ECCC Part 3: The "least colossal Colossus ever"

Costumes

Kitty Pryde (Lauren McLaren)
 and Colossus (Me)

Our morning started around 8 am.  We woke up and started getting into our costumes by 9 am.  I previously posted about our costumes for the event.  My girlfriend went as Kitty Pryde and I went as Colossus.  (If you follow the comics, you may be aware that Kitty and Colossus recently broke up after Colossus took on the Bands of Cytorrak to help the Xmen stop the Juggernaut from destroying San Francisco in the Fear Itself story arc, but we went as a couple anyway.)  It took about an hour to finish my makeup and we finally got to the con at about 10:30 am.

Galactus and Silver Surfer

We had expected to turn some heads, but neither of us were prepared for the amount of attention we received.  Before we could get our passes and get into the event, we were swarmed by people wanting to take pictures with us.  We didn't even make it into the first panel because we stopped for so many pictures.  The coolest thing about dressing up was how excited people got. "You two are my favorite couple!" was a phrase we heard a lot.  We even got tweeted by a CB Cebulski from Marvel.  And on one blog that had a photo gallery of the cosplayers, I found my favorite quote: "That is the least colossal Colossus ever."

Falcon!

The coolest costumes that we saw at the event were Galactus (Marvel Comics), Falcon (Marvel Comics), and Bender (Futurama).  We got an opportunity to chat with Galactus when we all got stuck in an impromptu Marvel photo session.  He had made the entire suit himself, including the helmet.  His wife sewed all the fabric and he made all the hard plastic pieces from fiberglass, resin, balsa wood, and foam.  As you can see in the picture it was amazing.  The Falcon outfit was awesome too.  He even had wings that folded out to wow the crowds.  But the best (and most annoying) thing about that guy was the he was tall, buff, and handsome like a super hero.  People like that ruin the curve for average people like myself.  Finally, there was the Bender costume.  It looked great, but the best part were all the accessories that they had for it: different eyes, a mouth with a cigar, and a tutu.

Overall, the experience was amazing.  My GF and I had fun making the costumes, I learned a whole lot about the comic industry, and met some really cool and creative people.  We're already looking forward to next year.  Got any good ideas for a costume?!