Wolverine '74! The Making of a Sensational 70s Cosplay! X-Men!

 Here we go again with another blast from the past: Wolverine (as seen in his first 1974 comics appearance)!

I had to tackle this famous member of the X-Men, as he first made the 70s scene in INCREDIBLE HULK #181!

Click below to enlarge images and follow along!

Above: Original 1974 Wolverine character/costume designs by John Romita Sr.!

Above: I designed the body suit in Photoshop, had it
printed and assembled, then added a custom-created mask...

Above: I added the leg stripes (to continue the stripe motif), and made
the belt using foam board an an interior military belt!

Above: At Heroes Con, with Allen Wolf as Dr. Strange!

Above: Making all that yellow work is a very difficult task in real life!

Above: Trying out custom fangs!

Above: I purchased the unique boots
online, then set to making custom tweaks...

Above: Early on, I left the mask's eye-slits open, but
soon went with the opaque white eye look!

Above: I added leg stripes to the design!

I experimented with early designs that had flesh-colored
sleeves, but that look simply never worked!

Above: The customized face-mask before detailing was added!

Above: Experimenting with an added nose-piece!

Above and below: Another customized cowl! This one leaning
toward the later comics version of the character!

Above: Adding a mask with a more luchador vibe...

That's all, folks!

BONUS! Want to uncover more secrets on how this Marvel Comics cosplay was crafted? Just peek below!

Captain America Strikes Back! Heroes Con 2015 Pics and Clicks!

Back again with more colossal cosplay action! This time, I proudly paraded as a "new" version of the ever-cuddly Captain America! Click images below to enlarge and enjoy!

Above: Getting suited up! Am I
working the "A" motif too much?

Above: Dressing in a parking garage?! Oh, the
indignity! You never saw this in the comics...

Above: Ready to go! New "Cap" jacket added, along
with new belt, gloves, and other accessories..

Above three images: Setting up for a dramatic shot! Is
this how Chris Evans started? Reb Brown? Dick Purcell?!

Above: The evil Winter Soldier sneaks up on a camera-smitten Cap!

Above two images: "The Hulk" walks among us! Now that's a lotta work...

Above: The Black Widow (Allyson Bigley) multi-tasks!

Above: What?! How many "Winter Soldiers" can there be here?!

Above: Dig all that fantastic phantasmagorical original comic art!

Above: An unusually dapper Wolverine (Jim Sherman) makes the con scene!

Above seven images: Outside into the heat, for a gargantuan group shot! 

Above: Super-heroing is thirsty work! Hey! I like the colors on that soda pop label!

Above: Victor Goldberg appears once again, as the Joker!

Above: "If he be worthy…"

Above: How many Harleys can ya stand?

Above: Hellcat (Hope Roten) appears!

Above: Allyson Bigley as the Black Widow...

Above: What could I do? He said he was a DC Comics fan…

Above two images: Always some nut trying to "photo-bomb" me!
Say! It's Shelton Drum, the organizer of Heroes Con!

Above: Your guess is as good as mine...

Above: "So, to wrap up my 4-hour lecture on pedestrian safety, let me just add…"

Above: "Say, you look like a lad who'd love to learn about pedestrian safety…"

Above: "I could swear I've seen you before someplace…"

Above two images: Both Winter Soldier and Harley attack! Just
when I was about to buy some cute little action figures!

Above: Sure, it's the end of the con, but does Wolverine (Jim Sherman)
have to smoke and drink like that around kids? SHAME!