Megacon Cuties

It's going to take at least two more long posts to get all of today's photos up, but let's start with a few sure-fire crowd-pleasers: the kids.

I'll never get tired of Jawas and droids. Utini!

This little Quorra from Tron actually won the children's division in the costume contest:


Now brace yourself, 'cuz from here on out it's going to be completely AWWWW-full.

During the Trek panel, John grabbed my camera and took a few zoom pics - I assumed of the actors on stage. Turns out I was wrong; he was actually photographing this little beauty:

Awwww.

And the best part? She was wearing a pink Supergirl onesie.

Speaking of which, this two-year-old Supergirl had the entire room of hardened geeks tearing up:

This was her first con, and she climbed on stage for the costume contest all smiles and waving to the judges.

Then she noticed the audience:

She was so fascinated by the applause that her mom had to lead her off stage. Just adorable.

And finally, you know I saved the best for last. ;)


For every geek girl out there who was disappointed to learn the little Darth Vader in the VW commercial was a boy, this one's for you:

But wait, it gets better!


Wait'll you see her helmet:

Bwahaha!

Yep, she was a pink-trimmed bobble-head Vader.

AWESOME.

More costume photos coming soon!

Megacon, Megacon, MEGAcon!!

Who's ready for fun costume pictures?!?

Let's get right to it; there will be plenty more tomorrow and Sunday.

Here's my first shot of the day:

As often as I've seen this costume, you'd think I would know who the bat girl character is. [hanging head in shame] Go ahead: deduct five (5) geek points from my account. I deserve it.

[Update: Apparently she's Morrigan from the game Dark Stalkers. Thx, commenters!]

These next two were soooo pretty:

[And these are Ciel and Sebastian from the anime Kuroshitsuji.]

Definitely the most beautiful couple there today. Sorry I couldn't fit the whole dress in the shot; it was super big and poofy.

I should mention there were lots of Anime costumes around, and I probably would have photographed more of them if I knew anything about Anime. As it stands, I just get the ones I can tell are great costumes regardless. Or stuff that looks pretty. :D

Out front was this guy and his replica Time Machine:

I should have stopped and chatted with him about it, but I was in a hurry to get inside the main hall. Maybe tomorrow.

Also outside was this giant pirate ship:

I don't really know why. But, hey, it looks nifty!

More costume goodies:

This guy was so enthusiastically polite when I asked to take his picture ("SURE!") that John and I couldn't stop giggling. I just love people at cons.

A pretty pair of princesses:

And if you can't tell which princess the blonde is, perhaps the back view will help:

Check out that wig! And it was too funny that she was brandishing a frying pan.


I have a soft spot for cyberpunk and rainbow goths, so these two made me grin:

The one on the left recognized us, too. Not from online, though; she just happens to be our favorite cashier at JoAnn's. Which I guess tells you how often we shop at JoAnn's. Ha!

And now, allow me to present a Klingon, on stilts, giving me the finger guns:

Hey, why not?


I was browsing one semi-crowded aisle when I spotted these two, cracked up, and begged for a picture:

Plants vs Zombies!! Check out that zombie costume, guys: PERFECTION. And crazy Dave with the pot helmet? C'mon. It just doesn't get much better than that.

This female Edward Scissorhands was at the con last year, too:

It's hard to see in this picture, but she had flesh-toned scar makeup all over her face, which looked fantastic.

An adorable Jack Skellington:

And I don't know which character this girl is, but can I just say, sha-ZAM!?

[General consensus is this is Samus from Metroid]

I had to do a double-take to make sure that suit wasn't body paint. John, meanwhile, was doing triple and quadruple takes, just to be reeelly sure.

This Big Daddy had a working drill arm:

I really like the lighting inside his helmet, too; it's extra dramatic when you can see his eyes.


I liked this lady Link so much I chased her down to get a full-length shot:

Seriously, how fabulous are her skirt and boots?

I'm not sure how you even begin to make a Master Chief costume, so I'm always impressed when I see one:

On our way out for the day, we noticed this pirate had managed to catch a pretty big fish:

We also noticed that Ariel wears a thong. Heh.

Oh, and of course you can't have a con without a Pimp Vader showing up:

Play on, Vada'.

And finally, my last shot of the day - which would also be my favorite, if it hadn't turned out so *$%#! blurry:

I caught these guys just as they were coming off the escalators. They immediately jumped into this pose for me like old pros. Love. It. So. Much. Curse you, blurriness! CURSE YOU.


We go back tomorrow for more, so stay tuned for rounds two and three!