FIRST PLACE goes to Troy Zimmerman for this Edward Gorey inspired version of me. Clearly this is my destiny. This is my inescapable fate. Troy wins a digital commission of any 1 or 2 HE characters of his choice, doing pretty much whatever (within reason).
SECOND PLACE goes to Jess D. for JOEL AND ELI JOUSTING ON FREAKING DINOSAURS! Check that crazy nonsense out! Jess wins any two signed HE comic prints from my store.
THIRD PLACE goes to Zach Martin for a pretty accurate portrayal of a way that I will likely die. Come to think of it, all three of these feature my potential, if not certain demise in some fashion or another. Zach wins any one signed HE comic print of his choice from my store.
Thank you, Fancy Winners! Email me to claim your prizes.
Honorable mentions go to Patrick Chin Cheong, for this account of our actual meeting at a convention. You can read a very kind and touching story about it here at his blog.
Another honorable mention goes to Steve Walvick for these weird-ass Haikus, because he was the only applicant who took my advice to “write a Haiku if you can’t draw” to heart. I’m not sure how I feel about the part about Josh’s dong being so close to the part about my daughter though.
Last Sunday, May 11th, HijiNKS ENSUE turned 7 years old! What does that even mean? Why am I still allowed to do this? In celebration, I am holding a Fancy Fan Art Contest just like last year. And, just like last year, the rules are the same:
You’ll have a week (maybe 2 depending on how quick the submissions come in) to submit your most creative depiction of anything HE related in your artistic medium of choice. Crayon, paper mache, dubstep dance mix, digital drawing, whatever. There are no guidelines for what you can make or how you can make it, but know that I will be judging based on how much effort you appear to have put in, and/or how funny/amusing it I find it.
Please create your thing and email it, or a picture of it if it is a physical item to comics at hijinksensue dot com. Please send attachments no larger than 1mb, but feel free to link to larger versions.
If I get at least 5 submissions by a week from today (which is Wednesday 5/21/14), I will post a winner by that Friday. If I don’t get at least 5, then I’ll push the contest a week.
Check out last year’s winners. Think you can do better? I don’t see how.
PRIZES? Hell YES, there are prizes!
First Place will get a digital commission by me! I will draw any HE characters (up to two characters) you like, doing pretty much whatever you like (within reason) and send you a full color file suitable for printing and framing!
2nd Place will get 2 signed HE comic prints of their choosing. International winners will need to pay shipping.
3rd Place will get a signed print of any HE comic of their choice.
If you don’t want to participate, but you want to tell HE happy birthday, please consider making a donation, becoming a Patron, buying something from the HE Store or Sharksplode or checking out my Amazon Wishlist.
]]>In 3rd place with his portrayal of Juan Q. Zach on the Iron Throne is Gary Marks! Of all the hand drawn submissions, this one made me laugh the most.
Gary wins a signed HE comic print of his choice.
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In 2nd place with an ACTUAL SONG all about HijiNKS ENSUE is Adam Sakellarides! I was terrified to listen to this, in the event that it might be terrible, but I was wonderfully surprised when the music and singing were great and the lyrics showed a real understanding and love of the comics. I am SUPER FLATTERED by this composition. Way to freaking go, Adam!
Adam wins a Sharksplode shirt of his choice and a signed HE comic print of his choice.
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And in first place with… holyunicornjesuscanyoueven… JUAN Q. ZACH MADE MEATSPACE, is Jessica Schwab! Jessica showed me the very beginnings of this back at Emerald City Comicon in early march. I was excited, having seen her craftyworks before, but in the intervening months I honestly forgot about it. Then this chicken-lizard harbinger of the apocalypse shaped cute-bomb hit my inbox and and all my blood exploded. Jessica, you owe me new blood. Also you owe me this doll. Send it to me immediately. The address is on the contact page. Stop reading and do it now. Here’s Jessica’s account of this adorable abomination’s creation.
Jessica wins a digital commission by me! I will draw any HE related characters or thing she likes and send her a full color file suitable for printing and framing!
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Hey winners, email me and let me know what you want and where to send it. Thanks!
There were a lot more submissions, and ALL OF THEM were really good. I was crazy impressed with the talent among you Fancy Bastards. I’ve posted all the honorable mentions on my Tumblr.
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