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warrenellis — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 11:25:26 -0700

Usual REMAKE/REMODEL rules apply:

No pen-portraits. This is ART ONLY. Posting just a bunch of text, or a scribble and a vast number of words, will get the thread closed and your account banned.

NO MORE PHOTO-MANIPULATION "art". I'll just delete them. People have been drenching threads with several pieces at a time that they've knocked out in photoshop in 2 minutes with no thought at all. I consider this to be taking the piss now.

HOWEVER: I will allow the use of or interpolation of ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS into the work.

No more than ONE submission by any one person in any one REMAKE/REMODEL.

So here's the deal:

You are an artist/designer. You have to put together the cover for a comic called MISTY.

MISTY was a British comic for girls.

It included stories such as (and I'm making none of this up, the 70s and 80s in Britain were nightmarish):

Moonchild - Rosemary Black possesses the power of telekinesis, like her grandmother before her, as shown by a crescent moon on her forehead. Her harsh mother is jealous of the power and forbids Rosemary to use it - but temptation is getting stronger against the bully who picks on Rosemary...

School of the Lost - a boarding school that demands a special tribute for the ongoing success of parents who send their daughters to it.

Whistle and I'll Come - a ghost dog companion.

The Four Faces of Eve - Eve Marshall is trying to unravel her true identity, but she seems to be the bits and pieces of four dead women.

The Cult of the Cat - Nicola Scott is destined to become a member of a cult who worship the Egyptian cat goddess Bast.

The Sentinels - Two empty tower blocks connect our world with a parallel world where Hitler conquered Britain in 1940.

Screaming Point! - the public hangman is also a resurrectionist who believes he can bring the dead back to life.

Winner Loses All - Sandy sells her soul to the Devil to save her alcoholic father.

You are told that the cover should feature at least one of these. But I don't think anyone's paying much attention to you, everyone in the office seems to be drinking heavily and crying quite a lot.

It's up to you what kind of company you're at. What style you choose. What you make of the above. What era you're in. Who you are, even. Go nuts with it.

You have one week. Go.

-- W

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Bevis — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 11:55:57 -0700

Really? I'm sure my sister had some old copies of Misty, or the annuals maybe, and I don;t remember them being half as bizarre as that. I'm almost inclined to track some down and read them. There's no way the stories will live up to expectations though, is there?

Right, plenty to work on there. Having missed the Fantastic Four thread by a matter of hours I'll not miss this one. Probably. Maybe.

I so will...

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PintSizedCat — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 14:21:04 -0700

Bring back the 70s, though, hopefully not!
It sounds like the kind of comic that a modern feminist youngster would just eat up.
Lets get down to some brainstorming
:)

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Lordofthejungle — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 14:39:49 -0700

Oh man Bevis, I hear ya. I just finished my Fantastic Four and logged on to see the thread already closed (Having been open an hour earlier). I was furious and I couldn't understand it until I saw this. It's not looking like a good week. :P Better just get it done I guess.

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Neila — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 14:54:53 -0700

I have an idea for this one and it involves a horse kinda...may come up with another idea so I don't do two in a row with equine things on them...

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oddbill — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 15:27:56 -0700

Your last one was more aquine than equine.

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struthersneil — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 15:42:22 -0700

Couldn't resist. I remember seeing issues of Misty in school jumble sales--I think we might have had a few around the house for my sister. If I'd known they had stories about crazed telekinetic girls I might have dared read them.

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David Lee Ingersoll — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 15:50:24 -0700

@Nella - Sharkpony seems perfect for this actually.

@Struthersnell - Way to get things started!

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Dronecraft — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 16:14:49 -0700

@Struthersneil - That's Awesome!

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Xiao Mao — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 18:16:10 -0700

God I wish I could do more than one entry.

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D.Miranda — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 19:35:05 -0700

@Xiao Mao: There's always the Artist's thread for any other entries you'd make - I know they'll be welcomed.

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ESCgoat — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 20:31:24 -0700

I hope that cat cult nonsense doesn't interfere with Nicola Scott's penciling duties on Teen Titans, or I'll be pissed!

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mojokingbee — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:11:53 -0700

@struthersneil..good start. Like the perspective utilised for the piece. Bold with minimalist colours.

