A number of weeks ago we set you the task of creating a brand new, highly original comic book character to be shown off and given away as a limited edition t-shirt at RedBubble’s booth at this year’s New York Comic Con. And you answered the call in true RedBubble style – with plenty of designs featuring skin tight lycra and an unhealthy amount of lethal weaponry. And so the time has come to announce the winners of the New York Comic Con Challenge.
In First Place: We couldn’t agree more with this choice for first place. As voted by the community and selected by the judges, our overall winner is The Colonel by Steven Austin. Congratulations Steven! As we speak, The Colonel is being transported to a high security location where he’ll be transformed into a limited edition RedBubble NYCC 2011 t-shirt in preparation for next week’s New York Comic Con.
Runners Up: And our three runners up are equally impressive! Congratulations to shanamation, Matthew Dunn and Simon Sherry for the following entries:
The Red Bubbler! by shanamation
Brother Mayhem by matthewdunnart
Tankfist Steelhammer – Mightiest of the Mighty by Simon Sherry
Congratulations to the winners and to everyone who entered. We know we say this a lot with RB challenges but there were some really very impressive entries. We hope you enjoyed creating them. And about that mystery prize. We’re afraid we still can’t reveal all until later this week so you’ll have to keep an eye on the RedBubble blog for more info. Stay tuned for further news!
If you’re particularly impressed with the entries above, you might like to pop over to the works to leave the winners a congratulatory comment. We’re sure it will be most appreciated. You can check out all the fabulous entries here. And if you’re the proud owner of a ticket to this year’s New York Comic Con, we’ll be hanging out somewhere around here. Hope to see you next week!
Virginian Phot...
Congratulations !
Michael Lee
Congratulations guys! A very deserving win by Steven with The Colonel.
Be sure to check out the rest of the 84 entries and one more that I accidentally pulled out of the running 14hrs from the finish line:
Adam de la Mare
Well done Guys… superb work which I hope gets you all some well deserved attention at the NY Comic Con!
Carmen Holly
Congratulations Steven on the win. Great work.
Damien Mason
Congrats Steven and everybody who entered. There was fantastic work in there, you’re all cool :)
Steven Austin
Oh my god – so damned happy!! Thanks everyone.
Just getting home from work – yeah its nearly midnight here, a late one – and received a B mail notification from the talented Mr David Kennett congratulating me on my win so I wrote a B mail back thanking him but explaining that I had only won the first round. Then I get a Twitter message from the talented Mr Sherry congratulating me on my win and I think – hang on – Simon knows how this works, he wouldn’t be congratulating me on my first round win so I rush home turn on the puta and….I’VE WON!! First thing i’ve won…ever…and first prize is so big for me you wouldn’t believe it – the NY Comic Con. Now I have to go a wake the house… thanks all :) :)
Russell Greenwood
Great work Steven! Wishin’ I was at Comic Con now!
Cathie Tranent
Yay!! Go The Colonel!! I must be psycho .. er psychic …./grin Well done to the spectacular Top 4!!
Michael Lee
I wonder what that mystery prize is…
Stephen Mitchell
The quality of workmanship in the winning entry’s is phenomenal. My entrant didn’t have a hope against these amazing images. Congrats to all that will be at the NY ComicCon! // …Rubber Duck Dude will have his day….
Ogre
Congrats, Steve! And that mystery prize MAY be Cheetos…I’m just sayin’. :-p
Lori Peters
Congratulations to all..
Barbara Callahan
Congratulations to all the winners… a special congrats to Steven Austin!
Simon Sherry
Nice one Steve, Damien and Matt – all well-deserved!
Rapture777
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×°× ` ·.¸.·´ ×°× Congratulations Steven awesome how cool on your first win Wonderful work hugs,Congratulations to all Wonderful Works of Art hugs
RevolutionGFX
Congrats to all!
Karin Taylor
Fantastic guys, special congrats go to my mate Matt!!! wonderful work and great news everyone! :)
Richard Yeomans
Congratulations to all above.
shanamation
Yeah, congrats to everyone! Being involved with this community is a good source of warm fuzzies! Just like Steve said, I have never won anything either, so to get a runners up is great! And in such fine company not only with the all the placings, but everyone else who took a crowbar to their noggin and wedged out a bunch of fantastic creations. Huzzah!
vampvamp
totally awesome guys, great work, well done!!!!
vampvamp
also sorry to see mike lee accidentally remove his own work, great job mike!
Steven Austin
Thank you all!! And again well done to the GoK’s crew for an outstanding victory (licks his index finger – again – and draws a one in the air) ;)
piong
Congratulations to all!!
dazzamataz
Well done to all those who entered, well done to those who came close and well done to the winner,
great work :)
Guendalyn
congratulacion !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PieterDC
Congrats guys; really deserved!!!!
wormink
congrats to all
BarbBarcikKeith
Congrats to all you wonderfully, talented people!!
Elisabeta Hermann
CONGRATS to ALL!!! EXCELLENT works!!!
Watson Mere
Congrats. You all are so gifted and talented!
AndreeDesign
Great job! Congrats!!
D4N13L
WOOT!! Gratz Mr. Dunn!!
Linda Hardt
Congratulations to Steve, Shanamation, Matthew and Simon!! Fantastic work guys!!
DilettantO
With the exception of ‘The Red Bubbler’ why are all the entries shown above of a violent nature? I’m so tired of seeing aggressive looking characters toting weapons and blood splatter.
lollyjolie
Congratulations! Great job!! My favourite is the second one ^^
jan worden
very clever