In a few months...

Just before I started my trek back here to Afghanistan I was notified that I was going to be leaving in November to come back home from my deployment. Ecstatic from the news I quickly looked onto the Wizard World site and noticed I would be back in time for Wizard World Austin. While there isn't many artists and or writers signed up for this event yet I did see Stan Lee on the list and Neal Adams and do hope more will sign on as time passes and schedules open up.

Anyways my wife who always kinda pokes fun at my obsession told me "why don't you dress up for it?" "Oh we can be Power Rangers together." While I'm not going to dress up as a Power Ranger it did get me thinking about trying out the whole Cosplay thing. I have always enjoyed walking through and seeing so many others dressed up or decked out and even helped my daughter dress up as her favorite anime character from a TV show called Bleach. So first things first, what do I go as? I attempted to look up Hawaiian Super Heroes and found there was only one and he was just recently killed off in the Avengers Arena story line. So then I started thinking about some of the series I liked as a kid and what I enjoy now and saw that one specific character has always kinda followed me around even though I never noticed it.

In the later days of the New Mutants and into the first series of X-Force he was always seen as Cables muscle. Later as he evolved a little more he quickly became on of my favorites in the 3rd Volume of X-Force and during one of my favorite runs through the Messiah Complex, Messiah War, and then in Second Coming he was always an amazing character for me. What cemented it though was World War Hulk when even though he was vastly out gunned by the Hulk he still threw himself at the big green machine.

But for my first time out I'm going to try and go big as James Proudstar -- Warpath. I figure I can tear up an old black wetsuit of mine get some of the stitching done through my wife.... But the tights......I may have to go black pants. Don't feel that comfortable yet. Now I just have to work out a little more to do him some justice though. Also hopefully Lou Ferringno will still be in attendance as it would be cool to have a photo of the Hulk and Warpath

Below is a photo of me and the family this past leave. Looks like my love for comics is spreading over to my son whether he wants it to or not.

K

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