TJC Cosplays

Tag: dc comics

  • DCEU Wonder Woman

    First modelled in 2018.

    Cosplay number 2.

    1 second place competition win.

    1 appearance in the film Invisible Heroes.

    Appeared in Cosplay UK Magazine Volume 2.

    7 Public Appearances.

    I have always loved Wonder Woman. The character is strong, powerful, truthful, kind and inspirational. In 2017, after watching the film, I ended up seeing it multiple times. It still remains one of, if not my favourite superhero film. After attending my first Comic-Con I planned to return in 2018. I was going through a lot of mental health battles and my best friend drew my portrait as Wonder Woman (knowing how much the character meant to me and how much I respected Gal Gadot for bringing this character to a modern day audience). She remarked that I should cosplay Wonder Woman, which I initially laughed off. But her words live with me, “If it’s a character you admire, someone who brings you joy, why does it matter if you’re not a woman, you should cosplay her.” So I did.

    My first attempt, I sourced a sword and shield, a metal tiara, rubber gauntlets and a leather costume. After my first event, where I became incredibly overwhelmed, I wanted to try again. NoxuCreates sent me patterns and inspired me to try again. I ordered EVA Foam from Poly Props and began working. I printed out the patterns after sizing it up and began building. I even created my own patterns for the leather straps. I created the armour and painted everything, then weathered everything. After a few wears, I repainted and varnished the armour to give it a better shine. After an incident at the first Comic-Con as Wonder Woman, I covered the rubber of my gauntlets to protect my forearms. Lastly, NoxuCreates made me a lasso that lights up.

    After doing this cosplay again, I felt amazing. It is one of my proudest builds. It even won me second place in an online competition. Moreover, it caught the attention of DC Comics, who shared a trinity photo on their social media and sent me a Wonder Woman bundle on the 80th anniversary!

    I have not worn this cosplay since 2022. I gained a lot of weight during Covid. I managed to lose just enough in 2022, but I was still too big for the costume, because it kept ripping apart. I have not worn it since. I am on a weight journey which is going in a positive direction. My goal is to wear her again; even if I have to add extra panels!

    Fun fact: when I was attending a photoshoot with CosplayAcademyUK, just before the first Covid lockdown, we shot this cosplay in Enfield and a dog walker asked CosplayAcademyUK if I we were doing a historical Boudicca photoshoot.

    Foam by PolyProps.

    Patterns, support/guidance and lasso by NoxuCreates.

    Photo by CosplayAcademyUK

    Competition win:

  • DC Comics Red Hood

    First modelled in 2017.

    Cosplay number 1.

    1 appearance in the film Invisible Heroes.

    7 Public Appearances.

    This Red Hood was an ongoing project for me between 2017 and 2022. It has seen many upgrades over the years, a lot are very subtle (change of under clothes, improved props etc.). This does not directly follow any true version of Red Hood, it’s almost an amalgamation of different versions. The mask follows the Injustice 2 design. The red hoody follows the Arkham Knight DLC design. Whilst everything else follows the classic comic look with additions of Batman-inspired armour based off of Arkham City’s design of the boots and gauntlets.

