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2019
501st Legion
501st Legion is the premier Star Wars Cosplay group on the globe. With over 12,000 members, the 501st Legion is Lucasfilm's preferred Imperial costuming organization.
Bronx Spidey
Ivan Ramos, AKA Bronx Spidey, is a cosplayer from right here in NY. You can recognize him as Miles Morales from Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse. Aside from being a local phenom in schools, hospitals, and conventions, Ivan also attends Vaughn College for Aeronautics and technology. Aviation AND comics? What more could we ask for.
Saber Guild - Endor Temple
Saber Guild-Endor Temple is Long Islands "temple" of the global Saber Guild Organization. They are Lucasfilm's preferred lightsaber performance group and specialize in lightsaber choreography. Saber Guild-Endor Temple specializes in their very own lightsaber training classes, which you can find right here at Cradle Con!
The Avengers of New York is a non-profit organization created by a group of Marvel inspired cosplayers for charity events and hospital visits.
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Avengers of New York
Meet the Avengers:
Iron Man
Isaac
Isaac is new to the cosplay community. He is an IT Manager and a nurse in real life, who enjoys helping children and communities by doing charity events through cosplay as Tony Stark/Iron Man.
Captain America
Black Widow
Codename Citadel
Find out more information about Codename Citadel below!
Hawkeye
Alberto is 32 years old, a US soccer referee & NCAA soccer official. He Runs 5k and half marathon every year for charity. He has been on the cosplaying scene since 2016.
Alberto
Bucky BArnes
Ant-MAn
Joe Ramos
Your average Joe cosplayer from New York. Active on the cosplay scene since 2012. Known mostly for cosplaying Ant-Man and Daredevil.
The Wasp
Find out more information about Babs Butcher below!
Babs Butcher
Vision
Colin
Colin is a NY-based artist working on costumes and builds. Between fabric, tools, build materials, makeup, photographers, and more, it takes a lot to put together every character he does so go buy him a coffee on Ko-Fi!
Deadpool
Amir Soliman
Amir has been cosplaying for about 6 years. He says he is still learning but so far its been a great world of friends, art and 100% geekdom.
Captain MArvel
Samantha
Samantha owns a princess party business called Samantha's Fairytale Princesses and runs a nonprofit wish program for ill or trauma stricken children to get to meet their favorite characters. Samantha also put together the group the NYAvengers and is continuing to push forward with their mission.
Thanos
I was introduced to cosplaying 4 years ago when i decided to cosplay for the first time at NYCC 2015. Bringing joy to everyone that i encounter and bringing realism to the character’s I portray is what i love the most about cosplaying. I look forward to future relationships and character portrayals so the i can share my love for cosplay with the world.
Daniel
Babs Butcher
Babs Butcher is a cosplayer and podcaster in the Greater Philadelphia area. Babs attends conventions and events regularly and is most passionate about reaching out to inspire others in the creative community. Catch her on The Butcher's Block podcast on YouTube or at most any con on the East Coast.
2019 cosplay Contest judge
Barbie Chula
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2019 cosplay Contest judge
Samantha Catalano
Samantha has been on the cosplay scene since 2015. She owns a princess party business called Samantha's Fairytale Princesses and she runs a non-profit wish program for ill or trauma stricken children to meet their favorite characters. She is known for cosplaying Elsa, Harley Quinn, Wonder Woman and of course Captain Marvel. Samantha leads the NY Avengers. Behind the cosplaying, she is a special needs Pre-K teacher.
Codename Citadel
Codename Citadel mainly cosplays as Black Widow, but is drawn to various female assassins and spies. She finds power and inspiration in regular humans who’ve learned how to fight for and defend others. She’s always down to shoot a fight scene and donates to a different charity every month. Reach out with suggestions!
Simply Arabella
Daniela Manzano is a model and cosplay entertainer based in New Jersey. She discovered the unique creative pastime of cosplay at Atlanta comic con in 2018 at her first convention. With no prior skills in sewing or crafting she atteneded her first con in a store bought cosplay. She has always had a passion for art, being a nail and fine art artist , she quickly got absorbed by the art of cosplaying.
Having an artistic background she quickly began to teach her self to sew and craft to create different costumes. She still has a long way to go but she hope to inspire the people around her with the cosplays and content she creates.
2019 cosplay Contest judge
Veronica Rae
Veronica Rae is an International cosplayer, alt model, and Twitch affiliate streamer located in the NYC area who frequently travels for cosplay conventions.
