Thank you to our
generous sponsors
of Comic-Con 2006

And thank you to these companies that have provided prizes for CCI:IFF winners

A LOOK BACK AT COMIC-CON 2006

THE 2006
COMIC-CON
MASQUERADE

was held on
SATURDAY, JULY 22nd
Ballroom 20

Cosplay

All ages and interests can get in on costuming. Some people prefer to adventure around the convention itself in their costumes (referred to in the past as "Hall Costumes" but now called "Cosplay").

You can learn more about Cosplay in the article in Update #1 for 2006, which you can get online!

Here are just a few of the Cosplayers that were seen at Comic-Con 2005.

2006 Masquerade Award Results!

The Comic-Con 2006 Masquerade thrilled an audience that once again filled Ballroom 20 to capacity. Those that were unable to find a seat in the ballroom were could watch the show on large projection screens in the Sail Pavilion and in Room 6A. There were 46 entries in the show. The Master of Ceremonies was Phil Foglio, and the panel of judges included Diane Duncan, Dragon Dronet, Wanda Piety, Jeanne Clason, and Max Cervantes.

Trophy winners

Best In Show:

Dancing with the Celebrities from the Stars! worn by Kent Elofson, Danica Lisiewicz, Nicole Roberts, David Rose, Dawn Rose, Sa Winfield; designed/made by V.H.M.

Best Re-creation:

Davy Jones, worn by Jake Webber; designed/made by Corey Webber and Jake Webber.

Best Original Design:

Cadburys Bunny Tryout, worn, designed, & Made by Alexis Rudd, Chris Trahman, Gary Pinkley, & Nick Bauman

Judges Choice:

Corpse Bride, worn by Nicole Miyamoto; designed/made by Nicole Miyamoto.

Most Humorous:

Nintendonts, worn, designed and made by Kimberly Gruenke, Lily Gruenke, Wayne Carter, Hai Pham, Hwang, Melanie Arayama, Huy Pham, Brian Lee, Wendy Colon, Courtney Lorenz.

Best Workmanship:

Comrades in Arms: Theoden and Gamling Prepare for Battle, worn by Philip and Kathe Gust; designed/made by Phillip and Kathe Gust.

Best Presentation:

P.D.Q. Pirates, worn by Caitlin, Kelly, Cathleen, Kim, Cordelia, Carolyn, Jennifer, and Rogue; designed/made by Caitlin, Kelly, Cathleen, Kim, Cordelia, Carolyn, Jennifer, Rogue, Audrey Lewis, Josie Figueroa, Toby Markham, Kathy Pillsbury.

Most Beautiful:

Haydee, Princess of Janina, worn by Stella Paredes; designed/made by Stella and Stelly Paredes.

Best Novice:

Alien, worn by Mike Moore; designed/made by Mike Moore and Pete Mander.

Best Young Fan:

Runaway Bounty, worn by Tom, Rogino, Nick and Carlo; designed/made by Tom and Rosino

Honorable Mentions

For Originality -

Kwi Tok Ja Long, worn by Medgecomb; designed/made by Medgecomb;

Kick-Ass Martial Arts -

Dynasty Warriors, worn, designed, and made by Michael Chen, Arthur Hong, Seng Sae Teurn, Chris Shannon, Anita Chan;

Best Future Leader -

Kang, worn by Michael King; designed/made by Jennifer King.

Winners of Company prizes

DC Comics, $300 cash for best DC costume: Ragman, worn by Matt Bixler; designed/made by Maggie Smith.

Comic Gallery Stores, $125 for their favorite entry, Dancing with the Celebrities from the Stars!, worn by Kent Elofson, Danica Lisiewicz, Nicole Roberts, David Rose, Dawn Rose, Sa Winfield; designed/made by V.H.M., and $75.00 to their favorite Young Fan, Davy Jones, worn by Jake Webber; designed/made by Corey Webber and Jake Webber.

Anime Pavilion, $150 booth credit for their favorite anime costume Dynasty Warriors, worn, designed, and made by Michael Chen, Arthur Hong, Seng Sae Teurn, Chris Shannon, Anita Chan; $50 credit for runner-up, Nintendonts, worn, designed and made by Kimberly Gruenke, Lily Gruenke, Wayne Carter, Hai Pham, Hwang, Melanie Arayama, Huy Pham, Brian Lee, Wendy Colon, Courtney Lorenz , $40 credit for the best young fan anime costume, Davy Jones, worn by Jake Webber; designed/made by Corey Webber and Jake Webber.

