Tuesday, November 13, 2012
The Pirate Carrying a Mermaid Optical Illusion has been named Patch's Halloween Costume in America. Its creator—and wearer—will receive a $5,000 prize for having the most creative and innovative costume.
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Ashley Playford dressed up as a pirate carrying a mermaid this Halloween. Well, actually, she dressed up as the mermaid. Her creativity has earned her the title of Patch's Best Halloween Costume in America and a $5,000 grand prize. It was Playford's use of an optical illusion that won us over. Take a look at the photo she entered on Peekskill-Cortlandt Patch! Almost 4,000 Patch users entered the contest from Oct. 15 to Nov. 5, with costumes ranging from the Eiffel Tower and Honey Boo Boo to a flower pot and a clever interpretation of "binders full of women." National judges chose 1 finalist from each Patch state based on who had the most creative and innovative costume (we combined North Carolina & South Carolina for this contest, as …
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Read Parkville-Overlea Patch's Q&A with Brandon Seifert, who created Witch Doctor for Image comics.
It's not often that he's been flown anywhere to do an appearance—in fact, a trip from Portland, OR to Parkville, MD is the first time that Image Comics creator and writer Brandon Seifert has "been flown anywhere". And he just couldn't resist the chance to come meet fans at Parkville's Collector's Corner. Seifert, a 32-year-old Fairbanks, AL native, has only been working professionally on comics for about two years. His first book, "Witch Doctor", was picked up by Image Comics' Robert Kirkman (of The Walking Dead fame) and produced on his Skybound imprint. Patch had a chance to speak with Seifert Wednesday night. How would you describe "Witch Doctor" for anyone who hasn't read it? Seifert: We always describe it as a horror medical drama—…
The Parkville comics shop drew people from around the state for a Halloween celebration and costume contest.
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Thursday, November 1, 2012
They came from all over: Crofton, Dundalk, Bel Air, and even Charles County—just to name a few—to celebrate Halloween at Parkville's Collector's Corner. The comic shop, located at 7911 Harford Road, held a Halloween celebration that included a costume contest, movie screening and signing with Image comics author Brandon Seifert. Read my interview with Seifert, creator of Witch Doctor and writer for Hellraiser here. Check out photos of costumers in the gallery above. Contest winners included: Adults Kids What did you do for Halloween? Have a costume photo? Why not enter in the Patch Best Halloween Costume in America contest for a chance to win $5,000.
Monday, October 22, 2012
The best (in my personal opinion) holiday of the year is right around the corner and I, for one, have no idea what I'm doing.
When it comes to Halloween people tend to fall into one of three categories: they either plan their costume way ahead of time, wait until the last minute or don't participate at all. Normally, this Patch editor is in the first category but, this year, with Halloween just a week away, I have no idea what costume I'll be donning. Sure, I have a few standbys I've put together over the years: a pirate, a character from the Final Fantasy video game series, the eleventh Doctor from Doctor Who ... but who wants to recycle a costume? I've waited far too long to do what I wanted (put together a great Iron Man costume) so I'm turning to you, the readers, for ideas. What are you going to be for Halloween? Recently, I made it a point to stop by …
Jason Eaton
4:54 pm on Monday, October 22, 2012
Here's a good one for guys in their 30s and 40s - Bob Ross. All you need is an afro wig, facial hair, blue button down shirt, jeans, and a palette/paintbrush. more ›