MegaCon 2014: The Beginning

Helloooooo, Epbot peeps & geeks! Didja miss me? Huh? Well, never fear; I'm back from another grueling round with MegaCon, and ready to regale you with tales of costumed insanity.

But first!

Here's my costume on Friday:

As I said in my last post, I decided to throw this together just a week before the con, so the clothing is from my closet & the accessories are from previous costumes. (The tan "bustle" is just a shorter skirt pinned up.) The only newly made bits are the mask & head piece.

You've seen the feathery right side of the headband already, so here's the newly completed left side:

My mask respirators had small red lights in them, but they don't really show in the sunlight.

This costume was incredibly comfortable, and I loved wearing it. I felt a lot more feminine in it than either of my last two - maybe because my eyes were showing - but at the same time, I felt kinda badass. So, y' know, a good combo. ;)

Friday was a fantastic first day for the con, with enough of a crowd to keep it pleasantly packed, but a ticket line that zipped through in under 30 minutes. MegaCon is in a different hall this year at the Orange County Convention Center - a supposedly larger space, though it didn't really feel it. Especially on Saturday, but more on that train wreck later. For now, let's get to some pics!!

 Hipster Ariel & Eric, done to perfection. I love this shot.

This kid Davros had a super flexible mask, so s/he could make these hilarious chewing/face scrunching expressions:

 We decided afterward that Davros should hand out hard candies next year, like everyone's favorite Grandma. Just to add that extra layer of hilarity. ;)

Oh! In case you missed it on FB, here's that adorable Tuskan Raider baby doll on our AT-AT Rocker:

 I'm happy to report the rocker fetched $300 for Give Kids the World in Saturday's auction - and the winner was a member of the local 501st, so we know it's going to a good home.

Ok, back to pics:
 

 Kingdom Hearts goodness.

Poison Ivy & Harley Playboy Bunnies.

This Ursula was so gorgeous - and she had the glowing shell necklace!
(I want her to have a Flotsam & Jetsam wrap around her shoulders - wouldn't that be cool?)

Speaking of Disney, the undisputed champion of the cosplay popularity contest this year was Elsa from Frozen, with Anna a close second. There were Elsas and Annas EVERYWHERE, you guys.

 

 

Eventually I stopped taking their photos, since I couldn't tell them all apart! Even so, I think I have even more than this; these are just the ones I pulled from the first two days of the con. (!!)

Oh, wait, just one more:

Hee!

Hard to tell from the photo, but the weeping angels are little kids. Which only serves to make them creepier, am I right?

The sparkly Deadmau5 here is one of our favorite cashiers at JoAnn's, Kathy:

 Plus some classic Space Balls hilarity.

 

 I'm going to guess they're from something anime? Anyway, love the ruffles!

[Update: Turns out they're based on the art of Sakizo, a Japanese illustrator. Nice!] 

 The Troi & Riker couple was too fun. :)

 Following in the wintry theme, the second most popular new costume this year was Jack Frost from Rise of the Guardians:

You'll have to wait for more pics of Jack, though. For now, enjoy these lovely retro Avengers ladies. (You can *just* see Iron Man/Lady's arc reactor under the cloth on her chest.) 

These two enormous costumes barely fit through the doors; you can see the scarecrow clown had to remove his stilts:

I think I recognize her - I want to say Final Fantasy? Maybe? - but you guys will have to help me out.

UPDATE: Aha! They're Kayle & Fiddlesticks from League Of Legends. Thanks, Kat!

 Simply stunning.

I love - LOVE - when cosplayers add a little something extra from their story lines, like the Lutece twins here:

 The nose bleed! Brilliant!

(This will only make sense if you've finished BioShock: Infinite.)

And speaking of cosplayers adding that something extra, I'm going to jump ahead and post a shot from Sunday, because it makes me SO GOSH DARN HAPPY:

 I'll give you a minute.

[whistling]

Did you get it??

Ok, so, I saw these two girls go by, and I saw they had post-its on their foreheads. I had to read both slips before I "got it," but then I chased them down, laughing. And the best part? When I asked for their photo they immediately slouched over on each other and went all slack-jawed and "drunk face," which was SO PERFECT I JUST CAN'T STAND IT.

(If you're lost right now, this is a Sherlock thing. From the newest batch of episodes.)

Everyone who thinks it takes lots of money, effort, and/or skill to cosplay, I want you to remember these girls. Because, seriously, all it really takes is a passion for something and a little cleverness.

K, I'm going to end on that happy note for now, but rest assured I have so, SO much more to show you. I'll post everything as quickly as I can; still have hundreds more shots to go through!