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Aurora Kelly
Aurora Kelly is a college student, model, YouTuber, designer, seamstress, cosplayer and master of a million trades. She landed on earth almost a century ago, now she's just trying to figure out how to disguise herself on this planet! Follow her on Instagram and Facebook.
2019 cosplay Contest judge
Nicole Oliva
Nicole Oliva is a local Long Island singer and has been a part of many different live stage plays, musicals, operas, and concerts. She is involved in fashion and cosplay, especially Elegant Gothic Lolita Fashion and other Japanese Harajuku Street Fashions, as well as being an alternative fashion model and cosplay seamstress. Currently playing the role of a pretty magical Lolita girl, Nicole has been touring the east coast for concerts and lectures such as "The Dark Side of Opera", "Anime Selections Jpop Vocal Show", "Disney Cabaret", and "19th Century Romantic Opera". Nicole's performance and model/cosplay work has been covered by Shojo Beat, TLC, CBS 2, FOX 5, News 12 Long Island, Newsday, In Goth We Trust, POD of the Dead, Patch NY, and Daily Eyes among others. She is currently in the process of publishing a series of music videos as well as creating her first original album.
Rob Franzese
Rob Franzese is a voice actor and cosplayer famously known for his cosplay of Family Guy's Peter Griffin, taking on the title "The Real Life Peter Griffin". In 2014, Rob was featured in a video on YouTube detailing his visit to New York Comic Con 2014, which became a viral hit due to his picture-perfect Peter Griffin impression. While he may just be the real life Peter Griffin, Rob also does voice acting as well as Loony Toons and The Muppets impressions.
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Mandy Kitana
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Lois Grffin
Tim Tanco
Tim Tanco was born and raised in New York City. He has been attending Comic-Cons since 2006. With his older brothers introducing him to cartoons and comics in the 90s he now becomes them. Cosplaying since 2016 Tim has been featured on FUNKO and Jason David Franks Instagram page and hopes to continue winning the hearts of other Comic-Con guests.
"When I have some spare time I love to create things. Grew up a 90s baby and now the only way to go back in time is to create all these amazing characters I grew up on and seeing my kid’s eyes light up learning about them the same way I did."
- Tim Tanco
U.S.S. Britannic
A word from your local commanding officer:
U.S.S. Britannic, flagship of the 7th Fleet, is a LI-based Star Trek (and other forms of Sci-Fi) fan club and proud member of Starfleet: The International Star Trek Fan Association, Inc. This chapter, located in Region 7, is set during the Next Generation feature films and Voyager timeline. On U.S.S. Britannic, you create the persona of a Starfleet officer serving on a starship where you will meet new friends and engage in the many activities our chapter, Region and organization has to offer. We host monthly chapter meetings and participate in such events as film fests, BBQ’s, movies, parties, trips to NYC, gaming, and of course- gathering in uniform for local as well as out-of-state conventions.
Admiral Wayne L. Augustson
Commanding Officer- U.S.S. Britannic NCC-71818
Region 7 Coordinator
Region 7, STARFLEET
Livicole Cosplay
Livicole is a costume maker, cosplayer and model from Queens, NY. She first got into cosplay in 2017 when she attended a convention in a hand-made Psylocke costume and immediately fell in love with the hobby. Livicole makes costumes both "big" and "small" - ranging from World of Warcraft armor builds to casual Pokemon redesigns and is constantly trying to push herself to learn more in order to create bigger and better costumes. On average, Livicole spends 6+ hours a day on cosplay and makes over 25 costumes a year. She also runs an Etsy shop where she sells cosplay props and digital templates. Cosplay has become somewhat of an addiction for her, but when she's not working on her latest costume, you can find her watching anime, playing video games, or relaxing with her cats.
Rin Cosplay
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2019 cosplay Contest judge
Elena Strikes
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Rizuki Cosplay
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2019 cosplay Contest judge
Sofia Sivan
Sofia Sivan is a cosplayer, actress, and comedian based out of New York City.
Cy-fy Cosplay
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Cucumber Cosplay
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2019 cosplay Contest judge
Browncoats of NY
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Rebel Legion Echo BASE
Whovian Running Club
The Whovian Running Club (WRC) is a charitable Fanthropy running program administered by Random Tuesday, Inc. (RTI) . The WRC uses the power of fandom to inspire communities of fans to be more physically active while raising funds for deserving charities.
U.S.S Iwo Jima
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Cosplay contest
2019
Ages 15 & under
Saturday
Ages 16+
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Sunday
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