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More details on second annual Cartoonist Contest

Alan Gardner — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:00:28 +0000

The gentlemen over at The Cartoonist Studios have sent me more news about their second annual cartooning contest. The contest will kick off on February 6th and a big change from last year is that there will be more weight given to contest judges (panel of professional cartoonists and syndicate representative) and less on the public voting. I believe last year was pretty much all public voting.

The grand prize this year is being sponsored by Universal Uclick who will run the winner’s work on GoComics.com and the winner will be paid any money advertising money generated on their GoComics.com page. The Cartoonist Studio is also offering an electronic book publishing contract.

There are also prizes for two runners-up.

Guess the Six Chix boobs and win original sketch

Alan Gardner — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 17:00:14 +0000

Okay, now that I have your attention with the headline, it’s National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so Six Chix cartoonist Stephanie Piro is talking about how cartoonists approach drawing breasts in comics. She’s posted a small gallery of various cartoonists drawings of women (all safe for work) and she’s holding a contest to determine if visitors to her blog can identify which cartoon “boobs” are drawn by which Six Chix cartoonist.

After all this, I came up with a fun little quiz, and as this is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it seemed an appropriate time for it. I’m going to post sets of boobs drawn by myself and my sister Chix and let’s see if you can match who drew which ones.

Next Saturday I’ll post all the cartoons by all the Chix so you can see where the boobs came from and who drew them!

The winner receives an original drawing from Stephanie.

Washington Post cartoon contest announces winner

Alan Gardner — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:45:47 +0000

The Washington Post’s America’s Next Great Cartoonist Contest has a winner. Olivia Walch, 20, of Fairfax Station, Va. is the contest winner, impressing the judges with her “Imogen Quest” cartoon and winning over readers. She emerges as America’s Next Great Cartoonist after our panelists picked 10 finalists, celebrity judges critiqued entries, then thousands of readers voted in two rounds of challenges to choose the winner. As winner, Walch receives $1,000 and a shot at syndication.

Of Walch’s work, Judge Jerry Scott said, “Olivia’s panel is really current and smart. Her ideas are fresh and funny, and the drawings are consistent and likable.” Gene Weingarten was impressed with her jokes. Richard Thompson also reviewed her work and wrote, “This Sunday is ingenious and funny, and pushes metahumor about as far as it can go.”

Walch is studying math and biophysics at The College of William and Mary and is a cartoonist for the student newspaper, ‘The Flat Hat.’

Her work for the contest can be viewed on the WP’s site.

Five left in America’s Next Great Cartoonist

Alan Gardner — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:00:20 +0000

Good luck to the finalists.

Five finalists posted in Post comic contest

Alan Gardner — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:43:08 +0000

Say that headline five times quickly!

Comics Riff’s Michael Cavna has announced his comic contest has been whittled down to five. Finalists are:

Hoxwinder Hall by Daniel Boris.

Real Time by Bob Erskine

Forever Endeavor by Thomas Mullany

Stupid Inventor by Zachary Snyder

Imogen Quest by Olivia Walch

The final five now submit Sunday cartoons for a second round of voting in July.

Next Great Cartoonist Contest top 10 posted

Alan Gardner — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:25:17 +0000

Michael Cavna has posted the top 10 in his America’s Next Great Cartoonist Contest! The contest received about 500 submissions total and the which was narrowed the field to a hundred (you can see them here). The panel of judges then narrowed the field to the top ten. The top 10 include:

Hoxwinder Hall by Daniel Boris
Real Time by Bob Erskine
Galapagos by Dave Gau
Over Nite Sensation by Dave Mitchell
Forever Endeavor by Thomas Mullany
The Rock Head by Paul Scolaro
Stupid Inventor by Zachary Snyder
Big Daddy by Joe Sutliff
Old Blugg Inn by Mark Thompson
Imogen Quest by Olivia Walch

Voting ends on Tues., June 22, at 5 p.m. (EST)

Correction: I reported that the contest garnered a little over a 100 submissions, but Michael Cavna, who is heading the contest, notes in the comments that there were about 500 submission total. The above report has been modified to reflect the new information.

Details for “America’s Next Great Cartoonist” contest

Alan Gardner — Tue, 11 May 2010 14:49:52 +0000

More details have been posted regarding The Washington Post’s “America’s Next Great Cartoonist” contest. The Post is asking for comic strip aspirants to sumbit six original unpublished strips by June 4th. Ten finalists will be selectedd by a panel of professional cartoonists that include Garry Trudeau, Stephan Pastis, Jerry Scott, Hilary Price, Richard Thompson, Tom Toles and Post humor columnist Gene Weingarten. The finalists will then be judged by the public and wittled down to five. Based on the comments of readers and the professional panel, the five semi-finalists will submit “submit feedback on the comments they’ve received, a character sheet providing more details on their strips, and one color Sunday-style cartoon – all on deadline.” Readers will then elect the final winner.

Here’s the prize:

The winner, to be announced on or around July 15, will get an opportunity to create a comic strip to be published daily for one month in the print Style section and in the Comic Riffs blog of The Washington Post. The winner will also receive one-on-one consultation with a judge, and potentially be asked to participate in an online discussion and interviews. We’ll set you, our promising artist, on a path to become the next rising cartoonist, exposing your work to a national audience and giving your cartoon a chance to be the strip that everyone wants to read.

