February marks that celebration for which you spend all year patiently awaiting with shuddering, hopeful breath.
No, not Groundhog Day.
No, not Valentine’s Day.
No, not Canadian Flag Day.
This is the month we celebrate the creation of the reason the internet was forged, that high pinnacle of art and culture we call the Eyeskream Webcomic Creators Group.
Yes, five years ago, February 9 to be more precise, a handful of visionaries became united in a common vision: a collective that would change the very face of humanity. Or create a community of dedicated, talented webcartoonists. Which ever came first. Wrapped in loincloths and bathed in a god-like sweat, they forged a creation that would be the face…er, eye… of Eyeskream, our beloved mono-eyed, perpetually-shrieking mascot: SKREAMIE. Yes, that’s the one you see above.
The thing is, no one knows how Skreamie came to be. That’s where YOU get involved.
In honor of Eyeskream’s Fifth Birthday, you can draw, scrawl, paint, sculpt or sketch an ORIGINS OF SKREAMIE STORY in a comic format in order to win a flurry of fabulous prizes.
The Eyeskream artists and manager have mortgaged their homes, and sold bodies and souls in order to put together a pirate’s horde of merchandise, original art, collectibles and other goodies the likes of which you’ve (literally) never seen. Well here is a pic with a complete list of all the prizes below :
* Eyeskream fifth anniversary T-Shirt + one Eyeskream button.
* Eyeskream Magazine #1 Vol 1.
* Flying Ferret T-Shirt.
* Cy-Boar #7 Comic.
* The Artist of “The Pinch of the Glass” Andy Slack, will draw 5 Full pages of your own comic!
* Signed Flat Life Pilot DVD.
* Two Suspicious Minds original Inked pages on Bristol illustration board.
* Suspicious Minds mini Poster (8.5?x11?).
* Two original pieces of Strange Fiction Artwork.
* Samurai Pride poster.
* Future Pig signed color art.
* Joe! poster.
* Little Terrors T-shirt.
* Little Terrors Book 1.
* Little Terrors convention mini comics.
* Little Terrors badge set.
* Little Terrors “Free” foreground zombie cameo.
* Good in Theory T-shirt.
* Good in Theory coupon to be drawn into a comic.
* Good in Theory signed print + the original artwork.
And that’s not all, also include is :
* The Marvel Encyclopedia Hardcover book.
* Marvel Zombies Hardcover book.
* Plus $50 worth of comics from our sponsor “All New Comics”
This contest is open to everyone. Contest entries can be black and white, color, one panel or multiple panels, hand-drawn, computer generated or crafted from an orphan child’s tears, they just need to be emailed to Eyeskream at contest@eyeskream.com no later than the March 16, 2009.
Remember the rules, you must draw the ORIGIN OF SKREAMIE in any format you want and sent it no later than the March 16, 2009.
Good luck, and remember: we’ll be watching you!
PS : All submissions to the “Skreamie’s Origin” contest, become the property of Eyeskream.com and it’s owners Doug Curtis and Erik Bouchard. We reserve the right to use contest submissions for promotion and incentive purposes at our discretion. We also reserve the right to publish submissions on the Eyeskream website and any webcomic related periodicals.
