I WOULD LIKE TO THANK everyone at Quarry Books, as well as Allison and Joey, for creating this wonderful book with me. I am so honored and proud to have been a part of this joint endeavor. I also would like to show my most sincere gratitude toward all the amazing cosplayers from around the world who submitted photos to this book—without you, this project would not have happened! Thank you also to the wonderful photographers who supplied the high resolution images we needed to showcase all the costumes. Special shout-outs to these following photographers for putting in extra time and effort to assure quality photos reached our submission box before the deadline (in no particular order): Martin Wong, Benny Lee, Christa J. Newman, Bryan Humphrey, BigWhiteBazooka, eleventhphotography, Paul Tien, Brian Boling, Kifir, Bhodi Tree Photography, and Sweet Sensation Photography.

YAYA HAN
Costume designer, model, cosplay entertainer

FIRST WE WANT TO THANK our editor at Quarry, Mary Ann Hall, for the opportunity to do this incredible book. Thank you also to our co-author Yaya Han, for this book certainly would not have existed without her!

Thank you to our friends and family for cheering us on, especially Steve Dunlop, Kate Smith, and of course my mother, Patti DeBlasio. We’re so proud of our boys, James Marsocci and Jack DeBlasio, for letting us dress them up to take their pictures.

Many people contributed to helping us finish this book. Thank you to Ray Peeples from Peeple’s photography, Brendan Wilson, and Kara Sheftel from Rising Strategies. We also want to extend a very special thank you to Jessica Lilley for being an inspiration for this book, and for taking the most adorable pictures of our mini Joker!

Last but not least, to all of the very talented contributors who not only donated their time and artistry to this book, but also helped us spread the word through the community. Thank you for all that you did and how wonderful you are. This book is for all of you!

ALLISON DEBLASIO & JOEY MARSOCCI
Dr. Grymm Laboratories