The middle of October is upon us, which means that Halloween is inching ever closer—as is the annual io9 Halloween costume show! Have you been working on your spooky get-up for the season? Come share it, and have a look at some of your fellow commenters’ fancy work so far!
Last week we kicked off the annual io9 Halloween Costume show—and like the good, alarmingly well-prepared readers you are, some of you have already gotten plans sorted for your Halloween costumes three weeks ahead of time! Still looking for inspiration? Come see what our commenters have shown off so far.
The Javits Center in New York City may have closed its doors, with the panels cleared and the booths emptied, but we haven’t seen the last of this year’s New York Comic Con. Our team spotted some fantastic cosplay in the Big Apple—so much so, that we couldn’t resist sharing our favorite photos and an awesome, tech…
If you excitedly turned over your calendar this week and promptly donned a witch hat and surrounded yourself with decorative gourds, you’re probably already very aware that October—the officially designated Spooky Season—is upon us. This can only mean two things: Halloween, and io9's yearly Halloween Costume Show!
The month of October is always a fun online parade of inventive Halloween costumes, but it’s only October 1st and already we have a top contender for best getup of 2018. The recent sequel might have not been memorable, but this kid-sized, hand-crocheted Predator costume deserves all the candy in your bowl should he…
The Doctor and the Doctors sounds like a really good Steven and the Stevens tribute band, honestly.
Insomniac, if you need ideas for the sequel, I’ve got a few.
Yandy is pretty well known for making “sexy” costumes out of anything—from South Park to Slender Man. But people drew the line on one of the company’s latest ensembles—a sexy version of the handmaid outfit from Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale—leading Yandy to remove it from its site and issue an apology.
Ending the week without a list of new ways to blow your paycheck just feels wrong, so welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's weekly roundup of the coolest toys we’ve seen on the internet. This week we’ve got some Star Wars-themed costume ideas that will unintentionally terrify your neighborhood, a fun Squirrel Girl doll…
There’s a lot to do in Marvel’s Spider-Man. Fight crime! Take pictures of famous landmarks (and yourself, doing cool things)! Unwittingly aid a surveillance state! But on top of all those, you can also unlock tons of suits from across Spidey’s history. Some are from movies, some are new to the game, but most have…
Attentive fans might have noticed that Shazam’s suit in, y’know, Shazam shifted a little between the early images, the trailer, and newly released marketing materials. That’s apparently just how it goes.
Barry Allen’s look in the fifth season of The Flash is maybe the most comic-book faithful yet.
When October 30th rolls around, you don’t need to spend hundreds of dollars on a memorable, last-minute Halloween costume that will just end up hanging in the back of your closet the rest of the year. A Japanese stationery brand has created a cheap, build-it-yourself cardboard alternative that still looks like you…
The first pictures of Brie Larson filming as Captain Marvel made waves, not just because they gave us our first look at the character in live action, but because her famous costume came in some surprising colors. But now the new movie suit has officially made its way to Marvel Comics’ canon.
Is the person in the below clip cosplaying as Doctor Strange? We don’t believe so. Maybe it’s his cousin, though, because the effect of holding holographic displays in your hands creates similar-looking spells that can turn anyone into a master of the mystic arts.
DC Comics has announced it’s bringing back its Supergirl ongoing series with a new creative team and a new adventure for Kara—one that’s taking her into the cosmos. But you can’t go to space without a fresh new wardrobe, can you?
Damn, this kid is cool.
Black Panther’s costumes weren’t just the garb of King T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) and the people of Wakanda. They were also a loving tribute to the art, history, and culture of several African nations. Now, the film’s costume designer Ruth Carter is giving an inside look at how she mixed tradition and technology to…
vOnly the truly worthy can wield the power of a god. That definitely includes award-winning cosplayer Pepper Monster, a.k.a. Sarah Maefs. For our latest episode of Cos/Play, Maefs breaks down how to build the newest iconic weapon from Avengers: Infinity War, Thor’s Stormbreaker. We also learn how Maefs made her first…
Ten years ago today, Marvel Studios heralded its grand cinematic universe with the arrival of Iron Man. We’ve spent a decade watching the rise and fall of Marvel’s mightiest heroes and villains, but we’ve also spent a decade judging their fashion choices each movie. So, without further ado, here’s our favorite heroic…