Brock Heasley’s Monsterplex wins Zuda competition

Alan Gardner — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:00:59 +0000

Brock Heasley of Super Fogeys fame won February’s Zuda competition for a feature he co-created entitled Monsterplex. The other two co-creators are David Schlotterback and Michael DeVito.

Brock talks about what it means to win on the Tall Tale Features blog:

This month has been a whirlwind of hard work and emotions for me and my family. In my adult life, I learned a long time ago what it really means to work hard for something. You almost have to not care about the outcome. You just do the work that needs to be done. Focus on that and, even if it doesn’t work out, you’ll at least know you did everything you could. Most of your satisfaction will come from just knowing that, no matter what the result.

The 2010 Glyph comics awards nominees are…

Alan Gardner — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:00:27 +0000

The 2010 Glyph Comics Awards nominees have been announced. The Glyph Award recognize the best in comics made by, for, and about people of color from the preceding calendar year.

Story of the Year

Luke Cage Noir; Mike Benson & Adam Glass, writers; Shawn Martinbrough, artist

The Original Johnson; Trevor von Eeden, writer and artist

Unknown Soldier #13-14; Joshua Dysart, writer, Pat Masioni, artist

War Machine: Iron Heart; Greg Pak, writer, Leonardo Manco, artist

World of Hurt, Jay Potts, writer and artist

Best Writer

Joshua Dysart, Unknown Soldier

Jeremy Love, Bayou

Greg Pak, War Machine

Jay Potts, World of Hurt

Alex Simmons, Archie & Friends

Best Artist

Chriscross, Final Crisis Aftermath: Dance

Jeremy Love, Bayou

Shawn Martinbrough, Luke Cage Noir

Jay Potts, World of Hurt

Trevor von Eeden, The Original Johnson

Best Male Character

Black Lightning, Black Lightning Year One; Jen van Meter, writer, Cully Hamner, artist; created by Tony Isabella & Trevor von Eeden

Isaiah Pastor, World of Hurt; created by Jay Potts, writer and artist

Jack Johnson; The Original Johnson; Trevor von Eeden, writer and artist; inspired by the life of Jack Johnson

Luke Cage, Luke Cage Noir; Mike Benson & Adam Glass, writers, Shawn Martinbrough, artist; created by Archie Goodwin & John Romita Sr.

Moses Lwanga, Unknown Soldier #13-14; Joshua Dysart, writer, Pat Masioni, artist; inspired by the character created by Robert Kanigher & Joe Kubert

Best Female Character

Aya, Aya: The Secrets Come Out; created by Marguerite Abouet, writer, Clement Oubrerie, artist

Lee Wagstaff, Bayou; created by Jeremy Love, writer and artist

Michonne, The Walking Dead; created by Robert Kirkman, writer, Charlie Adlard & Cliff Rathburn, artists

Misty Knight, Immortal Iron Fist; Duane Swierczynski, writer, Travel Foreman & Tom Palmer, artists; created by Tony Isabella & Arvell Jones

Nola Thomas, NOLA; created by Chris Gorak & Pierluigi Cothran, writers, Damian Couceiro, artist

Rising Star Award

Jiba Molei Anderson, The Horsemen

John Aston, Rachel Rage

Kerry & Tawanda Johnson, Harambee Hills

Julian Lytle, Ants

Jay Potts, World of Hurt

Best Reprint Collection

Aya: The Secrets Come Out; Drawn & Quarterly

Bayou Volume 1; DC/Zuda

Icon: A Hero’s Welcome; DC/Milestone

The Life and Times of Martha Washington in the 21^st Century; Dark Horse

Static Shock: Rebirth of the Cool; DC/Milestone

Best Cover

Final Crisis Aftermath: Ink #1; Brian Stelfreeze, illustrator

Luke Cage Noir #1; Tim Bradstreet, illustrator

The Original Johnson; Trevor von Eeden, illustrator

Unknown Soldier #8; Dave Johnson, illustrator

Unknown Soldier #10; Dave Johnson, illustrator

Best Comic Strip

Bayou; Jeremy Love, writer and artist

Jump Start; Robb Armstrong, writer and artist

The K Chronicles; Keith Knight, writer and artist

The Knight Life; Keith Knight, writer and artist

World of Hurt; Jay Potts, writer and artist

Fan Award for Best Comic

Adam: Legend of the Blue Marvel; Kevin Grevioux, writer, Mat Broome, Sean Parson & Alvaro Lopez, artists

Black Lightning Year One; Jen Van Meter, writer, Cully Hamner, artist

Final Crisis Aftermath: Ink; Eric Wallace, writer, Fabrizio Fiorentino, artist

Luke Cage Noir; Mike Benson & Adam Glass, writers, Shawn Martinbrough, artist

War Machine: Iron Heart; Greg Pak, writer, Leonardo Manco, artist

The judges for the 2010 competition are: David Brothers, comics blogger, 4^th Letter!; Carol Burrell, editorial director, Graphic Universe/Lerner Publishing Group; Brian Cronin, writer, Comic Book Resources; and Katie & Dan Merritt, co-owners, Green Brain Comics.

Living Large contest launched for Marmaduke movi

Alan Gardner — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:00:55 +0000

With the upcoming Marmaduke movie, Twentieth Century Fox and USA TODAY’s pet community post are inviting readers to submit video of their dog’s antics. Four winners will be selected and their dog will be featured in the ending credits of the Marmaduke movie.

The Marmaduke movie is set to release on June 4. Contest ends February 23rd. Winners announced April 15.