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Ben Heck’s guide to making your own Halloween costume
When Mario & Wario Become Superheroes & Villians
Illustrator and designer Rob Lafratta created a fantastic series called “Really Super Mario vs Really Super Wario” . In this fun illustration project he explored how Super Mario and Wario would look like if they were dressed as iconic comic books rivals. For each illustration, you’ll see Mario dressed as the hero obviously, and Wario as the villain.
Just a few months ago, on December 2015, Super Mario Bros. celebrated the 30th anniversary of its release on the Nintendo in North America. This clever art was actually made to honor the occasion. In the illustrations below you can find some of the most iconic Superheroes and villains all mashed up with Mario and Wario. Which one is your favorite?
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Via klonblog
Superheroine Bookend and Bookshelf: Superlibrarian
Artori design has come up with an amazing bookend and shelf that celebrates super women. These two superhero designs are perfect for fans of Wonder Woman and other women who kick butt. Both pieces feature a silhouette of a female superhero demonstrating her superpower, which is to hold your books up.
The design on both the bookend and the shelf is really striking and full of action. You can use them for all of your favorite superhero comic books.
The bookend features her holding your books up as they look like they are falling. The shelf makes it look like she is lifting all of the weight while flying upward. They will definitely add some drama to your library. Each one sells for $35(USD).
[via Incredible Things via Geekologie]
Dress-up Napkins for Superhero Slobs
If you are the slobby sort who can’t seem to keep your food off your clothes, you might want to use a napkin. The Three Stooges always crammed napkins into their shirt collars to keep food off. Granted, they typically ended up with the corner of the tablecloth, resulting in an even bigger mess. Still, if you need to keep clean and you want to be a bit geeky about it, these are the napkins for you.
There are four designs and when the squares are unfolded, they look like the chests of classic DC superheroes Batman, Robin, Wonder Woman, and Superman. You can stuff the napkins into the collar of your shirt and bam, instant cosplay that will also keep you clean. The Wonder Woman napkin also gives you a very nice rack. Bonus.
A package of 24 will cost you $5.99(USD) with shipping set for May 2016, and you can pre-order now at Entertainment Earth.
Two-Faced Wedding Cake Is the Ultimate Compromise
So what do you do when you get married and your wife wants a traditional cake, while you want to geek out and have a superhero cake? Compromise is the cornerstone of every good marriage, so why not make your first big trade-off the cake?
Both the bride and the groom can be happy with this cake, which is half traditional white wedding cake, and half awesome geek superhero cake tower. This is how you start a marriage right, and set out on a life where you both will be happy. Good for them for not denying each other’s passions.
It does make me wonder what their house is going to look like? How far will the compromises go?
[via Geekologie]
Marvel Comics Variant Covers Cosplay as Cosplayers
Marvel’s been casting wide nets for its variant covers. Last month it unveiled its hip-hop themed variants, then earlier this month the manga ones. The latest batch of variant covers is bound to be divisive, but still a great marketing tactic for the House of Ideas.
The Cosplay Variant Initiative sees 21 cosplayers gracing the cover of different comics this October. The image above shows Judith Stephens on the cover of Captain Marvel #1, and below is Contagious Costuming’s Gamora. You can see the rest of the images on Polygon and the list of comics with cosplay covers on Newsarama.
While it’s fair to say that Marvel could have picked more polished or accurate cosplays, I believe these covers are meant to be realistic reflections not of the heroes but of the fans. We whine all the time about how the mass media drowns us with unrealistic conventions of physical beauty, so I find it hilarious that some people are complaining about Marvel’s selection.
[via Polygon]
Batman Bodysuit: Gotham Garb
It seems like every time you get used to a bat suit, they make a reboot and change it all up. Well, the Dark Knight suit is now becoming outdated, so why not upgrade to this Batman bodysuit? You’ll look ripped and totally badass.
Snakepit Studios‘ Batsuit is made of athletic grade stretch material for a superb fit and it even comes fully assembled so you can start being the Batman immediately. The cowl, belt, cape and armor are not included. Just the bodysuit. Be careful though, dressing like Batman will attract all of the crazies.
You can get the Batman Bodysuit for $425(USD) from Etsy. Be careful though, dressing like Batman will attract all of the crazies.
[via This Is Why I’m Broke]