Penguins Dress to Impress at Halloween and NYC Comic Con
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October was a jam-packed month for Penguin USA, as costumes abounded first at NYC Comic Con, then at the annual Halloween party.
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.
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.
"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.
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.
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.
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.
NYC Comic Con 2011
Penguins decked out the NYC Comic Con booth with YA bestsellers like Vlad Tod and Marie Lu's Legend.
NYC Comic Con 2011
Anton Strout, Penguin author and sales rep, poses with Berkley and NAL.
NYC Comic Con 2011
Urban fantasy author Marjorie Liu signs books at the Penguin booth.
NYC Comic Con 2011
Characters large and small roamed the Javits Center at NYC Comic Con, like Jake from Adventure Time.
NYC Comic Con 2011
Mr. T and Xena made an unlikely duo at the entrance to Comic Con.
NYC Comic Con 2011
A trio of Star Wars Rebel Alliance Pilots escort Ad/Promo Director Liz Psaltis.
Which are you favorite Halloween and ComicCon costumes? Let us know on NEO.