Cosplay Choices for Tampa Bay Comic Con: UPDATE

Before we left for Tampa Bay Comic Con I wrote an article on dressing up for the Convention (you can read that article here). After coming home and reflecting on my time at TBCC I have come to the following realizations about the cosplay that was both worn and seen there.

Let’s start with the costumes that I saw. In short they were AWESOME! I am currently putting together a video that should be up next week with all the pictures and video that we took while there so that I can share the amazing costumes with everyone.

I learned a couple of different things there about our costumes. Most were too subtle. The last day of the convention was the only day that Claire attended and it was also the day that I wore my most outlandish costume. We wore themed costumes; as I went as Clark Kent with slacks, a nice shirt opened with a Superman shirt underneath, she went as “Super Big Girl.”

The first day I dressed as Tony Stark. I grew a goatee and built an arc reactor from scratch. But in the business of the Con, these subtle things were often lost. Other than those two things I was wearing just jeans and a t-shirt…I needed to be more over the top.

Alex and Lucy looked great as Peter Parker and Gwen Stacy from the “Amazing Spider-Man” series. More than once they were stopped and asked for a photo.

I think that is the measure or a great cosplay…if people ask you to take a picture with them.

We have already decided to return next year and I for one will apply the lessons of subtlety (don’t have any) to next year’s costumes.

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Cosplay Choices for Tampa Bay Comic Con

The most fun thing about going to Comic Conventions is going in costume. At least so I am told. I have never been to a Comic Con or DragonCon, or Super Con, or any other Con for that matter.

I have always enjoyed dressing in costume. I also would watch the Make-up and Costume Special Features of my favorite movies.

This year when we decided to attend Tampa Bay Comic Con we said that we try some basic cosplay.

Claire is only attending one day of the convention. On this day she is going as, according to her, “Super Big Girl!” She will be wearing a Superman shirt and a custom tutu that Amanda has made. I am going to be wearing a simple Clark Kent costume, complete with dress pants, dress shirt, suspenders, and a Superman shirt of my own that can be revealed on command.

Claire’s last custom tutu was for this fairy costume.

There are still two other days of the convention. During this time I am going as two characters from two of my favorite fandoms. On Friday I will be going as Tony Stark. I’ll have my Arc Reactor (built from scratch by yours truly) hidden under a Black Sabbath 1978 tour shirt, and the trademark Stark goatee (much to Amanda’s shagrin). .

Beginning assembly of the Arc Reactor for Tony Stark

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then on Saturday I will be rocking in the Harry Potter fandom; giving a take on Sirius Black. Awhile back I bought a shirt who’s style and graphics make it look like a prison shirt from Azkaban. I also have a Sirius Black wand from the Wizarding World attraction at Universal’s Islands of Adventure.

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Announcing….Tampa Bay Comic Con!

As previously mentioned on my Facebook page (which you can check out here) and my twitter account (which you can also checkout here) I have booked my room and tickets for Tampa Bay Comic Con! I am super excited!

This is actually going to be my first convention experience. So everything for me is going to be new. I have a couple of cosplay ideas in the works, and I can’t wait to see all the costumes in person. I’ll be sure to document everything, but I will be putting more out on my Facebook and Twitter pages, so be sure to like and follow me there to see everything about my first Con experience.

Of course Claire is super excited to go and dress up. She is going to be wearing a Superman shirt with a very big and sparkling tutu. She will be the cutest cosplayer there I’m sure.

Have you ever been to a big convention? Leave me a comment in the comments section. Anything that I absolutely need to experience? Let me know!

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