Judging

Meet our panel of Judges! All auditions and rounds will be judged by Umbra, Sketch, and Furpelt. However, if the need arises and one judge is unable to perform their duty, then Skippy will fill in as back-up judge. The judges will be looking for a few key things when it comes to submissions: Legibility, Choreography, Story, and overall Spectacle. Here’s what we mean...

• Legibility - Can we understand what is going on? Can we read all the text with no issue? Are there any spelling mistakes? Can we see the characters and their actions clearly or is the image too bright/dark/squished? Are the speech bubbles and panels arranged so they can be read in order?


• Choreography - How well the action is composed. This is, after all, a tournament about Giant Monsters beating the crap out of each other. However, this category also applies to general actions being taken by the characters.
  Are the actions being clearly telegraphed? Is there even any action at all or are they just standing there like cardboard cutouts?


• Story - Of course, since this is a storytelling competition, the judges will be taking a close look at the story you are trying to tell. Stuff like pacing, tone, and character progression are key things for an engaging story. If you fail to understand these things, then you won't get a very high score!
  Understand the scope of your story. And understand your characters. Consistency is key! Conflict drives a story! And please respect your opponent's OC like you would want yours to be respected.


• Spectacle - This last one is, overall, how much the judges enjoyed reading the entry. After all, the most important thing about a good comic is for it to be fun! Did your entry manage to captivate the audience? Did your creativity really stand out? Then you'll score pretty high!

We are NOT judging you based on...

• How good your art is.
• How powerful your character is.
• How serious your story is.
• How gorey or violent your comic is.
• The length of your submission.
• The medium your submission uses.
• How much you use the judge characters.
• How accurate you portay characters that are not your own or your opponent.

Submission Requirements

We request that if you are using a traditional medium (pen, paper, etc) that you please use a scanner to make sure your entry is legible. Taking a photo with a smart phone will make it grainy, hard to read, and - if the lighting is bad - impossible to see.

If you are creating a comic digitally, then make sure your submission for that round is in ONE place. We might miss important parts of your story if you have every single page of it scattered across several different links. Websites like Cubari will be tremendously helpful! Webtoons and Tapas are also acceptable. Or you could always save your submission as a single .pdf and upload it to google docs/dropbox!

(Having your own website/blog to host the entries will also be accepted by the way. Many sites have webcomic templates.)

Lastly, if you are creating a video submission, uploading it to Youtube or Vimeo would be the most preferable option.

Prizes

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