Spider-Man: Webhead 2.0 First Place Winner!

Note: After over 150 entries and weeks of judging, Project: Rooftop is proud to present the winner of this summer’s Spider-Man: Webhead 2.0 contest. I’d like to thank everyone who made this contest so successful: our iFanboy guest judges Ron, Conor and Josh; our sponsor, Flying Colors Comics & owner Joe Field; our regular contributors; and most importantly, the artists! Congrats to all of the honorable mentions and finalists… and now here’s the winner! – Chris Arrant

First Place Winner: Mike Dimayuga!

Mike Dimayuga

Total Score: 56 (Out of a possible 70 points)

Vito: 9. This is what I was talking about in Kris Anka’s design. The lack of a spider logo isn’t missed here in Mike’s because the web pattern serves as an identifier. The scarf is cool, but I can take it or leave it. The webs coming from the fingers is a huge addition, one that I wish Marvel would implement.

Josh: 8. Lose the scarf. But those web fingers? That’s some lateral thinking, and no one else in the group did anything like that. Again, the helmet is a nice touch, and while multiple eyes are hinted at, it’s subtle, and doesn’t gross me out.

Ron: 7. I kinda like the scarf. It keeps him warm and is swashbuckling in a 1920s pilot kind of style. I too like the finger-web shooters, but I always dislike the bracelet/external webshooters. Those should be hidden. Not a big fan of the multiple eyes but this does make it work, so I could warm up to it with this one.

Conor: 7.5. I LOVE the web fingers. Fantastic. I am of two minds on the scarf. On the one hand I’m a big fan of scarves. They are jaunty and keep you warm. On the other, it would probably get tangled up in the webbing and would be easy to yank on in battle. Again, the multiple eyes thing freaks me out, but I am willing to accept that that might just be me.

Jon: 8

Rachel: 7. I really like the general design of the bodysuit, but the red parts look more like brick than web. Bonus points for the tabi boots, which make a lot of sense for Spider-Man, since he’s all about the dexterity. Does the mask remind anyone else of one of the various Goblin iterations?

Chris A.: 9.5. Man oh man, does Mike D. draw for me or what? The cut of the suit, the vertical piping, even the buckle-less belt all add up to amazing. That helmet is amazing, but the scarf has to go.

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Daniel Heard
/ September 16, 2011

Congradulations Mike!
Thomas Fummo
/ September 17, 2011

@Jeremy: wow! I love the idea of the face icon as spidey’s main logo. The addition of white, although not something you’d expect to work, works perfectly! Great job :) Seeing some really good designs amongst the comments here. I’ll put an actual link to mine now, please let me know what you think, I’m dying for some constructive criticism:

http://treninofumato.blogspot.com/2011/09/spidey-pr-redesign-alternate-pose.html
Jon
/ September 17, 2011

Congratulations to everyone! Some really great enrties in this Spiderman contest.
Shiner
/ September 17, 2011

I have to go with the dissenters, sadly. The helmet is too clunky and the multiple eyes feel too spooky. Looks like a member of the Spider-Man Corps.
Jeff Winstead
/ September 17, 2011

Thanks, Vanni; seeing Jeremy’s costume—and now Ilias and Ray’s—it’s pretty clear that the artists who inferred from the rules that the suit should be an in-continuity redesign and not a ground floor reinvention weren’t on the same page as the judges. But debating that kind of stuff is half the fun, and has certainly fueled the comment section!
Leon
/ September 17, 2011

@Jeremy: Nice One, funny and original!
@Mike Dimayuga: Congratulation Mike!:)
Fahd
/ September 17, 2011

These were mine:

http://lifebox.deviantart.com/art/Spiderman-Redesign-Concept-253051238?q=gallery%3ALifeBox&qo=0

http://lifebox.deviantart.com/art/Spiderman-Redesign-Concept-253049247?q=gallery%3ALifeBox&qo=1
Fahd
/ September 17, 2011

I would love some criticism. Any suggestions welcome.
Jay
/ September 18, 2011

here’s mine entry
http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=&section=&q=Spider-Man%3A+Webhead+2.0+entry#/d49wtjy
Stephen
/ September 18, 2011

Thanks for the friendly internet neighborhood contest Project Rooftop! Congratulations to everyone!

Here was my entry:

http://thatshowiparty.blogspot.com/2011/09/project-rooftop-spiderm-man.html

or here:

http://xashe.deviantart.com/#/d4a031p
Mario silva
/ September 19, 2011

Calvin: Plus anyone trying to argue practicality for a comic book hero needs to understand that comic books almost never follow practicality

Thus they created this site… You can’t even call it design without function in mind. The more fantastical or impossible a world, the more you need to think things through to make it believable.

