NOVEMBER 1ST IS THE LAST DAY TO ENTER!
Show the CBM community that you’re proud to sport your favorite character’s gear.
Here are the Details:
1. No pornographic or profane costumes or pictures. As a guideline, keep it PG-13.
2. One entry per CBM.com user. Post your pictures in the comments section of this article OR send your entry to:
[email protected] if you don't know how, and MultiPurposePoni will post them for you.
3. Costume must be worn by you (CBM.com user). No friends or family entries and please do not submit convention or internet photos.
4. Costumes must have been created after November 1st, 2008.
5. Costumes may be store bought, handmade or a combination of both. Originality garners more points!
6. Your photo MUST include a hand-written placard displaying your CBM.com username, character name, and submission date. You may either hold the placard or prop it, but it CANNOT be Photo-shopped into the frame.
7. Contestants must submit their entry photos and information by Midnight (EST) on November 1st, 2009.
8. Have fun! Use props, visual aids and scenery to augment your costume. Use different angles and poses to enhance your costumes appeal. But, again, no Photo-shopped images!
Entries are not limited to comic book or anime related costumes. Feel free to create your own original costume!
IMPORTANT: Make sure your CBM account has an up-to-date email address so that we may contact the winners! Include the following in your entry submission: CBM Username, character Name, and costume description. If you are emailing your pics to Poni, be sure to include this info in your email to him.
Judging and Prizes:
1. Contestants are competing in four categories:
Best Superhero, Best Super Villain, Funniest Costume, and Scariest Costume. Judges will choose the category your costume falls under.
2. The submission deadline is winners announced November 4th.
3. Each of the four winners will receive a Jack-o’-Lantern filled with comic and movie themed goodies (books, DVDs, posters, etc.) contributed by ComicBookMovie.com and local comic shops in the Washington D.C. area, along with a Certificate of Excellence signed by CBM.com overlord Galactus himself!
4. Three contestants will receive Honorable Mention Awards for Most Originality, Judges Favorite and Best Use of Props/Scenery.
5. If a contest winner cannot be reached by November 11th, 2009, their prize will be awarded to one of the Honorable Mention recipients.
Good luck to all!
But wait, there’s more!
After the winners are announced on November 4th, it will be up to all of YOU to decide who should win the Fan Favorite Costume award! Ten finalists’ entries will be polled by CBM.com members for a chance to win this exclusive San Diego Comic Con Exclusive Artist Proof Storm Bust:
Alright, time to stop reading and get to work!
UPDATED: 10/22/2009!
Due to the great entries we've seen so far, we are adding a new category:
Best Children's Costume
The winner in this category will receive a grab-bag of comic themed prizes geared towards youngsters! You are welcome to submit your kid's costume entry as well as your own, they will both be included in the contest.
Bonus Prize!
ComicBookMovie.com’s very own artist extraordinaire Shaman will be awarding each of the four contest winners with personalized portraits!
Once you have been selected as a winner by our panel of judges, you will have the option of having Shaman either create a sketch of you in your contest costume, or you can select the actor and character of your choice.
Many thanks go out to the great Shaman for contributing his time and effort to our first costume contest!
Contest Entries
REMEMBER: If you don't include the required contest placard in at least one of your photos, your costume will not eligible for a prize.
Scarecrow by peterparker420
'Duke' G.I.Joe by icongfx
Daredevil by Benjamin
Deadpool by gregrocks7979
Multiple Man by Michael Galusick
Darth Vader by Scarface
Captain America by TheSteve13
TheComedian by Rorschach01
Iron Man by MasterLe246
Storm Shadow by thechousenone
Scarecrow by Set2FallFirst
The Joker by Adam
Frank by The Answer
Robin by Norma Jeane
Bizarro Clark by kaos
Captain Planet by INVALENSNAME
Northstar by Spider Damon
Spock by Spock
The Hood by Stubbyswof
Rorschach by Tyko450
Green Arrow by lexkal66
Darth Nihilus by necrosage
Guy Gardner by Ty
Captain America by Kieran
Wolverine by 4Real
More entries will be posted as soon as they're submitted!