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Project: Rooftop And Valiant Announce “Shadowman: In A New Light” Redesign Contest

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Project: Rooftop has announced a new partnership with Valiant Entertainment to host their next redesign contest, spotlighting on the hero Shadowman. Originally created back in 1994 by Jim Shooter, Steve Englehart, David Lapham and Bob Layton, Shadowman has become one of the biggest heroes in independent comics, selling over 5 million copies of his long-running series and prompting several video game spin-offs. And now with the character returning in an all-new series, Shadowman in November, Project: Rooftop is organizing artists worldwide to submit their own renditions of the hero for prizes, reviews and recognition.

Shadowman is one of the key figures in the Valiant comics universe; a dark vigilante who strives to banish the sinister forces that try to creep their way into our reality. The character returns in November with an all-new series by co-writer/artist Patrick Zircher and writer Justin Jordan.

Joining the regular P:R judges is veteran comics artist and artist of the upcoming Shadowman series, Patrick Zircher. Zircher is responsible for the modern designs of both Shadowman and Ninjak, and previously worked on a variety of Marvel titles including Captain America and Iron Man.

Valiant Entertainment is providing prizes for the top three places in our contest. First place will receive a copy of the rare Shadowman Black, the Bill Sienkiewicz variant cover to Shadowman #1 and the Dave Johnson variant covers to Shadowman #1 and #2. Second place will receive the Dave Johnson variant covers to Shadowman #1 and #2 as well as a complete run of the Valiant books released since the company returned this summer. Third place will receive the Dave Johnson variant covers to Shadowman #1 and #2.

Entries for “Shadowman: In A New Light” should aim to create a new take on the hero that stays true to the character’s concept and history and only revise their costume, as if your design was in the running to be used in current continuity. All entries must be received by November 30, 2012 at midnight EST. As usual, check the contest guidelines, include your name and website, and send your art as an attachment in jpg, png, or gif format to projectrooftop@gmail.com.

NYCC 2012 – Dudebox Star Wars Contest

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During this year’s New York Comic Con, UK based vinyl toy brand Dudebox will be going back to their roots and revisiting the world of Star Wars. On their booth, #2915, they will have on display an ultra rare R2D2 model. Back in 1977, Dudebox founder Robert Beecham was given a license to produce Star Wars toiletries, he made some of the very earliest merchandise for the film franchise. To celebrate that occassion, he created 10 metalised vinyl, hand painted figures from the original machine moulds that produced an R2D2 bubble bath bottle. These were given as private gifts to those close to the new business.

Now, with Dudebox taking its place among the contemporary pop art collectables market with their range of vinyl toys, one of these rare pieces of memorablia is being displayed at New York Comic Con and will be given away to one lucky winner of the free to enter contest.

Just head to the Dudebox booth, #2915, and enter your email address into the contest iPad. You will automatically be entered into the Comic Con prize draw. One lucky winner will be selected at random.

NYCC 2012 – Parsons + Dudebox collaborate on limited edition toy competition

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This October at New York Comic Con, Parsons The New School for Design and Dudebox, the UK-based vinyl collectible company, will debut toy concepts by Parsons BFA Illustration students developed through a recent collaboration. Working either on computer or by hand, students created dozens of unique characters, complete with their own complex origin stories, likes and dislikes, and even smells. Parsons and Dudebox have narrowed down the field to four finalists, whose work will be presented at New York Comic Con. The winner, who will have his or her toy placed into production by Dudebox, in addition to receiving a cash prize, will be announced at a press event at the Dudebox booth, #2915, on October 11 at 6:30pm.

The four finalists are as follows:

 

  • “Mr. Sir” by Anastasia Lonkin, is a proper-looking gentleman, with a monocle and smartly waxed moustache, who enjoys tea and biscuits as much as Red Bull and Doritos.
  • “Bob,” by Loren Kang, is a sailor from Planet Pepp who is rendered in simple black, white, and red, and has two faces, one on each side of his head, which help him express his emotions.
  • “Glam Greaser,” by Katrina Richter, looks like a character from an outer-space production of Grease with her leopard jacket and kerchief. She likes to rock out with her band, The Knuckle Sandwiches.
  • “The Rallin,” by Cindy Tan, is a shy, gentle creature who grazes on plastic at the edges of landfills and whose scales – intricately designed overlapping triangles hand-painted by Tan — change color depending on its diet.

The collaboration with Dudebox was part of an Illustration Concepts course in the BFA Illustration program at Parsons taught by illustrator and faculty member Caty Bartholomew. Here, students focus on their individual development as an artist by realizing a concept that solves a presented challenge in a unique and original way. In this instance, the challenge was creating a commercially viable character design.