Lynn Perry presented $150 to the best costume inspired by the horror or other dark genres, Corpse Bride, worn by Nicole Miyamoto; designed/made by Nicole Miyamoto and Sith, worn by Jennifer King; designed/made by Jennifer King.

ConDor and Conjecture presented a Con-Tour prize to the best first-time solo entry. The Con-Tour prize package consists of memberships to Conjecture V this September, ConDor XIV in March, and Comic-Con International 2007 next July, plus $100 in cash. The winner was Evangelion 01, worn by Edgar Mayoral Ruelas; designed/made by Edgar Mayoral Ruelas.

Lucasfilm Ltd. once again rewarded the best Star Wars costumers in the show with very special awards from the Lucas Licensing archives. They selected The Modal Nodes, worn by Kit Brown, Scott Hill, Carol Hill, Seth Monsen, Bryan Fear, Eric Eseke; designed/made by Kit Brown.

PRA International bestowed a $150 gift certificate for use at its website for the best anime entry: Scott Bernards VF-6 Alpha Fighter, worn by Blair Heald; designed/made by Blair Heald.

Committed Comics presented $200 to the best Young Fan entry portraying a comic book character, Runaway Bounty, worn by Tom, Rogino, Nick and Carlo; designed/made by Tom and Rosino. Plus, a $100 prize was bestowed to what they chose as the best first-time entry in the show, Halloween Girl and the Gunwitch, worn by Rosa & Choz Cunningham; designed/made by Rosa Cunningham.

Century Guild presented the choice of $200 in cash, or up to $500 in credit at their exhibitor booth, to what they chose as the best portrayal of elements of fantasy or Art Nouveau, Kwi Tok Ja Long, worn by Medgecomb; designed/made by Medgecomb, and Halloween Girl and the Gunwitch, worn by Rosa & Choz Cunningham; designed/made by Rosa Cunningham

The Testmarket Evolution awarded $100 to what they deemed the best anime costume Scott Bernards VF-6 Alpha Fighter, worn by Blair Heald; designed/made by Blair Heald and $100 to the best costume portraying food to Nova, "Starcraft: Ghost", worn by Jennifer Lengerich; designed/made by Jennifer Lengerich.

L.A.con IV presented a prize of two free memberships (a $400 value) to the best entry in a science fiction genre to Dancing with the Celebrities from the Stars!, worn by Kent Elofson, Danica Lisiewicz, Nicole Roberts, David Rose, Dawn Rose, Sa Winfield; designed/made by V.H.M.

AgentSakur9 Entertainment bestowed a $200 award to and a trophy for the Most Outstanding Costume to Corpse Bride, worn by Nicole Miyamoto; designed/made by Nicole Miyamoto.

San Diego FX Studio, Inc. bestowed a $200 cash prize to the costume entry they judged as best utilizing make-up to Davy Jones, worn by Jake Webber; designed/made by Corey Webber and Jake Webber and Dancing with the Celebrities from the Stars!, worn by Kent Elofson, Danica Lisiewicz, Nicole Roberts, David Rose, Dawn Rose, Sa Winfield; designed/made by V.H.M..

Dreamers and Schemers awarded $400 and a teaser poster for their new movie to what they deemed the best re-creation of a movie or TV character to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, worn by Rosemary Reeve, Dawn Coll, Sabrina Johnson, Kim Garvin, Donna Omo; designed/made by Ken Davis, Rosemary Reeve, Dawn Coll, Sabrina Johnson, Kim Garvin, Donna Omo.

Mattel awarded a prize pack of Superman Returns collectibles and toys including the R/C Flying Superman figure, Inflato-Suit, S3 Select Sculpt figures, plus action figures totaling over $300 in value to the best Superman or Supergirl entry Superman, worn by Allan Lavigne; designed/made by Allan Lavigne.

Diamond Select Toys and Paramount Home Video, in recognition of the 40th anniversary of Star Trek, awarded a special collection of Star Trek action figures, autographs, and the newly-released Fan Collective DVD sets, plus $100 in cash to Guinan - "Star Trek: The Next Generation", worn by Sandra Ford; designed/made by Sandra Ford and Patricia Delhm.