Hey contestants!

Putting out a minicomic of your entry? Want to ink your own version of Paul Smith's image for your cover? Download his Pencils here. (About 1 MB.) Be sure to include a Copyright 2006 Paul Smith credit on your book.

shots from the contest 

April Fool's Day, 2006

No, it wasn't an April Fool's joke.

If you need an April Fool's joke, check here.

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Comics Jam WarTM and its logo are trademarks of About Comics

THE WINNERS ARE...

GOLD MEDAL: Gloom Patrol

Ben Avery and Ryan Sergeant
Working at Buy Me Toys.com

SILVER MEDAL: Team Danger

Gibson Twist and Ben Steeves
Working at Strange Adventures

BRONZE MEDAL: Megazeen

Tom Hall, Jesus Marquez, Keith Betancourt, and Joe Endres
Working at New Moon Comics

HONORABLE MENTIONS

  • 2 Nodding Acquaintances and 1 Stranger: John N. A. Brown, Anthea M. Plummer, and Brad O'Donnell, working at Strange Adventures
  • Blue Sky Comics: Benjamin & Marlena Hall, working at Lone Star Comics Arlington
  • The Cocksure Johnnies: Vince Smith, Nick Johnson, and Conor Geoghegan, working at Comic-Kazi
  • Team Hero Forge: Michael Rupchock, Anthony M. Pawli, and Jeremy Dale, working at Buy Me Toys.com

Copyright 2006 Paul Smith

All seven of these stories will be in the book Comics Jam War, hitting comic shops in July with a cover price of $6.99. It is listed in the May Previews catalog on page 210, item code MAY06 2757.

What is Comics Jam War?

Over 100 teams of comics creators across North America each tried to make an eight-page story to go with the cover you see above. These entries were judged by comics artist Joe Staton, editor Barbara Kesel, and writer/publisher Jim Ottaviani.