    I initially sewed a red emblem onto a tight fitted shirt, spray painted an “army of two” mask and wore an old bomber jacket with added motocross armour. Upon my second year of cosplay I used EVA foam for the first time. I started off by designing armour on Adobe Illustrator, sizing it up for print and assembling. I then put the pieces together. I spoke to a Nightwing cosplayer at a SQUAD UK meet who gave me advice on the texture, regarding using carbon fibre with the armour. I took inspiration from many Batman armour designs and plated the emblem within the chest pieces. I also used patterns for the Arkham City design to make boot covers and gauntlets. I used worbla to make the under mask and I cut up an old hoody for the red hood. The helmet 2.0, a friend recorded a scale of my head (with a PlayStation EyeToy) and then digitally designed the Injustice 2 helmet around my head. He then 3D printed it for me, he accidentally knocked the plates during printing though and I had to save up to pay him again to replace the filament. This caused a slight set back. It was also, unfortunately, scaled too big. Which I appreciate the thought because too big can be adjusted, whereas too small; there’s nothing that can be done. Therefore, I had to add foam insulation inside to keep it in place. I got the helmet as a raw print, so I used wood filler and various tools to sand and smooth out the helmet. I had to drill holes for the eyes and then use fibreglass resin to seal the outer layer (I now know better with 3D prints, nowadays I use filler spray and sanding). The final touch was painting it. It was far too vibrant and clean, so I used black acrylic paint and kept washing it off. I also used this technique with my foam armour. For the eyes I used wired mesh which I painted white and hot glued that inside.

    I have not worn this cosplay since 2020. But in 2022, I was gifted a new helmet by JaegerCollects. It’s a match for the one I made but a smaller scale and more accurate to the Injustice 2 game. If I was to wear this cosplay again I would definitely try it with that new helmet.

    Fun fact; this cosplay enraged a child at my second event as Red Hood. A child got angry and told me, “Batman does not have guns, and he is not red!” I told him I was Red Hood and that I was a sidekick of Batman. The child angrily told me, “Batman does not have sidekicks!” DiceyGlueProps, who was dressed as Batgirl, laughed and disappeared whilst the child’s mother huffed and said, “Just pose with Red Batman for a photo already.”

    Helmet 2.0 designed, scaled and printed by MathewWheatley

    Photo by AppropriateSpoon.

  • The Suicide Squad Harley Quinn

    First modelled in 2021.

    Cosplay number 78.

    Harley Quinn number 38.

    8 Public Appearances.

    This Harley Quinn is the battle outfit from the 2021 film ‘The Suicide Squad’, as worn by Margot Robbie. This is easily one of my favourite designs. The film took inspiration from the Injustice 2 game and comic book Suicide Squad Conviction from 2018. All of which are stunning outfit designs for Harley Quinn.

    For my own craft I merely made the second belt, the star belt accessories, the gloves and adapted the boots. I outsourced everything else; the boots are OnlyMaker (because they do the bigger sizes), jacket and corset are EMP, the HQ buckle is Icarus1UK (sanded and painted by myself), the wig is RedLedgerCreatives, (not shown in pictures) my new choker is AnimalSkin and the trousers are from a wholesale site (because EMP didn’t do my size).

    I took a break from this cosplay for a while. The wig needed serious maintenance and I put on a lot of weight. When I wore this at MK Comic-Con I lost a lot of love for this outfit. Eventually, I built up the courage to undo the style for the wig, wash it, steam it and re-style it. Moreover, I have lost a lot of weight in 2025. So I finally plucked the courage to wear it again. Re-establishing my love for this cosplay. So much so that I’ve upgraded my choker!

    Fun facts; this cosplay received fan art, replicating one of my cosplay photos. Another fun fact; this is the only cosplay that I wore to an event before model-testing the outfit at home for a photoshoot first. I was pushed for time, everything arrived late but most things were just in time so I could wear this to promote the film in Cambridge, I didn’t even have the correct boots!

    HQ buckle by Icarus1UK.

    Wig by RedLedgerCreative.

    Corset and Jacket by EMP.

    Choker by AnimalSkin

    Boots by OnlyMaker

    Photo by ByDeeBee.

    Fan art

  • Rebirth Jay Garrick

    First modelled in 2019.

    Cosplay number 18.

    11 Public Appearances.

    1 first place competition win.

    1 appearance in the film Invisible Heroes.

    This Jay Garrick is based off of the DC Comics Rebirth series. I liked the post modernism of the classic design but incorporating the military-esque jacket. This was then later seen in the CW Flash series and adapted.

