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Sean_C

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September 22nd, 2007 6:04 PM

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Webcomic Idol Returns!

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After a lot of preperation, my collective, Bomb Shelter Comics, is ready to launch a second Webcomic Idol contest.

Basically, we hold a competition where we choose our ten favorite submissions, and then begin eliminations via public voting. I think the first round cuts the field in half, and then it's one out a week till we have one comic standing. Each week, a panel of judges comprised of BSC members and guest judges give feedback on each comic and their work for that week, and then open it to the public to vote.

Guest judges this year:

DJ Coffman - Hero by Night, Yirmumah
Xavier Xerexes of Comixtalk
Gary Tyrell of FLEEN
Wilson Ramos - professional comic colorist and another webcomicker.(Two pros in one year!)

The winner gets automatic membership into the collective, and all the promotion we can provide. In addition, we'll host the winner's comic on Bomb Shelter for free (if they want it) and even design a new site for the comic (once again, if they want it) That was the prize this year, and since it appears likely there's going to be a co-sponsor this time around, (more details on that as it progresses) there might be more for the winner.

You don't actually have to have a site for your comic. DeviantArt and Comicspace hosting is fine and will be given as much consideration as a comic with a site - hell, it's why we offer the site design/redesign and hosting, just in case someone with no site comes in and wins. Last year this got a lot of attention, and one competitor, who until then had gone unnoticed for a long time, was nominated for a WCCA that year. Even those who get eliminated are invited to a weekly BSC podcast promoting their comic.

We'll be releasing all the details on the BSC homepage - http://www.bombsheltercomics.com

I know there's a lot of talented comickers here, and I hope this might catch your interest. We start taking submissions October 1st.

If anyone has questions about the contest, don't hesitate to ask; I'll answer every question I recieve.

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