Bomb Shelter Comics is proud to announce our biggest contest to date - Webcomics Idol. We're taking open submissions now, and after we go through them, we'll narrow the field down to ten finalists. After that, the fun really begins!
The finalists must produce a weekly update to be judged by our esteemed guest judges, who include:
Each week, the judges will review and critique the finalists based on their updates, and then the public will vote on their favorite. Each week, the comic with the lowest number of votes gets eliminated.
Now here's the real kicker, the prize itself. Not only will the winner be declared the Webcomics Idol, they will recieve membership into the collective, free hosting and their own subdomain at the site, (The winner may transfer their domain, if they choose to.) and a website (re)design!
We're opening the doors to any and all webcomics - we've even got rules set up for the DeviantArt-only folks, so don't be afraid to submit, you guys!
More details are on the site: http://www.bombsheltercomics.com
Are YOU the Webcomics Idol?
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What if you don't want hosting on the collective?
I know it's a moot point since I won't win, but I wanted to ask.
Anyway, thanks for doing this, it sounds like an awesome contest. (And promotional opportunity to boot.)
One-liners - New strips on Fridays.
One-liners - New strips on Fridays.
Well, if you don't want to
Well, if you don't want to be hosted on the site itself, you don't have to. We'll grant you membership, web tech support, and such. We're just providing that option for folks who might not have the know how (or the funds) to pay for a unique site design. That's something we can help create.
And seriously - don't count yourself out - BSC started off with a bunch of little guys, (not that it's changed) and we like to keep that spirit alive. Anybody's got a shot as long as the effort shows - Hell, I've read one liners, and I was impressed.
Don't hesitate to procrastinate.
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Thank you for the kind words.
Just to be clear, we have to pick a single strip from our archives, right?
One-liners - New strips on Fridays.
One-liners - New strips on Fridays.
Nope, just send us your url
Nope, just send us your url and the other info we're requesting; we'll take the time to review the work as a whole. If you make it to the finals, then we go by weekly updates.
Don't hesitate to procrastinate.
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Ah. I had only read the top post on the Bomb Shelter page before.
And I have just sent my submission.
One-liners - New strips on Fridays.
One-liners - New strips on Fridays.
Yo, yo, yo DAWG.
I shall be addressing all applicants as DAWG, particularly, if you 'bring it.'
Tim Demeter
does a buch of neato stuff.
GraphicSmash
Clickwheel
Reckless Life
Should I start wearing like
DJ Coffman
yirmumah.net
And drink more Coke!
I all but demand you refer to something as 'dreadful.'
Tim Demeter
does a buch of neato stuff.
GraphicSmash
Clickwheel
Reckless Life
Only if you want to, DJ
You can wear whatever you want, man. It's the internet - we just don't want the pictures - sides, since I have to act as something of a judge/host, you sure as hell won't see me in full metro gear and frosted hair, I'll tell you that.
Don't hesitate to procrastinate.
I'VE GOT THE MC-PHEVER!
Dear Katherine McPhee-esque contestants, I TOTALLY want pictures.
Can you guys tell I'm kinda geeked about this?
Tim Demeter
does a buch of neato stuff.
GraphicSmash
Clickwheel
Rec
Great Idea!
This sounds like a fun idea; I hope that you get a lot of submissions. Good luck!
I'd submit my comic, but I'm planning on taking a week off while my fictional school goes on "winter break," so I know I wouldn't be able to make it through the whole contest.
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Too bad, alma...
We would try to accomodate our finalists if some family emergency or something like that came up; I suppose your reason makes sense...hmm...why not try anyway? We'd have to discuss something like this, but, who knows...
Don't hesitate to procrastinate.
As long as you might
As long as you might be willing to accommodate me, I would enjoy participating. Mainly, I wouldn't want to sign up if I knew that I couldn't make a "good faith" effort to follow through.
Count me in!
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Webcomics Idol....
Should I enter before Nov. 4th, or wait till then?
Since I'm a Comixpedia editor, would that disqualify me in any way?
Just Wondering...
Al Schroeder III of MINDMISTRESS---think the superhero genre is mined out? Think there are no new superhero ideas? Think again.
Sure thing
If you're staying with your current comic, that's A-OK. As long as you can do a weekly update in during the finals, you're fine. You can enter as soon as you want, provided you make the Nov. 8th deadline.
And as for the whole I'm An Editor thing, we won't disqualify you at all - unless you try to intimidate us. Then we'll have to sic the dogs on you. :)
Don't hesitate to procrastinate.
if i update multiple times a
if i update multiple times a week and make it to the final, do i get to choose what update is judged every week or is it just whatever one is the most recent when the judges look at it?
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We Look at it as a Whole
We take multiple updates a week into consideration. We'll view any given week's updates as a whole - if you have a stronger strip followed by a weaker one, the good one will still count. We just ask that our finalists make one update a week so our judges will actually have something to judge.
Don't hesitate to procrastinate.
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