We’ve received several emails and comments from readers asking about the status of the Invincible: Viltrumite Vogue contest, so we wanted to share. Our P:R Staff and guest judges are putting the finishing touches on their reviews before we tabulate the results. Thank you all for your patience – once you see these entries, you’ll be as excited as we are!
Note: Deadline is next Monday. For the full details, refer to our contest announcement! – Chris A.
He may be still be seen by some as the new super-hero on the block, but Invincible has become an iconic addition to the super-hero landscape in comics. Created nine years ago by Robert Kirkman and Cory Walker, the Invincible series is nearing a landmark 100 issues and Project: Rooftop wants to dress Mark Grayson up for the occasion. Sponsored by the innovative comics retailer Thwipster, “Invincible: Viltrumite Vogue” is the latest in a line of contests by Project: Rooftop, giving artists a chance to redesign a super-hero in a friendly competition for prizes, recognition and just plain fun.
“It’s definitely exciting to partner up with Project: Rooftop as they are an exciting, handsome site that’s a great blend of three things we love: Comics, Art & Design,” says Lance Sells, Co-Founder & Director of Thwipster.
Joining our regular P:R staff to judge these entries will be the two artists responsible for making Invincible who he is: co-creator Cory Walker and current Invincible artist Ryan Ottley. Both Walker and Ottley have contributed redesigns to Project: Rooftop in the past, but having their experience and expertise for this contest brings it to a whole new level.
“I’m excited to see everyone’s take on Invincible,” Ottley explains. “He’s actually an extremely hard hero to draw and make look cool so a re-design should be pretty challenging. Sleek, simplistic, and iconic. Those are the hardest things to create in a character even though it might sound easy. Good luck everyone, make it awesome.”
The prizes for this contest, provided by Thwipster, are:
First Place: Invincible: The Ultimate Collection Vols. 1 – 3 (retail value of $105).
Second Place: Invincible Compedium Vol. 1 (retail value of $65).
Third Place: Invincible: The Ultimate Collection Vol. 1 (retail value of $35).
Entries for “Invincible: Viltrumite Vogue” must be received by November 28, 2011 at midnight EST. As usual, check our guidelines, include your name and website, and send your art as an attachment in jpg, png, or gif format to projectrooftop@gmail.com. Thanks to Paul Milligan for designing our contest logo!
Note: Chris Arrant here. I recently had the opportunity to do an article for Marvel’s website about the iconic Captain America costume in light of the recent film Captain America: First Avenger. For this piece, I spoke with everyone from Alex Ross to John Cassaday, Chris Samnee and Steve McNiven, and even spoke with Cap’s co-creator Joe Simon himself. It’s not a redesign, but since P:R’s focus is also on appreciation of costume design in general I thought our readers would enjoy it. Read on, and thanks to Marvel.com Assistant Editor Marc Strom for the opportunity!
Joe Simon's original design for Captain America
Note: After the success of our panel at HeroesCon earlier this year, we’re following that up with another one at this weekend’s Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo (MICE). Although neither Dean and I will be there, P:R regulars Joe Quinones and Ming Doyle will be there, along with Jennifer Ngan, who is teaching the Body Adornment and Fashion Drawing at the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University. MICE will be held this Saturday, September 24th in Cambridge, MA at Lesley University’s University Hall, and our panel will start a 2:45pm. They’ll be filming the panel, so those of us who can’t make it can see it later this year. In lieu of a professionally staged photo of the participants, here’s a picture of Ming cosplaying as Thor, hitting Joe. – Chris A.
Note: Fresh off a big win in our Spider-Man: Webhead 2.0 contest, artist Mike Dimayuga happened to be in the neighborhood for contest sponsor Flying Colors Comics‘ Anniversary Event this past Saturday. Mike received his First Place prizes in person from store owner Joe Field. First place prizes include an Amazing Spider-Man Diamond Select Maquette and a copy of Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #160. The bonus added today is a signed copy of Amazing Spider-Man #669 Flying Colors exclusive variant featuring Flying Colors super-hero mascot Captain Four-Color with art by Todd Nauck. Nauck was an in-store guest at Flying Colors to meet fans and sign Amazing Spider-Man #669. Joe told Mike this, and we’d like to say it too — “Keep up the great work!” – Chris A.
