Manimal

I'm really pleased with all of the entries.. I think we really got to see a lot of creativity here..
The names of the artist will be over their character.

IcePrince_X

Lots of big named Batman arcs get turned into graphic novels and sold at my nearby Barns & Nobles. But I'm still new to comic reading.. Do ya'll think this arc will be turned into a book since there is only 3 parts? Maybe the one shots would be added to make it bigger.. I bought R.I.P. that way but I don't know weather to wait or not.. and maybe I'm different but I do prefer a graphic novel over a bunch of comics..

Nice work everyone!
I like your concept too Archetype.. sounds like a cool guy.. seems he could be very stealthy with constant camo..
and those details on your picture Diva are beautiful..

I wanted Comicvine to have a contest where you completely make or remake a character. I wanted to see the artist's imagination at work when instead of being given an already made character.. they have to make up their own and then put it on paper. In this contest few guidelines should be given, and I'm hoping this will allow artist to draw what they want. By creating a male/female or hero/villain with options wide open.

For the test run I thought I'd choose something that can demonstrate the amount of choices artist have. Follow these rules:
Species: Plant hybrid
Abilities: Powers come from its plant parts..

Due date: 5/27/09 midnight

Example:
Cacty

"For #3, you mean contests like "What if a _________ had crashed through the window when Bruce Wayne was looking for a symbol?" or "What if Peter Parker had been bitten by a radioactive _________?""

Hey everyone.. me and OCDiva were throwing around ideas today about different types of drawing competitions we could start up.. We really like showdowns that force creativity instead and thought instead of redrawing someone..  I just wanted to throw some ideas around and see what you guys think.

1)We liked the Gender Bender Competition that died after only one try in the past.. Its cool to think about what a character would look like if they were actually a girl or guy..
An example would be Wolverine -> X-23

2)Another competition we thought of would be a 1v1 battle between whoever..
She loves Wonder Woman and so we got on the topic of.. what other female hero could even beat her? It would be cool to see other people's choices and then illustrate them winning...
I've actually had to illustrate how Batman could beat Wolverine to prove my point.. and I'm sure winners will choose some classic battles.. but It would also be an opportunity for you to just take the over powered Superman and have your favorite Harley Quinn beat him up... or take two people that will never see each other and have them fight.

3)I think our favorite idea is to remake characters with a big twist or just create our own characters.. We have just dueled each other with specifications like Catwoman in space.. or flying animal hero.. this will give winners to have the comicvine artist create their ultimate hero or villain..
So some examples of competitions would be:
~ Merman with robot parts and fish parts..   or
~ The animal you would be as a Ninja Turtle.. or
~ Batman if he had been a sea creature: Jellyfish-man, Stingray-man, Cuddlefish-man.. or
~ Ingredients: Female, Zombie, Fire

Anyone like these ideas or have some of their own? How many competitions is too many?

I didn't have much time to draw anything this week and so i just sketched out a Flaming Carrot for fun..