The Rising Stars of Manga

[MechDeus]

Hi! My name is Thursday!







(I'm just messing with you.)

[JM]

Okay, I've got some stuff scanned...I just have to re-size and crop it. Should be up soon.

LIES! The tricksy pimp LIES!

JM

[Mzo]

Post something by the weekend or you're banned.







(I am not messing with you)

[FuryFox]

I thought you weren't supposed to show the work publicly...maybe that's why he's reluctant. Or are you guys asking to see his previous entry? I'd post some of my stuff, but I'd hate to win and then have some bitter TNLer send Tokyopop evidence of my "public showing" and disqualify me (hypothetically).

[Dolemite]

Post something by the weekend or you're banned.







(I am not messing with you)

You have not the POWER!

This afternoon.

I thought you weren't supposed to show the work publicly...maybe that's why he's reluctant. Or are you guys asking to see his previous entry? I'd post some of my stuff, but I'd hate to win and then have some bitter TNLer send Tokyopop evidence of my "public showing" and disqualify me (hypothetically).

No, you just can't submit stuff that's been published elsewhere, I believe. Anyway, the thing they're bugging me about is my rejected entry from vol. 3. My current story isn't going to be ready in time for the vol. 4 deadline, so I'm just saying fuck it and taking my time to have it ready for the vol. 5 deadline in March.

[Dolemite]

Okay, after what has seemed like (okay, it really has been) ages, here's some selected panels from the story I submitted to Tokyopop for vol. 3 of the RSOM contest. I'll post some more tomorrow.

As I stated before, this story was a mad rush-job because I decided at the last second to enter the contest, so I wrote, thumbnailed, penciled, inked, and lettered it my spare time over the course of just one month. I was very pleased with the story but, considering how fast I had to draw, my art suffered a lot. Specifically, my proportion and perspective were kinda bad, and I didn't put as much detail in as I would have liked...in retrospect, considering how much the reps I talked to at Tokyopop loved the storyline I wrote, I would have been better served sitting out vol. 3 and just made sure I had it ready in time for vol. 4. Oh, well.The submission I'm working on now is already 150% better artistically, and I'm even more excited about the story I've written this time.

Anyway, here's some stuff from the vol. 3 submission...

[Dolemite]

BTW, here's an interesting interview with Tokyopop regarding the RSOM contest. The most important part of it to me?

If you can't get your materials together in time for the August 16th deadline, Paniccia told us the next contest will begin around January. More details will be on the website soon.

Fuck yes, I'm saved. In fact, from what they said in the interview, it's going to be a bi-annual contest for the foreseeable future.

So, the way they seem to have it set up, the two annual deadlines are August and March 16th.

[rezo]

Wow, you actually posted something! The backgrounds look pretty sharp, but the characters are way too simple. It's an odd mix really.

This is the part that interested me.

No matter how awesome the art is, there’s nothing more damaging to an entry than when the story just doesn’t make sense or doesn’t go anywhere.

Given my penchant for stories about nothing, and all =|

[Dolemite]

Wow, you actually posted something! The backgrounds look pretty sharp, but the characters are way too simple. It's an odd mix really.

I know. Like I said, if I had more time I would have used far more detail, especially with the characters. The submission I'm working on now is coming out MUCH better since I'm taking my sweet-ass time with it. It's like night and day.

I really regret rushing the last one now...the TP editors I met with in NYC told me the same thing about how weak the writing is in most of the entries they recieve, and how my entry was the exact opposite- the story was great, but the art needed work. I seem to be getting the two working together this time...

[FuryFox]

Well, I busted ass for like a month straight, no weekends, 10-12 hours a day, and earlier today I sent in my submission for RSOM 4.

Wish me luck. I'll post some of the work if anyone's interested, and I can confirm I'm not going to be penalized for it.