On July 21 through 24, geeks from all over the world turned off their game consoles and made their pilgrimage to San Diego for Comic-Con 2015. Bringing in more than 150,000 fanatics, this occasion is an alternative universe developed to pay tribute to motion pictures, manga, cartoons, video games, music as well as, needless to say, the medium that began it all – comics.
Comic-Con is definitely not the sort of conference which you show up in a stuffy, black business suit. Costumes, although it isn’t needed for entrance, seem to be almost de rigueur as fans and also fangirls strut their stuff along the event halls. The much more elaborate the costume the much better – and you’ll see all of the tried and true superhero characters as well as their appointed arch enemies. From Spiderman and Lex Luther to Batman and also the Joker, it can be a surreal experience to see these characters just hanging out at Comic-Con doing normal stuff – consuming within the meals court, shopping for souvenirs and sitting within the audience during panel discussions.
Dressing up in what numerous would think about Halloween costumes is just a entertaining way for participants to show off a passion for all of the fictional characters which have kept them entertained over the years. Actually, this type of activity is known as “cosplay” (eg: costume play) and is a past-time that began in Japan because of anime and manga media but has now spread all over the world. Cosplay can range from characters from Japanese anime like Naruto and Sailor Moon but can also cross the galaxy to science fiction and fantasy characters such as Star Trek, Lord of the Rings and more.
A few of the greatest draws of the weekend had been centered about upcoming blockbuster films based on stories in the Golden Age and Silver Age of comics. For example, Green Lantern costume were out in green-spandexed force to represent the upcoming 2011 big screen adaptation starring actor Ryan Reynolds. Taking an additional web page from pulp fiction morphing into superhero flick, Thor costumes and Captain American costumes had been other big sightings in the comic book convention venue. If you are looking for costume ideas for your next superhero occasion, you’ll get lots of inspiration from Comic-Con.