It was a night just like this over three years ago when an eerie post just like this appeared in a forum just like this one and was read by someone just like you!

I recieved a message, a secret message saying "Wouldn't it be great to bring back the mystery cup?" and so it has. And this is where you sign up for it.

Official Mystery Comic Cup 3 Signup

Sign up here for Mystery Comic Cup 3. The first 16 people who sign up are in. If we don't get 16 then I will chop it down to the first 8. Make yourself a mystery account and get cracking.

In order to enter, you must also submit a rule for a round with your entry post. I may participate myself, and I will do my best to ensure that usage of the rules is random. I hope you trust me.

Rules:

• People participating in the Cup will vote for the best comic in each round.
  
• Revelation of your identity does not disqualify you anywhere along the way.
  
• All participants will reveal their identities at the end.
  
• Feel free to confirm or deny your identity if someone guesses it, but personally I think it's more fun if we reveal at the end.
  
• If I find anyone has entered under multiple identities, all of their identities will be disqualified from further competition. Don't fuck with me, or I will chop off your head, have Tobor cornhole the stump, then I'll cornhole Tobor while he's cornholing your stump and make your mom film the whole thing.
  

The game is afoot!

I'm in.

Count me in.

Oh, and the rule is only one character can be used in the comic, but they can face different directions.

You know I'm down.

Hell, yeah!

Rule: Haiku dialogue (five syllables in first panel, seven syllables in second panel, five syllables in last panel).

Well, damn. Since I can't manage to sign up with the new mystery identity I just created, I guess I'm disqualified.

Such a good rule, too.

This is the sound of me not participating in protest of old people on here not participating in new people's competitions. In five years it will mean something once all you old people are dead.

it all seems too complicated to me. i'm a very busy man.

Bolo (and anyone else having trouble signing in under an alias)--if you are using Firefox, you may have to delete your cookies, sign out, then sign in. This is a one-time thing with Firefox that some users run into. Try that.

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This is the sound of me not participating in protest of old people on here not participating in new people's competitions. In five years it will mean something once all you old people are dead.

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I am here! Where is my cup?

Oh, the slight formality of competition. I laugh! You are all my bitch! Fine, fine.

Rule: POV strip - I saw GREAT one here one day. I find it, I post it. Later.

I'm in.

My rule--each contestant must make a comic in the style of a different regular of mmyers' choice.

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This is the sound of me not participating in protest of old people on here not participating in new people's competitions. In five years it will mean something once all you old people are dead.

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I'm in.

My rule is only using a one panel comic. However, you can use the black background to extend your comic so it seems like it is only 1 comic. If there is a black line, the comic is null and void.

I'll give this a go. Sending rule via PM.

I'm in.

My rule is that your comic has to have one panel thats a flashback.

I'm in.

My rule is that the phone prop must be used.

Crap, I can't find it now. Anyway, I'm changing my rule:

Scenic view (that is, two or more panels are actually the same scene - like the schoolroom scenes, the ambulance street scenes, or six strangers at the bar).

My rule is that you must feature the ocean in your comic.

These rules all contradict each other!!!

I have a hard enough time coming up with comics when I've got no restrictions!

I'm in...

Must use an inanimate object that uses no dialogue

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I'm in...

Must use an inanimate object that uses no dialogue

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I'm in this one

Noe girls in this competiton. Like no girls in the comivc strips should be alowed.

haha

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I'm in this one

Noe girls in this competiton. Like no girls in the comivc strips should be alowed.

haha

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hello I would like to enter with the rule that only black people are allowed.

I'm in.

My rule: Must include one sterotype per panel.

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hello I would like to enter with the rule that only black people are allowed.

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Let's doo this

My Rule - mention shit at least twice

I think that brings us to 13. I figured I'll give it until Sunday, then we'll get this puppy rolling. We need 3 more to make it a sweet 16. Tell your friends.

i'm here my rule is one panels background has to be a solid color.

Umm nevermind. I rescind my entrance in light of the fact that my secret identity was over-ridden by Mozilla's love for cookies.

Okey dokey. I appreciate everyone who signed up. We have an uneven number so some cuts had to be made. The first person cut was me. I was Tiny_Elvis. The next people cut were people who didn't make a mystery account. Lastly, and most sadly in my mind, were people who made an account who weren't me but got in after the elite 8. I'll miss them most of all, but I don't want this thing to drag, dammit. You'll all still be with us in spirit as I steal you rules, and for that, I'll always love you.

So the 8 are...

Toborfuckedmystump
couldawoulda
dulouz
stew_pidasol
garbo
yipyipyipyip
fucking read the rules
keijimuto

See, I've already fucked up. Stew_pidasol was also not a brand new account, so clevername is in. Sorry Stew, you're out.

Remember when the "Comics Cup" people demanded a special, separate forum for their special, elite comics competition, and now it doesn't even exist anymore because it was so fucking tedious and boring and everybody got tired of it? Ha ha. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. Snort.