Just finished Psylocke for a local comic con, and it was pretty rad.

Next stop: Dragon*Con.

The costume schedule for that is going to be a gory affair. I look forward to it!

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Still missing a lot of pictures, especially some better quality ones. Will have to see what I can do about that!

Character: Betsy Braddock

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There’s this complicated relationship between Betsy and me, except it’s not really complicated and more like I’m just super exasperated by asian-as-a-character-trait. Especially when Betsy is super rad and super fab, and I really loved her all-English debut, and, frankly, I’m not really into her swimsuit ninja gear. Leave that to ladies with better thighs than mine ha.

But there is something I really love, and that’s the foray into Otherworld’s crazy Britannica via Uncanny X-Force. And while the idea of Betsy’s old Captain Britain costume makes me cry because DAT HAIR, the recent excursion means amazing purple wig aw yiss + let’s make a hilarious plastic psychic knife because why not that’s why.

Not gonna lie, it’s a thrill to cosplay Betsy. She’s a real classy dame.

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Character: Leah, Handmaiden of Hela

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So, Kieron G. is totally just rockin’ this series right out of the water. And because my buddy Natalie and I were just frantically high fiving each other after every week Journey Into Mystery graced us with its precious pocket-sized Loki, we decided that we had to pair up into the greatest milkshake-fueled pair the world has ever known.

Spoiler: drinking milkshakes would kill us both. Ha ha!!

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As with most of my super enthused endeavours, we decided to make these with very little time before the convention. You can tell. It’s sadly a little ill-fitting, and the lining isn’t as good as it should be. It’ll definitely need an overhaul before we bring the band back together again.

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Character: Phyla-Vell

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Oh my gosh, I love me some cosmic ladies. Especially the recent stuff with A&L up until they nuked Phyla you know what I’m talking about ha ha!! sorry gotta check those bitterness levels. Regardless, my overwhelming flaily feelings re: Captain M. lady legacies remains strong and true. Gotta catch them all, as the saying goes.

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Hashtag of choice: INTERPLANETARY LESBIAN WARRIORS

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Pictures coming soon.

Character: Karla Sofen

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So I tend to make excited hand motions in regards to lady Marvel legacies, so after biting the bullet with Moonstone… well, here you go. Why the Karla vs Carol as choice of avatar? Is there an actual difference in their costumes? Maybe it’s just easier to party hard with your head in Karla’s game.

Not gonna lie, this was originally ganked from my Phyla-Vell costume, but my wig for Phyla never came in time. Ha.

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Pictures coming soon.

Character: USO Girl

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So because my friends and I have no concept of logic, we decided that HEY YEAH LET’S MAKE USO GIRL OUTFITS!! about two weeks before the convention or something like that. Nothing lights a fire under us like bald eagle- and freedom- flavoured movies I guess. Also because my friend Kevin makes a great Cap and I wanted to salute everybody who came near me.

Turns out, American salutes are different?? Who knew. Who knew.

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Pictures coming soon.

Character: Karla Sofen

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So we’re totally talking Thunderbolts cosplay reunion, but bigger. And because we doubled up on Songbird the previous year and there was a significant lack of Moonstone antagonism, I decided that I could throw it to the winds and be a HBIC and wear white and basically be everything I’m not ha ha!! seriously I just don’t like meanie faces okay. Especially ones that get written all crazy and weird during Dark Reign.

Really, I just feel like I’m doing a disservice to Karla by being such a derpface. Oh well.

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Character: Ophelia Sarkissian

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So, I really like the ol’ journey to Nippon/Madripoor that Marvel did back in the day, mostly for the likes of Wolverine and Daredevil — I got pretty caught up with the cast of Yukio, Mariko, Viper, Silver Samurai, THOSE GUYS. And then Secret Warriors happened, and it was, yeah okay, nice to see you again. So this happened. Though what I would like to see happen is somebody making Viper’s newfangled tentacle hat. It would contain beer and glory.

I still really like that issue where Viper poisons all the ladies and it was super hot, and Jubes was super cool. (“A beast has instincts. A man has honour. Which are you?” etc etc.) I’m all about the return to old school Wolverine like that. LOGAN’S RUN, rockin’ it.

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Character: Melissa Gold
Series: Thunderbolts
Source: Marvel
Completed: 2010

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Oh God, where do I even start.

I freakin’ love Songbird. So much.

From her rise in the classic Thunderbolts, conflicted and vulnerable and street tough circus act haha!!, then a bulwark against the craziness with ol’ fashioned superheroics during Civil War and Dark Reign. She’s just this amazing, engaging character that does not let go. Songbird will not stand down. Songbird will not take your creepy assassino bs. Songbird may possibly taste of delicious strawberries.

Super heart-shaped thanks to the gents from the Superhero Costuming Forum for recruiting me within their ranks — group hijinks and JUSTICE LIKE LIGHTNING and, and, totally making my con one super duper crime-bustin’ time. You guys are tremendous. I can’t wait for the reunion.

Addendum.
When I made this costume I chose to do my hair a little “wispier” than the straight broomstick she was drawn with. However, months later, the artist started rendering Songbird’s hair in the same wispy fashion. In conclusion, ALRIGHT RETROACTIVE ACCURACY!! yeah that’s me punching the air. It’s the small victories in life.

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Character: Stepford Cuckoo

I don’t know what possessed us, but it’s pretty awesome. We get to be creepy and blonde together, and practice speaking in synchro. We were missing one for these pictures, sadly, but she joined us for 2011. That’s Miss Kyle as the White Queen and Miss Bria as my seester. You can’t tell from the picture, but we are all highfiving each other inside our brains, pinkies up.

Cause that’s how we roll at Xavier’s. /m\

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