Eric The Circle and GoComics Announces Draw-It-Yourself Cartoon Competition
User-submitted comics will be published and featured on GoComics.com
Kansas City, Mo. (October 3, 2012) – Eric The Circle,
a comic panel created and curated by comic lovers worldwide, is partnering with
GoComics to host its first-ever Draw-It-Yourself cartoon competition.
The Australian-rooted comic has grown in popularity in recent years and debuted in the spring on GoComics.com site. With few requirements to maintain continuity in each comic episode – a circle and description – creators have near carte blanche control over their storyline and concept. Using the “Eric The Circle iDraw” mobile application available on multiple platforms, artists can create a comic using “Eric”.
To enter the contest, follow these instructions:
• Watch this video to
see how easy it is to create an Eric the
Circle cartoon: youtube.com/watch?v=ZABQqx2p-KM
• Go to ErictheCircle.com/create to draw your cartoon.
• Publish your cartoon with the Competition Code: DIY. All submissions must be received by Friday, October 19, 2012 at 11:59 p.m. PDT.
One hundred Eric The Circle competition comics will be digitally published into an e-book and also in traditional paperback form. Winners will be cited as authors, receive a premium limited-edition copy and gain access to a free one-year GoComics Pro Membership.
The creator of the most popular Eric The Circle competition comic, as voted on by the GoComics and EricTheCircle.com online communities, will receive:
· A free two-year GoComics
Pro Membership.
· A collection of 5 signed
comic prints by leading GoComics cartoonists.
· A 10-piece portfolio review
by Universal Uclick Vice President/Editorial Director John Glynn.
· A portfolio display on
GoComics.com, subject to content approval by Universal Uclick.
· Focal point presentation of
press release announcing the winner and details for the book release.
Artists and comics fans can enjoy the current Eric The Circle catalog at gocomics.com/eric-the-circle.
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