Best of DragonCon 2008 Costumes!
TV, comic books, movies, personal, science fiction, superheroes September 11th, 2008I’m closing out my DragonCon 2008 coverage with my favorite costume photos. Some have been shown here previously, but they bear repeating. To see all of my DragonCon photos, be sure to visit my Flickr page. If you have a favorite costume that I left out, be sure to mention it in the comments.
The Iron Man suits were definitely the coolest overall costumes at the con. Simply breathtaking.
Axl wins as the most subtle yet effective costume at the con. This guy was in character too! He made a comment that the “Chinese Democracy” album would be out really soon. Too funny!
This “Iron Man” was hilarious and very unexpected. Definitely the funniest costume at the con.
Quite a few people were talking about the Convention Vixens. Here is “Erotic Hypnotic” from that group. You can find more on the ConVixens by clicking here.
Lego Fett was amazing! Very creative (and time consuming I imagine)!
A very funny and creative costume if you’ve seen the movie “Hancock”.
Here is a great Doctor Who-related costume. It’s from the VERY creepy episode “Blink” in which statues come to life.
An impressive Supergirl.
Another fantastic and unexpected costume. The Yip Yip guy was great the way he moved his mouth!
I saw two different guys as Jack Knight’s Starman this year. This jacket was really cool. Well done!
Another funny costume. This one comes from the movie “Shrek”.
Surrounding Cobra Commander with hot chicks was a stroke of brilliance! Hail Cobra and his Hiss Ho’s!
A creative idea turning a nice suburban family from the 1950s into zombies.
There were a few groups of Ghostbusters this year, but these guys are friends of mine. They worked really hard on their proton packs and they turned out amazing!
The sexy stewardesses
Just because I love the TV show “Chuck” so much, the “Buy More” staff! Subtle costume, but smart.
The arms on this Doctor Octopus were really impressive.
The whole Hogwarts bad-girl thing was huge this year. Understandably.
I have no idea what it’s supposed to be, but it looks friggin’ cool (and is insanely tall).
And for you fans of the Star Wars Lego game…
September 11th, 2008 at 9:04 am
The unknown is DEATH as The Hogfather
epic!
September 11th, 2008 at 9:06 am
I have no idea what it’s supposed to be, but it looks friggin’ cool (and is insanely tall).
I think this is the Discworld’s Death as the Hogfather, from Pratchett’s book Hogfather. (Summary: The Discworld’s Santa-analogue is kidnapped; Death’s daughter investigates the matter, while Death tries to fill his shoes to save Hogswatchnight for everyone.)
September 11th, 2008 at 10:04 am
Wow, I am amazed that only one of those costumes was XXL.
September 11th, 2008 at 10:21 am
Darth Brooks was my personal favorite.
September 11th, 2008 at 10:36 am
how did dr. octo make his arms?!
September 11th, 2008 at 11:11 am
It most definitely is the Discworld’s Death, in the style of Paul Kidby’s paintings. Compare: http://www.paulkidby.net/GalleryPop5.html
September 11th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
I do believe the Sexy Stewardesses are from the Fifth Element
September 11th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Supergirl appears … enhanced. Not that I’m hating. OK, maybe a little bit.
September 11th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
Here is Death from Hogfather
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzpCodZsSGw
September 11th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
You omitted all the hot, almost naked Spartan men who were walking around all weekend. YOUR LIST IS FAIL.
September 11th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
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September 12th, 2008 at 9:00 am
To paraphrase Christopher Walken…
“I NEED more ALICE…More Alice”
September 16th, 2008 at 2:03 am
In response to your earlier post about awesome 80’s cartoons – did you see that there were a couple of Jem’s and She-Ra’s skirting about the Con this year?
OK, I’m not completely innocent in my observations (I was one of the She-Ra’s), but I thought you might be interested. ;o)
September 17th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
SM-Matrix – Thanks for the comment. Unfortunately, I missed Jem & She-Ra this year. I’ve seen a Jem in previous years, but not this time.
I guess with 30,000+ people, I was bound to miss a few.
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September 25th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
Thanks for the comment. You must have had a great time taking the pictures, and they are all great, keep on whit your blog it rocks.
wish u luck
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November 3rd, 2008 at 1:38 am
the unknown is actually harry potter
February 22nd, 2009 at 8:49 pm
Terry Pratchett RULES!
September 9th, 2009 at 12:13 am
I’m glad you liked our “post-nuclear family” 1950’s zombies. That was a very fun costume and aside from the make up, it’s fairly easy to do. I hope you had fun at D*C 09. I know our zombie family did!