At the New York Comic Con I was really digging a lot of the people who dressed up. There were way too many pudgy chicks with random anime-inspired pseudo costumes – fuzzy cat ears and mini-capes were popular. But some people really did it up. I saw a husky Scarlett who gets bonus points for dressing up because she was with a really good Snake Eyes. I saw two great Baroness costumes, and one of them was accompanied by two Cobra soldiers. I saw two good Deadpools and a number of kids dressed as Mario (yeah, Luigi’s brother). I saw zombies and a couple Hit Girls. I saw robots and ninjas and a guy dressed like a tank. There were a whole bunch of super heros, too, and some were pretty good.

After the fact, I’ve seen a great number of photos from other days of the convention, and some of the costumes were incredible. There was a Sue Storm who looked like she stepped right off a comic cover. There was a really good Thor, there was a woman who was a kickin’ Loki. And then…there’s this picture I saw of a woman in a cape. She has a sort of black leotard and a mask and a cape. I’m not sure who she’s supposed to be…no insignia or anything. She’s just 110 pounds overweight, smiling and acting super…sort of. I couldn’t quite figure it out. There was this excellent Sue Storm on the one hand, and then this enthusiastic…super chick of some sort. I’m not making fun of her. I was just confused. I guess some people are meant to dress up like hot comic book stars and some are meant for IT jobs.