Behind The Mask: My Favorite Costumes To See At Conventions

Costuming, or cosplay (a term which originated with costuming based around Japanese fiction), has taken off in the last couple of decades.  Fans of everything from anime to science fiction have logged countless hours on designing, creating and perfecting their costumes. 

As a person who attends multiple science fiction and pop culture conventions, I get to see many of these costumes on display.  I have a very short list of cosplayers that I look forward to meeting at conventions and getting the chance to check out their latest work.

Many cosplayers have a large fan following.  They even have Facebook fan pages and/or webpages solely dedicated to their work.

This list is simply a collection of characters that I enjoy seeing cosplayers tackle.  While I've seen a number of brilliant anime costumes over the last few years, I'm not a very big fan of that subject, so most of my list is derived from science fiction and comic book characters.

On a personal note, I have made two very low-budget costumes of my own.  I created a Doctor Octopus and a Mad-Eye Moody costume and have been making plans to start on a Klingon costume.

Thanks for reading this list.  Feel free to comment on it or list your own favorite costumes!