Phoenix Comicon has been over for almost a month and I have been so slow getting these pictures up.  I actually prepped the photos shortly after the convention was over.  Unfortunately, other things took precedence in my life so this blog post was differed until now.

There were lots of great costumes this year, but here are only a few with , of course, my son as Spiderman and an Arizona Ghostbuster.

More coming!  Keep checking back even if you have a picture here.  I may still have more of you or your kids.

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This is a project that has been in the works for over three years and it looks like it may just come to completion for the annual “Free Comic Book Day” on Saturday, May 1^st.  Months of research and testing has gone into the right combination of silicone, dye, graphite, and mold release to get to where we are today.  The actual one-piece spandex bodysuit was constructed in 2007 complete with gloves and covered shoes.  While Todd was responsible for printing the pattern on the fabric, I did the sewing per his instructions.  He created molds by laser cutting Plexiglas sheets for all the webbing he needed.  When this costume is complete it will probably only be worn for two events, but with all the work that went into it, one has to remember that it is not necessarily about the end result, but what we learned along the way.

Gluing was tedious as each web corner needed to be pulled out and tacked while the bodysuit was being worn.  Later the entire web was glued with the suit over a duct tape body double.

All the shots here are of the unfinished project.  Stay tuned for pictures of the completed costume sometime in May.

Special thanks to David Stipes (www.davidstipes.com) for helping to document this process.

Some of the people who read this blog really like Halloween.  This household revolves around Comic Cons, Halloween, filmmaking, and various other costuming ventures.   Sometimes I can get an entire costume with accessories finished in a season and other times a costume doesn’t come together for years. One that I have been working on is another pirate costume; one for my other son, Shaun.  Shaun’s costume got put on hold for Todd’s black Spiderman costume about two years ago.  Here is the pirate coat in its completed form.

My other son, Todd, is basically in charge of making his own garments, but although I have taught him to sew, working with stretch fabrics can be a challenge.  I took over sewing the main costume for him after he painstakingly painted the fabric to resemble the print from the original suit. 

 This costume still isn’t finished and was also put on hold as Todd was trying to figure out the best method for the webbing.  He is back to work on it, so hopefully he can have it completed by Free Comic Book Day and Phoenix Comic Con in May.

Here are some of the attendees.

A highly anticipated video game with the original cast of Ghostbusters and realistic animation was also released the same day. 

June also heralded the 20^th anniversary of Ghostbusters II.  Now the fans are just waiting for Ghostbusters III to be made and they will be in Stay Puft marshmellow heaven!

The Arizona Ghostbusters did their part at the nearest Game Stop to help collect donations for the Salvation Army and promote the release of the video game.  A blow-up movie screen was on hand to view the film as the Salvation Army painted kid’s faces, provided popcorn, and “pet slimers” for a dollar.

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY

www.freecomicbookday.com

AZspidey and friends are really trying to get some mileage out of their Halloween costumes this year.

This dedicated group of over-aged trick-or-treaters spent more time getting dressed than they actually were at the gig.   The spectators (young and old) seemed to have really gotten a kick out of the whole thing!