Carbon Costume

…And it is pure 2020. This commercial gives us a great couple’s costume for 2021 – provided things improve before then. And it makes for a great way to take a darkly humorous approach to dealing with the stress of the year. Satan’s look is really similar to Tim Curry’s Satan in the 1985 movie Legend. To recreate the look yourself you’ll want to start with some curved horns and red body paint. Black body paint makes for great accents and you’ll wan…

Everyone loves Loki, so no wonder he’s getting his own self-titled series on Disney+. Slated for a release in May 2021, Tom Hiddleston returns as our favorite god of mischief for a six episode season. It follows what happens after he escaped with the Tesseract in Avengers: Endgame. The new clip dropped last Thursday along with the “WandaVision,” “Falcon and the Winter Soldier,” and “What If?” trailers respectively. In addition, Marvel revealed th…

…lphia. Learn more about how you can have Aisha drop by for a virtual or old-fashioned visit through A Dash of Magic Events, and check out her amazing cosplays on Instagram. Can you introduce yourself and tell us a bit about your background? Hi! My name is Aisha! I am originally from Santa Fe, NM and I come from a long line of handicraft. My grandma quilted and made dolls, my great grandma was a tailor and dress maker, and my mom was a knitter! I s…

…Across the Spiderverse. Crimson Kitty performed as a giant Pokeball and lip-synched to the names of all 150 Pokemon! Pictured above is Megami, dressed as Barbie, who hosted the show and also performed a hilarious number. X-Men took the Flame Ball by storm! Above: Harriet Tugsmen performs a number as Ororo Monroe. Below: Audrey Phoenix lives up to her namesake in a number as Jean Grey aka Phoenix. Check out our previous coverage of Flame Con 2022 h…

…erbell three years prior). With a wave of her wand, and the phrase “bibbidi-bobbidi-boo,” the Fairy Godmother transforms a pumpkin into a carriage, mice into horses, and Cinderella’s tattered dress into a beautiful ball gown. However, the wand’s magic only lasts until midnight. In the third movie, Lady Tremaine gets a hold of the wand to reverse time. The wand is also emphasized in Disney’s Descendants. Either way, we wouldn’t have magic and wonde…

…g pattern pieces and map out where the blue fabric will go. This is a trial-and-error process; the main goal is to replicate the original look and maintain the overall proportions of the wave lines, not necessarily the exact number. Here’s what mine looked like: Note that on the sleeves I first marked out a 1.5 inch gap from the bottom of the piece to where the blue begins. That leaves space for the cuff. Once you are happy with the design you hav…

…nostalgia is real. See all Nickelodeon costumes… This foam build of dragon-like armor was very impressive! Interested in building your own cosplay out of EVA foam? Learn how from our recap of The Masked Dad Workshop! Super Mario Bros was a hit at NYCC, given the massive success of the 2023 movie combined with a universal adoration of the classic video game. Check out this impeccable, to-scale cosplay of Toad. See all Super Mario costumes… Comic c…

…nds easily, easy to remove, nonirritating on the skin, and is available pre-colored in many different skin tones. It is more expensive than latex, but a little goes a long way!” Another product she advises against is spirit gum. “So many people are allergic to it, it smells, and it doesn’t hold very well,” she says.”While still keeping within a budget, try using Pros-Aide adhesive instead. It is odorless and nonirritating to the skin.” Other produ…

…e parking garage adjacent to the Meadowlands Exposition Center features see-through tunnels that provide a distinctive backdrop for photos. Some cosplayers took photos inside the garage for a more grungy feel, and some photographers brought their own lighting and/or props to set up. Inside the convention, cosplayers could receive professional photos at the Free Cosplay Photo booth across the vendor’s hall. Cosplay Meetups Castle Point held meetups…

…n cosplay photos. What an awesome way for cosplayers to receive posed, high-quality pictures that they can cherish forever! To the side, there was a mirror for last minute touch-ups. Then the cosplayer could choose from multiple background options, such as plain black or white, or special ones, such as a galaxy (which a Sailor Moon cosplayer appropriately chose). The booth even offered even color gel overlays. Once the cosplayer selected their pre…