Cosplay Contest

Cosplay contest details are coming soon!

Nick "Count" Kaufman, MNCBA Cosplay Coordinator

Nick "Count" Kaufman with Betsy Palmer

Nick "Count" Kaufman was one of the founders of Crypticon in 2006, and was the head promoter of the Minneapolis show for the first 15 years. Amongst Nick's many duties, he organized and ran the events, including the costume and cosplay contest where he was also one of the judges.

In the 1990s, Nick was part of the team that helped Chazz DeMoss launch Dead Dog Comics. In the early 2000s they started Cryptic Magazine, where Nick was a columnist and assistant editor.