Showing posts with label steampunk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label steampunk. Show all posts
Monday, June 20, 2011
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Steampunk Ash
Steampunk Ash (from Army of Darkness) by Clifton
Photos by Dim Horizon Studio
Design by Atlanta cosplayer Matt Silva of Penny Dreadful Productions
I picked Ash Williams as a costume because I love the character – he is such an imperfect and unlikely hero. Unlike most modern protagonists, Ash doesn’t have mutant powers, insane martial arts skills, or magic weapons. Instead, Ash starts the series as a laid-back everyman who is constantly suffering from the Murphy’s law adage that “anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.” I think at one point or another, everyone has had a time in their life where it felt like something was out to get them. So I think you can’t help but empathize with Ash and relate to the choices he makes when faced with terrifying, undead adversity. Even when he is a relatively incompetent and ill-tempered jerk, you can’t help but love him because he’s been through it all, survived, and grown into a self-assured, badass demon slayer with a chainsaw-hand and fist full of boomstick. To some degree or another, I think we all secretly envision ourselves that way—I certainly do. As it turned out, sauntering around a convention with a chainsaw hand, an uplifted eyebrow, and a penchant for telling random women to “Give me some sugar, Baby” was a delightful way to bring one of my favorite characters to life.
As far as the steampunk adaptation on the character, I first encountered that genre of costuming at DragonCon 2008. I don’t know if it was growing up reading classic sci-fi like Jules Verne, the romantic Victorian flair, or my previous career as an engineer, but I found that the steampunk style innately appealed to me. At the time, I was wearing a movie version costume of Ash from Army of Darkness and it occurred to me that the Evil Dead trilogy had a lot of Steampunk characteristics. So the idea of an alternate-era Ash with a ridiculous steam powered chainsaw became the top choice for my next DragonCon costume. I think my favorite thing about the steampunk style of costuming is the freedom of creative expression it allows. Unlike most character-based costumes where you slavishly try to reproduce every detail of a character’s ensemble, steampunk allows you to add whatever unique style you can imagine.
As far as the costume goes, I think that the chainsaw hand is definitely the most recognizable aspect of an Ash costume, but if you truly plan to pull off character, a mighty chin, and the ol’ Bruce Campbell swagger is definitely key to rocking an Ash costume.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Gallery: Steampunk X-Men
Steampunk Rogue and Gambit by BaronessEast
Taken at Dragon*Con 2009
Steampunk Magneto by Foodbyfax
Taken at Dragon*Con 2010
Steampunk Rogue
Taken at San Diego Comic-Con 2010
Taken at Dragon*Con 2010
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Gallery: DC Steampunk
This costume is inspired by the DC one-shot Gotham by Gaslight,
in which Batman goes head to head with Jack the Ripper.
in which Batman goes head to head with Jack the Ripper.
Taken at Megacon 2011
Coming up with poses for aviator Batgirl was a little hard for me, but I figured since she has a medal, she definitely knows how to salute.
Amazonia Wonder Woman by Steings
Taken at Connooga 2011
Taken at Connooga 2011
Photo by J.R. Blackwell
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Steampunk Batman
Steampunk Batman costume by costumer Jordan Monsell inspired by the DC one-shot Gotham by Gaslight, in which Batman up against Jack the Ripper
Source: Steampunk Aficionado
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Steampunk Iron Man
Steampunk Iron Man is the winner of the Marvel Costume Contest at the New York Comic Con 2010. Unfortunately, there isn't much more information available about who's wearing the costume, how the costume was made, or who designed the thing. So, for now, we’ll just have to enjoy gawking at it.
Photo Source: Judy Stephens
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