Who's ready for some Dragon Con cosplay?! (My pics are a bit of a jumble, so please note these won't be in any particular order.) First up, I found Leia Belle & Chewie Beast! It's always fun spotting cosplayers you recognize from online. :) From Plants vs Zombies: These Storm Troopers were hanging around the Ralph Mcquarrie concept Vader, but the helmets look like an original design to me: Plus the domatrix-style Imperial officer has a whip, so... ?? But they look AWESOME. From an anime called Panty and Stocking, here's Panty in her angel form: The glowing wings were so beautiful! And a comparison: I just finished watching The Last Airbender again, so it was fun to see these Fire Nation baddies: Complete with Aang's "Wanted" poster! Here's Azula & one of her guards for reference: I don't know if this pajama monster is from anything in particular, but I LOVE him: At one point someone handed the cosplayer inside a towel to wipe his face, and it looked like the monster was eating a towel. You probably had to be there, but trust me when I say it was so. funny. (Look at the pacifier! Hee!) [UPDATE: Aha, he IS from something! This is the "Pajamathur" skin from Heroes Of Storm:] Remember Unikitty from The Lego Movie? Here she is, steampunk style: More awesomeness I don't recognize: [UPDATE: He's Anti-Monitor from DC Comics. Here's an action figure to compare:] And a scary chained beast: This Borg duo was busy assimilating anyone foolish enough to get too close: A fun Guardians group: Another cosplayer I recognized from online: this fabulous World of Warcraft-styled TARDIS lass: (cosplay by BewitchedRavenCosplay) My pic really doesn't do her justice. And another terrible photo, but I had to show you guys the magic that happens when you combine blue lights and tinfoil: SO SPARKLY. And her scaled bodice is gorgeous. Hera from the new Star Wars Rebels: I guess you'd call this next group... Sesame Street Burlesque? Big Bird was the funniest - and I want his socks. Cookie Monster pimp is 50 shades of wrong, but I love the Count! And check out Snuffalupagus with the boa, plus Oscar, Bert, & Ernie! John spotted this guy first and could not stop laughing: He's from this meme, which is from the show Ancient Aliens: Best part was how he fluffed his hair out *just so* for the photo. Also? He was wearing alien print boxer shorts below the waist. Ha! I didn't notice 'til after I took the pic. There were a couple of fantastic Cinderellas around. Here's one: As you'd expect, Mad Max was huge this year. Surprisingly enough, I saw more Immortan Joes than I did Furiosas! And the most popular were Brides and War Boys. Another brilliant, hilarious combination: It took me a second, and then *I* was the one who couldn't stop laughing. Kudos, sirs. KUDOS. Another one I don't recognize, but WOW was this armor impressive: At Dragon Con people routinely bring their own music: boom boxes, stereos, and in this case, even a full DJ station: She was dancing/head bobbing to the music, and I gotta say, it looked amazing. [And she's DJ Sona from League of Legends.] Squirtles! (It's a Pokemon thing.) We talked to these guys later during a break, and learned they can't see a thing out of those heads. So that's why no matter how much you yelled, "Over here!" they all looked in different directions. :D Maleficent, Aurora, and Bill!! It's not every con that brings both childhood school cartoons *and* Iron Maiden covers to life: My friends Christie & Robyn as My Little Jedi Ponies: Aren't they cute? Christie's petticoat was this enormous fluffy pink cloud, so I spent a lot of time resisting the urge to hug her butt. :D (Here's their FB page, btw!) Another character I don't know, but look how cool: A Day of the Dead group: And La Muerte from Book of Life: Glinda, Elphaba, and Fiyero from Wicked: For extra tall or scary costumes I often like to get low and shoot up, but at DCon that can sometimes be hazardous. Case in point, for this shot of Sauron: ...I was very nearly trampled. The crowd shifted in those few seconds while I was kneeling, and I was suddenly surrounded & being pushed about, so it was hard to stand up again. A bit scary, but happily that was the only time I felt like I was in any danger. And to top it all off, it wasn't even that great of a shot! Bah. Here's one that turned out better: (Cosplay by Jarman Props) And while we're on a scary streak, check out this stunning female Predator: AhhhhMAZING. Think I'll end there for now, guys, to keep these posts to a somewhat manageable length. I'll aim to post more installments about once a week, since I have plenty of non-cosplay stuff I still want to post, too! *** Click here for part 2!