Decided to go as Pouty-Mc-PoutFace this year with my friend Sara Dani, who dressed up as this mofo.

Like:

What if Cyclops were actually slim like his nickname suggested instead of being super buff (depending on the artist, timeline, etc.)? Would he be lanky as well?

Is a small toned Wonder Woman more believable than a buff one? (I personally think she should be taller and more muscular since she's a super powerful Amazon, but that's just my take.)

Would Barbara Gordon as Oracle get fat since she used to be very active and her body would've gotten used to needing many more calories? I know some athletes who get injured gain a lot of weight if they don't get back in the game for the same reason. She's also super busy helping everyone out in the Bat Fam, and probably wouldn't really have time to exercise.

Barbara got me thinking about other superheroes and superheroines being fat.

Obviously, some characters who might be more on the tech side, especially behind a computer.

We always have the scrawny nerd characters, but there would be some fat ones statistically.

Now, what about those who rely on tech?

Would Tony Stark have at least a small gut?

Depending on how busy he is as both head of Stark industries and as Iron Man, would he have the optimal time to work out?

Now, I know this would also depend upon which Tony we're talking about and the level of tech he would have (ne who's more hands on at Stark Industries and wouldn't leave it up to other people to run, and one who wouldn't have access to slimming tech), but I think it's plausible for an average Stark.

What about those who rely on powers?

I could see an average Mutant or Metahuman who's used to flying a lot or using telekinesis throughout the day as chubby or fat.

Even one with super strength. If they're not jogging/running or regularly weightlifting objects that no ordinary human can then they'd also put on weight.

Even supers like Raven may gain some weight/be fat.

I've never really read Teen Titans/Titans comics, but in the original Teen Titans cartoon, I know she was mostly flying and using her spells. I never really saw her punch, kick, or run (except maybe for plot convenience).

I would think she would be at least chubby or something.

What about characters that have impaired mobility?

Hector Hammond has a gigantic head and only gets around with telekinesis (though, there may be some other versions of him without the bobblehead).

Professor X, The Chief (Doom Patrol), and many other characters are either wheelchair bound or can't move around as well or as much as most characters can.

Passing by a panel in discussion mode, I heard a young woman say that when she first became involved in cosplay,  she was shocked that strangers came up and touched her. She wasn’t prepared for that. I wasn’t prepared to hear they touched her. Ick.

Nearby a poster read in part, “Cosplay is not consent.” If you want to touch a costume or pose with the player for a picture, ask first.

That cleared up something for me: You don’t have to ask to take a picture; you have to ask to pose with them for a picture. It’s smart to ask before taking any picture, because if you do, the subject will stop and strike a pose and smile, or, in the case of the mean, scary ones, snarl. But for just taking pictures of costumes in the crowd, no.

Concerning the use of photos of Comicpalooza attendees, the program states that attendees acknowledge and consent to being photographed, filmed, recorded, etc., and relinquish any reasonable expectation of privacy, and grant to Comicpalooza LLC an irrevocable, royalty and attribution-free right to use, publish and otherwise exploit (and allow others to use and otherwise exploit) any photograph, motion picture, image, recording, or any other record of attendance during Comicpalooza, in whole or in part, in perpetuity throughout the universe, in all media and means, now known or hereafter developed or discovered, for any promotional or other commercial purpose.”

I’d say that covers about everything. An Oxford comma is absent, however, so the meaning might not be as clear as one would think.

We saw many glamorous characters in many glamorous costumes. But the stars were the little people. I wish I’d gotten more shots of them.

The Houston Public Library bookmobile was excellent.

The big people, beasts, and thingies weren’t bad either. The Siberian husky was exquisite.

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Comicpalooza Day 1: Men’s Rooms, Thor, & Lumbar Support

We’re in Houston for the screening of David’s short-short animated video, “Blood Bank.”

Before most trips, I stay up half the night doing laundry, but last night I stayed up cooking pot roast. The fixings had been around for several days–I’d told David to buy them and I would cook, but then life got in the way, some of it legitimate, like not having enough cooking oil–and the roast was almost to…