Note: After hundreds of entries and an extra week to turn them in, we’ve closed the submission window for our Spider-Man Webhead 2.0 contest. We’ll begin judging this week, so stay tuned for the contest results later this month! – Chris A.
Note: With Captain America: The First Avengers hitting theatres today, we thought we’d highlight the fantastic redesigns we received when we did the Captain America: Fighting Styles redesign contest last fall. We had a number of notable entries including the winning piece by Daniel Heard seen below. Check out the winners and honorable mentions at those links. Thanks! – Chris A.
He may be Marvel’s most recognizable character by far, but Spider-Man’s no slouch when it comes to costume changes. From the classic design by Steve Ditko to the black-and-white attire of the 80s and the upcoming redesign in the pages of Ultimate Comics, Spider-Man has a full closet. In the latest of Project: Rooftop’s line of of innovative costume redesign challenges, we turn to Spider-Man.
Partnering with long-time comics retailer Joe Field and Flying Colors Comics, Project: Rooftop’s “Spider-Man: Webhead 2.0″ Contest gives artists, designs and fans worldwide the chance to spin a new web for Marvel’s resident wall-crawler for the world to see.
“Encouraging artists is something I’ve always enjoyed doing,” said Joe Field, owner of Flying Colors Comics in Concord CA, president of ComicsPRO and founder of Free Comic Book Day . “I came up with some cool Spidey-related prizes and look forward to seeing all the Project: Rooftop entries!”
As usual, check our guidelines, include your name and website, and send your art as an attachment in jpg, png, or gif format to projectrooftop@gmail.com.
Joining our regular P:R staff in judging these entries will be the co-founders of the comics commentary site iFanboy.com: Josh Flanagan, Conor Kilpatrick and Ron Richards. Launched in 2000, this fan-friendly comics website has become one of the key sites for comics news and criticism in recent years, with its iFanboy Pick of the Week podcast becoming the most popular comics podcast on iTunes.
The prizes for this contest, provided by Flying Colors Comics, are:
First Prize: The Spider-Man Diamond Select Maquette (retail value of $85) and a bagged copy of Ultimate Spider-Man #160.
Second Prize: Spider-Man Masterworks Vol. 5 Softcover (retail value of $25) and a bagged copy of Ultimate Spider-Man #160.
Third Prize: Spider-Man: Peter Parker Essential Vol. 3 (retail value of $18) and a bagged copy of Ultimate Spider-Man #160.
Entries for “Spider-Man: Webhead 2.0″ must be received by August 8, 2011.
Thanks to Paul Milligan for designing our contest logo!
Post Updated at bottom with links to benefit auctions.
Note: The P:R Regulars were out in force at HeroesCon earlier this month, and although I personally was unable to attend, all reports say our panel was a hoot. Another neat thing coming out of that was an invitation from the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) to redesign Lady Liberty. P:R co-founder Dean Trippe, along with Ming Doyle, Joe Quinones, Maris Wicks and Joel Carroll all took part, which you can see in this video.
The five original pieces of art by our P:R Regulars are now up on Ebay for bidding, running through June 30th. Bid hard and bid often — all proceeds go to the CBLDF.
Ming Doyle’s Lady Liberty: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170658141181
Joe Quinones’ Lady Liberty: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170658141418
Dean Trippe’s Lady Liberty: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170658141685
Maris Wicks’ Lady Liberty: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140567349603
Joel Carroll’s Lady Liberty: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140567349963
Stay tuned to CBLDF’s Ebay page as they’ll be auctioning off these one-of-a-kind pieces of art to benefit their good cause – Chris A.
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