My Halloween Costume: Mushroom Kingdom Style

What are you doing for Halloween? Going to a Superhero/Supervillain/Supervictim party? Well, you should be.

I decided awhile ago what I was going to do for Halloween, and luckily it works out pretty well with the theme. It's not exactly Super, but it fits well in the latter categories. Super, to me, reminds me of comic book characters. Not that I don't like dressing up as comic book characters, I do. It's just that I've done it a lot in the past; Marvel Girl, Supergirl, Robin, and just recently, Penguin. Sure, I could reuse any if these costumes, but where's the fun in that? I could also do two different costumes, one for the charity party and one for the other party I'm going to the next night, but to be honest, I just don't have time for that or the money to buy a pre-made costume. So one costume it is.

So, if I'm not doing comic books, what else fits the bill? The next best thing; video games, if course.

And not just any video game, but the best one; Super Mario Brothers. Yes, I'm going as one of the gang from the Mushroom Kingdom.

But which one? Can you guess?

It's someone in this picture.

It's probably not who you think it is.

They're royalty.

It involves a lot if orange.

It's not the cowboy princess.

Yes, that's right. I'm going for Halloween as Bowser.

As I said, he's not technically a Supervillain, but he is a pretty kick-ass villain. Although Princess Peach would've made a fantastic Supervictim as a second choice.

I drew up a concept for this costume last year and was torn between that and Kermit. Kermit won out though, but I've been thinking about this costume ever since.

Now, I'm not going to be in a bulky turtle-monster costume. It'll be more stylized, but still recognizable.

So what are you wearing for Halloween?

UPDATE!!!

Here are some of the awesome pictures of my costume!

In case you're wondering, that tall drink of water that I'm clinging to is Adam and he was Jack from Bioshock.

You can see Lovely Kate (who did that wonderful guest post for us) in the background, with her husband. 

Not an overly clear picture, but still one of my favorites!

Thanks to Racquel and Vijay for the pictures!

The Socially Conscious Geeks Present A Superhero Halloween Party!

Are you a geek in the Toronto Area?

Do you want to give back to your community?

Do you want to be a Superhero?

Are you free this Halloween?

If you answered yes to the above questions, boy do I have a party for you!

The Socially Conscious Geeks present...

POW! CRASH!! WHAMM!!!

The Superheroes, Supervillains & Supervictims Halloween Party!

Ever wanted to dress up like those geeky/cool costumed ladies at the comic conventions? Or take on the persona of a big hulking superhero and save the planet? Then strap on your tights, pin on your cape and adjust your utility belt and come to the big Halloween party!

It'll be on Friday, October 26, between 9pm and 3am, at a gorgeous Yorkville bar called Epique, and the theme for the dress-up code is "Superheroes, Supervillains & Supervictims"

There'll be dancing, spontaneous silliness, prizes, raffles, auctions, 50-50 draws and maybe even a surprise or two!

Advance tickets are $15, $20 at the door. You can buy them at:

http://superheroeshalloween.eventbrite.com/

or pay Tammy Cunningham or Vijay Mehta in cash ahead of time.

And as always, 100% of the profits will go to our charity of choice, and this time, it's Variety Village (click on http://www.varietyvillage.ca/ for more info).

Socially Conscious Geeks is the brain child of my friends Vijay Mehta and Tammy Cunningham, who decided that they wanted to give back to their community and have fun doing it. In the summer they hosted an amazing Star Wars screening to raise money for the Daily Bread Food Bank. It was such a success, that they've decided to try again, this time with a Halloween bash!  Check out the facebook invite here.

I'm lucky enough to have my blog as one of the sponsors for the event and I'm really excited! Not only that, but did you notice that I'm also the poster girl? How cool!

I will be attending (in costume, of course) and providing some prizes for the raffle (and maybe some treats if I have the time)

There will also be great prizes from the local comic book artist Adriana Blake, who writes and draws a comic strip called Fall On Me. It's super cute, so check it out! 

 Are you intrigued yet? You should be. Come and join us on October 26th to have a rockin' good time and support an awesome cause. You know you want to.

It's going to be Super fun!