"Good Time" a Cosplay Parody of Owl City ft. Carly Rae Jepsen
Photographed by Joseph Lin
"Finally finished my Black Rock Shooter Beast cosplay! It has been a very long six month process, but it's finally done."
Friday, August 31, 2012
Vehicles: Steampunk Bike
"Florida-based Mace Livingston wrenches on airplanes, and bikes are his passion. Not the sleek, aerodynamic types, though. Mace likes the steampunk, Mad Max vibe. MaceTech Industries’ latest build started out as a 2000 model KTM 640 Adventure, with a water-cooled 625cc single cylinder hidden under acres of plastic. “With that giant coffee-can piston swinging around, the KTM can be a bit teeth-chattering,” says Mace. “Tons of usable torque though, and the bike is very light—despite its looks.”"
In Real Life: Bane
"Bane" Protests in New York City
Community activists United NY staged a costumed demonstration in Manhattan on Thursday to protest against Mitt Romney's economic policies on the final evening of the Republican National Convention. The 13-foot Dark Knight Rises villain was at Bain HQ in Manhattan Thursday with labor rights organization United NY to demonstrate against Mitt Romney's economic policies.
The action made more explicit a connection first observed by conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh: the homophonic relationship between Bain Capital, the private equity firm co-founded by Republican 2012 presidential nominee Mitt Romney, and Bane, the Batman villain of DC Comics and The Dark Knight Rises. While Limbaugh's extremely tenuous connection of the two was designed to criticize a perceived liberal bias in the then-unreleased Christopher Nolan film, United NY paired Bane with Bain specifically to compare the fictional villain to Romney's real-life company, which came under heavy fire this week in Matt Taibbi's new Rolling Stone piece "Greed and Debt: The True Story of Mitt Romney and Bain Capital."
Art Project: As You Wish Helmets
For the Make-A-Wish Foundation, forty artists re-imagined the iconic Boba Fett or Clone Trooper helmets from Star Wars. The helmets went up for bid on eBay. You can check out the credit for each design by either clicking the images above or going to the As You Wish Helmet Project Facebook page.
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Monster Hand Paint
Monster Hand Paint
Art Direction: Daniel Gurfinkiel / Paint: Rodrigo Piedra / Photos: Ricardo Quirós
These scary hands were painted as part of a campaign for Kimberly Clark in
Costa Rica to help raise awareness about the importance of proper hand
washing and how your hands essentially look like aliens.
Rikku
Rikku (from Final Fantasy X-2) by Kristunseesmonsters
"Old photoshoot of my Rikku cosplay. Since then I’ve made more accurate/realistic weapons and fixed the wig and straps on the top (I need to take new photos with everything!) I can’t wait to wear this to AWA-con! :D"
Black Rock Shooter Beast
Photographed by Joseph Lin
Tidus
Tidus (from Final Fantasy X) by Leon Chiro
Jecht cosplayed by Luigi Meggiolaro
Photographed by Walter Pellegrini
Alexstrasza
Alexstrasza the Life Binder (from The World of Warcraft) by Chipie2485
Photographed by Michael Dominguez
Link Round-Up: August 30, 2012
Loneliness by Isahn
Batarang knives? These are even scarier than the ones in Batman Begins.
Darth Vader Onesie for toddlers. US$35.95
The Doctor Cosplays As Himself On Doctor Who #1 Hastings Variant Cover
Futurama/Star Wars mash-up from Star Wars Celebration VI
Plush Halfling Slippers from ThinkGeek
ScreenRant has posted a gallery of Comic-Con Cosplay Babe Gallery
The TARDIS Motorbike Of Phoenix Comic Con
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Fashion: Emma Stone in Retro Future
Photographed by Mikael Jansson
There’s a kind of future timeline that could only exist if pop-culture
never progressed past neon colored-TV screens, weapons-grade
synthesizers, and leather everything; where the 80’s were
extrapolated forever. This is the foggiest bad-neighborhood night club
extended to every corner of Earth, where the colors are so saturated you
can only gaze upon them with sunglasses on (even at night!). However,
any apocalyptic timeline, be it zombie or 80’s world, is made bearable
with Emma Stone, who somehow manages to jump dimensions and continue to
look damn good doing it.
Barbarian
Photographed by BilderHaus
Based on the artwork of Wei Wang
"And after one month of hard work a further costume is done!
My Barbarian from Diablo III, based on the artwork of Wei Wang
As always you'll find the full story behind this costume and every progress step on my facebook progress page and my costume blog. I finished the costume just a few days ago and so I am very glad that I had the change to get such a nice photoshoot in such a short time with it. This time a professional photographer, BilderHaus, was in charge for the photos. It was pretty important for me to create the dark and threatening atmosphere which you can find in Diablo III. And so I just love the illusion that the team of BilderHaus created in this photoshoot."
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Miranda Lawson
Miranda Lawson (from Mass Effect) by threshermaw
Photographed by Boris-The-Animal
"The suit was commissioned from hmwsgx in 2011. It debuted [giggity] at the Bioware Costume Contest during SDCC ‘11, where it won the N7 Award. It was worn briefly at SDCC ‘12 and will be retired after D*Con ‘12.
Since early 2012, minor adjustments have been made to pull the suit tighter in certain areas, and all photos were shot and edited by myself and/or Boris-The-Animal. The only site currently hosting them is deviantArt (under ThresherMaw). If you happen to see any distributed elsewhere without credit or watermarks, please please let me know!"
Alice Liddell
Alice Liddell (Hatress) (from Alice : Madness Returns) by Mimi moN
Photographed by LeNekoLightplay
Shot in one of the scariest places in the Philippines, the abandoned hospital, Clark Pampanga.
Asari
Asari (from Mass Effect) by Paoletta P. Pasi
Photographed by Cesare Marino
Makeup and FX by Michele Salgaro Vaccaro
Paine
Paine (from Final Fantasy X-2) by chibifiedkitsunes
Photographed by Fiathriel
"This was one of the most Paineful costumes I have ever done.
Every single one of those square bits measure 1.5cm x 1.5cm and have a hole punched into them and has been attached to the capelet using brads.
I started collecting empty cans to cut up late last year, Painestakingly cutting them into strips before trimming them to size. Think there were just over 300 of them altogether?
All the little bits that go on her costume have been resin cast together. That was Paineful too.
Like I said, most Paineful costume ever.
We won best skit for this though! It was hilarious."
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Zoë Washburn
Zoë Washburn (from Firefly) by TsukiNoBara
Photographed by QueenBotu at SDCC 2008
Finally! A Zoë that actually resembles Gina Torres.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Weapons: Spider Splicer Hooks
Spider Splicer Hook Replicas (from Bioshock) by Jace
Available for puchase from The Seventh Courier for US$80
Jace made these replica hooks modeled after the ones used by the Spider Splicer enemies from Bioshock. They’re perfect for fans trying to cosplay or for someone looking for a unique replica from their favorite video game.
The replicas are made from wood and imitation leather and painted to create the weathered and rusty look. They are handmade to size when you order so they’re custom too which makes them even more awesome.