Comicon...

[Halo]

... was awesome. My inner child just squee'd in delight all day.

[Kaga]

Conventions are awesome.

[BrobyDDark]

I've never been to one.

[Halo]

Kaga said
Conventions awesome.

Ditto that, seconded, agreed, it is indubitable.

BrobyDDark said
I've never been to one.

Go. This was my first one - my brother's been a tonne of times and finally convinced me to go with him, and I didn't regret it at all. Just for the sake of the atmosphere and seeing people's amazing cosplays, it's worth going.

[Darog the Badger God]

they are pretty awesome.

Especially when you dress up 8D

[Kaga]

Darog the Badger God said
they are pretty awesome.Especially when you dress up 8D

Definitely. Cosplays are half the fun.

[Darog the Badger God]

Kaga said
Definitely. Cosplays are half the fun.

My favourites have always been the easy ones, like Hazama, and Spirit from Soul Eater.

And Deadpool ofcourse

[Halo]

Darog the Badger God said
they are pretty awesome.Especially when you dress up 8D

I really regret not going in cosplay. Definitely going to next time. The insane work that some people put into them, though... there was this guy who somehow managed to make a 10-foot tall mecha costume. Conveniently easy for his friends to track through a crowd, I imagine. :P

[Kaga]

Halo said
I really regret not going in cosplay. Definitely going to next time. The insane work that some people put into them, though... there was this guy who somehow managed to make a 10-foot tall mecha costume. Conveniently easy for his friends to track through a crowd, I imagine. :P

Cosplays can be really fun to put together. I remember about a year ago I did Crona from Soul Eater and wound up making a sword Ragnarok out of cardboard and duct tape...

[BrobyDDark]

If cosplayers had government funding they would make actual mechas just to go to Comicon.

[Halo]

Kaga said
Cosplays be really fun to put together. I remember about a year ago I did Crona from Soul Eater and wound up making a sword Ragnarok out of cardboard and duct tape...

I think they're fun to put together when you don't take it too seriously. Some people spend absolute fortunes on their costumes though...

BrobyDDark said
If cosplayers had government funding they would make actual mechas just to go to Comicon.

The world would be a significantly more awesome place if this were to occur.

[Darog the Badger God]

Kaga said
Cosplays be really fun to put together. I remember about a year ago I did Crona from Soul Eater and wound up making a sword Ragnarok out of cardboard and duct tape...

You better have been in character xD.

[BrobyDDark]

Darog the Badger God said
You better have been in character xD.

i don't think she would have been comfortable with that.

[Kaga]

Halo said
I think they're fun to put together when you don't take it too seriously. Some people spend absolute on their costumes though...

Well yeah, but you really don't have to do that in order to make an awesome cosplay.

I always hate when I hear about people spending hundreds of dollars on cosplay websites that I swear rip you off big time, as well as when people claim that they have to use such sites because they can't sew or w/e.

In the case of most cosplays, you can get most of the clothing you need from second-hand stores with minimal edits needed. That's what I did with my Grell Sutcliffe cosplay - $7 at Goodwill for every piece that I needed, as opposed to the hundred-or-so dollars I would've spent on one of those stupid cosplay-selling sites. Not to mention, if you buy actual clothes while intending to mimic the look of your character, then it feels a lot more like you're wearing actual clothes that the character would wear, as opposed to just a costume. (Not to mention, with a lot of characters, you probably already own a lot of the basic stuff you might need.)

As for wigs, always go generic. Most places that sell wigs for halloween costumes will sell them year-round on their websites, and you can get wigs of most colors and styles for about $15 for a short-haired wig or $30 for long-hair. It might seem a bit pricey if you need longer hair, but that's a thousand times better than the hundred-dollar wigs those stupid cosplay sites will charge just because they can claim theirs are custom-tailored to look just like the character. Not that it matters much since, unless your character has some really wild, really signature hair, you can find a generic wig that looks just like theirs. Also, wig caps are about $2. Ladies (and men with long hair): they're a wise investment.

