1UP.com and HyperComics.com Seek Next Big Comic Book Artist for First-Ever '1UP.com Comic Book Creator Contest'.Competition Enables Video Gamers and Aspiring Comic Book comic book Bound collection of comic strips, usually in chronological sequence, typically telling a single story or a series of different stories. The first true comic books were marketed in 1933 as giveaway advertising premiums. Artists to Submit Their User-Generated Comics Created with Planetwide Media's Comic Book Creator[TM] Software at HyperComics.com; Over $1,000.00 in Prizes to Be Awarded for This Month-Long Search for New and Undiscovered Comic Book Talent, Beginning June 18, 2007 SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Have you ever been paging through your favorite comic book, only to say to yourself, "Man, I could do better than this!" Well, comic lovers who also happen to love video games See video game console. , now is your chance, thanks to the first-ever "1UP.com Comic Book Creator Contest." Brought to you by 1UP.com, HyperComics.com and Comic Book Creator[TM] software publisher Planetwide Media, the "1UP.com Comic Book Creator Contest" will pit the best, undiscovered comic artists against one another in a month-long online competition that folks will still be buzzing about at San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. Comic-Con. What makes the contest different is not only that it's completely virtual, but that it enables aspiring comic artists who have never laid out a page in their life to do so quickly and easily using Planetwide Media's Comic Book Creator software. Available as a free trial download at 1upcomicbookcreator.1up.com, Comic Book Creator software takes the hassle out of creating your comic book and allows you to import your video game screenshots, personal artwork and digital photos in just a few clicks. When you feel like you've got the next best-selling title/future Hollywood blockbuster/video game tie-in on your hands, just create a free account at http://www.HyperComics.com and upload the goods. The "1UP.com Comic Book Creator Contest" begins at 12:00 p.m. (PST PST Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, see there ) on June 18, 2007, and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. (PST) on July 18, 2007. All entries must be received by 11:59:59 p.m. (PST) on July 18, 2007. The Grand Prize winner will receive $1,000.00 in cash prize along with a Planetwide Media software prize bundle (Grand Total Value, $1,120.00). The contest is open to legal residents of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. who are at least 13 years of age or older at time of entry. No purchase necessary. VOID WHEREVER PROHIBITED BY LAW. Participants may enter the Contest by visiting 1upcomicbookcreator.1up.com and completing all required fields of entry on the online Contest entry form. Submissions will also be accepted via PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format. or by attaching your Hypercomics.com url via email to 1upContest@planetwidegames.com. For complete contest rules and regulations, visit 1upcomicbookcreator.1up.com. About Ziff Davis Ziff Davis Inc. (ZD) is an American magazine publisher and Internet Information company. It was founded in 1927 in Chicago by William B. Ziff, Sr. and Bernard G. Davis. Throughout most of its history, it was a publisher of hobbyist magazines, often ones devoted to expensive, Game Group Ziff Davis Game Group (gamegroup.ziffdavis.com), a division of Ziff Davis Media (Ziff Davis Media Inc., New York, www.ziffdavis.com) A leading integrated media company that serves the computer, videogame and consumer lifestyle markets. Its offerings include PC Magazine and the PCMag.com Network, which includes PCMag.com, ExtremeTech. Inc., is the largest integrated gaming media publisher in the United States, reaching over 20 million gamers. The Game Group publishes magazines including EGM EGM Electronic Gaming Machine EGM Electronic Gaming Monthly EGM Extraordinary General Meeting EGM Expert Group Meeting EGM Estudio General de Medios (Spanish: General Means Study) EGM Emergency General Meeting and Games for Windows For the magazine, see . Games for Windows is a gaming platform and marketing campaign by Microsoft that dates back at least to 2005, and was revised in 2006. Games for the platform must meet certification standards similar to those of modern popular videogame consoles. : The Official Magazine, as well as the 1UP Network, including social networking and editorial hub 1UP.com, file download destination FileFront.com, video site GameVideos.com, community-driven game help site MyCheats.com, news and reviews aggregator GameTab.com, and a set of podcasts including leading vidcast The 1UP Show. About Ziff Davis Media Inc. Ziff Davis Media Inc. (www.ziffdavis.com) is a leading integrated media company serving the technology and video game markets. Ziff Davis reaches over 28 million people a month through its portfolio of 32 websites, 7 award-winning magazines, and hundreds of consumer and b-to-b events, as well as business IT tools, custom publishing, and direct marketing services. The company is headquartered in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and also has offices and labs in San Francisco and Boston. The Company exports its brands internationally in 45 countries and 17 languages. About Planetwide Media Planetwide Media (www.myplanetwide.com), a division of Planetwide Games, Inc., provides a unique and patent pending, interactive, self-publishing personalized media platform for a wide audience of emerging consumers in the digital media space. The company provides web enabled tools, software applications and video games that create personal interactivity. The company's signature product, Comic Book Creator[TM], is a best-of-breed digital media platform that embraces User Generated Content (UGC See user-generated content. ) and enables users to blend their creations into their social networks, their blogs and across the web. Comic Book Creator is an easy to use platform that provides the consumer with a richly enhanced interactive digital experience. Planetwide Media is currently combining the Comic Book Creator technology through licenses with world-class entertainment, video game, sports, music and lifestyle brands worldwide. For licensing and brand partners, Comic Book Creator is a platform to extend their digital footprint into an interactive digital experience. Comic Book Creator TM & (c) 2007 Planetwide Games, Inc. All rights reserved. |
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