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keyofsilence — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 03:56:37 -0700

STRUTHERS-MOTHERFUCKING-NEIL

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Oddcult — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 04:45:48 -0700

I have a stack of Misty annuals. Yes, they are that weird and awesome. I have loads to say about Misty and I think there's a case to be made for it playing a large part in the 20th century revival of paganism, but I'll can that rant for now, as this is a chinese whispers thread. Just as a point of interest though, a lot of it was written by Pat Mills and John Wagner, of whom I'm sure you'll have heard.

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Warped Savant — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 06:14:49 -0700

@struthersneil -- I love the line work for the shading. Awesome job to start this thread off. Thank you.

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mojokingbee — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 07:11:03 -0700

Well, this was just suppose to be just a rough, playing around with the concepts and brainstorming but it snowballed into the finished piece.

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struthersneil — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 08:17:22 -0700

@all--thanks for the comments! It is just about the most basic take possible on this remake...I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone comes up with.

@mojokingbee--very nice indeed.

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David Lee Ingersoll — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 19:20:13 -0700

@mojokingbee - I wish my roughs looked half that good. Or creepy.

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tombland — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 19:24:15 -0700

Here's my first crack at one of these, the last competition came out brilliantly.
'The Sentinels - Two empty tower blocks connect our world with a parallel world where Hitler conquered Britain in 1940.'
My eyes hurt now.

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Paul Sizer — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 19:32:39 -0700

Tombland, you just made my night. Out-flipping-standing!

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David Lee Ingersoll — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 20:16:26 -0700

@Tombland - I'll second Paul. That's a great illustration.

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D.Miranda — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 20:52:21 -0700

@Tombland: What the guys said -- this is brilliant.

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mojokingbee — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:59:55 -0700

@Tombland...awesome execution.

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Bevis — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 01:01:54 -0700

@Tombland Yeah, I'll echo everyone else. That's a brilliant concept really well executed.

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Raid71 — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 02:52:32 -0700

@Tombland great idea nicely executed

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tombland — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 02:54:56 -0700

Wow thanks for the nice words! I really love the other two covers so far as well.

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helloMuller — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 05:16:04 -0700

Yay for Tom — Awesome!

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David Lee Ingersoll — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 06:25:58 -0700

Here's my contribution. I tried for quick and simple this time around.

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Fernando Lucas — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 10:17:56 -0700

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FredG — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 10:34:04 -0700

Really cool concept Fernando well done. Also want to echo what everyone is saying about Struthers, Mojo & Tomb and add David Lee to the compliments. I missed the Fantastic 4, need too make sure I don't miss this one.

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David Lee Ingersoll — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:53:39 -0700

@Fernando - very slick. I love the bottle in the background. It's probably obvious to everyone else but it took a couple of time of looking before I realized what that shape was.

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Fernando Lucas — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:02:03 -0700

@FreG
I wanted to participate, but the work gave me no respite.
but I've been seeing the quality of the rest of the gang. was very good.
@David Lee
thanks, is a bottle of red wine from a previous work, is a kind of recycling graphics.

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struthersneil — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:21:36 -0700

@tombland That's just perfect, it has a sort of Darkplace feel.
@David Lee Ingersoll Great approach as an actual cover (a point I always forget.)
@Fernando Slick indeed. I imagine she has just given her father his new liver...

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Hartter — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:53:25 -0700

I love these Remake/Remodel threads, so much fun. Here's my 2 cents.

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Rooth — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:15:59 -0700

Amazing piece Hartter!

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Hartter — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:18:46 -0700

Thanks brutha!

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David Lee Ingersoll — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:50:45 -0700

@Hartter - That's worth way more than 2 cents! Great piece!

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Brian le Golem — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 18:30:45 -0700

Hi,

I couldn't put all of them in the same pages because I'm not George Perez, but anyway:

I like the idea of a school full of "special" girls...Enough to freak the X-men out.

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Hartter — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 18:41:00 -0700

Thanks @ David Lee Ingersoll!

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ESCgoat — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 18:42:23 -0700

Brian - Your dog's similar to the idea I'm working on, skeleton and all... gotta get mine finished more quickly next time! : P

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Jason A. Quest — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:22:34 -0700

Girls' comics? Well, they read that "magna" stuff, right?

"NOTE: This item is not available in Germany"

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David Lee Ingersoll — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:26:56 -0700

@Brian le Golem - That group looks like it would give the Hellfire Club a run for its money.

