Carbon Costume

…getting shot in the eye by Constance Langdon, who caught her husband making advances on her. To women, she appears as her “true self” — a pleasant elderly lady with a gray left eye. To men, she appears as a young seductress. In her words, this is because women see things for as they are whereas men see only what they desire. She befriends Vivian and tries to help during her pregnancy, but she preys on Ben’s adulterous desires. Frances Conroy play…

…to Bill Murray’s M. Ivan and Ralph Fiennes’ M. Gustave. Whereas the older men did their job with polish and pride, M. Jean seems to do his job simply because it is his job. The pins on his lapels mark him as a member of The Society of the Crossed Keys but he does not have the same polish as either Ivan or Gustave. And that is the point. Because M. Jean represents the less splendorous present life of The Gran Budapest, his uniform is much simpler…

…dwalk Empire, Nelson Van Alden (played by Michael Shannon) is one of those men who lived long enough to see themselves become the villain in their own story. Although he started as a good man, he ultimately allowed corruption to take hold. It’s hard to see that from the outside though. Throughout the series Van Alden stuck to the same sort of clothing even as his priorities and principles changed. Like many men at that time he wears a coordinated…

…The Scarlet Witch was originally part of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, along with her brother and father. She has the ability to manipulate probability and reality through her hexes. Though she used to fight against the X-Men, she later switches sides to become a key member of the Avengers….

…In Promising Young Woman, Cassandra “Cassie” Thomas (Carey Mulligan) is a med school dropout who now takes revenge on predatory men by pretending to be drunk at clubs and bars, letting men take her home, and revealing her sobriety when they try to take advantage of her. In her latest act of vengeance, Cassie poses as a stripper dressed in a nurse outfit to reach her target at his bachelor party….

…d of mischief. Peep the President Loki button! We choose this Pokemon trainer cosplay! We immediately recognized this Red Queen Kitty Pryde from X-Men. This was her first cosplay ever and she crushed it! Tweet…

…f the cartoons we grew up with like Ninja Turtles, Batman Animated Series, X-Men, and just about everything out of 90’s era Nickelodeon. What were your favorite cartoons as kids growing up? Bryan: Along with the shows mentioned above, I was also a big fan of classic Disney and early Pixar movies. Top of my list would be Peter Pan, Toy Story, and Incredibles. Nick: I was really into the 90’s Spider-Man cartoon, as well as Pee-Wee’s Playhouse if tha…

…ikely duo, but an awesome one! On the left, a Wolverine/Logan cosplay from X-Men, and on the right, an Evelyn cosplay from Everything Everywhere All At Once, complete with the sausage fingers. Check out these Princess Peach and Bowser cosplays. The new Super Mario Bros. movie trailer premiered on Thursday of New York Comic Con, with a surprise appearance from Jack Black. This Jibaro cosplay from the latest season of Love, Death, and Robots is stun…

…ou’ll also need to measure around wrist and the bottom of your last measurement for the elastic that comes later. Draw a rectangle to the measurement of your knuckle to wrist and cut this out. Now that you have the base, cut two elastic bands the length of those two wrist measurements. Sew those into the wrist and mid arm sections of your guard. Glue (or sew) a strip of ribbon around the wrist and you’ve got your guard! Haidate (thigh guards)?* So…

…tandard flight jump suit and white t-shirt under a bomber jacket bearing the right patches is all you need to blend in with these brave men and women in the battle against the Kaiju!…