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October 04, 2005

THE WINNERS OF THE BEST CONTEST EVER!!!

Well guys, here is the moment you've all been waiting for. Let me first say there was a pretty amazing number of creative and hilarious entries, and it was difficult to pick which were the best. Yet, it must be done, so here are the winners...

THE GRAND PRIZE (Cartoon Cameo, Free Custom Shirt, Signed Print) GOES TO:

DAN DELANY and RYAN SCHILT for "Happy Thanksgiving"
(See the original here)
When I saw this one I knew it would be nearly impossible to top. Everything is dead on. EVERYTHING. From the shirt and hair colors to the placement of the food and forks, to the actual construction of the speech bubble, this one has it all. Plus, those lego people are just ridiculous. Amazing job guys.

SECOND PLACE PRIZE (Free Shirt, Signed Print) GOES TO:

LILLY O. for "Opposite Day"
(see the original here)
The race for second place was incredibly tight, but the prize had to go to Lilly O. because I still can't figure out exactly how she made that vending machine. It took not just the dedication and creativity to build a vending machine out of cardboard, but also the ability to figure out how to make such a difficult scene work in real life. Fantastic work.

THIRD PLACE PRIZE (Signed Print) GOES TO:

MIKE AIROSUS, RAVI SHAH, DAVE RILEY, and STEPH MAGNUSON for "Extreme Deodorant"
(see the original here)
Again, this was very close to being in second, as these guys also took an extremely difficult, if not impossible scene and replicated it to the last detail in real life. The airplane is my favorite part. Great work guys. (Also, to give credit, it was Mike Airosus' original "Croissant Fever" entry that inspired the contest to begin with.)

Congrats to the winners, you guys were truly outstanding. As for everyone else who entered, I'm sorry, but we cannot all be winners. However, all this week I'm going to be posting some of the other great, bizarre, funny, and downright creepy entries I received, so you may be famous yet.

Thanks again to everyone who entered and made "the best contest ever" the best contest ever.
-Asher

p.s. The Pharaoh cartoon is now a t-shirt design if you are interested.

Posted by asher at October 4, 2005 04:14 PM