Many of you have had the absolute pleasure of meeting Maiacat Cosplay at a number of our conventions as a guest and our esteemed Cosplay Contest MC!

Teacher by day, cosplayer by night, Maiacat Cosplay is a curvy cosplayer hailing from south-central PA. With over thirty years of experience being a nerd, Maiacat broke into the cosplay scene in 2016. Specializing in armor crafting, she’s been awarded numerous First Place and Best in Show commendations for her work. She loves all things Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and gaming, though her favorite things to make cosplay armor of are Pokémon! Maiacat’s favorite aspect of cosplay is the bonds that the shared hobby build.

CheeryKokiri is a Maryland based cosplayer who enjoys geeking out at cons across the east coast. A seasoned cosplayer with 12 years experience, she has won over a dozen major craftmanship awards, including 4 Best in Shows. She has also had her cosplays published in magazines such as Otaku USA, Cosplay Realm, and the Women vs. Cosplay Calendar.

VioletteVerse Cosplay is a 12 year old professional cosplayer with 1724 consecutive cosplays and a superhero in training on a mission to make the world smile one cosplay at a time.

She has been cosplaying since she was 3 years old. She loves superheroes and good deeds.

She interviews other cosplayers and talks about superheroes and toys. In her superhero training she helps others, works with charities and trains to be her best superself.

You can find her on youtube as Violetteverse and on instagram as @Vi0letteverse.

"Hello, I am RackuhnWolf, I am from the central PA area and I have been in cosplay since 2017. I have cosplayed characters from anime, games, comics, science fiction and fantasy movies, and mythology. I am an artist, I am always making something, and that has pulled me into the cosplay world. My other interests are anthropology, sculpting, drawing, reading and jumping into the woods. In person you’ll find out how much of a goofball I can be!"

Make sure to stop by his booth in Cosplay Alley and check out his incredible cosplays!

Let's hear it for our next Cosplay Guest, the totally JAW-SOME 🦈 Shark Bait Sarah!
Shark Bait Sarah is a Central Pennsylvania based cosplayer that has been cosplaying since 2013 and entering competitions since 2019. She cosplays from a variety of sources including anime, video games, movies and more. While she loves the challenge of creating a new costume and learning new techniques, her favorite thing is seeing what others create and the joy they bring to this hobby. When she isn't at a convention you can find her at a Renaissance Festival or at home playing FFXIV. Shark Bait Sarah's most notable works include Purah from Tears of the Kingdom, Lambert from Cult of the Lamb, Jinx from Arcane, Krile from FFXIV, and Oogie Boogie from Nightmare Before Christmas.@everyone

LaineyCat is a Maryland based cosplayer who started cosplaying in 2012. Her love of comics, anime, video games and horror pushed her to pursue propmaking & more advanced sewing techniques to bring to life the characters & creatures she loves. Leather crafting is also a passion, which adorns the occasional costume as well as all of her Renaissance garb.

Outside of cosplay, Lainey’s interests include art history, interior design & furniture restoration.

Intraventus is a professional body painter and makeup artist! She specializes in artistic pop culture character renditions from comics, games, anime and movies; "Cospainting"! Intraventus is also an award winning cosplayer, published model, photographer and a full time partnered Twitch streamer! She builds costumes, props and accessories! In her free time, she plays games with the amazing positive community of more than half a million followers she has built on her various social media platforms!

Megami is an up and coming costume designer, model, Twitch streamer and one of a kind small potato. Her creations range from anime to video game fandoms, along with her own original designs. She discovered the world of cosplay in 2016 and has become completely addicted. Many of her costumes include intricate sewing and armor making. She has been invited to appear as a guest and judge at local conventions. Her creations have won awards and have been published in cosplay magazines. Through her passion and hard work, she hopes to inspire anyone and everyone to cosplay.
Megami has served as a judge for Four State Comic Con cosplay contests and also took BEST IN SHOW at our very first convention ever!

Sharon Rose is a Pennsylvanian cosplayer, published author, artist, plus-size model, comics lover and all-around geek girl recognized for her award-winning EVA foam armor and paint detailing. Her work has been showcased in Marvel’s digital series Marvel Becoming: Captain Marvel, on the cover of Cosplay Culture magazine and in numerous geek culture media, including Marvel.com and SciFiNow.

Sharon is an administrator for SheProp! (a safe-space prop and costuming forum for marginalized genders — female identifying, two-spirit, nonbinary and trans cosplayers, makers and artists). As a plus-size creator, Sharon is an advocate for cosplay inclusivity, body positivity, PCOS awareness and mental health discourse through artistic expression and community.

She reimagines beloved pop culture characters as highly detailed original designs, from steampunk warriors to armored superheroes to fantasy creatures. Her years of mixed-media experience have resulted in invitations to appear as a panelist, guest and costuming judge for numerous cosplay conventions.

Sharon Rose is a firm believer that anyone can cosplay — yes, you! — regardless of skill level or experience. As a Plaid FX® product ambassador, Sharon loves to teach painting techniques and construction tips at events, encouraging others to find joy in crafting their fandoms, their way. Cosplay is for everyone!

When she’s not in her studio buried under EVA foam dust or painting, Sharon can be found binge-watching horror and sci-fi films, drinking (too much) coffee or snuggling with her tuxedo cat, Murphy.

Ghostiee Muffinn is a video game, anime and cosplay enthusiast. As a cosplayer of over 8 years, she enjoys the challenge of building new costumers, however; her favorite part is meeting new faces in the cosplay community. She is excited to return to one of her favorite conventions of all time- The Four State Comic Con!

WHO YOU GONNA CALL? Please welcome the Charm City Ghostbusters to the Four State Comic Con and their fight against the paranormal and Cystic Fibrosis!!! This amazing group will be on location to meet all of you and we will be assisting them on raising funds for their charity of choice, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. They will be at the event looking to meet all of you along with a green screen photo op booth and quite possibly Slimer! Who knows maybe even a representative from the Stay Puft company will be on location. The Ecto 1 may be scheduled for maintenance that weekend due to Slimer stealing it again but let’s keep our fingers crossed! Either way, this will be an awesome time with an awesome group of people raising money for an awesome cause!

Monica Tulay is an author, cosplay model and aspiring actress living in Pennsylvania. She is most known for her representation of Supergirl, and her original superhero novel "Sandstorm: The Legend of Adira". (She also cosplays as Adira). Monica makes most of her own costumes, and has been known to showcase her own creative design for the characters she portrays.
You can pick up her book here: https://tinyurl.com/nhh9an4u

Check out the Jurassic Park Jeep.

Great photo opportunity and always a fun conversation.