Contest: Become a Character of Midtoon

The Midtoon Herald, April 5, 2009

Would you like to see your likeness become a resident of Midtoon? What about designing what YOUR character would look like, his or her personality, fears and relationships? How many people you know can say that a comic strip character was created by them? If this appeals to you, keep reading, for we are about to give you the opportunity to do just that.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO?

1. Take a picture of yourself, wearing an outfit appropriate to your character.
2. Make your picture available to us either by email, or by sending us a link to your picture online. We will be receiving entries until April 25.
3. In addition to the picture, we will need some information from you and your character. Please see below for needed information.
4. Depending on the number of characters received, a number will be included in a special web page and a special two-week poll (dates in May to be determined) will be conducted to let the readers decide who will become the new character of Midtoon.
5. After the special two-week poll is finished, the winning character will be announced. The winner will receive notification as well.
6. The character will appear in Midtoon. The date for this appearance will be a surprise. After the character appears, the individual who submitted the winning character will receive a link to a high resolution version of the first strip where the characters appears with a special dedication. The author will grant the rights to that particular strip (and only that one) to that person so they can print it, distribute it or do as they please with it.
   

REQUIRED INFORMATION:

1. Your picture or a functional link to it.
2. The name of your character
3. Any physical description that you think the picture does not show.
4. A brief description of your character's personality.
5. A list of two or three things your characters does well.
6. Two or three things your character does NOT do well. Fears or Phobias can be included here.
7. Proposed association to other Midtoon characters. (cousin to so-and-so, coworker, teacher, fellow student, friend, etc)

HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR INFORMATION

You can send your information through email, to AUTHOR (AT) MIDTOON (DOT) COM, or you can post a comment on the blog entry that announces this contest by clicking the comments link below this article.

SPECIAL RULES (the fine print)

• Pictures, or the sites you direct us to them must be family-friendly, any pages or pictures that contain adult material will not be reviewed.
• Although reasonable effort will be made to evaluate all materials sent, we cannot be responsible for files that are corrupted or not compatible, if your link or page contains a virus, your material will not be considered.
• The decision of which characters to include in the Special poll will depend on various factors, including, but no limited to the ability of the author to draw the character well, how well the character fits the Midtoon concept, how rich the character is etc. This will not be a random drawing, but a personal choice of the author.
• Your submission to this contest does not grant you any rights or ownership over the character that looks like you. By submitting your picture to Midtoon, you acknowledge that the fictional character derived from it becomes the property of the author and will be used as the author and the readers through their votes deem proper for the story.
• The Author reserves the right to suspend this contest at any time without previous notification to any participants. Although a reasonable effort will be made to conduct the contest, factors beyond our control may make it impossible for us to do so.
  

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