Comic-Con@Home Cosplay Challenge

The gauntlet has been thrown ... will you accept the challenge? 

Dust off your sewing machine, gather your materials, and get your creative juices flowing. The ComicCon@Home Cosplay challenge returns for 2021 with more categories and an exciting addition!

The Details: The Comic-Con@Home Cosplay Challenge kicks off on Friday, July 23, 2021, at 9:00 AM (PDT) and ends Sunday, July 25, 2021, at 4:30 PM (PDT). Participation is elementary, my dear Watson! Simply snap a few photos and share your cosplay via Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or Pinterest during the submission times and dates listed above.

Tag us and include  #ComicConAtHome2021Cosplay  so we don’t miss your entry. And this year we’re working with Pinterest to create a Comic-Con@Home 2021 Hub, where your cosplay could be featured!

All ages and skill levels are encouraged to participate.  

Our favorite participants will be selected from the following categories: 

• Best Make-Up

• Best Mashup

• Best Group

• Best Use of Household Items

• Most In-Character / Best Likeness (Canon Character) 

• Best Classic Comic Character (before 1985) 

• Best Modern Comic Character (after 1985) 

• Most Humorous

• Best Duo

The announcement: Drum roll please … Last year, a few of our fans included their pets and we loved it so much we created a Pet Cosplay challenge just for them! Dress up your dog, cat, pig, or hamster and show them off under #ComicConAtHome2021Cosplay. But don’t worry about specific categories for Spot or Miss Fluffy, we just want to see them dressed up!

The Fine Print: Cosplay creations must be family-friendly. No nude or lewd images. No advertisements or promotions. Images only. No videos,  please.  

Fame (but no fortune) awaits you, as some of our favorite animals and humans will be shared on our social media feeds and the official ComicCon@Home website! Click here to view our  ComicCon@Home 2020 Cosplay Challenge gallery.  

Good luck, we can’t wait to see your designs!  

By submitting photographs, you are representing that the photographs were taken by you and that they do not infringe upon the copyright, intellectual property, publicity, or any other right of any other party. 

By submitting a photograph of your creation to the ComicCon@Home Cosplay Challenge, you assert that you are at least 18 years of age at the time of submission, and you agree to let San Diego Comic Convention (“SDCC”) use your first name, photo, and social media handle on our website, social media and any other marketing or promotional channels for no financial or other compensation.  Selected participants may not seek compensation for any submission.  SDCC reserves the right to disqualify and/or remove any inappropriate art, photos, or writing as they may deem necessary.  Not all entries will be selected.  By submitting your photograph(s), you also grant to SDCC a royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual, non-exclusive license to publicly display, distribute, reproduce and create derivative works of the photograph(s), in whole or in part, in any media now existing or later developed, for any purpose, including, but not limited to, advertising and promotion of SDCC and its programs and activities.  SDCC will not be required to offer or provide any additional consideration or seek any additional approval in connection with such uses.  

Photographs including the likeness or face of a person(s) under the age of 18 years old must be submitted by a parent or a legal guardian.  By submitting photographs including the likeness or face of a person(s) under the age of 18, you are representing that you are a parent or legal guardian of the person(s) and that you are giving the SDCC permission to publish and use the photograph as set forth above.