The SuperFogeys

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Episode 75 - WebSpace Page: The Space Pig

th3rdworld

on Oct. 31, 2007

Whoa! 75 strips! Insane. I can hardly believe it. I never planned on getting this far and now I have no idea when–or if–it's going to end.

This was a fun one to write. You guys do know these are working MySpace pages as well, right? The blogs are real too, and you can read them.

For the last time, here are the rules for the contest that's currently running. No entries received yet, but I suspect that will change…

Okay…the big news. Yep, it’s CONTEST TIME. As you can see from today’s strip, there’s something a little different going on. I’m nervous because it’s such a departure from format, but anything worth doing is worth NOT doing once in a while, don’t you think?

We’ll be seeing more than a few of these WebSpace pages before Chapter 3 is over and that’s where you come in. I’m looking for a new character, created by you, that will be featured in the strip on their very own WebSpace page!

Not only that, but a real-life MySpace page will be created in your character’s honor, just as the Healer and all the other characters featured this way will have.

Each entry must include:

1. Your character’s name.
2. A brief personality description, i.e. “What’s the concept?” (must be either a superhero or a supervillain—doesn’t have to be a fogey!)
3. A brief visual description of your character (drawings, no matter how crude, preferred but not necessary)
4. Your name and favorite SuperFogeys character.

The criteria I’ll be looking at:

1. Originality
2. Humor
3. Good visual

Some of my very best ideas have come from readers just tossing ‘em out there. The entire concept for the SuperFogeys came from a reader suggestion, as well as the characters Bingo Knight and Dictator Tot (not that your character has to have a punny name). If you want an idea of what kind of character would win, I suggest reading through the strip. Whoever the winner is, they must be able to fit within the SuperFogeys universe.

WHAT YOU’LL WIN:

1. Your character featured in the SuperFogeys strip as a WebSpace Page.
2. Your character will have his/her own MySpace page.
3. Credit as the creator.
4. All original art I create for your character and the strip they appear in will be snail mailed directly to you!

WHERE TO SEND YOUR ENTRY:

heasley@th3rdworld.com

DEADLINE:

November 20th, 2007

Sound good? Now get crackin’!