@Jason A. Quest - That's very very disturbing.

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Jason A. Quest — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 21:21:20 -0700

You are too kind. I am humbled by the submissions so far.

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Paul Sizer — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:26:27 -0700

Girl with a Ghost Dog? Sign me up for retro ass-kicking and spirit plane adventures.

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HEY APATHY! — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 23:36:47 -0700

@ everyone hot damn! Sizer you're twisted - she's winking at us

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Xiao Mao — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:23:40 -0700

Stupid question:
Why are these exercises called "Chinese Whispers"?

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mojokingbee — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:24:19 -0700

@David Lee Ingersoll...love the twisted body of the bully.
@Fernando Lucas..simple and sweet...nice framing with the bottle.
@Hartter..nice graphic design.
@Jason A. Quest....Dog-boy rocks..
@paul...sweet as usual.
@HEY APATHY!....love the dark chunkiness of the lines.
is it me or is everyone bringing their A-game this week?

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Jason A. Quest — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 04:16:42 -0700

"Chinese Whispers" is one of many names for a game in which one person whispers something to someone, who whispers it to the next person, etc. until the last person reports what he thinks the original message was, and everyone laughs at how much it changed. The idea here is to ignore what one may know about the original (if anything), and produce something based solely on what Warren over there mutters.

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Nygaard — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 04:45:06 -0700

Weird thing, really. Seems there was a fashion for marketing various games and trinkets as oriental/exotic some time in the 20's? Probably coincided with orientalism, art noveau and all that. Sounds to me like the most likely origin of the name.

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Dronecraft — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 04:58:28 -0700

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David Lee Ingersoll — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 06:04:53 -0700

@Paul Sizer - "Especially for brave British girls" - I love that :)

@Hey Apathy - Your linework is really robust and dynamic!

@dronecraft - Very nice. Is that watercolor or photoshop?

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Dronecraft — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 06:10:06 -0700

Thanks David - it's Photoshop with watercolour brushes and added textures

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Sobreiro — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 07:37:04 -0700

What cool thread... last week was excellent as well, I couldn't get anything done for time issues, and this week I'm recovering from appendectomy... Still, maybe before the deadline's due I get something done!

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Paul Sizer — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 07:40:12 -0700

It's great that everyone can find one aspect of the stories that they want to focus on.

HEY APATHY: Again, the sheer density of your work just kills me!
Fernando: Really nice simple forms, as always.
Jason Quest: Thank you for echoing my thoughts that ALL of those titles, when said in a certain way, have a kind of porno feel to them.
Dronecraft: Your painting has a very acid hazy feel to it, which is perfect for the vibe.

More more more! I want to see if Pia or Afua can step in and kick it up a notch.
And Sobreiro; HEAL UP AND RECOVER, friend!

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Dronecraft — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 07:53:18 -0700

Thanks Sizer!

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Jason A. Quest — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 08:31:22 -0700

@Sizer: I was thinking more "shojo" than "porno". But to be honest, the pornographic possibilities go through my head with every remake/remodel I think about. A hazard of being an amateur pornographicnovelist, I suppose. :)

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Bevis — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 09:41:22 -0700

Misty, by way of Bunty and EC Comics. School Of The Lost, naturally. Just pretend I photoshopped in a gothic school type background.

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Ed Sludden — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 10:26:54 -0700

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Paul Sizer — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:00:38 -0700

Bevis: FULL OF WIN!
Ed Sludden: FULL OF WIN!

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David Lee Ingersoll — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:15:57 -0700

@Bevis - I always feel sorry for hookers. (Great cartooning though!)

@Ed Sludden - I love the ghost dog. Northwest Indian designs are a favorite of mine.

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DBed — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 12:18:58 -0700

@ mojokingbee – What an inspiring cover
@ tombland – I wasn’t sure anyone was going to take on that particular title. Now, I don’t think any will be able to top your piece!
@ Fernando Lucas – I love the colors and layout
@ Ed Sludden – I really dig your Mesoamerican take

Stitches are fun to play with...

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David Lee Ingersoll — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 12:23:19 -0700

@DBed - Excellent use of contrast. The glowing stitch work makes the illustration.

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tombland — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:19:36 -0700

These are all great. I agree about the stitching making DBed's cover come to life, it took me ages to spot the wording, a great touch!

