As much as I love Cid Highwind, Negan, The Black Jester and Uncle Death – we must move on and broaden our horizons. I’m not saying that I’m never going to cosplay these characters ever again. Wheat I am saying is that I have a GARGANTUAN bucket list, and none of it will ever get checked off if I don’t continue to move forward and build new cosplays.

Some recent developments have influence WHP Cosplay Gen2. Events like finally finding a proper tutorial on how to build armor and also introducing my daughter to the ghost with the most, babe. So without further adieu, let’s get right to the new costumes we’re aiming for.

IT’S SHOWTIME!

So, recently (meaning the night before I wrote this article) we watched Beetlejuice. A third time through for Murphy Jr. and the first time for The Major. Highlights included The Dinner Party, Sandworms and “Attention K-Mart Shoppers”. My personal favorite part of the entire movie is Beetlejuice’s qualifications.

Ah. Well… I attended Juilliard… I’m a graduate of the Harvard business school. I travel quite extensively. I lived through the Black Plague and had a pretty good time during that. I’ve seen the EXORCIST ABOUT A HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SEVEN TIMES, AND IT KEEPS GETTING FUNNIER EVERY SINGLE TIME I SEE IT… NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT YOU’RE TALKING TO A DEAD GUY… NOW WHAT DO YOU THINK?!?!?!?!? You think I’m qualified?

Be that as it may, I thought about how difficult it would be to put together the striped suit and crazy hair – and overall… not a difficult cosplay to assemble.  I thought that my biggest challenge so far was Uncle Death, so making myself look dead, crazy and extremely bitter and mischevious shouldn’t pose that much of a threat.  My main concern would be the teeth. I’ve seen fake teeth in costume stores, but those just make talking an absolute nightmare. It wasn’t until I spoke to a friend of mine, that she informed me that there is a form of makeup you can apply to teeth. SO… we’re gonna go with that route. Now if only I can get Mrs. Murphy to be my Lydia.

I don’t leave anything up to chance, I make my own luck.

In a meme-worthy moment, I am the guy sitting behind the white table with the sign in front “BATMAN VILLIANS ARE THE MOST INTERESTING – CHANGE MY MIND”. When you think about the most memorable, the most tragic, the most colorful and the most popular villains in ANY comic setting, it’s those of Gotham’s Worst.

And out of those, my personal favorite is Gotham’s tragic white knight, the former district attorney Harvey Dent, aka Two-Face. Yes, there may be about 50 different stories as to how his exterior finally matched the interior mental battle he was struggling with, but his story has always been one of tried and failed redemption. I have always related the most to Harvey, not for his constant attempts to be redeemed, but how his mood can flip, just like his coin.

I once went as Two-Face to a Halloween party right after Batman Forever was released and it got rave reviews. So now it’s time to bring Harvey back, give him a much needed facelift (literally) and see how I can breathe life into my favorite comic book villain once more.

The only question now, is which version do I portray? The Animated Series, Classic Batman Comics, Batman Forever or Christopher Nolan – maybe a combination of them all. I know a sclera contact will be involved, and TONS of latex.

IT’S HIGH NOON!

I’m not one for First Person Shooter games. Frankly, I suck at them. BUT, there’s something about the range of characters and depth of development that makes Overwatch extremely appealing. And of all the playable heroes, the one that immediately stood out for me was Cole Cassidy.

Maybe it was the fact that most of the characters have laser blasters and plasma explosives and all this futuristic technology. Cassidy has his six-shooter and some flash grenades – simple. True, his left arm is bionic, but he shoots with his right. He smokes cigars – how can you not like that? And what I love the most about him is his voice.

It’s cool, laid back and hella sexy. Plus the fact that Matthew Mercer, host of Critical Role, just decided on a whim to audition and landed it. ALSO, if you knew the fact that he’ll play Overwatch AS Cassidy, but then at random intervals call out his Ultimate line “IT’S HIGH NOON!” and everyone will immediately out of instinct, run for the hills. He’s extremely precise, but most definitely my favorite character to play. Even if at present, I have Soldier 76 listed higher only by 7 hours.

I recently subscribed to a YouTube channel KamuiCosplay and FINALLY found a decent tutorial on how to make McCree’s chest armor. I’m still looking on how to make the arm, but if I can craft a massive hammer, a spear and a Scythe/Golf Club – a bionic arm should be a welcome challenge.