The Best Cosplay Of Dragon Con 2014, Pt 1

You guys ready for this?!

This year I'm going to dive in to my cosplay pics in order, sorting & editing as many as I can before going cross-eyed, and then posting my favorites from each batch. I don't know how long this will take, so I may space the posts out a little, for the sake of sanity - yours and mine!

Ok. So. Heeeere weeee GOOOO!

 

 My very first pic of Dragon Con this year, blurry because Groot and the Deadpool duo wouldn't stop dancing! That's the first of many Groots I spotted over the weekend, too; he's definitely the new star.

 

Another combo you only see at cons:

 

Always love seeing cosplayers have fun like this.

Maleficent was another popular choice this year. So many gorgeous wings and horns!

And don't forget the Frozen gang, still going strong in the "most popular" category:

 These Olaf & Sven ladies are ADORABLE. The snow cloud umbrella! The carrot! Ack!

Also loving the Kristoff purse on Sven; such a fun twist on "animal" purses. Hee.

The lighting at Dragon Con is every photographer's nightmare, but sometimes you can have fun with the dark side:

 You see so much armor at DC - so much - but this Skyrim set really stood out with its sky blue plating:

I later found a lady in a matching set of armor. I'll be sure to post it... when I make it that far into the stash.

More gorgeous armor:

I really had to work on this next photo to bring out the detail, because these costumes are just too amazing for you guys to miss:

STEAMPUNK FRANKENSTEIN MONSTER & HIS BRIDE, you guys. 

Look at them! Look how perfect!

I went to a Vintage Vogue fashion show on Friday (yep, DC has fashion shows - really amazing ones!) which covered everything from Victorian & Steampunk to post-apocalyptic styles. And since my anxiety requires me to stand in the back of the room, I ended up mere inches away from all the models as they came off stage! WOOT! Needless to say, I took a lot of photos. I'll post all of them eventually, but for now, here's a sampling:

 Steampunk Sailor Moon.

 I'm quite fond of this shot; I think he looks like the cover of a steampunk novel. 

Near the end of the show they brought out some steampunk Star Wars characters, and I was thrilled to see the steampunk Jabba-the-Hut I geeked out over online not too long ago:

 

That facial prosthetic is amaaazing. And check it out; his cane has the hookah built in!

 So, so cool.

 

And here's the non-Strangeway steampunk Boba Fett and company:

 

Ok, enough of that for now. Now it's time for... SUPER GROVER!

 A lot of you tell me you don't know most of the cosplay characters I feature, so this one's for you. Sesame Street, represent!

I think Grover approves. :)

Two Lara Crofts:

 And two Wonder Women!

 

I couldn't quite get in front of this Aquaman, but it's mostly the motorized chariot he was driving I want you guys to see anyway:

Not only does it have those cutie-patootie seahorses in front, it blew bubbles! You can just see some coming out of the back.

That wasn't the only motorized vehicle tooling around the Marriot lobby. Check out Harrison of Volpin Props' "Marriott Chariot:"

See the little jeep?

Your eyes do not deceive you: this group DID, in fact, make ninja costumes out of fabric matching the Marriott carpet. (How many other conventions could inspire this kind of devotion? Ha!) You may recall that Harrison actually got a cease-and-desist over this fabric last year, but I guess they ironed that out. [snerk]

There were more cosplayers in this fabric, too; I saw a couple of Playboy bunnies - with matching ears and everything - and also more soldiers, I think? Anyway, I'm glad I caught them from one floor up in this shot, so you can see how effective their carpet camouflage is!

Another Groot with Rocket Raccoon - a popular pairing over the weekend. It was fun seeing all the mini-Groots being carried around!

These two Epbot readers are steampunk Mages from Final Fantasy; and I want her dress!

 And here's a reference for their characters:

I've been watching more anime since my Attack on Titan post, and one of my newest loves is Soul Eater. So when I spotted a cosplay of Maka, my favorite character from the show, I went all squealy:

 Here's a reference, since I'm sure most of you don't know her:

If you want something a lot less intense than Attack on Titan, and more sweet & funny, definitely give Soul Eater a try. Maka will steal your heart *and* your soul. :)

How cute is this: K-9 found his own mini-me!

 D'awwwww.

 And a minion, looking innocent:

 At first I thought these were female Dwarves from Lord of the Rings, but after looking closer I think they're just... bearded ladies?

 

Whichever, that is some seriously impressive facial hair, right there.

The dandelion ladies from Epic - which I mistook for Pushing Daisies cosplay last year:

John ran into some fellow Disney ride cosplayers while he was dressed as Dreamfinder:

I love that these three represent rides from three of the four Florida parks: Magic Kingdom, Epcot, and Hollywood Studios.

Some kickin' Batgirl armor:

Elegant and badass - and the weathering? SO GOOD.

Ok, peeps, I am officially going cross-eyed over here, so that's it for today. Again, these are just my favorites of what I've edited so far, but I'll be putting up everything I edit over on my Flickr account, so watch that if you want to peruse the whole shebang over there.

Hope you guys enjoyed! 'Til my next batch!


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