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Dronecraft — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:26:54 -0700

DBed, man that's awesome...

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Lordofthejungle — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:57:51 -0700

There's some great work here, really gets the imagination fizzing!

@struthersneil - Your inking skills are leet.
@Tombland -Strong concept and just a lovely illustration.
@mojokingbee - I bet your .PSDs (or equivalent) are big! So much going on, so well balanced.
@Fernando Lucas - Clever and ballsy, I struggle with good minimalism but you have it nailed!
@Paul Sizer - Took me a second to see the dog! Love that, great job as always.
@HEY APATHY! - I wait for yours with baited breath, and every time there's a great payoff, so much fun, so much ink. I feel like I can reach into the picture and pull characters out, they're so solid.
@Bevis - The "classic" look, me likey. It's amazing how reasonable your scene looks in that style and now I'm wondering how close to the truth it was. (Reminds me of old Viz covers a little)
@DBed - Nice tonal work, great image.

I was going to do an erotic fiction cover for the ghost dog one, but I hedged and drew cats instead, I was afraid of a "Lost Girls" vibe. :P

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David Lee Ingersoll — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:13:12 -0700

@LordoftheJungle - The girl's expression is great. And I love that the scepter (lamp post?) is rising out of the old woman's hand bag.

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Kosmograd — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:29:39 -0700

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Bevis — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:34:09 -0700

@Lordofthejungle Yeah, Viz did a lot of stuff like that. They certainly had a thing for taking off girl's comics like that. The reason being, of course, that it's so much bloody fun to do. ;)

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Lordofthejungle — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:40:42 -0700

@David Lee Ingersoll - thanks mate! I don't know what it is other than a communicator for Bast, I just like bottomless carpet bags, they reek of Mythology. I love the girl's corkscrewed corpse in your own - also the layout, logo and the creepy+cute factor, awesome.

@Bevis - It really is a lot of fun. I wanted to do more than one, ah well, next time!

@kosmograd - That's some elegant design right there. Good job.

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kmcleod — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:10:20 -0700

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Oxbrow — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:30:48 -0700

Reflecting how goth Misty could be.

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Alan Tyson — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:47:44 -0700

@LordoftheJungle: I love that the cats' eyes sort of look like city lights at first glance. The whole thing rocks!

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Lordofthejungle — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:22:57 -0700

@Alan Tyson - Thanks a million man! Your last F4 R-R was amazing too, are you working on one for this?

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Neila — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:59:23 -0700

I looked up some of the comics online. When I found out that "Winner Loses All" had a horse given to the lead by the Devil I had to draw this.
Girl's like bugs right?

<3 Sleipner, magical fast pony.
Also on the next one I'll try to not draw a horse, arachnid, shark, thing...

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David Lee Ingersoll — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 19:47:53 -0700

@Kosmograd - Who'd have thought The Sentinels would get so much love? This is another good graphic integrations of buildings and Nazi iconography.

@kmcleod - I laughed when I read the names on the players' shirts. And the Hello Kittys on the soles of the shoes are a great detail.

@Oxbrow - But do I want to escape the Cult of the Cat? She looks like she might be fun to hang out with.

@Neila - First Sharkpony, now Scorpony. Who would win in a race?

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ESCgoat — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 21:38:52 -0700

Neila - I wanna see Octopony next week, if you hope to successfully complete the triumvirate! ; )

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oddbill — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 21:58:44 -0700

Scorpiorse?

Horpion?

Scequion?

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Jack Hare — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:59:37 -0700

Taking literally the title 'Misty'.

Fantastic stuff everybody. My top five thus far would be those of mojokingbee, tombland, Paul Sizer, Ed Sludden, and kosmograd, but there is much other awesome as well.

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David Lee Ingersoll — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 07:41:17 -0700

@Jack Hare - "The story of the Somerset Brides ends in Hangman's Grove ..." Just enough info for me to want to find out more!

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Neila — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 07:48:55 -0700

@David Lee Ingersoll I think Scorpony/Sleipner would win in a race, he has more legs, maybe that means he's faster. XD

@EGSgoat I don't think I'll do another pony, unless the next challenge specifically involves horses. I don't want to be come a one trick pony. (ah ha ha bad joke)

@oddbill I just call him Sleipner after Odin's 8 legged horse in Norse mythology.

