Webcomics Examiner announces essay contest

[joezabel]

For our June 13th issue, The Webcomics Examiner is conducting an essay contest called The Triangulation Challenge. The object of the contest is to inspire new ideas about webcomic art; it’s not intended to be taken seriously.

Rules:

1. The writer picks three webcomics; the writer can use any criteria they want for picking them. One technique, for instance, is to have a friend pick them for you.

2. Using the three webcomics as a reference, the writer invents a Grand Theory of Webcomics, i.e., a theory of some sort that seemingly applies to many other webcomics.

3. The writer should invent the theory only after picking the three comics.

4. It is permissible for the theory to be impossible, satirical, or surreal.

5. The theory need not be specific to webcomics.

6. The writer should give the theory a name.

7. The writer need not believe the theory, but in the essay they should play the devils advocate and defend it to the hilt.

8. The length of the essay is entirely dependent on what the writer needs to explain. It could be only a few paragraphs, or it could be several thousand words.

9. The first draft of the essay must be completed within two hours. Polishing, embellishing, and looking up references may be done afterwards. Any amount of polishing and embellishing is allowed after the two hours, but the basic idea should emerge from the two-hour brainstorm.

10. The winner of the competition is the writer who comes up with the most useful theory, “useful” being a highly subjective term.

11. The best entries will be published in The Webcomics Examiner and will be submitted to a panel of judges who will pick a winner. No prizes, but buckets of glory!

12. All entries should be sent to Joe Zabel (joezabel@yahoo.com). Entries MUST be received by midnight, June 3rd to allow the judges time for their deliberations before we publish on June 13th. Remember that deadline– it’s just barely three weeks from today!

I’d appreciate it if interested writers contacted me to let me know they’re planning to take part.

[Bo Lindbergh]

Is this "art" as in visuals rather than narrative?

[William G]

"Art" as in "creative endeavour"
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[joezabel]

Bill is correct.

Let me add a further clarification-- I kind of emphasized that the essays CAN be surrealistic or surreal, and that the author NEED NOT believe the theory they are espousing.

Let me add that it is perfectly ok for the essay to be rational, realistic, and sincere.

In fact, I hope we get a mix of rational and irrational essays; it'll be fun trying to tell them apart.

[marinax]

Since when did they accept girls with fake boobs in the Miss USA beauty contest? i cant believe it? i dont think it should be like that at all. if there's a beauty contest it must be dedicated for the real and natural beauty because that's why the contest is so special. Look at Tyra Banks, isn't she always proud of her real breasts? it should be like that especially in such a huge natinal contest like miss USA. it's such a shock seeing gals with fake boobs in there? is that what america calls beauty??? such a shame. can you say a fake diamond is the same price and value as a real one? i don't think so.
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