Dudebox was founded with a mission to both foster and facilitate enthusiasm for vinyl toy culture. Its business model has an emphasis on co-creation, and Dudebox works with its designers to develop their ideas. It also emphasizes ownership; each artist receives a royalty fee from the sale of his or her product. The Dudebox team encouraged students to think not just about the visual appeal of the character design, but also the story behind the character. Students were asked to write a character biography to give their design a world to exist in. the finalists were selected based upon the quality of their character designs, the expression of their stories and the suitability to turn the design into a production piece.

Rooftop Announces Winners for The “Fantastic Four: Fashion Forward” Redesign Contest

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Project: Rooftop has announced the winner of their “Fantastic Four” Fashion Forward” Redesign contest. Judged by a panel of 10 people including Marvel artist Stuart Immonen, Dark Horse editor Rachel Edidin and NPR’s Glen Wledon, this latest P:R contest found its winner in a first-time P:R artist, New York-based Alejandro Bruzzese.

Immonen commented on the winners design:

I love the ligne claire art style and the dramatic pose.

Edidin called Bruzzese’s rendition of the team as “a science-adventurer team with the emphasis on the ‘science.'”

When asked about his design, the artist Alejandro Bruzzese was very specific.

As far as I’m concerned they’re explorers, not super-heroes. Thus the backpacks and practical clothes. I gave them their own colors as a sort of tribute to the Thunderbirds, Bionic Six, Super Sentai, Galaxy Trio… basically all the teams the Fantastic Four inspired in the first place.

Coming in a close second in P:R’s “Fantastic Four: Fashion Forward” contest is frequent name on the site and a multi-time finalist in our contests, Vanni LoRiggio. Rounding out the top three is Victor Newman.

To see each of these entries plus the other runner-ups and the comments from all our judges, visit ProjectRooftop.com.

Project: Rooftop is where cartoonists and illustrators bring their costume design skills to task in tribute to the superheroes and villains we’ve grown up with. This site is intended to promote the idea of superhero costume redesigning as a skill, specific to superhero media. They also aim to foster continued interest for these amazing characters and spotlight up-and-coming creators.

Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope is On Hulu and We’ve Got Copies to Give Away!

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You can watch the the full documentary directly on Hulu.

We’ve teamed up with NECA and are giving away two copies of Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope to celebrate it’s launch on Hulu. We have two copies of DVD packs with mini-figures of Stan Lee and Harry Knowles to give away and entry is easy.

How to enter:

Yes, it’s really that simple and you can do both to enter. We’ll run the contest through midnight Tuesday September 18, 2012 and you must be in the US to enter. I caught the movie when it was released on Video on Demand and then bought a copy at San Diego Comic-Con. It’s a fantastic documentary that shows off different aspects of fandom and the atmosphere you experience heading to SDCC, and really any convention in general. I can’t recommend it enough, it’s fun, entertaining and keeps you hooked throughout. This is a movie that embraces geek culture and celebrates it completely.

So, you can win a copy yourself, just by doing the above or watch it right now on Hulu.

Wizard World Ohio Comic Con Art Contest

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Wizard World has opened up a contest where aspiring artists in Ohio and beyond will have the opportunity to show their best work and even win an Artist Alley table next month as the Wizard World Ohio Comic Con Art Contest officially begins today.

Submissions will be accepted through noon ET on Sept. 17, 2012, with the event set for the Greater Columbus Convention Center, Sept. 28-30.

Greg Horn, Tyler Kirkham or Alan Davis will judge entries on creativity and innovation, within the following themes, consistent with the Wizard World theme:  pop culture, science fiction, comics, movies, television, gaming, technology, toys, graphic novels.  The top entry will have use of an Artist Alley table for the full three days in Columbus, and an additional pass for a guest to work the table.

Each finalist will be provided passes for himself/herself and a guest to attend Wizard World Ohio Comic Con.  Selected works, including all finalists, will also be displayed on the WizardWorld.com Web site and other outlets.

Emerging artists who have not earned payment for submitted artwork by a studio, licensing company, comic or other professional entity are eligible. Students enrolled full time in high schools, colleges, community colleges, universities, trade schools, or professional schools (Design, Architecture, etc.) are also eligible to enter.

Full details and forms are available at the Wizard World Ohio Art Contest Web page at http://www.wizardworld.com/2012ohioartcontest.html.  All two- and three-dimensional art, regardless of media, will initially be submitted electronically via email at contests@WizardWorld.com (subject: Wizard World Ohio Comic Con Art Contest Entry) as .JPG images (max file size 2 MB).

