Category: Costuming Guest

Chiki Cosplay

Chiki Cosplay developed her sewing expertise under the tutelage of head costume designers for operas and professional theatres. Chiki Cosplay excels in craftsmanship, never shying away from any costume which requires minute detailing or difficult techniques. She has won a multitude of awards, including several Best in Show for construction and masquerade skits.

Chiki Cosplay has now found a calling as a judge and contest coordinator, judging craftsmanship at conventions all over the east coast. She has been a featured judge at Animazement, Katsucon, Otakon, TsubasaCon, and Nashicon and is the current cosplay director for NekoCon and contest coordinator for Queen City Anime Con. In addition to judging and contest coordinating, she makes appearances as a cosplay guest and panelist, sharing her wealth of costuming knowledge and her other passions like Disney and Fallout. When not working at conventions, she focuses on her photography career and is a member of the board for the community service organization: CausePlay Carolinas. In 2023 Chiki is looking forward to guesting at her first RavenCon and the Taylor Swift Eras tour. She’d like you to know those tickets were very hard to get and it is worthy of bragging about.

Abby Cordes

Abby Cordes is a graduate of Biola University’s Screenwriting program. She is passionate about both the consumption and creation of science fiction and fantasy. As a biology minor and a laboratory employee, Cordes also possesses a scientific background and a desire to share STEM knowledge with others. Her ultimate dream is to write for edutainment television. For the time being, she is dedicated to all things fandom, from writing fanfiction to donning cosplay to serving as a panelist at Mysticon for four years. This is her first year at RavenCon. Cordes lives in Colonial Beach, VA, with her husband Josh, and her parrot, Gloria.

Mourning Dove

I am so excited to have the honor of being a cosplay guest for the first time since I began going to conventions in 2018. I have been cosplaying since 2018 and I have gone to various conventions in Virginia as well as North Carolina. Along with being a cosplayer, I have also been a cast member of two different Rocky Horror Picture Show shadow casts. I have cosplayed various characters including Emma Frost from the X-Men, Mavis from Hotel Transylvania, and many others. As for Rocky Horror, I have performed as Magenta, Janet, Colombia, Rocky, and Frank-N-Furter. I am so honored to have this opportunity.

Angela Pritchett

Angela Pritchett is an actress, author, musician, costumer, podcaster, and makeup artist. She has been seen in films such as Plan 9, the Porkchop film trilogy, TV shows like Bill Nye the Science Guy, and most recently the JG Wentworth Commercial!

Angela is an avid cosplayer and has been making her own costumes for the last twenty years. Her costumes have been featured in the Washington Post, as well as various Japanese magazines and coffee table books.

Angela plays geeky and spooky music with her ukulele. She posts videos of her music on your Youtube channel “Angela Plays Ukulele”. Her videos have been featured in Ukulele Magazine, Horror Society, and many other news outlets.

Angela is the author of Shut Up and Eat! The Unofficial Doctor Who Cookbook Series, she has also been featured in numerous short story anthologies and books with essays on different topics in fandoms like Dr. Who and Star Trek.

Angela went to UNC Greensboro and has a BS in Music Education and a Masters in Liberal Studies and Ethnomusicology. She does the podcasting segment “A Geek Girl’s Take” which can be heard weekly on the Earth Station One Network, and when she has free time she spends it sewing or playing with her Pugs.

Rebel Legion & 501st Legion

We are LFL’s preferred Star Wars costuming clubs. The Rebel Legion represents the “Good Guys” and the 501st Legion represents the “Bad Guys.” We do charity and community events all over the world dressed as Star Wars characters.

Semetary Cosplay

Semetary Cosplay is a Colorado-based cosplayer who has been cosplaying since 2006 when he attended his first convention. Has created more than 300 costumes in his career, as well as does fashion and street modeling. Has traveled around the country promoting the concept that all cosplay is beautiful, no matter the fandom or skill level. As a trans*cosplayer, he is a representative of the LGBTQ+ and feels that cosplay was the outlet that most supported him in being his true self.

Stormraven

Hailing from somewhere beyond the stars, Stormraven spends her days thinking up cosplays, making resin decor, and spending hours on YouTube. She won Best Journeyman at RavenCon 2018 and had the honor of being a judge for the Masquerade at RavenCon 2019.

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