Times of San Diego couldn’t record every brilliantly painted face at the San Diego Convention Center, but here are some of the best, in our humble estimation.
Drum roll, please, for an international cast.
No. 10: Alex Haroof of Las Vegas as Beast from “X-Men.”

No. 9: Lisa Kruis of Santee as a “Crossed” of comic book.

No. 8: Damian Lance of San Francisco as Krieg from “Borderlands 2.”

No. 7: Isabel Cervantes of South San Francisco as Princess Deadpool.

No. 6: Melanie McGrew of La Mesa as a Steampunk version of the Mad Hatter.

No. 5: Steffie Solomon of Michigan as Harley Quinn from “Gotham Girls.”

No. 4: Conor Ford of Falls Church, Virginia, as the Joker from “Batman.”

No. 3: Tamika Preston of Michigan as Gamora from “Guardians of the Galaxy.”

No. 2: Kevin Leomo of Scotland as Darth Maul from “Star Wars.”

And the champion is: Emily Mulholland of Irvine as D’Vorah from “Mortal Combat.”

Honorable mentions go to:





















