Manicure Monday: Superheroine Nails, by The Nailasaurus
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Manicure Monday: Superheroine Nails, by The Nailasaurus
Best Cosplay Ever (This Week) - 01.30.12
Although cosplay has been present for decades within the comics, anime, and sci-fi/fantasy fandoms, social media has played an integral role in the thriving community of costuming that exists today and cosplay communities such as Cosplay.com and the Superhero Costuming Forum. In honor of the many fans who’ve displayed excellence in the mastery of homemade disguise, craftsmanship, and sartorial superheroics, ComicsAlliance has created Best Cosplay Ever (This Week), a weekly collection of some of the most impeccable, creative, and clever costumes that we’ve discovered and assembled into our own super-showcase of pure fan-devoted talent.
Check out this week’s round-up of the Best Cosplay Ever on ComicsAlliance, featuring Poison Ivy, Black Mask, Pixie, Katamari (above), and more!
Hipster Cyclops & Hipster Phoenix, by Joel Carroll
[Inspired by Nate Bellgarde’s recent X-Hipsters!]
Okay, I kind of really dig these a lot, specifically:
Also, I really love how Scott’s visor works into this redesign quite impeccably.
Sign O’ the Phoenix t-shirt, by Mighty Fine, $25
Available in Phoenix (green), Dark Phoenix (red), and White Phoenix of the Crown (white), in women’s sizes S-3XL.
This shirt is utter perfection; the silhouette of Jean Grey within the Phoenix symbol is simple and chic, and I love that this shirt is available in every incarnation of Phoenix. Personally, I’m quite partial the the classic green Phoenix look.
But more importantly: Which Phoenix are you?
And when the world knocks you down, you rise up like Jean Grey.
Adam WarRock “Girl Comics”
The newly-relocated New England Comics in Allston, Massachusetts is quite marvelous to say the least…
Be sure to swing by if you’re in the area!
New England Comics
215B Harvard Ave.,
Allston, MA 02134
Phoenix costume/wig/accessories: courtesy of New England Comics
Photo credits: Benn Robbins [tumblr]
The Ladies of X-Men Go ’80s with Mighty Fine
Known for their unique selection of Marvel t-shirts, Mighty Fine channeled the signature illustration style of Patrick Nagel in their latest collection of 1980s-inspired t-shirts featuring the lovely ladies of the X-Men. Phoenix, Storm, Rogue, and Shadowcat get the full ’80s fashion treatment, resulting in a set of bodacious mutant muses that could make Duran Duran swoon - check out the collection on ComicsAlliance!
Attention Fashion Tips From Comic Strips subscribers:
Between now and July 22, 2011, you can get 10% off your entire Mighty Fine order if you use the coupon code FTFCS. Happy shopping! :D
Phoenix Nouveau t-shirt, by Megan Lara & Mighty Fine, $25.
I’m pretty much in love with all of Megan Lara’s artwork, especially her Alphonse Mucha-inspired renditions of some of the fiercest ladies of the X-Men, so I was pretty psyched to find out that Mighty Fine put her gorgeous art onto t-shirts:

Mighty Fine is currently holding a contest for fans to guess which X-Men lady will become Megan’s next art nouveau muse: THREE (3) runner-up winners will get their choice of one of the three t-shirt designs, while ONE (1) grand prize winner will get all three t-shirts! Head over to Mighty Fine to enter the contest! :D
Personally, I’m really hoping that Kitty Pryde and Lockheed will be the next shirt, however, I have a feeling that the next design will probably be Storm…