Star Wars, Geek Culture, and Power Converters
The last two weeks, we’ve livestreamed the recording of Tosche Station Radio. What we would like to know from those of you who listen to the podcast is if there’s any interest in making this a regular weekly thing.
Also, if you’ve got any kind of feedback or suggestions for the podcast, feel free to leave them in the comments!
We’re continuing with Cosplay Week here at Tosche Station and featuring some of the fabulous costumes we spotted at Celebration VI and Dragon*Con! Again, we don’t know who the cosplayers were for most of these so if you recognize the costumer, please let us know so we can give proper credit!
If you’re a regular reader of Tosche Station, it’s no secret that we’re big fans of Carol Danvers as Captain Marvel around here and we were definitely hoping to see some cosplayers with her new costume. Dragon*Con costumers didn’t fail us and amongst the sea of Lokis and Hawkeyes, we found her! Not only did her costume look great but she had some serious Carol attitude! (Please notice the bonus defeated Deadpool we got for recognizing and loving her costume.)
We have more Star Wars costumes for today’s edition of Cosplay Week from Celebration VI! Unlike yesterday, we actually don’t know who these costumers are and this particular picture was snagged from Jan Duursema’s Facebook so if you know who they are, shout out!
Edit: You can find Darth Talon’s Facebook page here and Cade’s here. Great costumes, guys!
Take a look at these two perfect Darth Talon and Cade Skywalker costumers who look like they could’ve stepped right off the pages from the Legacy comics. The body pain on Talon is perfectly done and I’m incredibly impressed by the tattoos and the chest armor on Cade.
While at Celebration VI, Erich Schoeneweiss of Del Rey was kind enough to show Nanci and myself a laser print of the upcoming Essential Reader’s Companion by Pablo Hidalgo. I’ll just get right to the point: this book is an absolute must buy for any Expanded Universe fan. The art is gorgeous and plentiful. Pablo’s writing is fantastic. This is a book that needs to be on your bookshelf.
Need a little more incentive? If you pre-order ERC now, you can get it for only $20.
After a few weeks off, Trope Tuesday is back! Each Tuesday (provided I’m not being lazy) we dive into that time sink in the cloud known as TV Tropes and investigate a literary theme or device that makes our favorite entertainment chug along. This week, we’re looking at how a character can Become Their Own Antithesis.
After Character Development, some people regress into a vulnerable state. Others become betterpeople, somebecome much worse, and others turn into a fragile, highly poetic and a bit irrational version of themselves.
Another group of people tend to reject everything that seemed to define their identity for the viewer, their appearance, their values, their main quirk, and their general attitude towards The Hero, Save The World, and Good Versus Evil. Then, they manage to become a negative picture of themselves, the complete antithesis of what they formerly were known for. This is this trope.
The trope is mostly used to make a Face Heel Turn more dramatic, using The Dark Side Will Make You Forget, but can also serve the other way around, to prove how much someone can better himself when under the influence of Good.
Now who can relate to this trope? Someone that was compassionate at one point, but became a vile and inhumane person? Someone whose love of all living things was tossed away? Someone who …
Well that works.
You’ve heard us talk about it before and you’ve even seen a teaser picture but now, direct from Dragon*Con, we bring you the Gender Swapped Wraith Squadron featuring, yes that’s right, some of the Tosche Station staff! We had an absolute blast getting the group together especially since we got to chat with the one and only Aaron Allston after a panel as the Wraiths.
The Wraiths with their creator! Check out the rest of the photoshoot after the jump!
Cosplay Week continues here at Tosche Station with not one, not two, but three costumes today! Not only are we featuring one of the best Tenel Ka costumes but also a Teneniel Djo and a Ta’a Chume! That’s right: the entire line of Hapan Queens live and in person! Heather, one half of Zhobot, as Tenel Ka Djo, Jesse as Teneniel, and Jean as Ta’a Chume.
I’ve been missing Dragon*Con, and conventions in general, since returning from Atlanta last Monday. For anyone else with post-con depression, here’s a video to lift your spirits: “Last Dragon*Con,” a parody of “Last Friday Night” by Katy Perry. The song, which premiered on Dragon*Con TV during this year’s con, was written and performed by Deena Roth with editing and photography by Tommy Byrd. Enjoy!
And we’re back with Cosplay Week! We saw so many awesome costumes at Celebration VI and Dragon*Con that we just had to share some of them with you as soon as possible! Again, we don’t know who the cosplayers were for most of these so if you recognize the costumer, please let us know so we can give proper credit!
Today’s awesome cosplay by Lisa was spotted Friday night of Dragon*Con. At first glance, she’s just Mary Poppins, right? Which is amazing all on its own because who doesn’t love Mary Poppins? But take another look. The handle of her umbrella is a sonic screwdriver, her bag is a TARDIS, and she’s wearing a smaller version of the Fourth Doctor’s scarf! If this isn’t a good argument for Mary Poppins being the Twelth Doctor, then we don’t know what is!
Her Universe has unveiled a pair of new t-shirts today. The first is a Doctor Who tee that should appeal to Eleven fans:
And for Trek fans in the audience, there’s also a LLAP polo that’s now available:
Head over to Her Universe to pick up the new items!