Tis the season to be someone else. With Halloween upon us, ForeverGeek wants to hear about your personal costuming plans! Are you dressing up? Are you going with off-the-rack, or designing something from scratch? Will you gore it up by zombifying yourself? (It’s what all the cool kids are doing!) Or do you shrug off “dressing up” as childish? Read more »
Are you a Star Wars fan? Prove it. Show the world your love for the most important scifi saga of all time by sporting your very own authentic Star Wars costume. We’re making it easy by giving away one high quality costume up to $60 in value! Read more »
Right up there with flying, or maybe wallcrawling, there may be no other superpower that fans covet more than Wolverine‘s claws. Cosplayers love to wear fake claws, but they can’t actually pop them the way that Logan does. There have been fans who’ve managed to make fake claws that expand and retract, but this has always required a switch or lever, which undoubtedly dilutes the experience. Even Hugh Jackman, who plays Wolverine in the movies and uses the highest-quality faux-adamantium claws money can buy, has no idea what it feels like to make those claws pop out — his Hollywood prop claws are real enough, but when they pop on screen, it’s Read more »
It takes a LEGO builder of special caliber to build something of their own design that’s recognizable to others. Now imagine compounding that challenge by trying to make something out of LEGO that you can actually wear. By its very nature, LEGO is far too fragile to be worn. It’s not meant for building clothes; basic human movement is more than enough to cause the bricks to come apart and shatter on the floor. I’m not sure how teenage master builder Ben Caulkins managed to avoid this — if he glued the pieces together or what. But cleverly using Technic pieces for the framework, he modeled his costume pieces to Read more »
NOTE: This IS safe for work. I purposely chose photos that won’t get you in trouble – I hope! ;) First there was the Ladies of Sci-Fi Burlesque show. Now there’s cosplay – or something like that. I have to admit that while I am not totally averse to cosplay, I will not be the first one to queue for tickets for cosplay events. The guys at Devil’s Playground have done it again, though. Instead of sci-fi, it’s all about Anime Babes this time. Our very own Nopy is the anime expert, so if you need more information on anime, check out his posts. In the meantime, here is some Read more »
Who won the Marvel Costume Contest at New York Comic-Con? Steampunk Iron Man, that’s who. Sadly, I have no information on who the buidler/wearer is, but his/her work is incredible, no? The details are just ridiculous. I mean, just look at all those rivets! And photographer Judy Stephens gave it a tremendous showcase with her terrific use of lighting and composition. What do you think? There are more pictures here, but I’ve posted the best of them for you below. Read more »
Ah, Comic-Con. That time of the year when freaks, geeks, and the downright inexplicable annually migrate to San Diego to pay tribute to the almighty Pop Culture. For many of them, their love is so great that they’re compelled to dress up in elaborate outfits and costumes — most of which are homemade. I grabbed over 150 of the best costumes, as seen on Twitpic, Yfrog, and other Twitter-related photo streams, and have compiled them into a gallery that’s turned out kind of like peopleofwalmart.com for the geek set. With huge thanks to all of the Comic-Con Twitterers out there, here goes… Read more »
What do you get when you combine Nerf darts with a Halo Assault Rifle? This bad-to-the-bone rifle prop used by a Master Chief cosplayer — that actually works. Me want. Read more »
I grew up outside of Boston, Mass, and when I was little, we lived in this two-story house off of Pleasant Street. It wasn’t much, but it did have a cool patio on the second story, which was pretty neat to me at the time. I was pretty young when we lived in that house, and I was a huge fan of comic books. So my mother decided to get me these Underoos with Superman, Batman and Spider-Man on them. I’ve told this story before, but the end result was that I loved superheroes, and I’ve always wanted to become one. I caught this on Twitter today, and I’ve spent Read more »
With eight episodes of K-ON having been aired in Japan, the amount of cosplay in this series has already surpassed what you would find in most anime. In this short amount of time, K-ON has already managed to cover maid uniforms, swimsuits, normal clothing, a nurse outfit, santa costume, winter clothing, and others including the ever-popular school uniform. Read more »
