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IDW's Create a Cover Winner Announced

Transformers News: IDW's Create a Cover Winner Announced

Monday, March 24th, 2008 5:51PM CDT

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Posted by: i_amtrunks   Views: 41,491

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IDW Publishing's Create A cover Competition has finally drawn to a close, with the overnight.

With 9 eligible covers to judge, the winner has been decided by a panel of judges consisting of: E.J. Su, Josh Burcham, Chris Mowry, Eric Holmes, Shaun Knowler & Josh van Reyk.

The conditions for the 3rd and final round were thus:
This is it, the be all and end all fight for total control over CYBERTRON! Both OPTIMUS PRIME and MEGATRON play their trump cards, as METROPLEX and TRYPTICON clash head to head in this epic battle. Who will survive? And when all is done, where there be a CYBERTRON left to rule?

This cover is to be a battle between the following Transformers;

AUTOBOTS:
Optimus Prime, Prowl, Jazz, Grimlock*, Ratchet, Blaster, Metroplex.

DECEPTICONS:
Megatron, Starscream*, Soundwave, Shockwave, Sixshot*, Ravage, Trypticon.

*Denotes character that can be featured in mode of your choice. All others should appear in their primary/robot mode.

This battle is set on CYBERTRON.


The winner of the IDW Create a Cover Competition turned out to be
Casey Coller, with Ozzy Fernandez in second place, and Tim Shinn rounding out the top 3.

The final Results list is as such (click on the Artists Name to see the corresponding artwork):

First Place: Casey Coller

Second Place: Ozzy Fernandez

Third Place: Tim Shinn

Fourth Place: Andrew Griffith

Fifth Place: Joana Lafuente Oliveria Amaral

Sixth Place: Dylan Gibson

Seventh Place: Aric Huftles

Eighth Place: Christie Majors

Ninth Place: Nam Nguyen

With Evan Gauntt ineligible due to a late entry.

Congratulations to all participants, and to the winners of the contest.

If you want to see all the entries, how they were judged, and what scores they were given, please check out the original thread by clicking here.
Credit(s): Josh van Reyk

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Re: IDW's Create a Cover Winner Announced (663469)
Posted by Tigertrack on March 24th, 2008 @ 6:21pm CDT
Certainly was a difficult FINAL. I haven't looked at the others yet, but the winner is pretty awesome.

COngrats.

I wonder how Grimsqueeker did?
Re: IDW's Create a Cover Winner Announced (663478)
Posted by ponycorn on March 24th, 2008 @ 6:35pm CDT
So what becomes of these? Does just the winner become a cover? Does the winner and runners-up art get turned in to posters or printed somehow?
Re: IDW's Create a Cover Winner Announced (663510)
Posted by First-Aid on March 24th, 2008 @ 7:18pm CDT
Damn...nice work on all of them. Wish I could draw like that but the right side of my brain is devoted to the musical arts rather than the...uh...artistic arts? :???:
Re: IDW's Create a Cover Winner Announced (663533)
Posted by Stormrider on March 24th, 2008 @ 7:44pm CDT
This was a tough entry to do. With all the required characters it's tough for the cover not to look busy. I liked how the 1st place winner's cover has Starscream holding the matrix that's been ripped out of Prime's chest.
Re: IDW's Create a Cover Winner Announced (663573)
Posted by Down_Shift on March 24th, 2008 @ 8:22pm CDT
You know, it's hard for me to decide weather I like the first place or the second place entry more. Both are very well done. Good job to everyone.
Re: IDW's Create a Cover Winner Announced (663628)
Posted by Defcon! on March 24th, 2008 @ 9:55pm CDT
All three are fantastic! Great job to everyone! The first place is awesome! I also liked the third one i love how Jazz looks and there seems to be more interaction with the characters in the battle. Good work! ;)^
Re: IDW's Create a Cover Winner Announced (663638)
Posted by Blozor on March 24th, 2008 @ 10:12pm CDT
i_amtrunks wrote:With Evan Gauntt ineligible due to a late entry.


Because if there's one thing IDW prides itself on, it's making deadlines.
Re: IDW's Create a Cover Winner Announced (663653)
Posted by shadowsfm on March 24th, 2008 @ 10:25pm CDT
the fifth one has grimlock chewing on prawls arm as he chases off all the other autobots, cool
Re: IDW's Create a Cover Winner Announced (663710)
Posted by UltraPrimal on March 25th, 2008 @ 12:12am CDT
I'd love to see those colored. Any one of them would be a great desktop.
Re: IDW's Create a Cover Winner Announced (663812)
Posted by tile_mcgillus on March 25th, 2008 @ 7:49am CDT
Those are pretty freaking sweet. Actually much better than I anticipated. There was a lot of junk in the first round, they really found the diamonds in the rough.
Re: IDW's Create a Cover Winner Announced (663938)
Posted by Sylus on March 25th, 2008 @ 11:37am CDT
Damn, they ain't loading for me. Anyone else having this problem?

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