Jared AxelrodWriter of Adventure

uperheroes Who Are Super, as mentioned previously, decided to do the Harley Quinn-centric comic “Mad Love” for Valentine’s Day. My dear friend Avalon happened to be be the same size (tiny) as the lead actress, and  loaned me her Harley Quinn costume which had been made by her loving husband, Dan.

The family that cosplays together stays together, I always say.

While Avalon’s costume was fantastic, it lacked the trademark hat and mask.  Luckily, all the snow allowed me to fix that problem.

In addition to that hat and mask and loaning my Batsuit to the cause, I whipped up a purple tailcoat (aka the “Project: Murder Clown” I kept referring to on Facebook & Twitter). Unfortunatly, the actor cast as the Joker was stuck in Amsterdam due to the snow, and a new Joker had to be found. The new Joker was fantastic, but, as you see in the pics, an very skinny fellow.  Great for the character, but bad for the costume.  Luckily, he had his own gear.

As you can see, the whole cast looks fantastic.  I’m not sure if there’s video of the show, which is a shame. Joseph Nevin, who directed the Flash & Green Lantern show I also did costumes for, pulled out all the stops on this one, creating so much more than the advertised “staged reading.” When you’ve got Batman lifting the Joker clear off the ground and punching the narrator, I think we’ve need a new title.

After a fantastic dinner with Dan and Avalon to celebrate their recent nuptials, the four of us took in the show. Holly and Steve braved the horrible roads to see the show as well, and I couldn’t think of better group to laugh along with. Despite the difficulty getting there, the show played to a packed house. What does this mean for next one, in April? Get there early, I imagine.

But what do to with the tail coat, then?  I’m sure I’ll think of something…