Silver Surfer Costume – A DIY Guide
The Silver Surfer was first introduced to Marvel comics as a hero in comic book Fantastic Four number 48 in 1966. Created by Jack Kirby he was envisioned as a silvery humanoid figure with metallic skin atop a surf-board type flying craft. Originally, he was an...
Nick Fury Costume – A DIY Guide
Colonel Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury was created by Jack Kirby and writer Stan Lee, first appearing in Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos number one in 1963. Originally a World War II hero, he was created from the influence of James Bond type spies in a time where...
Wiccan Costume – A DIY Guide
Wiccan is a young hero and best known for being part of Marvel's Young Avengers. Born William "Billy" Kaplan he is a mutant in the Marvel universe whose powers are similar to those of Scarlet Witch. As far as his costume, inspiration was said to have been drawn from...
Dust Costume – A DIY Guide
Sooraya Qadir is a mutant from Afghanistan and a Sunni Muslim with the power to turn into sand-like dust. With this power she is able to transform and control a malleable sand form which she uses to kill her kidnappers when slave traders take her from her mother. The...
Magik Costume – A DIY Guide
Illyana Nikolaevna Alexandria Rasputina (also known as Magik) is a mutant with the ability to teleport to other dimensions. On top of already having mutant abilities, Magik is also a formidable sorceress in her own right and learns to use magic and the sword when she...
Vision Costume – A DIY Guide
When Dr. Hank Pym tries to create Ultron as a force for good, he is soon betrayed by his own creation. Ultron then tries to create a type of android called a “synthezoid” to be used against Pym and Ultron himself is also betrayed by his own creation. The android takes...
Aquaman Costume – A DIY Guide
Longtime Justice League member and one of the most recognizable DC superheroes, Aquaman is a staple of American comics ever since his creation in 1941. Aquaman is known for his sea life themed abilities which include the ability to breathe underwater, the ability to...
Moon Knight Costume – A DIY Guide
Possibly one of the most underappreciated Marvel superheroes, Moon Knight was introduced in 1975 by Doug Moench and Don Perlin. Moon Knight’s story begins as a mercenary named Mark Spector travels to Egypt with another notorious Mercenary Raoul Bushman and stumble...
Commissioner Gordon Costume – A DIY Guide
James “Jim” Gordon, the police commissioner of Gotham, was first introduced in Detective Comics #27 in 1939. He was the first supporting character to Batman ever introduced and has remained an iconic ally ever sense. Commissioner Gordon is known as one of the few good...
Doctor Doom Costume – A DIY Guide
Doctor Doom was first introduced in The Fantastic Four #5 in 1962 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The son of a Romani witch, Dr. Victor Von Doom is the leader of the fictional county Latveria and the arch nemesis to the Fantastic Four. Doctor Doom...
X-23 Costume – A DIY Guide
Laura Kinney was created from the damaged genome of Wolverine and meant to be a replacement to the original Weapon X. She was given the name X-23 after the previous 22 cloning attempts failed and it was decided to create a female clone instead. Before escaping and...
Crossbones Costume – A DIY Guide
First introduced in 1989 as a henchmen of Red Skull, Crossbones is the notorious assassin and adversary of Captain America. Brock Rumlow, his true identity, started out as the leader of the Savage Crims gang in New York. He was eventually taken under Taskmaster’s wing...
Morpheus Costume – A DIY Guide
The Matrix is one of the most successful American action science fiction films in production history. Credited with being one of the most iconic post-apocalyptic dystopian films, this 1999 hit cemented The Wachowski brothers as masters in the art of production story...
Neo Costume – A DIY Guide
The Matrix is one of the most successful American action science fiction films in production history. Credited with being one of the most iconic post-apocalyptic dystopian films, this 1999 hit cemented The Wachowski brothers as masters in the art of production story...
Trinity Costume – A DIY Guide
The Matrix is one of the most successful American action science fiction films in production history. Credited with being one of the most iconic post-apocalyptic dystopian films, this 1999 hit cemented The Wachowski brothers as masters in the art of production story...
Loki Costume – A DIY Guide
Loki the trickster god and Thor’s adopted brother. Created by Stan Lee in 1962 and based on the Norse god of the same name, he is the archenemy to Thor the god of thunder and desires to take the throne of Asgard from his adopted father Odin. Born an Ice Giant, Loki...
Peeta Costume – A DIY Guide
Peeta Mellark is the male opposing contestant form district 12 chosen to fight for this life in 74th annual The Hunger Games event inspired by the book series written by Suzanne Collins. Staring as what seems like a supporting character, he quickly becomes much more...
Venom Costume – A DIY Guide
In 1984 Spider-Man gained a new suit in the Secret Wars. The suit actually being an alien symbiote started to permanently bond with Spider-Man’s body and alter his mind so he was able to break free of its hold after discovering its weakness to high sonic energy....
Sinestro Costume – A DIY Guide
The Green Lantern is a popular DC super-hero because his power is only limited by the expanses of his imagination. The Lantern Core is a group of peacekeepers made up of a select few chosen ones from all of the species that make up the DC universe. They are granted...
Green Lantern Costume – A DIY Guide
The Green Lantern is a popular DC super-hero because his power is only limited by the expanses of his imagination. The Lantern Core is a group of peacekeepers made up of a select few chosen ones from all of the species that make up the DC universe. They are granted...
Captain Hammer Costume – A DIY Guide
Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog is another instant cult-classic show directed by Joss Whedon. Starring Neil Patrick Harris as the one and only Dr. Horrible, this musical blog chronicles his journey to become a super-villain. With every great villain there has to be a...
Dr. Horrible Costume – A DIY Guide
Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog is another instant cult-classic show directed by Joss Whedon. Starring Neil Patrick Harris as the one and only Dr. Horrible, this musical blog chronicles his journey to become a super-villain. With every great villain there has to be a...
Spider-Man Costume – A DIY Guide
Arguably one of the most recognizable Marvel comic book heroes in the world, Spider-Man has long been a fan favorite. One of Stan Lee’s greatest creations, the story of student turned superhero Peter Parker is one that even the most casual superhero fan is familiar...
Ant-Man Costume – A DIY Guide
When the brilliant scientist Dr. Hank Pym discovers a chemical substance that could alter his size, he uses the new found substance to fight evil as the Ant-Man. The substance which Dr. Pym names the “Pym Particle” giving him the ability to alter the space between his...