My Superior Spider-man (modified)

[adambomb]

So, tomorrow I'm going to Comicpalooza in Houston and this is my first convention where I'll be cosplaying. There were two things that I did not want to do:
1) Go as a generic character and have 30 other versions of my cosplay walking around and 2) be wearing just a spandex suit. While a lot of people won't like the tacticool approach, I think SpOck's costume was sort of leaning in that direction with the gauntlets and treads on the shoes. You just can't go too far without making it not Spidey anymore. Great thing about this is that I have pockets. And, there are going to be some who disagree with me, but I don't think every costume can be perfectly translated from the comics to real life without looking silly. I mean, I think the only reason Amazing Spider-man works is because of the raised webbing and lenses. Because the Superior costume is mostly black, it looks awkward in my opinion when just printed on the spandex.

About making this costume. I ordered this costume before I learned about those zentai sites stealing designs. I did, however, contact Orhadar when I learned all that and I paid him for the pattern, so I sort of feel like it evens out, even though my purchase did benefit that dishonest company. The lenses were done by someone I know who does Spidey costumes and the gauntlet, communicator, whatever things are wrist guards (that came with the elbow and knee pads) painted. It does bother me that the black is not nearly black enough. Navy blue, really, but you think it's black if you're more than a foot away. I tried to fix it by wearing a black long sleeve underneath, but it doesn't work. Oh well, after all the money spent putting the costume together, I'm still wearing it and I'm sure people will still like it.

I haven't found many Superior cosplays online, so please feel free to share any images you might have of this cosplay because I really loved the series and I want to see more of this cosplay.

 

[Il Princerino]

I will be there as well, we will look for you. was gonna go as Thor but I didn't finish my costume in time. My son will be going as the Hulk

 

[Il Princerino]

saw you at the con, costume looks good in person man, i was the one with the little Wolverine(Jackman style),
kid changed his costume at least three times before we left for the con, that pointed you out in line. Hope you had as much fun as we did( got to meet Stan Lee and Lou Ferrigno, it was awesome).

 

[adambomb]

I heard you say "He is from the RPF." and I tried to say hi, but we were going in opposite directions. Thank you for the compliments. I had a good time there and, I know it is only my second con, but I was very impressed with the diversity of the attractions. A little too much RenFest (I love them and all, but they were kind of taking over) and not enough cool merch, in my opinion, but I loved the NASA stuff and the robotics. The celebs were so-so. Stan Lee was the only big headliner, though he is the biggest headliner you can have, but I saw him at my first con and I didn't think it was worth it with the crowd there. Enjoyed watching Quidditch, got pics with some cosplaying Power Rangers, a lot of people asked me for pics, but I know half of them didn't know who I was supposed to be and I was referred to as Combat Spider-man a few times, but I dressed as an obscure (by mainstream standards) character, and tweaked the costume at that.

 

[Il Princerino]

Yeah I saw a lot of kilts there, most of which were worn by staff, it never occurred to me to wear my kilt to a comic convention. Spent nearly 3 hours in line to see Stan Lee, but it was my first time to meet him and he is getting up there in years and I might not get another chance so I stuck it out. Lou Ferrigno didn't have much of a line so it was cool to get to meet him, he is still a beast. The S.H.I.E.L.D. guys were great,especially Clark Gregg, he was a really cool guy, he talked with us and was real friendly,and was cool with my son. the cosplays that stood out for me were you, of course, and there were three out of four Ninja Turtles that I got pictures with and a group of lady TMNT's that were awesome. There was a cool Poison Ivy that had flytraps coming out of her back that was really well done, but my favorite had to be the Gladiator Hulk we saw, that guy just looked BA. And my little boy seemed popular too, had a bunch of picture requests, one lady even gave him $5( he bought himself a toy with it).