Subject: Re: Comic Contest #1
Let me start by saying that this was a pain in the butt. I would have rather gone with some sort of voting system, but since the majority chose this I'm stuck with it. I'm glad I get to hand this over to someone else because it isn't fun being the person who has to choose a winner.
I should mention that all of these comics were pretty darn good. It would have been easier if most of them sucked, but obviously the few people that were interested in submitting entries were people that tend to put some thought and effort behind their comics and thus we ended up with a chunk of great ones. And in looking at the entries I'm sure you'll agree that limiting comic constraints severly doesn't have to make them any less funny.
Here are some thoughts on the comics that ran through my mind while trying to judge them.
DexX: There is truth in your comic. Eggplant is evil.
descolada99: Though I read Battlefield Earth and thought it was a pretty good book (despite the fact that L. Ron is a complete freak) I'd have to agree that the movie pretty much sucked ass. Kudos to poking fun at it.
gabe_billings: Your comic is pure and utter genius. You'll most likely win. Clear a space on your mantle for the trophy.
Big Evil Dan: Ahh Dan... Brown nosing is such a wonderful thing. Too bad I'm immune to it. Nice try, though. You came close.
evil_d: Radioactive pudding. Need I say more?
Fracture: Any comic with maggots is ok by me.
ObiJo: Filthy language always makes me giggle, and biting priests is good for a laugh anytime.
Bottlerocket: The Watusi and hallucinogens. A comic match better than peanut butter and Jesus.
wirthling: I like muffins.
anonymouse: I don't know what he's talking about. He can't prove anything.
Also I should mention that those of you who may have used too many ghosts/skeletons weren't downgraded at all. We can only be anal retentive to a point then it gets silly. So everyone was on equal footing. (I also held back my normal feelings and ignored spelling mistakes. See? I'm not such a eggsucking bastard after all.)
Keeping those things in mind I tried to judge fairly. I started off trying to score them all on a ten point scale but I ended up with too many too close together. So I ran through the list again trying to eliminate some. I finally narrowed it down to four that I liked the most but couldn't decided among.
So I made my wife pick. A couple of her top choices were the same as mine and we ended up both agreeing on one.
So the winner is...