Volume 9 | Quarter 4

Penguins Dress to Impress at Halloween and NYC Comic Con

Slideshow

October was a jam-packed month for Penguin USA, as costumes abounded first at NYC Comic Con, then at the annual Halloween party.

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Best Decorated Department

2nd Place: Putnam/Berkley and Dutton/NAL Art

Can you dig Penguin USA's Halloween party? Bartenders serve up 7 and 7s at Studio 54 and a Half.

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Best Decorated Department

1st Place: Puffin Art and Editorial, Razorbill Editorial and Viking Children's Editorial

The Penguin Young Readers group took a trip inside the dark and quirky mind of Tim Burton.

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"Mona Penguin" Painting

Putnam/Riverhead Editorial, Marketing, and Publicity drawing

Jeri Castro of Production won this coveted prize from Putnam/Riverhead's Paris-themed department.

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Deadly And Delicious Dessert Contest

1st Place: Fly Bait Cake

Congratulations are in order for Julianne Clancy of Young Readers Production, baker of this spooky but scrumptious confection.

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Best Performance In Costume

1st Place: Special Markets as SMPD Nursery Crimes Unit

It's unclear whether Special Markets was fighting or fomenting crime at the Penguin USA Halloween party.

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Funniest Costume

1st Place: Berkley/NAL Copy Department as Occupy Hudson Street

These Penguin employees took a cheeky stand against the issues facing our industry.

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NYC Comic Con 2011

Penguins decked out the NYC Comic Con booth with YA bestsellers like Vlad Tod and Marie Lu's Legend.

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NYC Comic Con 2011

Anton Strout, Penguin author and sales rep, poses with Berkley and NAL.

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NYC Comic Con 2011

Urban fantasy author Marjorie Liu signs books at the Penguin booth.

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NYC Comic Con 2011

Characters large and small roamed the Javits Center at NYC Comic Con, like Jake from Adventure Time.

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NYC Comic Con 2011

Mr. T and Xena made an unlikely duo at the entrance to Comic Con.

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NYC Comic Con 2011

A trio of Star Wars Rebel Alliance Pilots escort Ad/Promo Director Liz Psaltis.