april 2–4
MOSCONE CENTER SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
Costumers: It’s Your night at the Sixth Annual WonderCon Masquerade! The popular arts celebrated at WonderCon— comics, movies, graphic novels, TV, video games, anime, music, and more—all feature memorable characters in costume. In recognition of the importance— and fun!—of costuming, WonderCon again presents its Saturday night Masquerade costume competition. The big show takes place on stage, featuring theater-style lighting, enhanced sound, and large video screens displaying great close-up views. The costumes include re-creations from the genres listed above, plus original designs from the clever imaginations of attendees. If you’ve crafted a costume, we encourage you to sign up and show off your work and perhaps take home a trophy or prize! Last year’s Masquerade audience numbered 2,400, and fans lined up well before the doors opened to see the show’s amazing and entertaining creations. Showtime will be 8:30 pm Saturday in the Esplanade Ballroom. The event is free to all WonderCon attendees—either as participants or an audience members—with a 3-day or Saturday badge. Doors will open for audience seating at 8:00 pm, and the event will run approximately two hours. Costumes must not have been purchased or otherwise commercially obtained and must be of original construction or show significant modification of pre-existing materials. All genres are welcome, as are all levels of experience, from the novice to the seasoned convention costumer. Some entries will be solo; others take the stage in groups with a shared theme. Complete information and rules are available at www.comic-con.org/wc/wc_masq.shtml, and will also be available at WonderCon. A limited number of contestant slots are available, so interested costumers should obtain the rules and sign up in advance. The deadline for entry is 2:00 pm Saturday, April 3, unless the Masquerade fills up before then. If you have questions please e-mail cci-info@comic-con.org with “WonderCon Masquerade” in the subject line. The Master of Ceremonies will again be the very entertaining two-time Hugo Award-winning artist and writer Phil Foglio. For many years, Phil and his wife Kaja have created, published, and contributed to a variety of comics, art, and games in the science fiction and fantasy genres through their company Studio Foglio. Special WonderCon trophies will be awarded in a variety of categories by a panel of guest judges.
(Above) Teen Titans won the award from DC Comics for their favorite entry; (right) Godzilla (Gabe McIntosh) graciously accepts his award for Best Re-creation.
In addition to those awards, the following companies will be presenting their own prizes to winners they select: Frank & Son Collectible Show of the City of Industry, California, “the first & last stop for all your collectible needs,” will present a $500 cash prize for what they deem the audience favorite. Century Guild, the company offering “the finest art of three centuries,” will present $100 cash to the entry they select as best portraying the elements of Fantasy or Art Nouveau. DC Comics will bestow a very special DC Direct Collectible item to what they deem as the best recreation of a DC Comics character or characters. Lucasfilm Ltd. will present a special Star Wars prize, selected from the Lucasfilm Licensing Archives, to what they choose as the best costume entry from the Star Wars universe.
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