There have been so many great entries! You guys are so talented! It's really intimidating!

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David Lee Ingersoll — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 08:13:32 -0700

@Neila - Sleipner might have the advantage until they hit a body of water. Then the advantage is definitely Sharkpony's.

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Will Couper — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 08:24:33 -0700

If the Misty annuals my sisters had looked as good as anything on this thread I wouldn't have contemptuously ignored them.

Will

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kmcleod — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 09:47:43 -0700

@David Lee Ingersoll--Thanks. For me, the faces, human and otherwise, are a standout in yours.

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Oxbrow — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:39:47 -0700

@ David Lee Ingersoll: Yeah, fair point. :D

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Alan Tyson — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:08:42 -0700

@Lordofthejungle: I don't think I'll have to time for this one, and even if I did, nothing really has jumped out in my face for this one. Which is too bad, because it looks like everyone's having a blast with it!

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Jack Hare — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:57:11 -0700

@David Lee Ingersoll -- *grin* Guess that makes it a good blurb! There's something refreshing about implying a story without having to actually tell it -- I'm sure whatever happens in a reader's head is better than any script I could come up with.

Loved the whimsical style in your design, also, especially Rosemary's expression.

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lordmitz — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:21:41 -0700

can you believe it's been nearly a year since i last did one of these? i keep checking them out though, and it's not like there's been a shortage of talent from you guys.

anyhoo:

i know apple are evil but i may be taking it too far

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Jack Hare — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:30:21 -0700

@lordmitz -- "Makeup Tips" at the very bottom made me smile.

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evelet — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:37:55 -0700

Somebody warn me if this will be considered "photo-manipulation art" of the kind that will make Him do indescribable things to me and shout a lot. I was not around to experience the offending work, so let me know... It is an original photograph, I promise.

I wanted to do the Four Faces of Eve, given the name, but hey. So I thought back to what comics I read as a kid, and there was one I loved like a big fat furry orange alter-ego...

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David Lee Ingersoll — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:39:16 -0700

@Lordmitz - A completely different take on The Sentinels! Be sure to join in again before another year passes :)

@Evelet - So in your cat cult everyone is fat and lazy and complains about Monday? And tortures dogs? (I think that if the original photo is your own then you get a pass. But I'm not the boss here.)

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mercurialblonde — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:39:03 -0700

I was trying for a kind of witch house thing here/ 70s giallo, I think that comes across...

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David Lee Ingersoll — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:55:52 -0700

@mercurialblonde - It comes across for me!

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HEY APATHY! — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:10:06 -0700

@ mercurialblonde - HOMICIDIO FANTASTICO! (thanks mushi I clumsily pasted it from a translation software)

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mushi — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:29:59 -0700

Apathy, you missed an H there "homicidio"

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Emperor — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 21:27:48 -0700

Britain (and the world) needs comics like these!!

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Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:11:57 -0700

Love the art here long time fan. just thought i gave it a shot so here my entry

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FredG — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:24:31 -0700

Thought I'd try a well used look on this one, with the help of a texture from deviantart user enginemonkey.

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David Lee Ingersoll — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:02:56 -0700

@jeroen23 - That looks ominous. Brrrr.

@FredG - Nice combo of slick illustration and distressed presentation.

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Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:14:29 -0700

thanks david that was the look i was going for

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Jack Hare — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:01:16 -0700

@FredG -- There's a certain Twilight Zone quality to a weathered, beat-up copy of a comic with a future cover date...but seriously, very slick. I particularly like the chunky pink 'Misty' lettering; did you design that, or is it a font?

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FredG — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:25:46 -0700

Thanks @Jack Hare, the font is Bauhaus 93 I just kerned the type to where they touched the tweaked the outlines so everything lined up. I figured it might be the kind of comic that gets stuck under the mattress so Mom won't freak out.

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Paul Milligan — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 19:24:48 -0700

Wow... The Sentinels is pretty popular. That was my pick as soon as I read the list. I thought it would be cool to make Misty the title character of the book rather than a seemingly arbitrary name for the magazine.

There's so many great illustrations in this thread. Awesome stuff from everyone!

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Paul Sizer — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 20:27:15 -0700

FredG: Another winner, Fred. Dig the type, but of course I'm a type head! : )

Paul Milligan: Love it, and love dialogue that gives me so much information in such an orderly outburst! : )

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JSween — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:14:37 -0700

sooo, i havnt posted in a looong while, because well, im terrible with deadlines. in fear of missing this deadline as well, im posting my messy messy pencils....

great job to everyone so far, and yes, it would seem the sentinels is the popular one....

