Paolo Rivera as Wolverine

Artist extraordinaire Paolo Rivera as Wolverine:

Unfortunately, I looked so lonely at the hotel bar that a waitress told me, quite emphatically, that I should talk to some girls—she even pointed some out. Didn't she know I was just brooding "in character?" I looked so out of place, in fact, that someone put a "Girl Issues" sticker on my back without my knowledge.

This balances out the time someone asked him if he was Jon Hamm.

*Buy Mythos by Rivera at Amazon.

Costumes based on Pixar's Up

Kris Butiong and his girlfriend Thanh Phamdo dressed as Russell and the house from Pixar's Up. It was made from balsa wood, foam core, and foam sheets. 60+ hours were spent on the house. You can see more photos here and here. Thanh also transformed a mere dog into a fearsome tarantula:



While I'm highlighting cool stuff from 5&A Dime's blog, the store will be the place to be for Dia de Los Muertos on November 2:

Celebrate Dia de los Muertos with 5&ADIME x Flying Panther Tuesday evening 11/2/10. Our friend Rob, owner of Flying Panther tattoo, worked with us in producing an exclusive tee that features his signature talent and will be available for purchase that evening. We all look forward to seeing you at the shop Tuesday night to celebrate Day of the Dead with 5&A Dime...p.s. There will be free beer and food too!

*Buy Up toys at eBay.

Manny Calavera costume (Grim Fandango)

Manny Calavera costume by Andrew Bell. (Note the cruise line ticket.)

*Buy Grim Fandango t-shirts at eBay.

Homemade Doctor Octopus costume

Poor quality video, but cute homemade Doctor Octopus children's costume by Jeff Manley.

*Buy Doctor Octopus toys at eBay.

Finn and Jake costume

Poor quality video, but terrific Finn and Jake costume.

*Buy Adventure Time hats at eBay.

Homemade Krang, Robocop, Jawa, and Sandpeople costumes

Homemade Krang costume.





Homemade Robocop costume.






Homemade Jawa and Sandpeople costumes. Via these fine sites.

*Buy Krang toys at eBay.

DIY bat costume

DIY bat costume with printable mask. Via these sites.

*Buy tengu masks at eBay.

Ghastly zombie

Maybe the scariest-looking zombie I've ever seen. And also from Flickr's roundup of great zombie photos, Star Trek zombies:



If you still need a last minute costume, don't forget my roundup of dozens of downloadable masks.

*Buy Night of the Living Trekkies at Amazon.

Photo of a hammerhead shark eating a cat

I previously posted Lucy Kisley's squid costume. Well, here's the hammerhead costume Nora Renick-Rinehart made for herself:



She has various goods on sale at Etsy.

*Buy shark costumes at Amazon.

Squid costume

Lucy Knisley in a squid costume (made by her roommate, I think). Relatedly, her Wonder Woman print is now on sale.



Via.

*Buy Wonder Woman costumes at Amazon.

Lady Rocketeer

Go here to see how Allison turned a bunch of plastic bottles into a jet pack.

*Buy ray guns at Amazon.

Raiden cosplay

Lightning shirt plus hat equals easy Raiden cosplay from a Zero Friends screening of Big Trouble in Little China.

*Buy Big Trouble in Little China toys at Amazon.

Target makes fun of homemade costumes

At first I thought this was a video about making a cute homemade Iron Man costume. Turns out, it's a commercial by Target making fun of crafty moms. Via.

*Buy Quick Costumes for Kids: 30 Great Fancy Dress Ideas at Amazon.

Martha Stewart Halloween crafts

Three Halloween craft projects at Martha Stewart that caught my eye:


Silhouette curtains.



Bat headband.



Mirror with glowing eyes.

*Buy sexy masks at Amazon.

Bat Boy cosplay

Bat Boy cosplay.

*Buy Bat Boy bobbleheads at Amazon.

Link roundup

1. New Yuki 7 art by Kevin Dart.

2. Cardboard box Avengers costumes.

3. True Blood paper dolls. Via.

*Buy Marvel Legends figures at Amazon.