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2010 Masquerade
The Comic-Con Masquerade will return once again to Ballroom 20 on the evening of Saturday, July 24, 2010. If you're interested in being a contestant, our
new 2010 Masquerade Rules and Entry Form can be downloaded at right. A more complete article will be added to
this page soon. In the meantime you can check out the list and pictures of some of last year's trophy and prize winners of the 2009 Comic-Con Masquerade
sponsored by HBO's True Blood.
Get the latest news and information about Comic-Con 2010 from our Comic-Con news feed
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A LOOK BACK AT COMIC-CON 2009
2009 Comic-Con Masquerade Trophy and Prize Winners
The 35th annual Comic-Con Masquerade, sponsored by
HBO's TRUE BLOOD
featured 43 entries for a total of 150 costumes crossing the stage. Our Master of Ceremonies
was artist/writer Phil Foglio of Studio Foglio, and our panel of guest judges
included professionals in the fields of costuming Diane Duncan, Wanda Piety,
Dragon Dronet, and workmanship judge & fan costumer Jeanne Clason.
Best in Show Trophy Winner and Century Guild Company Prize:
Mucha's The Seasons.
Trophy Winners:
Best in Show
Mucha's The Seasons; (re-creation
from Alphonse Marie Mucha's paintings) Spring: Becky Young. Summer: Valerie
Perez. Fall: Andrea Davis. Winter: Heather Harris. Costumes & sets made by
Andrea Davis, Darcienne Sparber, Bob Mannion, & Heather Harris.
Judges' Choice
Looking Glass Wars A Lost Page,
(re-creation from art in books/comics) worn and made by Dany &
Darieum Pagani, Tiffany Thomas, Tom Noe, and Ellome.
Best Re-Creation
Spawn, (comics/movie re-creation)
worn by Allan Lavigne; made by Allan Lavigne and Jeff Dullam.
2009 Best Re-Creation - Spawn
Best Original Design
Onigashima Baba,, (original
design); worn, designed, and made by Mary Edgecomb.
Best Workmanship
The Lady of Pain; (re-creation from
Planescape: Torment game); worn by Holly Conrad and Jessica
Merizan. Made by Holly Conrad.
Best Presentation
Bring it on: Rock the Mouse, (Disney
re-creation, with Mickey, too); worn by Alex, Amy, Breanna,
Caitlin, Cordelia, Danica, Kent, Mike, Nichoel, Nicole, Rachel, Rogue,
Sean, Stephanie, Tree, Victoria; made by Alex, Amy, Breanna,
Caitlin, Cordelia, Danica, Kent, Mike, Nichoel, Nicole, Rachel, Rogue,
Sean, Stephanie, Tree, Victoria, John, Jen and Bryan.
Most Humorous
Welcome to the Dollhouse; (re-created
Disneyland ride) worn and made by Kim Knight, Cris Knight, Marie
Prestin, Mike Prestin, Beth Noll, Julie Laneave, Carol Hong, Scott Rogers, Bethany
Roullett, Misty Buxton, & Daniel Dreyer. Audio voiceover by Sean Bishop;
designed by Mary Blair, Alice Davis, & Joyce Carlson.
Most Beautiful
Mirka Fortuna from Trinity Blood,
(anime re-creation); worn and made by KristenCarr.
Best Novice
Aquaman, (comics re-creation); worn and
made by Sam McClellan.
Best Young Fan
Samurai Jack Vs. Aku, (TV animated
re-creation); worn & made by Kurt Brown and KitBrown.
2009 Honorable Mention for Re-Creation, Century Guild, & David C. Copley Most Innovative Company Prizes:
The Hulk.
Honorable Mention for Re-Creation
The Hulk, (comics/movie re-creation); worn and made by Michael Passaretti.
Honorable Mention for Workmanship
Toro the Minotaur,
(original design); worn, designed and made by Devon Jopling.
Honorable Mention for Original Design
The Mighty Rock
Golem, (original design); worn by Jay Seccord; designed and
made by Danica Leigh.
Honorable Mention for Performance
Jawa Pimp; (re-interpreted
Star Wars)worn by Marshall Brown; made by Kit Brown.
Honorable Mention for Technical Execution
A.T.S.T. Scout
Walker, (Star Wars re-creation); worn and made by Blair
Heald.
Honorable Mention for Excellence in Costuming
The Red Death -
Phantom of the Opera, (re-creation of stage version); worn and made by
Valefor De Ambershay (Professional costumer status, so with regret the judges
could not bestow a trophy).
Honorable Mention for Most Humorous
Muppet Labs Masquerade
Machine, (re-creation from TV/movies); worn by Wayne Kaa, Henry Lee,
Lydia Chen, & Kim Kwon; made by Anything Goes School of Masquerade Arts
(AGSMA).
Company-Donated Prize Winners:
2009 DC Comics Company Prize Winner: Batman.
DC Comics
Batman, (re-creation of ten TV /
film characters); worn and made by Heather, Laura, Sharon, Kim, Brittany, Thea,
Jess, Sihaya, Katie, & Aaron. ($300 cash)
Agent Sakur9 Entertainment
Cobra Takes Over Comic-Con,
(G.I. Joe re-creation) worn by Maximum Pwnage: Daniel Proctor, David Proctor,
Christophe Tang, Nikki Costa, Caroline Smeby, Louis Stokes, Ryan Vindum, Justine
Andrade, Charles Bui, Leslie Burns; made by Daniel & David Proctor,
Christophe Tang, Nikki Costa, & Caroline Smeby.
