The final spotlight for the sixth annual Costoberfest is Philip Odango, from Canvas Cosplay, as Doctor Strange! Based in Virginia, Phillip spent five months creating the film version of the Doctor Strange costume.
Photo by Kirby Hartline Photography.
Go to Marvel.com/Costoberfest to see all 31 amazing cosplayers featured in this year’s Costoberfest. Thanks to all cosplayers who submitted their work this year, and see you all next year!
Tony Stark approves of our next Costoberfest spotlight from Iron Knight Cosplay! From Virginia, Iron Knight spends his free time practicing martial arts and writing.
Photo by Iron Knight Cosplay.
Today’s spotlight is Bulleblue Cosplay as the Enchantress! Based in London, Bulleblue has been cosplaying for two years and thanks to genetics she has two different color eyebrows.
Photos by Bulleblue Cosplay.
Today’s spotlight is The Sisters Mischief as the Scarlet Witch, plus her brother as Quicksilver. Based in Ohio, the Sisters Mischief have been cosplaying for about five years, and cosplays with her four sisters, brother, and even Mom!
Photo by The Sisters Mischief.
Jessica as the mighty Thor is our next Costoberfest addition! As a cancer survivor, Jessica puts her heart into every costume.
Photos by Neither Noir Photography.
Cosplayers & Costumers, its time for the Sixth Annual Costoberfest on Marvel.com! We here at Marvel.com are always super appreciative and constantly in awe of your costumes, time and time again! As is now tradition, we would like to honor the costuming and cosplay community for the time and effort you’ve put toward the Marvel fandom throughout the month of October. For 31 days, we will highlight cosplayers & costumers through profiles, news articles, events and more! Plus you all get your chance to participate! Here’s how:
Every day, starting October 1, we will pick a cosplayer to profile on Marvel.com and Marvel’s Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter.
If you’re interested in possibly being spotlighted, send in the photographs* of yourself in costume to: [email protected].
Feel free to submit as an individual or group, but remember only Marvel cosplay & costumes will be accepted.
*Marvel’s use of all photos are governed by the Marvel.com Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. All photos must be of cosplayers 13 years of age or older. All selected individuals/groups will be required to sign and return Marvel’s likeness release and waiver form.
Plus, all throughout the week of New York Comic Con, we’ll have tons more cool things for you!
So remember to stop by Marvel.com, plus Marvel’s Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter every day for the month of October to celebrate in everything cosplay & costuming!
Costoberfest 2013 - Day 13
Cosplay from throughout New York Comic Con! Featuring Dominos, Lokis, Enchantress and X-Men!
Check back tomorrow for even more cosplay from NYCC!
Photos by Judy Stephens and Nicole Ciaramella
Costoberfest Spotlight - Bellechere
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Introduce Yourself!
Hey there! I’m BelleChere, I hail from New England, and I happily work the technical side of theatre - costume design and stage management being my specialties.
How long have you been cosplaying? And how did you fall into it?
I’ve been happily costuming for 8 years now! I fell down the rabbit hole when I was looking to make my own Rogue costume for Halloween. Having never worked with stretch fabrics before (or even really sewn at all), I sought advice online and found a forum for X-Men costuming. To my pleasant surprise, I discovered that people donned costumes outside of Halloween, and really had a great time doing so! The forum - now unfortunately closed - was wonderfully helpful, a great community where I met several friends I still have today, and inspired me to craft. For someone who works backstage, ensuring the actors/actresses/talent are dressed well, makeup perfect, without a hair out of place, costuming offers me a chance to dress myself up and take the spotlight now and again.
What was your first costume?
My first costume was Rogue’s, the green and white one she was introduced in way back in the early 80s. No one recognized who I was supposed to be on Halloween, hahah! But I had fun, and wore it to Dragon Con the next year, where people DID recognize who I was.
You make all of the costumes, right? Include us in the process!
I do make all my own costumes, and the process is a wee bit crazy. I’m entirely self-taught, and each new costume I try to challenge myself to learn a new method. I always choose characters that I love, but also choose those that suit my body type. Choosing the right fabric is important for me - I always recommend tons of reference pics, getting fabric samples, and trying to diversify with textures and levels of shine to make a costume really pop. Though a costume may take me anywhere from 10 to a 100 hours, it’s usually spread out over months; I usually have three projects going on at the same time, ditch one when I’m tired/frustrated with it, and go after another one!
How did the Marvel universe suck you in? Who are your favorite Marvel characters?
I was in 3rd grade. All my guy friends were trading the Fleer Marvel collectible cards back and forth during recess and they would give me their doubles. I still have them! My little sister and I didn’t understand the characters or the stories, but we loved the art, and we would take our favorites (she loved Phoenix and Firestar, I loved Silver Sable and Invisible Woman) and play pretend in the backyard, fighting villians (Mojo was the most popular). Of course I loved the 90s X-Men cartoon, too, but it wasn’t until I was in college when I could actually afford the comics. Today my favorite characters are Rogue, Carol Danvers, Storm, Mr. Sinister, Spider-Woman, and She-Hulk.
What would you say is your favorite part about cosplaying?
I love meeting people! I love ‘talking shop’ with other people, on how they made their costume and pouring over the details. I love seeing other people’s appreciation for the characters that I also enjoy. It’s also great getting it in return and, for just a moment, escaping the 'real world’ and feeling like that character in photography.
Besides cosplaying, what do you do for fun?
I cook. Ooooh, do I cook. And I’m good at it. I also love writing, table-top gaming, playing with my beagle puppy, kayaking, hiking, traveling, and scuba diving, when I can!
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Thanks Bellechere! You can follow her on Twitter at bellechere or Facebook at BelleChereCostume.
Photos by Anna Fischer, Guncat Grace of Bodhi Tree Photography, Eurobeat Kasumi, Taliesin and Pete Tsai.
Costoberfest 2013 - Day 9
Happy Deadpool Day! Introducing TinyTinySquid and Blood Spider as Deadpool!
Photos by Carlos Adama and Joshua Murray.
Marvel’s use of all photos are governed by the Marvel.com Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
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If you’re interested in possibly being spotlighted, send in the photographs* of yourself in costume to: [email protected]
Feel free to submit as an individual or group, but remember only Marvel cosplay & costumes will be accepted.
*We will need a signed release (to be provided by Marvel) from the model and approval from the photographer of each photo. All photos must be of cosplayers 13 years of age or older.
Costoberfest 2013 - Day 08
Introducing FleetingObsession & James as Domino and Cable, and Kevin & MK as Spider-Man and Lady Octopus!
Photos by Chris Wiggins of CosIT Photography and Paul Cory.
Marvel’s use of all photos are governed by the Marvel.com Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
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If you’re interested in possibly being spotlighted, send in the photographs* of yourself in costume to: [email protected]
Feel free to submit as an individual or group, but remember only Marvel cosplay & costumes will be accepted.
*We will need a signed release (to be provided by Marvel) from the model and approval from the photographer of each photo. All photos must be of cosplayers 13 years of age or older.