Deadpool's Best Villain (And Ex-Wife) Returns in Marvel Body Paint Cosplay
A new body paint cosplay brings to life Shiklah; Marvel's former Queen of Monsters and the one-time wife of Deadpool. While Shiklah's love for Wade Wilson was based on his impulsive style and outsider status, she later turned against him when he worked against her attempts to conquer New York.
First introduced in Deadpool: The Gauntlet #3, and created by Brian Posehn, Gerry Duggan, and Reilly Brown, Shiklah is the generational ruler of Marvel's monsters, holding dominion over those unusual creatures who need protecting from humanity's bigotry and hatred. Shiklah's family eventually found themselves at war with Dracula and his vampires, and the undead lord hired Deadpool to kidnap her so he could force her into marriage and unite the monsters of the world. Thankfully, Shiklah and Deadpool actually hit it off when they met, and the two later got married.
Related: Green Lantern Body Paint Cosplay Gives Jessica Cruz the Spotlight DC Won't
Shiklah adopts both a humanoid and monstrous form in the comics, but it's the former that appears in a new body paint cosplay from artist Melissa Croft, recently shared on Twitter. Croft is an artist who depicts a wide range of TV, movie, videogame, and comic characters through cosplay, from household icons like Fantastic Four's Invisible Woman, to obscure heroes like X-Men's Rasputin IV. In a photo shoot and VFX video, Croft brings Shiklah to life as the Queen of Monsters.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS THANK YOU FOR THE RETWEETS! pic.twitter.com/IoKx4YuSt6
Despite despising humanity, Shiklah is a principled antihero committed to her own people. Her attack on New York was motivated by the murder of one of her subjects, and she eventually stepped down as queen after realizing the position enforced a
Read more on screenrant.com
