Well, I did it, I went through with it and decided to be Bane for Halloween, bald head and all!. And as promised, here are some of the pics to prove that I’m not lying through my teeth. Personally, I felt it came together pretty well- the clothing was planned out but I didn’t make any special purchases. And I ordered the mask through Amazon so no credit is due there. But the real work came in the form of the head-shaving, which took a good hour at least. I don’t think I invested in a very good electric razor, and I can tell you that for the next few days I will be applying lots of lotion to make sure I don’t chafe!
And of course the feedback I’ve gotten so far has been pretty interesting. When I wore it to the grocery store to compare costumes with the local staff, they all laughed and thought it was pretty good. The children and casual shoppers… not so much! I had to assure one little man that it was all just an outfit and that it would be coming off soon.
And when I went to pick up my darling bride from her friends house that night, they were both pretty scared! My wife has not looked at me the same way since. Mainly she just looks at my bald head and smiles! Ha, she wasn’t smiling when she saw me enter with the mask on and heard the perfectly intoned British voice!
Anyway, here are the top three pics. Front profile, front posing, and side profile. Let me know what you think, and please post pics of whatever you got up to this Halloween! I especially want to hear from my superhero kin on this one. Consider it a test run for our official Revenger uniforms. If we can pull of some real life costumes that bear just the slightest resemblance to our Revenger profiles, we’d be in the best of business!
Oh yeah, and happy Halloween everyone! May your evenings be filled with plenty of fright and excitement, and plenty of sugary swag!
I’m so sorry, Matt…. I can’t wipe the smile off my face…. and the occasional loud laughter coming from within… Too, too sweet…
Happy Halloween..!
I understand your wife’s response; I would be smiling too….
Now, that out of the way…. I think you’ve done a brilliant job (bald head and all)…
FYI, I need your backstory if you want to make the big release! The Revengers start today
Nice costume! Unfortunately, I’ll be Jason Voorhees again this year, but next year I’m planning on getting a Joker mask. Hee ha ha ha!
That takes some brass ones; to shave yer head just for a costume. I can’t say I am not impressed.
This is rad!! You look great, good enough to make babies cry and grown men quake in fear.
Love how it turned out!
Great Costume. I’ve blogged mine already.
I’m loving your costume Matt. Love it!! You look fantastic.Love the bald head too.
Why thank you, Mrs. Heath. You’ll have to imagine the intoned British voice since it doesn’t come across here well. And be sure to remember that as I say this, I’m staring at you like a psychotic man…
Oooooohhhhh I’m really scared now. BTW I love a good British accent. Gets to me every time!
I love Bane! He is one of my favorite villains of all time.
“Let the games begin”.
OMG! That’s YOU! You did an excellent job. You make a psycho.
(lol)
Seriously, you look good!
Oops! I meant to say you make a GOOD psycho.
(fingers can’t keep up with my brain – Maybe my superhero name should’ve been Brainless)
Somehow, I got what you meant. And this Bane aint dying like a fool!
Nice! Go with finger food tonight, an entree will prove quite difficult! I’m diggin’ it! ;}
Truly one great villain! Good choiceM