Blazing Desert comiccon - 10th anniversary

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Please welcome Ryann KayKay!

Ryann Kay is an Arizona costume designer, circus performer and cosplayer. She started sewing at age 11 and started working as a theatre costume designer and seamstress at the age of 17. At 21 she discovered the cosplay community, which has now changed costuming from a job to a true passion. Since then she has created over 100 unique cosplays based on anime, comics, video games, and everything in between. She is always looking for new adventures and ways to bring her cosplays to life by combining it with her other passions such as aerials and acrobatics. Her core belief is that there is no right or wrong way to cosplay, it’s up to each individual to interpret a character and make it their own.

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Please welcome MoNic Cosplays!

MoNic Cosplays is an Arizona cosplayer with well over a decade of experience in the cosplay and comicon community. From working behind the scenes at different conventions to volunteering with cosplay charity groups she’s worked hard to be an active part of the community.

For the last 7 years she has run a small business here in Yuma, which is a day spa that provides facials, waxing, massages in Historic Downtown and she is also a face painter for Downtown events and parties. Her love of the arts is displayed by her work and her passion is to bring the joy of the arts to anyone who’ll listen.

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Please welcome Maise Designs! Gabby will be an amazing judge for the Masquerade. You can find her in the exhibitor hall! She has been a part of the geek culture her whole life. She originally built a following in the cosplay world. There, she was known for creating amazing costumes for dozens of cosplayers over the years & making frequent showings at local cons. While she still loves costumes, her new focus has found her a happiness she hadn't known before!

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