SPECIAL DETAILS: Cosplay: Craftsmanship Contest Judge
AMHCosplays is excited to be back this spring at Motor City Comic Con! An award-winning cosplayer in both craftsmanship and performance, AMHCosplays has brought more than 275 characters to life in the 20+ years she has enjoyed this amazing hobby. Cosplay has allowed her to learn such crafting skills as sewing, 3D printing, and working with foam, thermoplastics, and other materials. Best known for her Bulma Briefs, She-Hulk, and Wonder Woman cosplays, AMHCosplays strives to be as canon as possible with her cosplays and creative with her takes on existing characters. She has been featured by multiple magazines and pop-culture sites and recently walked the runway at her second New York Fashion Week. She looks forward to seeing everyone’s creative cosplays this May!
Exuberant Cosplay
SPECIAL DETAILS: Cosplay: Craftsmanship Contest Judge
Exuberant Cosplay is an award-winning costume and prop maker based in Detroit, MI. He became acquainted with cosplay in 2017 and discovered it was a natural fit because he has always been passionate about art and flexing his creativity. Exuberant Cosplay specializes in armor work and creating complex and detailed armor. His first armor cosplay was Lagiacrus from Monster Hunter, and he constructed it from head to toe, including the weapon. This first cosplay launched an addiction to costume making that has propelled him ever since. Exuberant Cosplay hosts armor-building panels for cosplayers interested in making their own armor out of foam; he also has supported POC-related panels over the years. During his cosplay career, Exuberant Cosplay has created many other builds, competing and offering inspiration to other cosplayers along the way.
IHaveAProblem
SPECIAL DETAILS: Cosplay: Craftsmanship Contest Judge
A last-minute Danny Phantom cosplay, handmade with help from his aunt, is what launched IHaveAProblem into the world of cosplay. Since that fateful 2017 con, he has fallen in love with the cosplay community and the crafting behind the cosplaying. Through sewing, foamcraft, 3D printing, and whatever else it takes, IHaveAProblem strives to bring his favorite characters to life. iHaveAProblem's design skills for captivating costumes and interesting props have earned him multiple awards for both craftsmanship and performance, and he is excited to see what awesome cosplays will be on display at Motor City!
Joanie Brosas
APPEARING: Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Joanie Brosas is known for her Cosplay and modeling career that started in 2011 at a little Star Trek convention in San Francisco Her unique career choice has opened many magical doors for her, including Voice Acting, Streaming, and even Singing projects!
Her career highlights include: the voice of Arcana Thrice in The Oracle of Outer Space, the voice of Matilda in That Monster Show, Comic cover variants including Vampirella, Vengeance of Vampirella, Reanimator vs Vampirella, Vampirella: Dark Reflections, Red Sonja, Shi, and Aphrodite IX, Featured model on Scifi's body painting show Naked Vegas, Art Reference for the MTG Strixhaven card: Guiding Voice (painted by Steve Argyle), and so much more!
She has used her platform to encourage appreciation and understanding towards all walks of life and has cultivated a community that emulates a loving family (aka the JoBro fam). So, if you have a love for Star Trek, Star Wars, Video Games, Pokemon, Movies, and anything in between, please come meet Joanie Brosas because she would love to meet you!
Silvermoon Art
SPECIAL DETAILS: Cosplay: Craftsmanship Contest Judge
An award-winning cosplayer, Silvermoon Art enjoys finding new ways to shape-shift into their favorite characters. Over their 15 years of cosplay experience, they’ve taught themselves to use a variety of skills such as makeup and SFX, leather-working, chainmail, wig making, embroidery, prop building, and performance in order to achieve the closest accuracy to the characters they portray. Their specialties include fine details, wigs, makeup, and prop building. They are best known for their portrayals of Jareth the Goblin King from Labyrinth, Link from The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom, and Death from Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, among many other characters.