Hi there! It's that time again, Small Press Idol is about to land. This year, we have a number of guideline changes, based on contestant suggestions and requests. But the big news this year is that we have as co-sponsor for the contest, Haven Distribution...and together, the Small Press Idol books will all be offered to comic shops for the first time. We've also upped the cash payout this year for the winner (we're STARTING at $200 this year, PLUS half of the entry fees), and added pay-out potential for all Mysterious Visions appearances. The dreaded Veto process has been completely changed, and the Judges will now vote before a round begins, and we will give the projects the chance to prove the judges wrong. Judges will not be able to move up projects that didn't get enough votes to move on in a round.

So we'd like to invite everyone to come see this year's Idol Homepage (which includes a new Idol Impact section which shows all of the books that small press has helped launch over the years), we're expecting this to be our biggest year ever. We're touting this year as "American Idol, meets The Apprentice", so if you're an amateur comic creator - and you want to get some real advice from Judges who know what it takes to make it, test your meddle and make some great friends along the way - Then Idol is here. Our 6th year! If you're just looking for new and upcoming talent to check out, great! We'll have plenty of eye candy for you as well.

If anyone has any questions, I'll be looking for them and be around to answer.

http://www.dimestoreproductions.com/content287.html

Ian Shires
Ian@dimestoreproductions.com

I'm moving this to the Hey Everyone Look What I Did forum because well...it is in a sense advertising~

You don't mention how much the entry fee is....