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So how may of you guys heard that our very own Darth Mongoose of FanDanGo made it into the finals of Rising Stars of Manga??

All the entries are pretty nifty, but I really did like hers the best. ^_^ (I may be a teeny biased since I've been reading FanDanGo for awhile...)

If you haven't seen them, this is what the best of the best of the UK looks like.

Darth Mongoose is encouraging everyone to vote for the one that they like best, not necessarily hers, but I think a community congratulations is in order for getting this far. :3

PS: I almost forgot, hers is "Fell" by Katherine Holden.

I heard about this. I'm proud of Darth Mongoose. DD only spawns the best of champion--- er, comic book artists. :D

I read the 1st 5 pgs of all 16 entries. So if you're registered, how many pages do you get to read?

There's only 1 winner? What kind of deal does the winner get?

Well the top... five or so get published in a manga. The top artist, I think, gets to start working on a plot and Tokyopop will publish their work, but I dunno anything about how strictly TP can limit your work or if you get to do what you want and for how many volumes.

And if you're registered, you can read the whole thing. I got an account just for RSOM voting purposes. >.> A lot of the people on that site are a little... *wiggles hand*

Definitely not mature like this groovy DD community. XD

Lol I haven't even heard of that.

From wikipedia:

RSoM US 1-6 and RSoM UK and Eire 1-3

* 1 Grand Prize Winner - $2500 (UK:£1000)
* 1 Second Prize - $1500 (UK:£750)
* 1 Third Prize - $1000 (UK:£500)
* 4 Runner-ups - $500 (UK:£250) each.
* 1 People Choice Award winner - $500 (UK:£250) Note: The People's Choice Award was not introduced to the public for the first RSoM competitions

More info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rising_Stars_of_Manga

Congrats to Darth Mongoose!

Now if only they had a RSoM for Canadians...

Sounds like something a lot of manga artists on DD should look into. :3 Lots o' talent around here.

That's amazing. Big thumbs up to Darth Mongoose and her comic.

To be honest, I never thought many comics here could win something (or even get close), but hey, feel free to prove me wrong guys.

Great job for Darth Mongoose! Yay!

Way awesome! That's great for you, Darth. you deserve it!

Aww, thanks for the support, guys! Voting is now over, and results will be up soon. Don't hold your breath for a mongoose win, hahaha. I'll tell you if I do though ^_^

Thanks again for your support, guys. I didn't get into the book this year, but I'll be entering again next year (I already have some good ideas brewing). Many thanks to those of you who voted for my entry and gave encouragement.
Also, I'd like to give a shout out to Theora, who entered this year, but didn't get in the finals, have a look at her entry, Silver Leaves, it's very good! and to Wyldflowa, who due to various circumstances, couldn't finish her entry in time. I hope to be getting the jibblies next year at the thought of competing with you guys!

If you're a UK manga artist (ie. Living in the UK or Ireland, It doesn't matter where you're from originally) why not enter next year? It's a good learning experience!