Eligibility and prize evaluation is at the sole discretion of Wizard World, Inc., and all decisions of judges are final.

2012 Baltimore Comic-Con Costume Contest on Sunday, September 9

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BCC Costume Contest 2011-2

This year, StylinOnline.com is bringing more than their “Tower of T-shirts” to the Baltimore Comic-Con — they’re sponsoring the highly-demanded and hugely popular Annual Costume Contest, expanding on the number and range of prizes and awards to participants.

The Baltimore Comic-Con Costume Contest is one of the most popular events at the show, attracting fans from far and wide who come to dress up as their favorite characters, show off their hard work in creating fantastic-looking costumes, or to observe and/or photograph costumed attendees — just look at our Facebook photos sections to see where the volume of photos are!

2012’s adult prize packages include:

  • Overall Best Costume
    • $1000 Grand Prize in Cash
  • Prizes in each of the streamlined Adult Men and Adult Women categories:
    • $150 StylinOnline.com Gift Certificate for 1st Place
    • $75 StylinOnline.com Gift Certificate for 2nd Place
    • $50 StylinOnline.com Gift Certificate for 3rd Plac
  • Group category (winning groups divide prize amount between members)
    • $200 StylinOnline.com Gift Certificate for 1st Place
    • $150 StylinOnline.com Gift Certificate for 2nd Place
  • Fan-Favorite as voted on by those in attendance for the Costume Contest:
    • $150 StylinOnline.com Gift Certificate
  • Kids Prizes in each of the Newborn to Age 11 and Age 12 to Age 17 categories:
    • $75 StylinOnline.com Gift Certificate for 1st Place
    • $50 StylinOnline.com Gift Certificate for 2nd Place
    • $20 StylinOnline.com Gift Certificate for 3rd Place
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2011 Costume Contest Winners

Each winner will also receive free admittance to the Baltimore Comic-Con in 2013!

Adult Categories have a $5 entry fee per person and, as always, kids up to age 17 can enter the costume contest for free! So join us Sunday, September 9th at 1:00pm as StylinOnline.com proudly presents the annual Baltimore Comic-Con Costume Contest!!

Stylinonline.com is the “Premier Pop Culture Clothing Superstore” on the web. With such a great selection, it is easy to pick something out to show your true passion from super-heroes, TV, or the latest movies on a t-shirt, hat, hoodie, or even a singing Soft Kitty! So stop by and see Stylinonline.com’s Tower of T-shirts at the Baltimore Comic-Con or online anytime and come help them support all of the Costume Contest winners!

