/r/Comics Tournament Announcement

https://www.reddit.com/r/comics/comments/q3pgx0/rcomics_tournament_announcement/

created by SickBurnBro on 08/10/2021 at 03:32 UTC*

188 upvotes, 22 top-level comments (showing 22)

• *Edit:** We're going to extend the sign up period of this tournament by 2 weeks. Sorry for any inconveniences this causes. Basically all the dates are just pushed back 14 days, but see the exact updated schedule below.

Hear ye! Hear ye! Attention comic artists big and small! It is my pleasure to declare that **we are having a comic tournament**. Signing up[1] is free, and you could win fabulous cash prizes. Participation is limited to US residents though. Here is a breakdown of the structure.

1: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdsuxrnn52fuA95MhHoaWpUC-g2YCi1Pgl_vQV41tB7YbxuNQ/viewform

• *Schedule**

• Now-11/7/21: Accepting sign-ups.

• 11/8-11/14: All participants will be randomly paired into 32 groups. The theme for the group stage will be announced and submissions will be opened.

• 11/15-12/16: Once per day a thread with a gallery of all comics in a group will be pinned to the top of the sub and the community will vote on their favorite.

• 12/17-12/24: The bracket, pairings and theme will be announced for the round of 32, and submissions will be opened.

• 12/25-1/9/21: Voting for the 16 head-to-head matchups for the round of 32.

• 1/10/21-1/14: The bracket, pairings and theme will be announced for the round of 16, and submissions will be opened.

• 1/15-1/22: Voting for the round of 16.

• 1/23-1/27: The bracket, pairings and theme will be announced for the round of 8, and submissions will be opened.

• 1/28-1/31: Voting for the round of 8.

• 2/1-2/5: The bracket, pairings and theme will be announced for the round of 4, and submissions will be opened.

• 2/6-2/7: Voting for the round of 4.

• 2/8-2/12: The bracket, pairings and theme will be announced for the finals, and submissions will be opened.

• 2/13-2/13: Voting for the finals.

• *Prizes**

• 1st - $500
• 2nd - $400
• 3rd-4th - $300
• 5th-8th - $225
• 9th-16th - $125
• 17th-32nd - $100
• Special Prizes - Reddit Gold for select comics that are funny, wholesome or otherwise deserving

• *Official Rules**

• All participants have to be US residents (Sorry folks from across the pond, but this is required for us to be able to give out prizes.)

• While the tourny is ongoing, please no posting your tournament comics on the subreddit or anywhere else. Once your group or round has finished voting, feel free to post your comic here, /r/funny or wherever.

• No vote manipulation. If we detect any robot voting you'll be disqualified from the tournament. (Sorry robots)

• All comics must be relatively SFW. A little swearing and some cartoon butts are ok, but please no sex or gore.

• All prizes will be distributed via Paypal. You must have a Paypal account to be able to collect your winnings.

• In the event of a tie vote, voting will be extended by one hour | In the event of a persistent tie the mod team will use a random number generator to decide the outcome.

• We do not expect it will be needed, but in the event of any controversy or arguments: The mod team reserves the right to act in the best interest of this subreddit and in maintaining the integrity of this event. Our arbitration decisions are final.

• You must be ages 13+ to enter

• The tournament is free to enter.

Shoutout to /u/velikore of the Reddit Community Team for working with us, and helping us secure the prize money for the tournament through their new Community Funds program. Comic artists you can sign up for the tournament here[2]. Comic fans just sit back, relax and be ready to vote on your favorite comics.

2: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdsuxrnn52fuA95MhHoaWpUC-g2YCi1Pgl_vQV41tB7YbxuNQ/viewform

**Edit:** Click here for the group stage announcement.

Comments

Comment by AutoModerator at 15/02/2022 at 03:23 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

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Comment by MurkyWay at 09/10/2021 at 08:30 UTC

21 upvotes, 3 direct replies

Shame I can't enter. Good luck, everyone!

Comment by velikore at 08/10/2021 at 05:54 UTC

10 upvotes, 0 direct replies

I’d like to thank the mods and the community for agreeing to participate in this program and running such an awesome comp! I can’t wait to see what everyone here comes up with - there’s some serious talent here.

