Hey friends, do you like to get free comics and dress up for Halloween? Do you like winning something for your Halloween costume? Well, starting this Saturday you can enter to win some great prizes from the folks over at Halloween Comicfest. Check out the information below and good luck to all.
IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
“The Greatest
Halloween Costume Contest Ever” Returns!
Enter
the costume contest for a chance to win a $500 shopping spree to your local
comic shop and additional prizes!
(Baltimore,
MD) – (October 21, 2014)- Halloween ComicFest is conducting “The Greatest
Halloween Costume Contest Ever”, where participants take a picture in costume
showcasing one of the 19 free Halloween ComicFest full-size or mini-comics and then
upload their costume photos to be entered to win great prizes, including a
Grand Prize of a $500 shopping spree at their local comic shop!
Starting
October 25th through November 9th contestants can upload
their photos and choose one of the five costume categories— Superhero/Comics, TV/Movie, Gamer, Horror and
Original to enter.
How
To Enter:
1.
Contestants
must get one of the 19 official Halloween ComicFest full-size or mini-comics.
2.
Contestants must
take a picture holding one of the Halloween ComicFest comics while in costume.
3.
The photo must then be uploaded to the
Halloween ComicFest website at (www.halloweencomicfest.com/costumecontest) and submitted into the appropriate
costume category where it will be screened by the HCF staff to ensure the photo
is appropriate and has a HCF comic included in the picture.
4.
Contestants
are encouraged to share their photo to try and gain votes online.
5.
Photos can be submitted anytime they
receive a Halloween ComicFest 2014 comic until 11:59PM on November 9th.
From Sunday, November 2nd until Sunday November 9th
at 11:59PM, fans will be able to vote
on their favorite entries featured on the HCF website, ultimately helping
decide a category winner. In addition to the category prize winners, two Grand
Prize winners will be picked at random to receive a $500 shopping spree to
their local comic shop and one adult and one child from each category will receive
a $100 shopping spree. The adult and child who earn the most votes in their
respective categories will receive a prize pack containing a variety of items
from contest sponsors which include DC
Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Archie Comics, IDW Publishing, BOOM! Studios,
Diamond Select Toys, Zenescope, Oni Press, Abstract, Funko, Giant Microbes,
Funimation, Tweeterhead, and Bandai.
“This year, it’s easier to enter the costume
contest, as anyone who receives at least one of the free Halloween ComicFest
comics and has a costume is eligible to enter,” said Halloween ComicFest
spokesperson Deborah Moreland. “Comic shops are packed with great comics,
graphic novels and other pop-culture merchandise and on Oct. 25th
they’ll be packed with customers picking up the Halloween ComicFest full-size
and mini-comics for free in addition to having a fun experience all-around at
their local participating comic shop.” "We expect some friendly
competition to take place once the voting begins and look forward to seeing
what people wear to win."
To enter the contest and view other participants photos, go to www.halloweencomicfest.com/costumecontest. For more information about the free full-size and mini-comics and to find a participating comic shop, go to www.halloweencomicfest.com.
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ABOUT HALLOWEEN COMIC FEST—Halloween ComicFest is
an annual event where participating comic book specialty shops across North
America and beyond celebrate the Halloween season by giving away free comic
books to anyone who comes into their shops. The event is held the Saturday
before Halloween and is the perfect opportunity to introduce friends and family
to the many reasons why comic shops are a great destination for Halloween
themed comic books, products and merchandise. From zombies, vampires, monsters
and aliens to costumes and more, comic shops have it all when it comes to
Halloween fun!
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