I'll See You In Baltimore 2012 This year’s confirmed guests for the show including: Guest of Honor, Stan “The Man” Lee (Saturday only!); Jason Adams (Sculptor); Josh Adams (Doctor Who, Sherlock); Neal Adams (First X-Men, Batman: Odyssey); Dave Aikins (SpongeBob and Dora the Explorer children’s books illustrator); Ken Bald (Golden Age Timely/Marvel artist); Marty Baumann (Pixar artist); Brian Bolland (Dial H, Cover Story: The DC Comics Art of Brian Bolland); Tom Brevoort (Avengers); Harold Buchholz (Archie Comics); Mark Buckingham (Fables, Doctor Who); Jim Calafiore (Secret Six); Frank Cammuso (Knights of the Lunch Table, Otto’s Orange Day); Greg Capullo (Batman, Spawn); Richard Case (Artist Alley Comics, Doom Patrol); Tommy Castillo (Grimm Fairy Tales); Bernard Chang (DC Comics Presents, War of the Green Lanterns); Jo Chen (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight – Saturday only!); Sean Chen (Steel, Avengers Academy, Voltron); Jim Cheung (Avengers vs. X-Men, AVX VS., Spider-Men); Cliff Chiang (Wonder Woman); Frank Cho (Avengers vs. X-Men, Liberty Meadows); Mike Choi (Fantastic Four, Demon Knights, Captain Atom), Steve Conley (Bloop webcomic www.bloopstree.com); Amanda Conner (Before Watchmen:  Silk Spectre); Geof Darrow (Shaolin Cowboy); Lar deSouza (Looking For Group, Least I Could Do); Todd Dezago (Perhapanauts); Dan Didio (O.M.A.C.); Eryk Donovan (SEQAPUNCH anthology, ‘Ringo Scholarship Recipient); Joe Eisma (Morning Glories); Garth Ennis (The Shadow, Hellblazer, Preacher, The Boys); Rich Faber (Roboy Red); Ray Fawkes (One Soul); Joshua Hale Fialkov (I, Vampire, Echoes, Last of the Greats); David Finch (Batman:  The Dark Knight); Anthony Fleecs (In My Lifetime); Francesco Francavilla (The Black Beetle, Swamp Thing, Captain America and Black Widow); Franco (Tiny Titans, Superman Family Adventures); John Gallagher (Buzzboy); SL Gallant (G.I. Joe); Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez (Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman); Bryan J.L. Glass (Mice Templar); Jimmy Gownley (Amelia Rules!); Dan Green (Amazing Spider-Man, Wonder Woman, Legion of Super-Heroes); Randy Green (Artist Alley Comics, Witchblade); Brad Guigar (Evil Inc.); Gene Ha (Justice League); Larry Hama (G.I. Joe, Wolverine, The ‘Nam); Cully Hamner (Action Comics); Scott Hanna (Green Lantern Corps); Dean Haspiel (Billy Dogma, ACT-I-VATE, Trip City); Eric Henson (Perhapanauts:  Danger Down Under); Greg Horn (Max Payne, Avengers DK, Avengers Academy); Jason Horn (Ninjasaur); Jamal Igle (KISS, Supergirl, The Ray); Chris Ivy (Hero Comics, Army of Darkness); J.G. Jones (Wanted, Doc Savage); Justin Jordan (Shadowman); Chris Kemple (Artist Alley Comics, Negative Burn); Denis Kitchen (Kitchen Sink Press); Barry Kitson (Captain America, Iron Man, Fantastic Four); Roger Langridge (Snarked, Popeye, The Muppets, Thor the Mighty Avenger); Greg LaRocque (Web of Spider-Man, The Avengers, Legion of Super-Heroes); Erik Larsen (Savage Dragon); Janet Lee (Return of the Dapper Men); Norman Lee (Uncanny X-Men, New Mutants, Wolverine and the X-Men); Jeff Lemire (Sweet Tooth, Justice League Dark, Animal Man, Essex County); Paul Levitz (DC Comics, Legion of Super-Heroes); Joe Linsner (Dawn); David Mack (Kabuki); Kevin Maguire (World’s Finest); Mark Mariano (Happyloo); Laura Martin (Avengers vs. X-Men, Captain America, 100 Penny Press:  The Rocketeer); Ron Marz (Artifacts, Voodoo); Bob McLeod (DC Comics Presents: Wonder Woman); Carla Speed McNeil (Finder); Pop Mhan (Gears of War, Blank, Ender’s Game); Mark Morales (Avengers vs. X-Men); Dave Nestler (Salem’s Daughter:  The Haunting, Grimm Fairy Tales); Jamar Nicholas (Leon: Protector of the Playground); Cary Nord (X-O Manowar, Conan); Jimmy Palmiotti (All-Star Western); Dan Parent (Archie, Veronica, Kevin Keller); Dan Parsons (Star Wars artist); Andrew Pepoy (Fables, The Simpsons, Simone & Ajax); David Petersen (Mouse Guard); Brandon Peterson (Uncanny X-Men, Ultimates Comics Ultimates); Khoi Pham (X-Men); Paul Pope (THB, Adventure Time); Eric Powell (The Goon); Brian Pulido (Lady Death); Frank Quitely (All Star Superman, Batman & Robin); Mike Raicht (Stuff of Legend, Infestation:  G.I. Joe, Dark Shadows); Tom Raney (Suicide Squad, Incredible Hulk, Avengers Academy); Joe Rivera (Daredevil); Paolo Rivera (Daredevil); John Romita, Jr. (Avengers Vs. X-Men); Don Rosa (Uncle Scrooge); Craig Rousseau (Perhapanauts, Marvel Super-Heroes); Joe Rubinstein (Agent Marc Sanders, Green Hornet Golden Age Remastered); Andy Runton (Owly); Christopher Ryder (Dames in the Atomic Age); Scott Christian Sava (The Dreamland Chronicles); Alex Saviuk (STAN LEE’s MIGHTY 7); Stuart Sayger (Infestation 2: 30 Days of Night One-Shot); Matteo Scalera (Secret Avengers, Irredeemable, Valen the Outcast, Wolverine & the X-Men); Louise Simonson (Rocketeer Adventures, Power Pack); Walter Simonson (Thor, Legion of Super-Heroes, Avengers); Ryan Sohmer (Looking For Group, Least I Could Do); Scott Snyder (Batman, Severed, Swamp Thing); John K. Snyder III (Zorro Rides Again); Nicky Soh (LIQUID CITY, ‘Ringo Scholarship Rceipient); Mark Sparacio (Liberty Girl, Omega Paradox, Jonah Hex); Jim Starlin (Infinity Gauntlet, Dreadstar, Captain Marvel); Brian Stelfreeze (ICE); Roger Stern (Hulk Smash Avengers, The Captain America Corps); Paul Storrie (Twisted Journeys, Sheena:  Queen of the Jungle); Karl Story (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9); Peter Tomasi (Batman and Robin); Herb Trimpe (G.I. Joe, Wolverine); Tim Truman (Hawken, Grimjack); Billy Tucci (A Child Is Born, Shi); Fred Van Lente (Archer & Armstrong); Robert Venditti (X-O Manowar, Surrogates); Neil Vokes (Flesh And Blood, The Dark Forest); Dave Wachter (Night of 1000 Wolves); Matt Wagner (Tower Chronicles, Mage, Grendel); Mark Waid (Daredevil, Incorruptible, Irredeemable); Matt Webb (Flesh And Blood, John Byrne’s Next Men, Zombie Tales); Matt Wieringo (‘Ringo Scholarship Fund); Rich Woodall (Artist Alley Comics, Johnny Raygun); Bernie Wrightson (Frankenstein); Kelly Yates (Dr. Who:  A Fairytale Life, Amber Atoms); Thom Zahler (Love and Capes); Chrissie Zullo (Cinderella, Fables).

