We are pleased to have such great contestants that dove right in and participated in our FIRST FBCC Costume Event! A big thank you to all of our judges as they were wonderful to work with. They remained flexible (given their busy schedules) through the duration of the contest.

* Please Remember: Regardless of who wins, you should all be proud of your costumes & the enthusiasm that you showed for this event. It was a close race!

WINNERS- FBCC Costume Event, 2009:
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1ST Place- Firestar (Marvel)
Spider-Man & His Amazing Friends- Contestant: Amber Love

2nd Place- Rorschach (Watchmen)- Contestant: Chris Constantine

3rd Place- Batman- Contestant: Sam McClellan
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- Please keep your eyes open for future contests as we have been thinking about holding these costume contests as a frequent event on the FBCC site.
- Winners will be contacted, shortly for prize distribution!

*** FINAL CONTESTANTS- Submissions Received/Posted to Event Site:
Chris Constantine | RORSCHACH | From DC Comics Watchmen
Amber Love | FIRESTAR | From Marvel's Spider-Man & His Amazing Friends animated show
William W Crites Jr | GANJU SHIBA | From the Bleach manga
Paul Heid | CAPTAIN AMERICA | Marvel Comics
Chazz Womack | SPIDER-MAN | Marvel Comics
Christoffer Larsson | SPIDER-MAN | Marvel Comics
Sam McClellan | BATMAN | DC Comics

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PREMIERE COSTUME COMPETITION JUDGING REVIEW NOW UNDERWAY
On the main floor discussion topic:
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=63366131619&topic=8264

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FACEBOOK COMIC CON PREMIERE COSTUME COMPETITION

**** IMPORTANT UPDATE: Deadline for submissions (posting costume pics) has been extended to: THURSDAY, MAR 12, 2009- 8:00 PM, EDT (NY)

SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2009 | 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT (NY)

Held during the GALA PREMIERE LAUNCH of FACEBOOK COMIC CON. MARCH 12-15, 2009
On the Main Floor Convention Hall.

ATTEND THIS EVENT & ENTER THE COMPETITION! SHOW US JUST HOW CREATIVE YOU ARE!
HONOR YOUR FAVORITE COMIC BOOK HERO! AND LET'S HAVE SOME FUN!

*** Please carefully read the contest instructions, official rules and criteria to ensure your successful entry and to better understand contest procedures.

RULES FOR COSTUME ENTRIES:
1-) All entrants must be registered at Facebook Comic Con.
2-) Entries can be posted in photo or video format.
3-) Only one photo or one video allowed for each entry.
4-) Video entries must not exceed 10 seconds in length.

HOW TO ENTER | WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:
1-) Start planning and creating your costume.
2-) When finished, have pictures or video taken of you in your costume holding a hand-written sign only containing: FBCC COSTUME CONTEST 2009. This ensures that all our contestant costumes are new and authentically produced for this event so the contest is fair to all.
3-) Choose the best photo or edit up to 10 best seconds of video for upload to contest event.

POSTING YOUR CONSTUME ENTRIES:
1-) Attend this event through menu at upper right of this page. This officially enters you into the contest.
2-) Upload your photo or video to the photos or video section of this event.
3-) Tag your photo or video with the name of the event: FBCC PREMIERE COSTUME COMPETITION.
4-) Caption label your photo or video with the NAME OF COSTUME CHARACTER.
5-) Only photos or videos of costume entries are allowed to be posted. All other postings will be removed. Repeat violators may be excluded from competition event.

START TIME AND DEADLINE FOR POSTING COSTUME ENTRIES:
• Start time for posting entries: MON, FEB 9, 2009. 8:00 AM, EST (NY)
• Deadline for posting entries: THURS, MAR 12, 2009. 8:00 PM, EDT (NY)

JUDGES, WINNERS & PRIZES:
FIVE JUDGES from the guest list of Facebook Comic Con are:
1.) Dave Ryan
2.) Amy Fletcher
3.) Mat Broome
4.) Simon Williams
5.) Michael D. Hamersky

JUDGING & ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINNERS will take place at scheduled event time:
SAT, MAR 14, 2009 | 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT (NY)
On the convention Main Floor Hall (Facebook Comic Con main page) & on the Events page, itself.

JUDGING CRITERIA is divided into 3 categories.
1-) Uniqueness. 2-) Design. 3-) Execution.
RATING from 1-10 will be given in each category.

TEN (10) TOP entries will be chosen as finalists.
THREE (3) TOP SCORING entries will receive prizes.
HIGHEST SCORING ENTRY will be our Grand 1st Prize winner.

PRIZES ARE:
First Prize: A-Z Superheroes poster
Second Prize: (Batman on) Gargoyle poster
Third Prize: Original sketch by Michael Netzer (to be drawn)

* To view 1st & 2nd Prizes & for more details:
http://michaelnetzer.com/rEvolution/content/blogsection/9/135/

COSTUME COMPETITION ENTHUSIASTS: Let's show the real world how imaginative, fantastic and creative a virtual costume competition can be! Unleash your creativity... and let's have some FUN!

LISA HAGER-DUNCAN: Event Coordinator
MICHAEL NETZER: FBCC Director