Friday 30 March 2012

Shenanigans - Meet a Silurian

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I'm writing the report from the @DWConvention but there's something happened at the convention that cannot be written in an article. You need to see it because it was one of the funniest moment for Elisa and one of the most scaring for me! No, really, have you ever been threatened by a Silurian? Take a look

I finally managed to take a couple of pictures but, really, it was not my best moment!!! Take a look to the pictures, I really hope you like it...



Friday 23 March 2012

Simmy's Tales: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly - Movie Poster

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We are going to take off to reach the @DWConvention so we are not going to be here on Monday to post a new strip. Before we go, anyway, we want to share with you a sort of "ending" of the first series of strips about the Simmy's Tales. Here you are the poster of the new version of Tha Good, The Bad and The Ugly directed by Gene Genie and played by Simmy, Ianto and the ugly ( :P ) Jack! Check out




Simmy's Tales first series:



Monday 19 March 2012

Simmy's Tales: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly - Part 3

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It's time to read the conclusion of the first story of the Simmy's Tales. We really hope you liked this and we have another little surprise to complete this trilogy, but you have to wait for this Friday ^_^. As you may know, we are going to attend to the DW Convention next week, so we are not going to publish a new strip on Monday, 26th.
Have fun with our new team and get ready for some great news...


Monday 12 March 2012

Simmy's Tales: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly - Part 2

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The family is growing! Last week we told you that Simmy was going to meet some new friends and here we are... Jack and Ianto are going to join the Master in this unexpected holiday in the Seventies, but the great problem is still unfixed: Gene's collection was ruined by Baby Yana and if they don't want to be killed they have to sort out a solution!!!!
Of course the Back to The Future quote is intentional XD


Monday 5 March 2012

Simmy's Tales: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly - Part 1

It's time to do something new! We had a lot of requests to introduce some old characters like classic Doctors and/or classic enemies, but it's actually very hard to do this with "our" timeline! Hey, but we have a character who was sent back in the Seventies for a few strips! Yes, we are talking about Simmy and his time leap occurred in this strip. Oh well, we know that our Eccly, Tenny and Smithy came back to "rescue" him on last year Christmas Special, but what happened in the meantime? We don't know exactly in which year the Doctors came back for him, so we don't know how many adventure he lived with baby Yana and his new friends (yes, he is going to meet some new "unexpected" friends) but I'm sure we are going to find out!
With great proud let me to introduce you the "Simmy's Tales": Our new series of strips which starts with a three part story, we really hope you will enjoy it!



Thursday 1 March 2012

Script Contest 2012

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Introduction
This contest is designed to engage Comic Who readers and make them part of the creative process behind the realization of the strip. Participants will be asked to write the script of a strip that will be brought to the attention of an international jury. The best one will be turned into a real strip and published on the Comic Who blog page.

The Subject
Each year we will propose a different subject on which the participants must rely to carry out their script. The subject this year is Smithy!
Every script must use our Eleventh Doctor as the main character; you can also include Tenny, Eccly and any other Comic Who character you want, but Smithy must be the protagonist. You can create parodies of events which occurred in the TV series Doctor Who, but original stories will be much appreciated.

The Jury
The jury will be composed by the following people: 
- Elisa Moriconi (Comic Who Illustrator) 
- Chiara Cavalli (The artist who realized the main price) 
- Francesco Spreafico (Doctor-Who.it webmaster) 
- Lady Soliloque (Writer and Video Editor)
- Luke Williams (The Doctor Who Site webmaster) 
- Michael David Key (Artist)
- Craig Hurle (Doctor Who and the Tardis by Craig Hurle administrator)

Contest Rules
- The contest will begin at 0:00 AM (GMT) on March 1, 2012 and will end at 11:59 PM (GMT) on March 31, 2012.
- Scripts must be uploaded through the automatic submit page at this link.
- All scripts sent outside of the validity period of the contest will be ignored.
- All scripts must be written in proper English (no slang will be accepted).
- It will be accepted only one script per person.
- The Comic Who staff will answer with an email by communicating the acceptance of the script or the reasons for which have been refused.
- Winners will be announced on April 8, 2012.
The jury's decision is final!

Script Rules
- No obscenity and/or vulgarity and/or violence will be accepted.
- Every script must be divided into 4 (four) vignettes.
- You have to describe all the backgroungs as you are describing a picture.
- You have to describe exactly the laying and the facial expression of each character in the vignette.
- No more than 4 (four) characters are allowed into a single vignette.
- No more then 3 (three) balloons are allowed into a single vignette.
- No more then 30 (thirty) words are allowed into a single vignette (this includes onomatopoeia). Example: if you have two ballons into a vignette, you can write 15 words in the first one, 14 in the secont and use 1 onomatopoeia.

Tips & Tricks
- Strips are like puns, should make people laugh by saying a few things, basing mainly on the expressions and comic absurdities.
- Don't waste time creating complex stories, usually a simple situation is much more fun. Sometimes you do not even need words to make people laugh (think of the Valentine's Day spcial).
- Too many characters and dialogues are often synonymous with confusion and risk of boring the reader. Try to be as concise as possible.
- Remember that vignettes provide a limited space, so do not overdo the details, otherwise you may not have enough space available for carrying out the scene.
- Read this Facebook Note to understand how to create a script.
- If you have doubts or concerns, please send an email to comicwho@gmail.com. The Comic Who staff will answer soon as possible.

Contest Winner Award & Prizes
- The winning story will be drawn by Elisa Moriconi (the Comic Who Illustrator) and published on our comic blog (with all the credits to the original author). 
- The winner will receive a figurine of Smithy made in Polymer Clay (The one you can see on the flyer).
- The second place will win a Commission of a digital color illustration of a single character on white backgroung realized by Elisa Moriconi.
- The third place will win a Commission of a pencil sketch of a single character on simple backgroung realized by Elisa Moriconi.

The Fan Choice Award
After the contest scripts of stories that are classified by the # 2 to # 10 will also be published as Notes on the Comic Who Facebook Fanpage. The public will choose the best by putting the "like" on the favorite script.
- The vote will take place from April 8, 2012 to April 14, 2012.
- The winning story will be drawn by Elisa Moriconi (the Comic Who Illustrator) and published on our comic blog.
- The author will win a Commission of a digital color illustration of a single character on white backgroung realized by Elisa Moriconi.


Detailed picture of the figurine you can win!

Good Luck & Have Fun
Comic Who Staff