This Means War- Heavy Metal’s Four Horsemen Art Contest #2

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The Heavy Metal 35th Anniversary Release Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse has launched it’s second art contest “What is your Vision of War?”. The fantasticwar
apocalyptic submissions from the first Four Horsemen contest “What is your vision of Pestilence” drew fans from all over the USA. “What is your vision of War?” is open to fans all over the world.

Fans can submit their entries by posting their artwork at https://www.facebook.com/Thefourhorsemenoftheapocalypse/app_182300495191195. Visit the contest webpage at http://www.fourhorsemen.heavymetal.com/WarArtContest-id-73.html.

All entries MUST be posted by the end of day August 13, 2012. The final top 7 will be chosen by Simon Bisley (Judge Dredd, Lobo) Kevin Eastman (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) and Michael Mendheim (Four Horsemen creator and writer) August 14, 2012. Fan voting will open August 15th, 2012 and close August 31st, 2012.

Full Terms and conditions of the contest can be found at http://fourhorsemen.heavymetal.com/contest_agreement.html.

Now the important question… what you can win?!

#1 Grand Prize Winner

  • Original Simon Bisley painting of War.
  • Prominent placement of winning artwork in Heavy Metal Magazine.
  • Signed edition of “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Book 2:”The Chosen”.
  • Free one-year digital subscription to Heavy Metal Magazine.
  • A digital downloadable gallery of the top 7 winning entrants.

Submissions 2, 3 and 4 (Runner-up Winners)

  • Winning artwork in Heavy Metal Magazine.
  • Signed edition of “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Book 2:”The Chosen”.
  • Free one-year digital subscription to Heavy Metal Magazine.
  • A digital downloadable gallery of the top 7 winning entrants.

Submissions 5, 6 and 7 (Honorable Mention Winners)

  • Winning artwork in Heavy Metal Magazine.
  • Free one-year digital subscription to Heavy Metal Magazine.
  • A digital downloadable gallery of the top 7 winning entrants.

Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Book 1: Helldiver is in stores now. Four Horsemen Book 2: The Chosen will be in stores this August!

McDonald’s Olympic Contest Features Comic Book Prize

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I was at McDonald‘s tonight and looked at their Olympics tie-in contest “USA Wins Gold.” I was looking at the stand up when one of the prizes caught my eye. Among the board listed between video games and gold is “comic book.” There were no other details on the display.

Well, I dug into the website for the contest and found out more details.

Looks like if you play, you have a chance to win a Sonic the Hedgehog/Olympic/McDonald‘s comic book.

Be the Next Cover Artist of The Gathering

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The Gathering is is offering folks the chance to be the cover artist for their first issue of 2013, True Ghost Stories.  GrayHaven and The Gathering are looking for the individual who impresses them the most and will get the honor.

So what do you have to do to get a cover? That’s pretty easy. You know the theme: True Ghost Stories. All you need to do is come up with your cover and submit it to us at gatheringanthology@hotmail.com by July 7, 2012. The editorial staff will sort through the entries and our three favorites will be featured on the site and voted on by the fans. Voting will come to an end on July 31, 2012. This is open only to those who have never done a cover for us, I’m afraid.

You can get more details at their site.

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