The hockey/comic art contest I have been running for the past couple of weeks is now closed. I randomly drew a winner and it is...
SallyP!!!!!
I am very happy that she won because this was one of the best entries for sure! Look at how awesome that is!
Send me an email, Sally, and you will be receiving a signed copy of Darwyn Cooke's fabulous new art book, courtesy of Strange Adventures!!
To see the rest of the entries, check out the comments thread of the original post.
Alright guys! I have an awesome prize to give away to one lucky reader! This is a prize that is SO AWESOME that I figure I can pretty much make you do anything to win it.
First of all, do you guys know that Darwyn Cooke has been nominated for an Emmy award for The New Frontier (Outstanding animated program for programming one hour or more)? Good luck in L.A., Darwyn!
And on that note, here's the prize I have to give away: A signed copy of Darwyn Cooke's very new, very limited art book. This book was available at this year's Comic Con, and is now only available in select Canadian comic shops. The book is a hardcover retrospective of Cooke's work from 1998 to the present. If you like looking at page after page of stunning art, then you will probably like this book.
This fabulous prize is, as always, courtesy of Strange Adventures Comic Shops.
SO...I figure that since this is a distinctly Canadian prize, and because I am already jealous of whoever wins this because I don't even own a copy of this book, I am going to make y'all do something that will delight and entertain me.
I like two things: comic books and hockey. If you want a shot at winning this book all you have to do is draw a picture of a super hero playing hockey. Then scan it and post it somewhere and link to it in the comment section. Here's a couple of examples to get the creative juices flowing:
Matt (my husband) sketched this at a restaurant while we were waiting for our food:
And here's what I came up with in a hurry:
As you can see by my submission, you don't need to be a great artist to enter this contest. I'm not picking the best drawing. Anyone who makes an honest attempt will be entered into a draw. The winner takes it all.
I'll give it a week or two. Good luck!
Over at the Invincible Super Blog, Chris Sims is having a contest to celebrate the most nineties-looking covers of all time.
Although you basically can't top any cover in the Marvel 2099 universe, I feel that issue #15 in the oh-so-90s Ghost Rider/Blaze Spirits of Vengeance series is a pretty good representation of the era:
Yep. That's a lot of pink.
It doesn't glow in the dark. It glows in the day.
Hi guys! I'm back! Thanks for your patience and kind words. My life has now settled down and I am ready to resume reading comics and writing about them. I haven't picked up my comics in two weeks. Insane, eh? I also haven't worked at the store in weeks. But that all changes now!
So after much deliberation, I have chosen a winner of the caption contest. But first I want to give a special mention to Tony Z, because he put so much effort into colouring his entry:
And now the winner...Scott!
I entered the text into the panel myself (a little tricky because Lois's speech balloon is so tiny):
I think Bruce's thoughts match his facial expression perfectly. Ditto with Lois. Plus, the idea that Batman is analyzing the Sunday comics every week for Riddler clues? Hilarious.
So congrats, Scott! Email me with your address and you get an autographed copy of Nexus: The Origin, signed by the legendary Steve Rude (courtesy of Strange Adventures)! And, hey, Tony Z...I'll send you something too.
rachellegoguen at gmail dot com
Thanks to everyone who entered. You can see all the entries here.
Hey, y'know what would cheer me up? A good old fashioned caption contest.
So here's a panel from Showcase Presents World's Finest. I think the possibilities for what Batman is thinking and Lois is saying are endless.
Fill in the blanks and post it on your own blog with a link in the comments section here. Or, if you don't have a blog, just type out the dialog in the comment section.
The winner gets a copy of the recently re-published Nexus The Origin comic, signed by Steve Rude, courtesy of Strange Adventures. It's certified and everything, so you know I didn't just write S.Rude on a comic.
Alright! Get to work! Make me proud!
EDIT!! I just realized I forgot a whole panel! I've now added it.
This is for the Invincible Super Blog contest over at Chris Sims' place.
I think this should prove, beyond any doubt, that I am the worst drawer in the world.
I thought that since I didn't get to review last week's comics, I would draw up a little summary of Captain America #33, which was awesome.
Alright, here we go...
Meanwhile, in S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters...
Tony suits up and goes looking for Winter Soldier:
Differences are set aside...
THE END.
And this is why I gave up my dream of being a comic book artist long ago.
Living Between Wednesdays is a place for people who love comic books and superheroes.
