cosplay

buckle that swash

she's got the whip [click to embiggen]

Mrs Bugg is just adventurous as fuck, isn’t she? You’d think Mr Bugg would be used to it by now.

with a great big swirl

buggate [click to embiggen]

That you step inside, to another world*!

* which we may or may not sing as the credits roll whenever we watch Stargate.**
** OK, yeah, we totally do.

are you Mr Stevens? Head of Catering?

because it's hot [click to embiggen]

Look, pasta all’arrabiata is hot, that’s all I’m saying.

fair is fair

fair is fair [click to embiggen]

He looks damn cute in that getup! Mrs Bugg looks as thrilled as I did about that stupid shot.

before the wreckage

before the wreckage [click to embiggen]

Ahh, yes, once more, I have scanned drawings out of order. Go me!

On the plus side: mixed Star Wars / Stargate cosplay, the Sharpie’d god symbol on Mrs Bugg’s forehead, and the juice boxes. LOVE.

completely shattered

wrecked [click to embiggen]

Oh, Buggs. We feel your pain. Our Comicon was pretty painful, too. Awesome … but painful.

that gravity, it’s a killer

gravity [click to embiggen]

Yes, clearly that tiny orange zip-tie on the hilt did nothing to counter the effects of gravity on a sword twice her size.

firing blind

firing blind [click to embiggen]

Any scene where they handed Rodney McKay a gun & let him run away while firing blindly behind him was a good scene, in my opinion — and I see the Buggs agree!

now I’m thinking of a turkey sandwich

buggship one [click to embiggen]

So this past weekend*, I got a belated birthday present from the best friends a Stargate fangirl could ever have: a 3D-printed Stargate that spins and lights up. (I’m pretty sure my squee was only audible to bats.)

ANYWAY. We put it on a shelf, and more or less instantly, the Buggs were doing even more awesome Stargate cosplays than currently, and about the first one they did** was in a puddle jumper. So you can imagine how happy this particular drawing makes me.

* I’m currently about five weeks out on the queue, here, so this would have been about Valentine’s weekend.
** The very first ones they did were Vala and an Ori prior***, because those are the first action figures I bought, upon determining the relative scale of my Stargate and finding some sub-$100 ones. Seriously, I heart Rodney McKay deeply, but I am not paying a hundred American dollars for a doll.
*** Vala because she kicks so much ass, and the prior because he came with a DHD. WIN!

the other guys

background [click to embiggen]

Oh, man, Felger and Coombs are two of my favorite minor characters! Those Sharpie’d god symbols slay me.

(Also, the firing blindly behind oneself is my very most favorite McKay move. Well played, Mrs Bugg!)

excellent idea, Buggs!

midway station [click to embiggen]

I think the Buggs overheard our plans. They get to play in zero gravity, though. I’m jealous.

or bring your own snacks

cantina [click to embiggen]

I don’t go anywhere without several small snacks in my bag. I’m not nibbling on anyone’s over-ear cinnabuns.

seek out the vendor hall

BG1 [click to embiggen]

I’m not sure BuggGate One is an actual team, but we will look for you, Buggs! You never know what you might find.

(For example, we found the perfect accessories for our next Stargate cosplay, a recreation of a literal three-minute scene involving Col. Carter and Dr. Lee on the Midway Station, during an Atlantis episode. Score!)

with two Ls

general o'neill [click to embiggen]

Dude, for serious. We were in full SG-23 kit, and he was sitting right there signing things. We didn’t have the cash for an autograph, but the women helping him out were stoked to see our outfits. Too bad the Buggs were too small to be seen.

elder scrolls

skyrim [click to embiggen]

We haven’t played that much Skyrim lately, but boy, did we enjoy it when we did.

comicon day one

comicon day one [click to embiggen]

Good call, Buggs! I hope you had as much fun as we did.

comicon

comicon [click to embiggen]

Well, Loki and I went with our SG-23 outfits — and were rewarded with a Jaffa sighting! But a Bugg Wars theme would have been equally awesome.

new look

new look [click to embiggen]

Yeah, you’ve got some great fashion sense, Buggs! combining sombreros, Stargate gear, the Princess Leia cinnabun hairdo, and huge, pointy moustaches is a very memorable look.

I want those cake toppers

cosplay cake [click to embiggen]

No, really, those very toppers: Mr Bugg in mid-ninja-kick with nunchucks, trident-sword-thing and top hat, and Mrs Bugg with the staff weapon accessory* to her wedding dress, and special symbol-of-her-god makeup.

Someone get on that.

*I wonder if a staff weapon counts as old, new or borrowed?