Participants wait for the cosplay contest to begin at the Mid Valley Comic Art Expo held at the Oregon State Fairgrounds on Saturday, April 20, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
More than a dozen creative costumers showed off their outfits Saturday at the cosplay contest at the Mid Valley Comic Art Expo.
The event, held Saturday and Sunday at the Oregon State Fairgrounds, featured local comics artists, vendors and community organizations.
Winner Liberty Mosley was dressed as the Mushroom Queen, with second place to SueZeev Ranseen as The Grey, and third place to Kayla Penrose as the fairy Pokemon Sylveon.
Nikyra McIntyre sits with one of her original designs during the Mid Valley Comic Art Expo held at the Oregon State Fairgrounds on Sat. April 20, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)Linda Young poses with Steve Perrine and Brandy Dixon at the Mid Valley Comic Art Expo held at the Oregon State Fairgrounds on Saturday, April 20, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)A customer browses the selection at the Mid Valley Comic Art Expo held at the Oregon State Fairgrounds on Saturday, April 20, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)SueZeev Ranseen as The Grey, an entrant in the Mid Valley Comic Art Expo cosplay costume contest held at the Oregon State Fairgrounds on Saturday, April 20, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)A judge presents the winners of the Mid Valley Comic Art Expo Cosplay Contest to the crowd at the Oregon State Fairgrounds on Saturday, April 20, 2024. First place went to Liberty Mosley as The Mushroom Queen, second place to SueZeev Ranseen as The Grey, and third place to Kayla Penrose as Sylveon. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)Shua Neuman as a Twi’lek Jedi during the Mid Valley Comic Art Expo cosplay costume contest held at the Oregon State Fairgrounds on Saturday, April 20, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)Zach, 16, takes a moment on stage to get into character as Kyōka Izumi at the cosplay costume contest held at the Oregon State Fairgrounds on Saturday, April 20, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)Rick Hebb, volunteer for Punx in The Park, shows the amount of clothing donated at the end of the first day of the Mid Valley Comic Art Expo held at the Oregon State Fairgrounds on Sat. April 20, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)Brad Tierney shows one of his favorite collectible movie posters for sale at his booth during the Mid Valley Comic Art Expo held at the Oregon State Fairgrounds on Sat. April 20, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)Scott Jackson climbs up to get a selection for a customer at his booth during the Mid Valley Comic Art Expo held at the Oregon State Fairgrounds on Saturday, April 20, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter) Liberty Mosley as The Mushroom Queen waits to take the stage during the Mid Valley Comic Art Expo cosplay contest held at the Oregon State Fairgrounds on Saturday, April 20, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)Jacki Shepardson as Sophie Hatter exits the stage at the Mid Valley Comic Art Expo cosplay costume contest held at the Oregon State Fairgrounds on Saturday, April 20, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)Kayla Penrose as the fairy Pokémon Sylveon during the Mid Valley Comic Art Expo cosplay costume contest held at the Oregon State Fairgrounds on Saturday, April 20, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)Moth Cosplay poses as James from Pokémon during the Mid Valley Comic Art Expo cosplay costume contest held at the Oregon State Fairgrounds on Saturday, April 20, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)Steve Martin emcees the cosplay costume contest held at the Oregon State Fairgrounds on Saturday, April 20, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter) Nichole Sardinha models as Jurard T. Rexford at the Mid Valley Comic Art Expo cosplay costume contest held at the Oregon State Fairgrounds on Saturday, April 20, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Correction: This article originally misidentified Steve Perrine and Brandy Dixon in a photo caption. Salem Reporter apologizes for the error.
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Laura Tesler has lived in Salem, Oregon for 20 years and is originally from Flint, MI. Laura has been an underwater photographer for 15 years, and is an avid scuba diver. Topside, she has been taking photographs since age 12, and currently works on assignment for the Salem Reporter, and full time purchasing land for fish and wildlife habitat in the Willamette Valley. Laura attended Oregon State University, and has traveled extensively all over the world and the United States.
