I was super pleased with all the entries we received for the 2008 Major Spoilers Costume Contest. Since then, many of our contestents went on to enter costumes contests from “other” publishers. Allen Hansard entered with his Spider-Man costume, and won the Wizard Costume Contest and the YouTube Costume Contest as well.
His brother just dropped off a pic of Allen atop the Empire State Building.
Too Cool! Thanks for sending this pic our way Adam!
Take the jump to see Allen’s YouTube entry.
As the new year begins, it’s always a good idea to take a moment and look back at 2008 and examine my favorite Major Spoilers moments for the year that make running Major Spoilers one of my most favorite jobs in the world.
Archie Comics is sending its creators on the road again over the next week. Jeff Shultz, Joe Staton, Dan Parent, and Alex Simmons will be scattered around New Jersey and New York area.
This week’s ephemera: Former Captain America Steve Rogers is STILL dead, but at least he’s out of development hell! It’s night in Hyboria… do you know where your children are? And, cyborg versus cyborg in a no-holds barred chair-swinging extravaganza smackdown. Plus: all hell breaks loose, the pulps rise again, Archie’s girlfriend gets a new paint job, and… begun, this clone war has. Or, begun it will have been someday, this after which we are living now, or began, however that sentence did. Hmm.
Show Notes after the Jump!
It was a very close contest, with Bizarro and Two-Face coming in at a tie by the end of public voting on Tuesday. The tie was decided in a manner that Two-Face would have appreciated – by a coin toss. Matthew and I called it in the air, and by a vote of 419 to 418, ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the winner of the 2nd Annual Major Spoilers Costume Contest…after the jump.
It’s the moment you’ve been waiting for; the finalists for the Major Spoilers 2nd Annual Costume Contest. Major Spoilers own Rodrigo and Stephen analyzed the entries, and by the end of the day, discovered they were tied on several entrants. Instead of five finalists, Major Spoilers is cranking the number up to seven. Seven awesome costumes for you to vote on.
Take the jump to see the finalists.
Oh boy, did we get a lot of people entering the second annual Major Spoilers Costume Contest. There were over 50 entries from 20 entrants (yes, some people entered multiple times). Personally, I think all those who entered the contest deserve kudos for taking the time to make their costume and sending it out for the world to see. You can tell some of the entrants spent a great deal of time on their costumes, and really get into their work.
Without further ado, take the jump to see all the entrants for this year’s contest.
Hey Yo! Just a few more days to get your costume entry in for the 2nd Annual Major Spoilers Costume Contest. Lots of entries already (look for them on Sunday), but we just want to send out a reminder to those of you who keep saying you’re going to enter.
And be sure to check out Diesel Sweeties for the rest of the strip we swiped the first panel from.
Costumes, costumes, costumes! Vampires, vampires, vampires! Theme songs, theme songs, theme songs! Plus: Bad news for Manhunter fans… again. It’s good to be the king. Goggity goggity gog gog gog! I attack the Darkness! (And I’m not alone…) Has Hal Jordan been sighted in Hollywood? Have you written the next big hit? Has the mundy culture infiltrated Fabletown? Also: This just in! Former Captain America Steve Rogers is STILL dead… All this and much, much less, as our angles hit 45 degrees!
Show Notes after the Jump!
I’ve received a few emails from those saying they need a few more days to get their costume together for the Second Annual Major Spoilers Costume Contest, so I’m extending the deadline for anyone to enter until October 25, 2008.
The Prize: The Hellboy Animated Maquette and Hellboy Library Edition Volume 1.
Here are the rules:
Make sure you send your photos to us by October 25, 2008.
If you haven’t entered the Major Spoilers Costume Contest (Deadline October 21 people!), check out this other contest from Image Comics.
16 October 2008 (Berkeley, CA) – To coincide with the upcoming LIQUID CITY anthology, editor Sonny Liew is inviting the artists of Deviantart.com to submit their own robot designs for the chance to win big!
“The variety of robot designs is practically limitless,” said editor Sonny Liew. “IÂ hope we’ll see lots of fun and interesting ones sent in for the contest.”
The LIQUID CITY Draw-A-Robot Contest is your chance to one of three signed copies of LIQUID CITY for the grand prize – a page of original art from the story by Liew and Mike Carey, “Faces.” To enter, simply create and design an original robot – no fan art – and submit it by by November 2nd 2008 (EST). Winners will be notified on the Liew’s DeviantArt journal on November, 5th. For more information and contest details, please see http://sonny123.deviantart.com/journal/20889602/.
LIQUID CITY (SEP082215), a full-color 326-page anthology for $29.99, will be in stores November 5th 2008.
In the zone this week: Super-types hopped up on goofballs! Parker’s kid gets the axe! Contests contests contests! The ghost of Doctor Wertham rears it’s ugly head! Creatures from the sea! Peace officers from Neopolis!  Treasures from the DC Vaults. Mitchell Hundred gets our vote! Plus: In the fields the bodies burning, as the war machine keeps turning… OH LORD YEAH! It’s Formula 44, so turn your head and cough, ‘cause the Major Spoilers podcast is on the air!
Show Notes after the Jump!