Christine Sprankle
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Christine Sprankle is one of the American pioneers of Magic: The Gathering cosplay. She is one of the best known and popular cosplayers.[1]
Sprankle started playing Magic in 2010 and made her first notable appearance as Elspeth, Knight-Errant during the 2011 World Championships at San Francisco, United States.[2][3][4]
In November 2017, Sprankle tweeted that she was unloading her Magic: The Gathering costumes and cosplay gear in the wake of months of harassment by a controversial YouTuber who posted degrading videos about her and other cosplayers.[5][6] As a reaction, Wizards of the Coast released a statement, condemning harassment in the community.[7] They also started an investigation, which eventually led to a permanent ban of the YouTuber by the company.[8][9]
In April 2019, Sprankle returned to the Magic scene, after getting inspired by the War of the Spark trailer.[10]
References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (June 26, 2020). "Drive to Work #751 - Christine Sprankle". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Blake Rasmussen (November 19, 2011). "Feature: Christine Sprankle, Knight-Errant". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2017-12-03.
- ↑ Gaby Spartz (February 22, 2017). "What I Love About Magic: The Gathering". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2018-02-24.
- ↑ Marc Calderaro (April 19, 2016). "Cosplay Has Transformed the Community". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2018-02-24.
- ↑ Julia Alexander (November 29, 2017). "Magic: The Gathering cosplayer quits over harassment, forcing Wizards to speak up". Polygon.com.
- ↑ Tabletop Gaming (November 29, 2017). "One of Magic: The Gathering’s biggest cosplayers quits following harassment". Tabletopgaming.com.
- ↑ Magic: The Gathering (November 26, 2017). "We're saddened by what happened in the Magic community this weekend.". Twitter.
- ↑ Jake Vyper (November 28, 2017). "Magic Cosplayer Quits; Now, Wizards of the Coast Reveals What They're Doing Against Harassment". Epicstream.com.
- ↑ Magic the Gathering Troll is Banned for inciting harassment.. Reddit (December 7, 2017).
- ↑ Jake Vyper (April 3, 2019). "War of the Spark Trailer Inspires Christine Sprankle to Return to Magic: The Gathering Cosplay". Epicstream.com.