DragonCon 202640th AnniversaryAtlanta, GA USA4 Weeks to go. Let’s see those cosplays.
>>10974172Gotta buy a anime hair wig, & gloves, to upgrade my cosplay this year.
I couldn't make any miracles happen this year my job. So I'm going to have to sit this one out. I expect you all to awesome time for me.
>>10974196*with my job
>>10974196Saw you last year. Fantastic shit. It'll be a lesser con without you.
This'll be my first year staying at the Westin, which I'm a little bittersweet about. Yeah it's a host Hotel, but it's not really in the heart of the action like the Hilton, Marriott, and Hyatt. Guess I'll learn if I enjoy a quieter hotel experience vs the feeling of being instantly in the dead center of the con as soon as I step out of the hotel room door.
>>10974270Stayed there myself. I was on the inverse at one point because I was afraid of how bad it would be to be in the heart of things. Westin isn't a bad spot but it's not connected to the other host hotels so it can feel a little weird. Just don't forget that the action happens there too as there are parties and panels there. This will be my second year at the Marriott however, and for being so close to the ground floor I was really surprised about how unbothered I was about potential noise below.
Westin is still cool though. Whole hotel has a chiller vibe while still being about it. Some good panels there and dance parties. The goth party there last year was line out the door for over an hour and def worth the wait. And it’s only a block away.Marriott is cool but goddamn is it a headache getting elevator up to your room. Trick there is to get on on the top level of atrium and ride it down just to go back up.I’m always curious to know what the big costume of the con will be. Last year obviously K Pop Demon Hunters.
>>10974269You honor me, I'll for sure be back in 2030. But during the interim years I'll do my best to return. No other con experience compares.>>10974270Last year there were quite a mixers that went on at the Westin due to the more laid back atmosphere. My buddy who is into writing got do some elbow rubbing with the big name authors.
Cannot believe it's only a month away. I'm sure the next 4 weeks will feel like 4 months though. As per tradition, none of my cosplays are near ready. Will also be staying at the Westin, breaking from Staybridge tradition. My group will be hosting karaoke around the Marriott fountain one night and we'll be handing out ribbons for those participating. I'll keep ya posted.
Couldn't make it last year, absolutely returning this time. Feelin godlike, one of my cosus may or not have to do with pic related...>>10974441>hosting karaoke around the Marriott fountain one night and Allah willing it'll be when this goes down. been told I'm "pretty good"
>>10974172As with every DragonCon, I'll try to do a last minute cosplay build. This time it'll be a Boba Fett ROTJ build. I started on it yesterday lol. I have all the soft parts ordered (dince I can't sew to save my life), now I just need to 3d print the armor. I most likely won't be able to finish the jetpack so I'll do that last as a stretch goal.
My improved classic Punisher.
>>10974724Since we are seeing more and more cosplay from The Mummy, decided to wear Izzy from the second movie.
>>10974362Honestly same. Really thought it was going to be Sinners last year and then demon hunters dropped. I've heard people talking about the different variations of Skeletor from the new movie however and since you really only need a mask for his different appearances it will probably be a low pressure cosplay to pull off. I'm not quite sure what else has been super popular this year to follow.
>>10974362Dungeon Crawler Carl for sure. I will be one of the 1000 of them
>>10974172Any Guardians of the Galaxy/Cosmic Marvel cosplayers going this year? Planning to do Star-Lord again and would love to meet more fans of the movies and books, everyone I've met so far has been awesome.
>>10974764Yeah, that’s prob an easy one. Spider-Man just came out and that’s an easy store bought costume too. Maybe some Odyssey.>>10974854Dungeon Crawler Carl costumes have def been getting more common but until the tv show it prob won’t be THE costume of the year.
I was the guy who did Leeroy from Dark Souls last year. I recognize you, army man. I've spent the last 8 months doing this insanity, I have one more weekend in town to tackle it. All I need to do is finish the sword seams, blast it with spray paint, and rig the shoulders. Even have a cloak set up for it.
i will only be here for the last day :(staying at signia
The app is updated and schedule posted.Matt Dinniman does seem to have more events so can def expect more Carls but it’s still not visually mainstream yet.
how do you get over the FOMO? the terror of wasting a rare opportunity like this that you had to do a lot of prep work for?i don't have any specific guest autographs i want and i've got my schedule filled out with shit i'm kinda interested in but if i come back and don't have anything to show for it or don't meet anyone new it'll feel like i wasted something special and just went to say i went
>>10975333Just go and try to have a good time. Really all you can do. There's no shortage of stuff to do/see, so it's doubtful you'll show up and be bored.
>>10975074Hell yeah anon, see you at the club.
>>10975333There are SO many things happening at DragonCon you can't go to everything so just have fun and take in the most of it.
Whats all you guys' cosplay lineups?
>>10975377Main:Vegeta2nd:Aladdin Painting a Fanny pack to look cannon for Vegeta.
>>10975377Space Marine Judiciar for Fri/Sat afternoon, just finished final fitting today
>>10975055>>10975380Looks sick dude. You did some good work in the time between these pics.>>10975379Canon Fanny pack is legit. If you guys or anyone else here has an old drunk frat dude walk up to you and tell you that “you looking fucking sick bro” that’s prob me
>>10975377High effort is an RE4 merchant cosplay. Going to stick a bunch of generally nice to have con stuff like water bottles, energy drinks, travel size hygiene products, otc painkillers etc in all the nooks and crannies.Low effort is just a banana hat people really liked last year
Hoping to see you anons this year that recognized me walking around the last 2 years. Hopefully we can talk more instead of in passing. Was there ever an agreed upon meet-up time/area for this year?
