Skylanders Trap Team Cosplay Contest Will Be Taking Place at Comic Con

Written by Brandon Hofer on July 11, 2014

News: Activision has revealed that you can win a nice chunk of change if you have the best Skylanders cosplay at Comic Con.

With Comic Con approaching quickly Activision has just revealed that Skylanders Trap Team will be in attendance. To celebrate, Activision Publishing, Inc. will award more than $5000 in prizes to the best Skylanders costumes of the show. Fans now have a chance to bring their creativity to life by dressing up as one of their favorites, such as Spyro, Stealth Elf, Eruptor, Kaos or any of the characters from the Skylanders universe.

The costume contest will take place at the San Diego Comic-Con panel, "Skylanders: The Creative Process of Bringing Toys to Life," where members of the Skylanders team will offer insights into the development process of one of the world's most beloved and successful Toys-to-Life video game franchises. Panel speakers include comic book writer Ron Marz (Green Lantern, DC vs. Marvel), famed voice of Kaos Richard Horvitz (Invader Zim, Billy and Mandy), Activision's Senior Vice President of Consumer Marketing, John Coyne, and Toys for Bob's Director of Toy and Character Development, I-Wei Huang.

Prizes for the costume contest are as follows:

Grand Prize - $4,000

Runner Up - $1,000

2nd Runner Up - Collection of rare Skylanders toys

Not bad, right? If you can show up to Comic Con with the best Skylanders cosplay you might go home with $4,000. For those who are interested, the details are below:

When:

Thursday, July 24
Event Begins: 6:00pm

Where:

San Diego Convention Center, Room 7AB
111 W. Harbor Dr. San Diego, CA 92101

Will you be trying to win that prize money with Skylanders cosplay? Skylanders Trap Team is set to be released later this year for the Xbox One, PS4, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, Wii and Nintendo 3DS. Which version will you be picking up?