I have to agree with Freelancer on this one, maybe there were too many submissions , not enough time, who knows… but this design although really cool isn’t something i would see under the label of marvel as the new spider man. Another iteration of manga marvel?

Arachne came up with the black and white and the finger webs…remember? For a female version of the spider, she sure gets ripped off.

I wear scarfs all the time, and if i’m into any action it gets tucked in or removed, even easy tear scarfs would get in the way of a guy who’s flipping and turning and avoiding all kinds of stuff. And armored shoulders with that helmet wouldn’t help with getting them arms up either…

Loved the contest, lots of great work, lets go make some more!
Albert
/ September 19, 2011

Man, I saw so many links from great spidey-designs here. I had so much fun with spidey 2.0 and I would like to bring a bit more attention to my redesign as well. Hope you guys dig it and I´m open for any comment.
http://alberthulm.blogspot.com/2011/09/project-rooftop-spider-man-20.html
Fahd
/ September 19, 2011

I was kind of hoping for suggestions and comments. I mean, I don’t mind sharing, but I am serious about wanting some suggestions. I’m not saying that to get you to say that you like it, no, if you don’t like, then post too and tell me what you don’t like about the designs.
Thanks.

As for the actual winner, I don’t think the scarf or the helmet or the finger-webbing are good ideas.
Itlas
/ September 19, 2011

ALBERT your design it’s awesome!!
BobDobolina
/ September 20, 2011

Fahd: It’s clear you’ve done a lot of thinking, but honestly, it’s hard to know where to start with the pencil-sketches you’ve linked. I for one would want to see something more fleshed out before I attempted to offer criticism. My $.02.
hoylus
/ September 20, 2011

Fahd:
I was kind of hoping for suggestions and comments. I mean, I don’t mind sharing, but I am serious about wanting some suggestions. I’m not saying that to get you to say that you like it, no, if you don’t like, then post too and tell me what you don’t like about the designs. Thanks.
As for the actual winner, I don’t think the scarf or the helmet or the finger-webbing are good ideas.

I think you should work the design up to a colour version. At the moment, it’s pretty “sketch” stage. As a passing comment, the “legs” on the spider logo appear a bit wide and seem more like wings to me.
Albert
/ September 22, 2011

Itlas:
ALBERT your design it’s awesome!!

@Itlas: Thanks, man! :)
Scadilla
/ September 23, 2011

I liked this one a lot, but it reminds me too much of the latest interpretation of Shinobi.

http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/0/7824/446364-hotsuma_large.png

I thought there were slightly better ones in the HMs.
jonathan Kociuba
/ September 25, 2011

I like Brett Howards the most( sans designs on feet) and I really dig the Anjin Anhut
design. Could be a cool Scarlet Spider design in the future.

Here was my submission
http://thecombustibleyeti.blogspot.com/
Fahd
/ September 28, 2011

Thanks to anyone who commented. Regardless of whether or not it is a sketch, isn’t there a lot there that can be looked-into and commented-on? This is very preliminary stuff, but looking at the others’ works, I think it would have fit right in if it was well-colored. Regardless, I am planning on working on it more. Left it so I can come with fresh ideas later. I’m still learning how to use colors and don’t have a tablet. I sent in really badly-colored versions that I did on Photoshop using a mouse.
Check the album to see the badly colored pictures and some thoughts and drawings behind the designs
http://s84.photobucket.com/albums/k18/Hulk432/

hoylus:
I think you should work the design up to a colour version. At the moment, it’s pretty “sketch” stage. As a passing comment, the “legs” on the spider logo appear a bit wide and seem more like wings to me.

You mean all the spider legs seem like wings to you? I was leaning towards that idea since I read your comment but then I stopped thinking of wings when I saw how many legs there are.

I found yours on Google, Jonathan. I really liked it but I thought it would be hard to tell that it is Spider-Man. Maybe partly because of the colors and the mask. It looks like something out of a high-tech military. I think this can be a great Iron Spider suit.
Matt
/ October 5, 2012

It looks too much like the Shinobi remake. I still don’t understand how nobody noticed this.
fotoksiążki zamów
/ May 13, 2013

I really like what you guys are up too. This type of clever work and exposure!
Keep up the superb works guys I’ve included you guys to my personal blogroll.