Supercon 2015: The Best Cosplay, Part 1

I've made you guys wait long enough, so let's dive right in with some faaaabulous 5th Element cosplay:

Dare I say she looks even better than the one in the movie?
(This was a minor character, so here's a reference in case you don't remember:)

I just watched The 5th Element again the other week, and I gotta say: it gets better every time. So good.

Next up, from the Disney animated short Paperman:

Seemed appropriate to put this one in black and white. :)
 See the lipstick mark? 

A sweet Vanellope from Wreck-It Ralph:

And speaking of sweets, check out this Harley's collection of ice cream bars puddin' pops!

Diggin' her 50s diner look, with that little apron.

I only photographed one cosplay on Thursday, but it was a doozie:

My Little Pony gala dresses! 

Get a load of those wings on Twilight; no wonder she wore this Thursday; any other day, and she wouldn't have made it through the aisles! Plus, did you notice? Her dress has lights in it!

 The group had a Spike with them, too - a guy in a snazzy green vest and wings - but sadly I didn't catch him. I wonder if they had a Rainbow Dash galloping around somewhere, too?

Retro Batgirl Batwoman, UP!

I thought her costume looked familiar, and sure enough, she's based on this DC Bombshells art by Ant Lucia:

She even struck the same pose!

Deadpool cosplayers are already known for being hilarious, but this guy cracked me up with his little maracas shimmy:

And I'm pretty sure he said, "Chimichangas!!" when I took the picture.

More stuff I can't explain: how many conventions can boast real live HORSES in their vendor hall?

Yep, I spotted these two miniature horses (...ponies? How do you tell the difference?) being led out of the center early on Friday. Not sure if they were asked to leave or what, since I didn't see them again the rest of the con. (Poo.) Gotta love those colorful manes, though.

Moving on, an excellent pair from Black Butler: 

I couldn't find a great shot of that outfit for Ciel, but here's the top, at least:

I watched the first 10 or so episodes of this anime a long while back, and liked it, but it got so, so dark. A bit too much for me. However, I like how the show puts this huge emphasis on beautiful desserts - which is what caught my eye with this cosplay:

 Pretty dessert tray! And look closely; you can just see that Sebastian's (the butler) eyes are red. (Because he's a demon butler. Of course.)

One of my favorites from the whole weekend:

This gender-swapped Kristoff from Frozen actually made that Sven herself, and he's a big furry backpack! AMAZING. And I love the bundle of carrots. :)

A lovely Korra:

And a Star Wars mother-daughter duo:

(My own mom dresses up every year for Dragon Con now, and I only wish we'd started the tradition sooner. :))

A gender-swapped Beetlejuice, with Lydia from the animated series:

Here's a reference for Lydia:

I spotted this sweet Faun girl outside in the ticket line:

Such a pretty headpiece!

And a beautiful Day of the Dead costume:

On Saturday we were there before the Hall doors even opened (a minor miracle for a night owl like me), since we only had a few hours and I wanted to get as many cosplay shots as possible.

I walked up and down the lines looking for costumes, and for once I actually like having a crowd in this shot:

It's extra dramatic with him being (almost) the only one looking at the camera.

He's covered in lights, too; there must be some serious wiring going on under that body suit.

Do you know how rare it is to see a guy cosplaying Castiel from Supernatural?

REALLY RARE.

His wings folded down; super smart for the Saturday crowds.

I think this is Dry Bowser from Mario Kart:

These Power Puff "Girls" didn't have eye holes, which made taking their picture hilarious:

They positioned themselves blindly, and then were all, "Did you take it yet? ... How 'bout now?" Ha!

Correction: These are actually the bank robbers who impersonated the Girls from the show:

That DOES explain the money bag, huh? :D Thanks, Alicia!

Young Tank Girl:

Even up close, I thought this Tiger head was clever body painting combined with prosthetics:

It wrapped seamlessly around his whole head, and had a perfect, velvety smooth skin texture. Now that I can zoom in, though, I think it's a full-head mask - which would mean the neck's part of it, too! Seriously impressive; I've never seen anything like it at a con before.

A trio of beautiful baddies:

And now, your moment of Con Zen:

 "Dad?"

:D

I'm about halfway through my Supercon pics, so expect the second batch in another few days.

In the meantime, I'll end with a cute story:

On Friday John stepped out as Dreamfinder again, and he'd barely gotten his beard in place before someone stopped him, saying, "Did you know the original guy who played you is here??" We did not, so the man gave us directions, and we headed over to Jeffrey Breslauer's table.

Now, the original original Dreamfinder is Ron Schneider, who you guys will remember we already met a year or two back. There are 2 or 3 more men who played Dreamfinder with/after Ron, though, and Jeff is one of them.

Jeff wasn't at his table when we got there, but his handler was so excited at the sight of John that he made us promise to come back in 10 minutes.

About 5 minutes later, Jeff found US out on the floor; once he heard about John, he couldn't wait for us to come back to his table! Ha!

And, you guys, look how sweet:

John's Figment is making eyes at Jeff's Figment. :D

Jeff was amazingly kind to us, and inundated John with compliments on his costume. "I'm looking at my history, looking at you," he said, and he looked so, so happy. Then he spent a good long while talking shop with us about the character, and how the Figment puppet worked, and I don't think John stopped grinning for a single second of it. 

(Btw, as a life-long Dizgeek, it felt incredibly wrong to be talking so openly about how the "magic" worked - I kept glancing around guiltily every time I asked another technical question, hoping no kids were in earshot. Ha!)

We bought a photo of Jeff as Dreamfinder, and he signed it, "John, you have made MY dream come true! You ARE a Dreamfinder!" Then John asked him to sign his jacket's *other* lapel (since Ron signed the first one), and Jeff happily obliged:

He wrote, "You are a dream come true!"

It was hard to tear ourselves away, Jeff was just so nice, but eventually we said our goodbyes and turned to leave. We hadn't taken five steps when we heard Jeff say, "Just for old time's sake..." and then Figment's unmistakable voice called out across the floor, "Hey, Dreamfinder!" 

And dangit, THAT made me a little teary.