minimalist prints. With art that’s inspired by popular video games like Fallout and Super Mario Bros. and TV shows like Adventure Time, you’re sure to find one that your cosplayer will love. Ice Mold After a long day of working on their costumes, cosplayers can kick back with a drink chilled by ice molded into popular characters like R2D2, Iron Man, or Optimus Prime. Coasters These laser etched coasters are a great complimentar…

…is about having fun and feeling good about yourself and your body! Heather shared her personal story of how she started in a negative place with fitness. Although upon reading the She-Hulk comics, she became inspired. In her own words, it “changed the way she looked at her body” and “now cared about getting stronger.” You can read more about Heather’s journey in the interview below! Brushing off the Haters A frequent problem in the cosplay communi…

…nd has been around ever since. His most well-known image circulated during World War II, right up there with the next costume on this list, Rosie the Riveter! View our costume guide for Uncle Sam here. Rosie the Riveter We can do it! American women marched into the work force under that slogan during World War II and never looked back. The built everything from planes to trains to automobiles and proved women were just as handy with a riveting gun…

…and rain boots. She wields the Living Weapon Hungren; a purple umbrella with monster eyes. To recreate Hungren, take a purple golf umbrella and glue creepy monster eyes onto it with a glue gun….

…ish by Quinton Flynn) is one of the major characters in the Kingdom Hearts video game franchise. This is his outfit particularly for Kingdom Hearts 3, which is only seen at the very end of the game, when there’s a montage scene of how all the characters are doing after the events of the game. Lea’s general appearance is still the same as earlier titles, with the same high-spiked gradiented red hair and green eyes. For this outfit he wears a low bl…

…Fox McCloud is a character in Star Fox, an third person arcade rail shooter video game from Nintendo. He is the game’s main protagonist who leads the Star Fox combat team on various missions….

Petey Piranha (voiced by Toru Minegishi in his original appearance) is a boss from the Super Mario Bros. video game franchise. Originally appearing in Super Mario Sunshine, Petey is a carnivorous plant who is set apart from the other piranha plants in the games by his sheer size and additional abilities. He is a frequent nemesis of Mario and Luigi. To recreate this funky plant costume, you’ll want to start with a green full-coverage bodysuit. The…