San Diego Comic Con: July 24-27

[Shecky]

Gotta have a Bag O' Bob.

[Entropy Geek]

Great costume Rorschach! - and nice screen name too

Could you describe the construction of your shield bracelet? How did you decide on what runes to carve into the staff and blasting rod?

[Esperacchius]

Great costume Rorschach! - and nice screen name too

Could you describe the construction of your shield bracelet? How did you decide on what runes to carve into the staff and blasting rod?

Well, I took two straps of....heeeeyyyy...waitasecond....how do I know you won't take my trade secrets and use them against me?   

[Entropy Geek]

Well, I took two straps of....heeeeyyyy...waitasecond....how do I know you won't take my trade secrets and use them against me?   

just curious where you got the shield disks and such. didn't know that counted as "trade secrets". 

[Priscellie]

Nah, Jeff's good people.  He would not use this particular power for evil.

[Amber]

Nah, Jeff's good people.  He would not use this particular power for evil.

Me on the other hand...

I mean... yeah, no one will be evil.

[Esperacchius]

just curious where you got the shield disks and such. didn't know that counted as "trade secrets". 

nah.  No trade secret.  Not as far as I know...ANYwho, I just took a leather strap, punched some holes just big enough for the braid of twine to fit through, and laced some buttons I got at JoAnn's in.  I sewed a separate strip of leather on the bottom to keep the twine from chaffing my wrist, and left a loop of it at the end to wrap around one of the buttons to fasten in to my wrist.  Pretty simple stuff.  The runes on the rod and staff were just various languages, symbols and fonts I found on the internet.  They include, but are not limited to:  Angelic Script, Elvin, Norse, Kryptonian, Celtic, Demonic, Navajo, and something called "mystic."  I bought a burning pen from WalMart, bought some wood and sandpaper from Home Depot, and went to carving and sanding till it looked "natural" and then burned the symbols in.  And I ain't eeeven done yet! 

[Priscellie]

Too cool!  The days of work you must have put into the project really show.

[Entropy Geek]

Again, very cool costume. Thanks for sharing a bit how you put it together. It looks very professional. Going through pictures of the various SDCC costumes this year has made me quite envious and inspired. I wanted to cosplay at a few Cons but my girlfriend at the time talked me out of it. Yeah, bad GF.

Nah, Jeff's good people.  He would not use this particular power for evil.

Kalu kalay! An endorsement from the Goddess herself, no other rings so true nor shines as bright. 

*wanders off to lab singing Now the nightmare's real. Now Dr. Horrible is heeeree... *

[BookLover♥]

<snip> ...and maybe another incarnation of Harry.  Any suggestions?  I already have Harry from the end of Storm Front (sweats, cowboy boots, and the "easter" tshirt), and generic post-burned hand Harry.  I'm also working out shield bracelet 2.0.  Any other ideas?

You could always wear the cheesy vampire costume.   

Or the tux.   

[Entropy Geek]

I vote Harry in cheesy vampire costume. I love that scene! 

[Priscellie]

I thought Michael was next on your list, Matthew!

[Esperacchius]

You could always wear the cheesy vampire costume.   

Or the tux.   

...isn't it the same thing? 

I thought Michael was next on your list, Matthew!

He is, but the sword may take my friend a while.  The rest is simple.  So in lieu of that, I was looking for more Harry incarnations.  I kinda like the Vampire Ball Costume idea...

[Shecky]

You're lucky that you at least have the right body type for Harry; I'm more like Billy after a beer year.

[Esperacchius]

You're lucky that you at least have the right body type for Harry; I'm more like Billy after a beer year.

Well, I am tall, i'll give ya that, but I'm not as skinny as I picture Harry.  I actually think I'm built more like Michael.  O_o