As for weapons/accessories, that's a good chance to get artsy. If you have that kind of talent, go for it. If you don't... well, it's probably not essential to the character's look, and it's probably not worth the prices on the cosplay sites, either. Even then, a lot of unique accessories that you wouldn't be able to find generic you can still probably find elsewhere on geek-gear sites and the like for far lower prices than they'd be sold as for part of a cosplay. A Death Note? $15. River Song's journal? $10. The t-shirt worn by virtually any Homestuck character? About $20 on one of the two Homestuck shop sites. Not to mention any one of the things I just mentioned can also be homemade if you have the time and effort.

[Kaga]

Darog the Badger God said
You better have been in character xD.

For some of the time, yes. Being able to act in-character, even in situations your character would've never had to face, is just one of the most amusing things about cosplay.

I remember I went to that con with a friend of mine who came as the TARDIS, and, at one point, I lost her in the crowd. In all honesty I wasn't that concerned about tracking her down again - I could always text her and ask where she went or w/e - but instead I went with my Crona mindset and acted all panicky saying "The TARDIS left without me! I don't know how to deal with this!!" And I was quickly comforted by a group of kind strangers who tried to convince me that the Doctor would come back for me any minute.

I hung out with them for a while and started making small-talk while remaining in-character. Somehow I wound up telling them a bit about myself, and my mother, and my weapon... And it quickly dawned on me that none of them had ever seen Soul Eater as their eyes grew rather wide listening to all the details.

[ishtar]

Kaga said
For some of the time, yes. Being able to act in-character, even in situations your character would've never had to face, is just one of the most amusing things about cosplay.I remember I went to that con with a friend of mine who came as the TARDIS, and, at one point, I lost her in the crowd. In all honesty I wasn't that concerned about tracking her down again - I could always text her and ask where she went or w/e - but instead I went with my Crona mindset and acted all panicky saying "The TARDIS left without me! I don't know how to deal with this!!" And I was quickly comforted by a group of kind strangers who tried to convince me that the Doctor would come back for me any minute.
.....

^ That is AWESOME! xD I wish we have such event where I live, but that kind of thing is not really common over here.

[Raxacoricofallapatorius]

Kaga said
Well yeah, but you really don't have to do that in order to make an awesome cosplay. I always hate when I hear about people spending hundreds of dollars on cosplay websites that I swear , as well as when people claim that they to use such sites because they can't sew or w/e.In the case of most cosplays, you can get most of the clothing you need from second-hand stores with minimal edits needed. That's what I did with my Grell Sutcliffe cosplay - $7 at Goodwill for every piece that I needed, as opposed to the hundred-or-so dollars I would've spent on one of those stupid cosplay-selling sites. Not to mention, if you buy actual clothes while intending to mimic the look of your character, then it feels a lot more like you're wearing actual clothes that the character would wear, as opposed to just a costume. (Not to mention, with a lot of characters, you probably already own a lot of the basic stuff you might need.)As for wigs, always go generic. Most places that sell wigs for halloween costumes will sell them year-round on their websites, and you can get wigs of most colors and styles for about $15 for a short-haired wig or $30 for long-hair. It might seem a bit pricey if you need longer hair, but that's a thousand times better than the hundred-dollar wigs those stupid cosplay sites will charge just because they can claim theirs are custom-tailored to look like the character. Not that it matters much since, unless your character has some really wild, really signature hair, you can find a generic wig that looks just like theirs. Also, wig caps are about $2. Ladies (and men with long hair): they're a wise investment.As for weapons/accessories, that's a good chance to get artsy. If you have that kind of talent, go for it. If you don't... well, it's probably not essential to the character's look, and it's probably not worth the prices on the cosplay sites, either. Even then, a lot of unique accessories that you wouldn't be able to find generic you can still probably find elsewhere on geek-gear sites and the like for far lower prices than they'd be sold as for part of a cosplay. A Death Note? $15. River Song's journal? $10. The t-shirt worn by virtually any Homestuck character? About $20 on one of the two Homestuck shop sites. Not to mention any one of the things I just mentioned can also be homemade if you have the time and effort.

I feel so inspired

[Kaga]

Raxacoricofallapatorius said
I feel so inspired

I'm glad.

[Beatrix]

$30 for a long haired wig? Not bad. If you have a mannequin head, you can trim it up and style it to the character's hair style.

[Hank]

Which Comicon did you go to?