Superheroes Like You've Never Seen Them Before!

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Superheroes are a staple source of inspiration for cosplayers, and even those who prefer to cosplay as anime or video game characters usually find a way to include a superhero costume in their collection. 

We've all seen the standard costumes, the milestone issue specific costumes, and the generally kinda generic superhero costumes worn at conventions throughout the year, but what about the weird and wonderful costumes?

Well, if wonderfully weird is what you're looking for then go forth, faithful reader, and discover the different side of superhero cosplay!

Superhero cosplay starts at home, when the hero buried deep inside a cosplayer starts to emerge

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The need to don superheroic spandex and fight pretend crime becomes too great to ignore

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Our super boring lives suddenly become super exciting, and all because cosplayers cared enough to create an interesting costume

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Superhero costumes make humans look so heroic that even our pets want to get in on the action

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And who can blame them? Dressing up like a superhero can make you super popular!

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Supersuits turn even the most mundane activity into a totally heroic mundane activity

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Believe me, bathtime has never been more heroic than when it's bathtime starring The Hulk!

(Read more about this incredible mess here!)-Thanks Frau!

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Even critters who don't do much of anything seem like they're ready for action when they don a cape and some superheroic flare

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And no matter their age people simply look mightier when they're sporting a spandex supersuit

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Although it's a good idea to start cosplaying as a superhero as early as possible

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Because, as painful as it might be to admit, some costumes don't look right on an older cosplayer

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But hey, at least you'll always be able to pull of the big banana look!

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Speaking of pulling off an outfit- it takes a cosplayer possessed of a special kind of madness to pull off a really weird costume

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You have to fully commit to your kooky new role, becoming one with the costume

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So people will believe you're truly the hero you claim to be

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Even if who you're claiming to be is a giant Minion version of Wolverine!

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Livin' la cosplay vida loca can cause some people to crack up

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They start seeing cosplayers everywhere

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And can't seem to decide which character they want to be, resulting in a freaky cosplay crossover

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Sometimes freaky cosplay can get a little too freaky, and cosplayers get so into their roles that they're no longer attracted to anyone but themselves

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That's when you know it's time to take a little break from cosplaying

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Because, while you might be looking fly

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You never know when you might run in to someone even more fly than you!

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Aaaah, tangents- they're totally off the main track, just like this collection of weird-erful cosplays. I hope you've enjoyed this trip through the bizarre underbelly of the traditional cosplay world, and the next time you don a costume make it weird!