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ESCgoat — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 01:15:03 -0700

Not sure if I'll have the time to color it this weekend, so I'll submit the b/w version for the moment...

I'm a big sucker for ghost dogs, so I knew I had to showcase that story. Plus I love the title for it. I didn't plan on including the other two stories at first. But the visuals eventually came to me and they felt right to be included, in order to give it that ol' anthology feel.

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BattGuano — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 07:47:58 -0700

Sorry, its yet another Sentinels cover,....

@Struthersneil - Gorgeous Inking as ever, and a nice play on the title - funny and cool
@Mojokingbee - I Love your style, really sinister and full of character
@Tombland - a brilliant concept and also very neat and to the point and superbly stylish
@Dave Lee Ingersoll - Loads of character and humor in your illustrations, and I love the font
@ Frenando - Thats truly stylish, and would really make a very slick poster
@Paul Sizer - Fantastic as ever - I also Loved the other idea in the artists thread (nothing at all wrong with that dog)
I'm in danger of typing a book here, so i'll just say all this months contributions are stunning, such a wide variety of styles and approaches. @Neila - I never got around to applauding Sharkpony, so I do so here (I was tempted to sneak it onto the blackboard in tribute) - @FredG - A hard choice but I reckon yours ticked all the boxes for me this week - Luvverly
@paul milligan - beautiful stuff, I hope mines not too much of a rip off - When I saw it I admit I was tempted to match the uniform colour.

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Herr Hussein — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 10:40:46 -0700

Late to the party as usual. Didn't peek all week. Everyone, wow.
@Hey Apathy, yours is my favourite this time.

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BrianMowrey — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 10:58:46 -0700

Mr Guano who are you and where is the comic book written by Garth Ennis that you drew that I can TURN INTO PORRIDGE WITH MY DROOL

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HEY APATHY! — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 11:20:09 -0700

@ Heir Hussein- right back at you - you're painting just blew me away !

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Valente — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 12:28:45 -0700

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David Lee Ingersoll — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 14:56:00 -0700

Wow. Lots of new goodies since I last looked.

@Paul Milligan - Baphomet is adorable. Team him(her) up with Sharkpony for a winning comic :)

@JSween - Actually the unfinished look works. I'd just assume that this is the cover of a xeroxed zine published by a bunch of teenagers in the late 80s.

@ESCgoat - the wagging of its tail makes the ghost dog seem cute and friendly.

@BattGuano - A good demonstration why bad men shouldn't fuck with school girls!

@Herr Hussein - Yikes! Great painting. The dog is scary just for the drool factor.

@Valente - Striking design. Someone is in way over their head.

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JSween — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 15:58:38 -0700

@david lee ingersoll - thx man
@battguano - i love urs, i like that u made old hitler

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oogliemooglie — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 16:23:54 -0700

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David Lee Ingersoll — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 18:40:23 -0700

@oogliemooglie - At first glance I thought, "That's a well drawn hand. And, hey, Sharkpony!"

Then I adjusted my laptop screen, saw the difference in skin tone and the stitches finally registered.

"Oooh. Creepy."

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BIFCO — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 19:18:33 -0700

It's not What I was in mind in the first place but I proud of what I did. It's not perfect but I feel like I learn something doing this one. Thx for the contest!

@FredG I love your idea of the ghost dog and the cat!
Like always congrats everyone we can see amazing stuff here

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oogliemooglie — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 19:38:52 -0700

@David Ingersolll: I figured Sharkpony and the "for/four" pun might give it a little dark humor. All meant in good fun--hope no offense is taken by Sharkpony creators or fans! :)

There is an amazing amount of excellent work in this thread. Random ones I can think of that I especially liked: Struthersneil, Ed Sludden, Hey Apathy, Neila, Fernando Lucas, tombland, Sizer, FredG, and a bunch more I'm not thinking of...I love these remake/remodel threads!

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mojokingbee — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 22:59:01 -0700

@ESCgoat...liking the indie zine look.
@FredG & Paul Milligan...nice cartoony look. Both girls ought to team up and solve mysteries..lol

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David Lee Ingersoll — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 05:27:08 -0700

@BIFCO -Nice design. Is the logo your own work?