    Because the CW Flash adapted the jacket. I contacted Flesh and Hide and asked if they could make the outlined lightning bolt completely gold. Which they were more than happy to oblige! The helmet I ordered the CW replica. I decided to strip the vintage paintwork so I could repaint it. To my surprise, underneath had mirrored chrome! I originally made boots but eventually saved up and upgraded, adding my own EVA foam lightning bolts to them.

    Whilst wearing this cosplay, I did get the privilege to meet John Wesley Shipp. Of whom paid me high praise. He explained that he wanted his Stargirl outfit to look more like mine. He admired the fact that he could view his own reflection in my helmet and genuinely made time for me.

    Fun story about this cosplay; I get teased due to the irony of wearing this cosplay, when I arrived a week early to a Comic-Con. I made an ADHD blunder which coincided with being an early speedster!

    Jacket by Flesh and Hide.

    Photograph by CosplayAcademyUK

    Competition wins

  • Arkham Knight Batman

    First modelled in 2024.

    Cosplay number 150.

    13 Public Appearances.

    1 Special Mention Competition Win.

    This Batman is based off of the video game; Arkham Knight. This is the suit Batman wears when he gets his suit upgrade. This is my favourite design of the Batsuit, voiced by my favourite Batman actor; Kevin Conroy.

    This was my ultimate dream cosplay. Batman was always my go to dress up as a child. I have wanted to cosplay him in adulthood for longer than I can remember. Since becoming a cosplayer, I never thought this one would be possible. Mostly due to skill and money.

    This version, I saved up for a long time. I had planned originally to make it all myself. However, because it is my dream cosplay, I decided to outsource to make it the best it could be. I first began getting bits back in 2019. This suit took about 5 years to put together. I did originally make the boot covers, until I upgraded. As well as the boot covers, my main contribution was putting all the puzzle pieces together. I used various elastics and Velcro to ensure the armour was not only attached, but much of the armour was connected together and corresponded with movement. This took a while to do and much testing to get right. The neck armour I didn’t figure out to keep it in one place until after a few public events. Moreover, the cowl took some experimentation to get right. In my first trial run of wearing the whole outfit, the cowl was dull and baggy. Therefore, I used my latex treatment on the rubber cowl and I padded out the inside to ensure a snug fit.

    Fun fact; when I first made this cosplay, I wore it to be interviewed by my own students, for creative writing purposes. They wrote to Batman with a list of questions for a newspaper report.

    In 2025 I met Carl Newman. For those who are unfamiliar, he was the stunt double for Michael Keaton. We spent a while chatting about the Batsuits, movability and strain from prolonged wear. Genuinely a lovely interaction and he complimented me on my own suit.

    Cowl was gifted to me by Sentient Octocustard.

    Cape by AlterEgoHeroes

    Suit made by Naythero.

    Neck and boot armour by Dacos_fx.

    Armour and utility belt by Icarus1uk.

    Photograph by Dragonlens_photography

    Competition win

  • Mathew Tow Harley Quinn

    First modelled in 2025.

    Harley Quinn number 107.

    Cosplay number 186.

    1 Public Appearance.

    A Harley Quinn based off of artwork by Mathew Tow. Mathew Tow designed this in May 2020. I first saw this artwork on Instagram, during the pandemic and have wanted to cosplay it ever since. It has been a dream cosplay for me and I finally get to wear it!

    I contacted Velveteena Leigh and have been paying this off since 2024. She adapted the design and used a glittery lightweight fabric for the flowy princess aesthetic. I had three dress fittings to ensure it fit my frame perfectly and I couldn’t be happier!

    With the make up, I was able to experiment a bit with this cosplay. Most notably with the lips. I sourced the lip glitter on Amazon. Over the top of my red lips I applied the lip glue and covered the top with red glitter. It takes a moment to get used to, but the visual of glittery lips is striking!

    Dress made by Velveteena Leigh.

    Necklace by FleurMarnie

    Crown made by WickedlyWired