($200 cash plus trophy)
Lucasfilm
A.T.S.T. Scout Walker; worn and made by
Blair Heald. (C3PO Collectables Pack: Spanning 4 decades) - Ceramic bank
(1977), cake pan (1983), mini-helmet with motion sensor eyes (1997) C3PO/R2D2
fan club bobble head (2002)
Anime Pavilion
- For best anime Princess Ashe, (re-creation from
Final Fantasy XII game);worn and made by Lady Gemenai. ($150
booth/website credit)
- For runner-up Nariko, Heavenly Sword, (video game
re-creation); worn by Vera Vanguard, made by Vera, Tatyana Liberman, &
Ashton Synn. ($50 credit)
- For best young fan Samurai Jack Vs. Aku; worn & made by Kurt & Kit Brown.
($40 credit)
Best Original Design Trophy Winner
and Kawaii-Kon 2010 Company Prize:
Onigashima Baba.
Kawaii-Kon 2010
Onigashima Baba, (original
design); worn, designed, and made by Mary Edgecomb. (tickets for two to
Hawaii, plus two memberships to Kawaii-Kon, April 16-18, 2010, Hawaii's premier
anime convention/conference)
Century Guild
- Mucha's The Seasons; worn by Becky Young, Valerie Perez,
Andrea Davis, & Heather Harris. Costumes & sets made by Andrea,
Darcienne, Heather, and Bob Mannion ($200 cash or $500 booth
credit)
- Samurai Jack Vs. Aku; worn & made by Kurt Brown
& Kit Brown ($50 cash)
- The Hulk; worn and made by Michael Passaretti ($50
cash)
The Costume Designers Guild Local #892
(organization of professional costume designers for film/TV)
The Lady of Pain; worn by Holly
Conrad and Jessica Merizan; designed and made by Holly Conrad. (CDG award
trophy and certificate, plus behind-the-scenes tour for two at a Hollywood
costume house)
The David C. Copley Prize For The Most Innovative Costume
The Hulk; worn and made by Michael Passaretti;
($100 cash plus hardcover $75 illustrated book "Dressed: A Century of
Hollywood Costume Design", by Academy Award nominee Deborah Landis, chair of the
new UCLA Copley Center for the Study of Costume Design)
The Comic Gallery Store of San Diego
- For best costume Welcome to the Dollhouse;
worn and made by Kim & Cris Knight, Marie & Mike Prestin, Beth Noll,
Julie Laneave, Carol Hong, Scott Rogers, Bethany Roullett, Misty Buxton, &
Daniel Dreyer. Audio voiceover by Sean Bishop; designed by Mary Blair,Alice
Davis, & Joyce Carlson. ($150 cash)
- For Favorite young fan Samurai Jack Vs. Aku;
worn and made by Kurt and Kit Brown. ($100 cash)
Lynn Perry of Darkest Desires
The Red Death - Phantom
of the Opera; worn and made by Valefor De Ambershay.
($150 cash for best dark genre entry)
Frank & Son Collectable Show of California
Welcome to the Dollhouse; worn and made by Kim & Cris Knight, Marie
& Mike Prestin, Beth Noll, Julie Laneave, Carol Hong, Scott Rogers, Bethany
Roullett, Misty Buxton, & Daniel Dreyer. Audio voiceover by Sean Bishop;
designed by Mary Blair, Alice Davis, & Joyce Carlson. ($1,000
cash plus an impressive crystal trophy)
2009 Best Young Fan Trophy, Anime Pavilion,
Century Guild, Comic Gallery Stores,
Paramount Home Entertainment and
The Testmarket Evolution Company Prize Winner
Samurai Jack vs. Aku.
Paramount Home Entertainment
(two generous Blu-ray and DVD prize packages)
- For Best Hero or Villain Aquaman; worn and made by Sam
McClellan. (Godfather Trilogy, Friday the 13th Part 1-3, Indiana Jones
And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull, Galaxy Quest, Transformers, Star Trek
Motion Picture Collection, Tropic Thunder, The State, Dexter Season 1-2)
- For Best Youth Costumer Samurai Jack Vs. Aku; worn and
made by Kurt & Kit Brown. (Kung Fu Panda, Madagascar 2,
Transformers, Transformers Animated Season 2, Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of
The Crystal Skull, A Plumm Summer, & Hotel for Dogs)
The Testmarket Evolution
- For best video game-inspired Nariko, Heavenly Sword; worn
by Vera Vanguard, made by Vera, Tatyana Liberman, & Ashton Synn.
($100 cash)
- For best anime-inspired Samurai Jack Vs. Aku; worn and
made by Kurt & Kit Brown. ($100 cash)
In addition, Stewart ComGraph of San Diego provided each of the 10
trophy winners with an impressive 8"x10" 3-D Portrait of them in their
costumes (retail $64.95 each).
San Diego Comic-Con International gives a hearty thanks to everyone who
participated in the show!
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