Comment by sayheysimon at 26/10/2021 at 09:56 UTC

6 upvotes, 0 direct replies

ahhh too bad that I'm from Europe :/

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Comment by Merari01 at 21/10/2021 at 19:34 UTC

4 upvotes, 2 direct replies

We'll be extending our start date by two weeks to allow more people to sign up :)

First prize is 500 dollars, guaranteed by reddit admins

Comment by wdudla at 30/10/2021 at 02:27 UTC

6 upvotes, 0 direct replies

:o I hope my brain holds out for this.

Comment by LilFingies45 at 15/10/2021 at 19:12 UTC

5 upvotes, 1 direct replies

I don't understand how the group stage works. How many submissions are involved during this phase? And only the highest voted comic creator wins the group to move on?

Comment by angelmeats at 21/10/2021 at 02:20 UTC

4 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Apologies if this is a stupid question (they do exist) or was covered elsewhere: when you say “a comic”, is that like a one pager or a full book or a 4-panel strip or what?

Comment by Tom_Davist at 25/10/2021 at 06:51 UTC

4 upvotes, 0 direct replies

It's a shame that I won't be able to participate, but I will follow.

Comment by [deleted] at 25/10/2021 at 18:04 UTC

4 upvotes, 0 direct replies

can't wait to see the final works

Comment by zipfreeman at 26/10/2021 at 10:11 UTC

4 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Thanks for extending! I can sign up now.

As with any contest, I’m a little worried it will be mostly a popularity contest. People with larger social media following will be funneling their followers here, which I guess is one reason why this is sponsored by Reddit admins.

I’m signing up for FUN of course, but I can’t help but wonder what my chances will be. Is the prize enough to incentivize the bigger names? (7 comics for $500 seems like an ok rate, but that is best case. If I was a full time illustrator, I wouldn’t enter if I already had some commissions) Unfortunate to only include US, but it does make getting to ro16 or ro32 seem more possible for a hobbyist creator like me.

The prize structure being relatively flat is nice. I noticed the prize bump between ro16 and ro8 is bigger (125 to 225) than between ro8 and ro4 (225 to 300) which seems unusual but I guess that’s just how the prize pool worked out. I coulda mis-mathed, but it’s 5000 USD in total prizes so that’s pretty cool!

I’m looking forward to the prompts.

Comment by reddot_comic at 14/10/2021 at 02:09 UTC

3 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Interesting…..

Comment by RyanRdss at 21/10/2021 at 15:52 UTC

3 upvotes, 0 direct replies

This is gonna be so fun, I can’t wait!

Comment by liviaart at 21/10/2021 at 22:26 UTC

3 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Question: when the form asks for “Comic Name” what is it asking for? Thanks!

Comment by Sychomic at 24/10/2021 at 20:05 UTC

3 upvotes, 1 direct replies

I accidentally registered incorrectly twice. Only my third time is correct. Could the moderators take care of this?

Comment by Werthkew at 03/11/2021 at 19:53 UTC

3 upvotes, 1 direct replies

So, this is a total of 6 comics, assuming you make it through all rounds, yes?

Comment by Werthkew at 06/11/2021 at 05:47 UTC*

3 upvotes, 0 direct replies

This may seem like a silly question, but on the sign-up form when it asks for your reddit username, does it matter if we put a "u/" in front of it or not? I entered mine as u/Werthkew. Should it have been just Werthkew, or does it not matter?

Edit: I'm very excited about this and just want to make sure I'm doing things correctly.

Comment by [deleted] at 09/10/2021 at 21:40 UTC

2 upvotes, 2 direct replies

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Comment by princessgalaxy43 at 18/10/2021 at 20:58 UTC

2 upvotes, 0 direct replies

I’m so excited to vote Love a bracket

Comment by AutoModerator at 25/10/2021 at 09:13 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Welcome to r/comics!

For US comic artists we currently have a tournament planned where the winning competitors are awarded with ca$h prizes!!

https://www.reddit.com/r/comics/comments/q3pgx0/rcomics_tournament_announcement/

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Comment by Best_Application452 at 25/10/2021 at 10:53 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Check out my profile to see my work, I also upload videos of me working on my comic book https://youtu.be/p_RIS9flKNE

Comment by archernuke at 23/01/2022 at 18:24 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Where is the link to the next round of voting? I always find it really hard to find the link. Each time. Thanks!