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staticgirl — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 06:35:42 -0700

Bloody hell some fantastic ideas here. I miss good girl's comics like I used to read and your entries allow me to imagine what they might look like now if they'd continued to be made....

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BattGuano — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 08:31:03 -0700

@BrianMowry - sorry, I'm a nobody from the games industry, I've never actually done a comic. I've been using these challenges to try and revive my meager drawing skills - 20 years of pushing polygons has whithered them to a stump! - But many thanks for vote of approval, compared to the real talents round here I'm a sad scribbler.

@Dave Lee Ingersol - back in the alternative reality an army of liberated "sharkpony" riding schoolgirls are busy kicking the stuffing out of the bloated minions of the Global Nazi Empire!!

@JSween - its the 70's, he's aged into a mad, syphillis riddled old loon, (so not too different from the 40's) but he has retained a full head of greasy grey hair - (and I drew the girl touching it, eeeewwww!)

@HerrHussein - love the dog and the drool!!, @Valente - Very menacing!!! @OoglieMooglie - Clever concept, very classy, @Bifco - Love the floor tile idea, and those are beautiful portraits
Sorry to anyone I haven't mentioned, I failed to comment on some of the best works earlier, there's just so many its hard to remember them all when I start typing, and I expect most people are here to look at the art not to read my mad ramblings! (I know - a bit hypocritical after typing half a page!!)

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JSween — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 09:29:52 -0700

@battguano - hilarious!

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Clone Artist — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 10:28:21 -0700

Late as usual, but here is mine...

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David Lee Ingersoll — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 11:27:17 -0700

@Clone Artist - if you're the last contributor then we're ending on an up note :)

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Pupato — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 12:55:23 -0700

Wait, wait!!! I wanna play too! : )

@CloneArtist, hahah! thats lovely!

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Neila — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 13:49:34 -0700

Everyone's done such fantastic entries ouo this is why I was so scared to enter these in the first place, y'all are all so talented! :D

@oogliemooglie Is that a Sharkpony charm on that bracelet? XD

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David Lee Ingersoll — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:21:06 -0700

@Pupato - Ha! Looks like there's another choice besides Team Edward or Team Jacob :)

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jontk — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 18:52:04 -0700

A launch magazine should have several things, a lot of stuff going on on the cover, and a free gift of some kind, what ever's popular at the time.

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taphead — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 19:11:20 -0700

I love the spookyness that's been abound this time round. Page 1 was such a triple punch it left me reeling.

(ETA: Which is not in any way meant as a slight to the following pages, obvs.

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Neila — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 08:03:18 -0700

@jontk bwahaha free Shark Pony ouo Is Shark Pony becoming a thing? Maybe I should make Tshirts? haha (I might my brother has been trying to get me to all week)

I need to stop commenting on just the entries that have shark ponies D: but everyone's entries are so good I don't know what to say without sounding silly.

@Pupato I really like the creepy catboy. :3

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Pupato — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:28:35 -0700

@David Lee, Edward & Jacob? AAAH! You mean "Eclipse" isn´t it? at first didn´t understand at all... perhaps because i´ve tried to erase those films from my mind completely, so thanks : )... & i love your twisted girl with the head off, realy nice & spectacular!

@Neila, thanks a lot! & you didn´t sound silly at all for me, but funny yes... by the way, you should do a long series with your "horse, arachnid, shark, thing" as main character, that´s really creepy : )

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Paul Milligan — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:39:50 -0700

@Paul Sizer - Thanks, man. I usually talk like that whenever I fall through a tear in reality and end up in an alternate dimension. My demon-cat always appreciates a quick synopsis.

@BattGuano - I don't think yours looks like a ripoff at all. Awesome take on the idea. Love the aging Hitler!

@David Lee Ingersoll - Baphomet & Sharkpony? Hmmmm... that sounds pretty amazing.

@mojokingbee Haha... lots of team-up suggestions for my teenage occult detective and her demon-cat. I think I might be on to something here.

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FredG — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:50:20 -0700

This was a good one, all stand out for one reason or another. Fernando still my favorite with a lot of close seconds, Sizer and Lordmitz I'd like to see stories illustrated out to match the covers, BattGuano, school girls capturing Hitler, I'd read that story in any style.