Let's kick things off with some X-citement, shall we?

Yep, it's Rogue of X-Men fame, and she's slipped off her glove in apparent preparation for some playful power draining fun. Considering the blurry figures around her, I'd guess that the temporary acquisition of super speed is in her immediate future.

Cue the Danny Elfman theme -- it's none other than the Batman. Movie Batmen are fairly common cosplay selections (at least in my experience), but this guy is sporting the comic black and grey scheme. He does appear to be channeling Christian Bale with that super-scowly scowl, though. WHERE IS SHE?!?!?!?

She's right here, Batman! Wait, you weren't asking about Leela? Oh well. Still, this is a pretty fun cosplay -- even moreso because one rarely sees Futurama characters at conventions. Or maybe one does and just doesn't realize it! Unless he did something with his hair to make the cosplay really obvious, a guy dressed as Fry could operate virtually undetected.

I have no idea who this guy is, but I'm sure he bloody nailed the character he's supposed to be. Even if he didn't, that red suit is pretty stylish -- cosplay be damned!

Speaking of suits... yowza, check this out. I think this pic is a bit blurry because I was shaking with intrigue, or perhaps the camera just found it difficult to focus with all of that lovely blue. Actually, this suit looked a bit gross -- it had a kind of slick, wet appearance, which I guess is accurate but also potentially kinda nasty. It also apparently took six hours to apply, such that this woman and her friends only showed up during the last hour of the convention.

SITH REPRESENT! I don't recall this character's name, but the cosplayer stated that he's a Sith lord from the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic series. Am I the only one who thinks the Sith need to stay the heck away from fire and all things hot? It seems like if they haven't actually been burnt to crispy critters by lightning or lava, they've tattooed and/or painted themselves to look all flamey death-like. Or they're Christopher Lee, who needs no external help to look terrifying.

And on the topic of Sith lords, here's the main man himself: Mista Darth Vader. In addition to looking pretty much screen perfect, this guy also had a voice synthesizer that not only gave his voice that James Earl Jones-y reverberating depth, but also enabled him to perfectly mimic the trademarked breathing. This Vader was way more polite than the genuine article, though, and my brief exchange with him was actually a bit alarming! I heard the breathing, and after he finished posing I said, "Thank you" -- to which Vader responded, "You're welcome"... IN THE VADER VOICE! I totally was not expecting that kind of awesome, but there it was. Nathan Newell of The Dork Dimension reports that the Stormtrooper had similar vocal enhancement, though he didn't say anything while I was shooting them.

As awesome as Vader was, though, I think I've gotta give the prize to Cobra Commander here. He was also speaking like his character -- and quite well, I might add! -- though he didn't have the benefit of technology to help him emulate the raspy Starscream voice. And like Vader, the Commander was uncharacteristically polite! Honestly, if the terrorist recruiters had been this friendly and accessible on the show, the streets would have been overrun with underappreciated people suited up in Viper gear and running through the streets screaming, "COBRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!" in unison.

That'll do it for this installment, but our 2010 BCC coverage is far from finished! We've got one more cosplayer gallery to go, as well as a bit of reporting on other stuff. Stay tuned!

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