The Dragon*Con Parade, Pt2

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Enter the steampunks!



This is the same steampunk Boba we saw at the Star Wars Celebration. (I really should have gotten his name; nice guy.) He and his group also made what I think were the best costumes at the entire con. Stay tuned for pics of those.

Nifty steampunk scooter-thing. I have close-up pics I took at the Steampunk Exhibition, too, so I'll post those along with the steampunk Fashion Show pics. (Am I giving you enough teasers?)

If I'm posting a lot of cute steamer girls, it's only because I'm collecting ideas for my own costume. And because they're really cute.

A somewhat steampunked Wicked Witch.

And a very steampunked Scarecrow, Lion, and...uh...guest?

The guy's gun says "Toto." Heh.

Next is the Mad Max-esque section:

She was here last year, too. I remember because John kept following her around. :)


Probably the best Firefly costume I've seen:

The hat! Hah!

Kevin Sorbo (aka Hercules).


This. Is. SPARTA.


WWII - era costumes:


A rather "incredible" family:

The contrast between the dad's cotton pajamas-style costume and mom's all-latex dominatrix-style one was pretty funny. :D


Adorable Optimus Prime:


He-Man! And She-Ra! Yay!

Watching the big baddies stop and wave at the little kids in front of us never got old.

Great Puss n' Boots.

These two were fun: "Doc" kept zooming from one side of the street to the other, checking his watch and yelling things, while "Marty" chased after him.



I get the feeling this Jedi really doesn't mind being captured:

(Love the teal, gray, & khaki gal.)

I saw several familiar faces from the Star Wars Celebration:





And that's it for the parade! Next up: more con costumes, hopefully in somewhat better lighting, and a few bits on my fangirl run-ins with Odo and Doktor A. I'll also tell you about the Worst Panel Ever, the Best Dragon*Con Employee Ever, and what it's like taking your parents to D*C. [grin] I'll also have a post just on steampunk fashion and gadgetry, which should be pretty sweet.

SO...stay tuned while I continue to run myself ragged, k?

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The Dragon*Con Parade, Pt 1

The Dragon*Con parade took nearly an hour to walk/drive/stagger by us Saturday morning, so these photos obviously don't include everything or everyone. Even so, I think there's plenty here to satisfy any geek parade craving.


Classic Batman had a stuffed shark attached to his leg. Heh. Aheh.

A lot of great look-alikes at D*C this year. This "Christopher Reeve/Clark Kent"was particularly impressive.


Beware the Blue Screen of DEATH!!

I love that Gumby got placed in this section.

Carol Burnett lives!

Cute hobbits.



Frakkin' toasters.

Another look-alike. The shade wreaked havoc on my pics, but this guy does a great Edward James Olmos.


A gaggle of Gagas.

A spitting image of Doctor #11 there in the bowtie.

And here's a spitting image of #10:

And one more, just 'cuz he's so cute:



The pirates are coming!


Probably my favorite pirate: the Dread Pirate Roberts.

Double Rainbow guy.

Which is a natural segue to Rainbow Brite:


Which is a NOT-so-natural segue into Splicers:


To appreciate this next costume group, you have to see the art that inspired it:

This is a design on Threadless: zombie-hunting Scooby Doo.

And here's the whole gang:

Aren't they great?

As impossible as it is for *anyone* to look like Bill Murray (you know, other than Bill himself) I think this guy comes pretty close:

Love the "marshmallow fluff," too.


I'm only about halfway through my parade pics, so stay tuned for part 2 to go up later today!

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