Previously on Top 5 Wednesday:
Ive been going to conventions for years, both Anime
and general nerd culture themed.
Obviously, one of the best things to see there besides the guest stars,
the Dealers Room and a pretty cool convention center are the legions upon legions
of cosplayers. All show up to show off
their craft and sometimes it can be hard to choose which one is your favorite
from a 1-3 day experience. Well normally
I reserve Top 5 Cosplay lists for October, the month of Halloween though I know
that with some Cosplayers that might as well be a year long event. 2019 was a busy convention year for me and I
decided a while back that when I got to October, I’d spend the bulk of the
month dedicated to the Best Cosplays of 2019.
I’ll be going in chronological order beginning with Katsucon 2019 and
ending at my most recent, Baltimore City Comic Con 2019. So consider this a little Top 5 Wednesday
special Miniseries…that needs a proper title.
Baltimore City Comic Con still feels like a relatively
new event ive been going to…and yet this is my 5th in the last 6
years. It’s not as grandious as many of
the other conventions ive been to in 2019 but that doesn’t mean there’s less
magic to be found, especially when it comes to cosplay. Though my plans to attend all three days were
cut short due to a family emergency, I got to see some stellar projects from
cosplayers both familiar and new to me and some were pretty big surprises
too. All in all, not a bad con to end
the season on (for me anyway, this is def my last con of the year). So, let’s close out this Top 5 Wednesday
miniseries with the final cosplay chapter of 2019, my Top 5 Baltimore City
Comic Con 2019 Cosplays.
#5-Izma
That feather, that posture, this cosplayer just oozed
Izma confidence. For those who might not
recognize her, this is Izma from the seriously underrated Disney Classic, The
Emperor’s New Groove. She’s the main
villain of the movie and is a wacky advisor looking to steal the throne from
Emperor Cuzko using science and cunning.
As you can see this cosplayer has also nicely replicated the beaker of
death poison meant for the hapless groovy Emperor. Gah the classics are all coming back and it
is awesome. If you’ve never seen The
Emperor’s New Groove, watch it however you can, it is still too freaking
hilarious.
#4-Zhora
I had to do a double take on this one. Joanna Cassidy’s translucent raincoat look
from my all time favorite movie from 1982, Blade Runner, is very distinct and
one I would instantly recognize but wouldn’t believe I was ever seeing being
cosplayed. Sure enough I caught up to
this cosplayer and at the cost of embarrassing myself asked if she was indeed
cosplaying Zhora. She was. My mind was blown. You don’t see many Blade Runner cosplayers
out there (and even then its mostly just very well put together Rick Deckards). This cosplay was awesome and I’m glad my
favorite movie of all time is still getting the recognition it deserves today.
#3-Sailor Venus and Sailor Pluto
These were the very first cosplays I saw when I got to
the Convention Center on Friday and it’s always an awesome sight to see Anime
repped at a con mostly dominated by general nerd comic and pop culture. Venus and Pluto were both so kind when
snagging this shot and could later be seen during a photoshoot introducing
themselves to an adorable little girl who was a fan of Sailor Moon. Just another reminder of why every character
from this Anime continues to be cosplayed today. You’re not just a hit with the community, you’re
a hit with everyone when youre a Sailor Senshi…and that makes you a Rockstar in
my eyes.
You can check out more cosplay adventures from these two
here:
Ana B Cosplay: https://www.instagram.com/anabcosplay/
Snher11: https://www.instagram.com/snher11/
#2-Gotham City Villains
It is no surprise that the villains that comprise Batmans
Rogues Gallery are still popular in the cosplay community. And while I did see a ton of great Jokers
based on the recent release of Joker starring Juaquin Phoenix, im awarding this
spot to another group of cosplayers ive come to know over the years. Kimon Harley, Suave Riddler, Femme Joker and
New 52 Poison Ivy, it might be a bit of a cheat but this is my list, so
there. Special cudos to Ghostiemuffin
for her New 52 Ivy, improving immensely on one of her very first cosplays
(another Ivy from a while ago and before we met). Sometimes the best cosplays can be made when
you have the right team to pull them off with.
Alright, here’s the mass Social Media linkage list for
all four of these incredible cosplayers:
Ghostiemuffin Cosplay (Ivy)
Icefox Cosplay (Riddler)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/icefoxcosplay/
Cupcake Kisses Cosplay (Harley)
Make Pretender (Joker)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/make_pretender/
#1-Battlestar Galactica 1978 Cylon Centurion
Sure Battlestar Galactica is probably best known for the
incredible darker reboot from back in 2004 (which is probably one of my
favorite TV shows of all time). But many
might forget that reboot wouldntve happened without the campy would be Star
Wars TV Series that debuted in 1978 (a year after Star Wars Episode IV: A New
Hope). The Cylon’s of that series were
always a fun bunch in their visual and vocal designs. So seeing one roam the halls of the Baltimore
Convention Center with a working visor and armor that looks like it came
straight from the TV Series itself was a gift to the young me who first watched
BSG in Iowa an eternity ago. I just wish
he had a working voice modulator so I could hear him say “By your command”.
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