| November 6, 2007 14:56 - Wow, a Comic Book Idol, I didn't know about this!
Hmmm, I was totally unaware of a comic book idol contest going on. It is now in its third rendition. Here is a press release I ran across:
"COMIC BOOK IDOL: ONLY FOUR CONTESTANTS LEFT? TIME TO CALL IN THE LEGION OF SUPERHEROES!
by CBR News Team, Editor
Posted: November 6, 2007 -
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The championship is within reach for four artists… and now the contestants get to play in the DC sandbox!
LOS ANGELES - With only four contestants still standing - or drawing - Comic Book Idol 3 has reached a boiling point.
What better time, then, to pull out the Legion of Superheroes, and comic book superstar Francis Manapul, who recently signed an exclusive for DC to draw the very same comic?
All four finalists have submitted their four pages of sequential art featuring some of DC's most beloved characters. Manapul is now critiquing each artist's work before opening the voting up to the fans on Wednesday. The two who survive this round? One step closer to being the Comic Book Idol.
And the two who get cut? Well, let's just say this might not be the last we see of them.
"I can't go into details right now, but let me just say that a few of our contestants who have been eliminated have been contacted about some professional work," J Torres, host of Comic Book Idol, says. "Win or lose, what this is all about is getting exposure to the artists, and seeing them make it in the industry. Who knows, the winner of the contest might not be the most popular artist of the group five years down the road."
The contest has already opened doors for the artists. Charles Paul Wilson III, who still draws on as one of the finalists, will see his work published in an issue of Aspen Comics' "Fathom" and Image Comics' "Wonderlost." Caio Oliveira, another artist still alive in the competition, will see his pin-up printed in an issue of the Image Comics series "Invincible." Daniel LaFrance didn't make it out of the first round, but the exposure he received in Comic Book Idol 3 got his comic, "Unworthy," in Ape Entertainment's upcoming anthology "Fablewood."
And the A-list talent keeps coming out to help critique and participate in CBI3. Aside from Manapul, the contest has also seen such names as Robert Kirkman, Vince Hernandez, C.B. Cebulski, Ryan Ottley and Marc Silvestri participate. And with the stakes getting higher each round, odds are there will be even more surprise judges coming into the fold in the upcoming final round.
Hosted by www.comicbookresources.com, the winner of Comic Book Idol 3 will be named Nov. 15. Patrick Scherberger and Carlos Rodriguez, the winners of the first two Comic Book Idol competitions, have gone on to become burgeoning comic book artists.
Comic Book Idol 3 is sponsored by the New York Comic-Con.
Comic Book Resources (CBR) is the premier online comics magazine. Renowned for its high quality content and active community, CBR draws almost 2 million unique fans every month.
For more information contact:
Jonah Weiland, executive producer of ComicBookResources.com, 818.985.6688 or
jonah@comicbookresources.com"
Might want to go check out Comic Book Resources. They are well tied to the comic book world.
Dave
November 29, 2007 16:14 - New Comic Book Action/Adventure!
Well, well, another press release left at my site. Read on McDuff:
"A First Salvo Press Release: Located at the ends of the Bermuda Triangle - A First Salvo!
BREYFOGLE DRAWS THE DANGER'S DOZEN.
PREVIEW: http://firstsalvo.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=138 The Danger's Dozen is a two-fisted, action-adventure series, shipping in December, with five issues already completed, and full production continuing. Danger's Dozen is a mix of Challengers, Terry and the Pirates, and Conan all wrapped into one.
A War that Time Forgot, Two Fisted Fantasy - as Alan Weiss calls it. A First Salvo contributors: Tony DeZuniga, Alan Weiss, Jason Armstrong, Dave Ross, John Royle, Bart Sears, Geof Isherwood, Andy Smith, Kevin Breyfogle and Kevin West. Inkers - Mark McKenna, Bob Almond, Dan Davis, Phil Moy and Joe Rubinstein. And let's not forget writer Peter Brandvold! Colorists Gabe El-Taeb, Tom Smith and more round out the Salvo Jam, providing vivid color to our titles.
OCT073205 Danger's Dozen #1 - shipping DECEMBER 2007 NOV073261 Danger's Dozen #2 - shipping JANUARY 2008 www.firstsalvo.com Regards, Thad Branco Publisher www.firstsalvo.com"
I do hope you are enjoying these press releases as I receive them. One of these days, I am going to have to write a few of my own. Happy November and turkey and whatnot.
Dave
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