Comic Con

{fig. 1} Actresses Paula Labaredas as Barbarella, Pheobe Price as Wonder Woman and Alicia Arden as Aeon Flux {fig. 2-9} Cosplayers at San Diego Comic Con 2010

Pow! Boom! Swish! San Diego Comic Con is coming up again in a few months, the perfect time to post some cosplay inspiration from last years Con. I had the honor to do some directing for a documentary about cosplayers which features actresses Paula Labaredas, Pheobe Price, Alicia Arden, Bridgetta Tomarchio, and Adrianne Curry from America's Next Top Model, to name a few.

Comic Con and cosplay in general brings up the subject of fashion in regards to character design in comics and video games. Obviously there is a certain amount of sex appeal prevalent in the designs, but a character's uniform can often tell you a lot about their personality and the powers they possess. One could say that the genre has actually been very fashion forward through-out the ages, inspiring interesting silhouettes and pushing the envelope. I can see comics being a great source of inspiration for designers and making a fluid transition from comic book to couture.