1UP.com and HyperComics.com Seek Next Big Comic Book Artist for First-Ever '1UP.com Comic Book Creator Contest'
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) June 18, 2007-- Have you ever been paging through your favorite comic book, only to say to yourself, "Man, I could do better than this!" Well, comic lovers who also happen to love video games, now is your chance, thanks to the first-ever "1UP.com Comic Book Creator Contest." Brought to you by 1UP.com, HyperComics.com and Comic Book Creator™ software publisher Planetwide Media, the "1UP.com Comic Book Creator Contest" will pit the best, undiscovered comic artists against one another in a month-long online competition that folks will still be buzzing about at San Diego Comic-Con.
What makes the contest different is not only that it's completely virtual, but that it enables aspiring comic artists who have never laid out a page in their life to do so quickly and easily using Planetwide Media's Comic Book Creator software. Available as a free trial download at 1upcomicbookcreator.1up.com, Comic Book Creator software takes the hassle out of creating your comic book, and allows you to import your video game screenshots, personal artwork and digital photos in just a few clicks. When you feel like you've got the next best-selling title/future Hollywood blockbuster/video game tie-in on your hands, just create a free account at http://www.HyperComics.com and upload the goods.
The "1UP.com Comic Book Creator Contest" begins at 12:00 p.m. (PST) on June 18, 2007 and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. (PST) on July 18, 2007. All entries must be received by 11:59:59 p.m. (PST) on July 18, 2007. The Grand Prize winner will receive $1,000.00 in cash prize along with a Planetwide Media software prize bundle (Grand Total Value, $1,120.00).
The contest is open to legal residents of the United States who are at least 13 years of age or older at time of entry. No purchase necessary. VOID WHEREVER PROHIBITED BY LAW. Participants may enter the Contest by visiting 1upcomicbookcreator.1up.com and completing all required fields of entry on the online Contest entry form. Submissions will also be accepted via PDF or by attaching your Hypercomic.com url via email to 1upContest @ planetwidegames.com. For complete contest rules and regulations, visit 1upcomicbookcreator.1up.com.
About Ziff Davis Game Group
Ziff Davis Game Group (gamegroup.ziffdavis.com), a division of Ziff Davis Media Inc., is the largest integrated gaming media publisher in the United States, reaching over 20 million gamers. The Game Group publishes magazines including EGM and Games for Windows: The Official Magazine, as well as the 1UP Network, including social networking and editorial hub 1UP.com, file download destination FileFront.com, video site GameVideos.com, community- driven game help site MyCheats.com, news and reviews aggregator GameTab.com, and a set of podcasts including leading vidcast The 1UP Show.
About Ziff Davis Media Inc.
Ziff Davis Media Inc. (www.ziffdavis.com) is a leading integrated media company serving the technology and videogame markets. Ziff Davis reaches over 28 million people a month through its portfolio of 32 websites, 7 award-winning magazines, and hundreds of consumer and b-to-b events, as well as business IT tools, custom publishing, and direct marketing services. The company is headquartered in New York and also has offices and labs in San Francisco and Boston. The Company exports its brands internationally in 45 countries and 17 languages.
About Planetwide Media
Planetwide Media (www.myplanetwide.com), a division of Planetwide Games, Inc., provides a unique and patent pending, interactive, self-publishing personalized media platform for a wide audience of emerging consumers in the digital media space. The company provides web enabled tools, software applications and video games that create personal interactivity. The company's signature product, Comic Book Creator™, is a best-of-breed digital media platform that embraces User Generated Content (UGC) and enables users to blend their creations into their social networks, their blogs and across the web. Comic Book Creator is an easy to use platform that provides the consumer with a richly enhanced interactive digital experience. Planetwide Media is currently combining the Comic Book Creator technology through licenses with world-class entertainment, video game, sports, music and lifestyle brands worldwide. For licensing and brand partners, Comic Book Creator is a platform to extend their digital footprint into an interactive digital experience.
Comic Book Creator TM & © 2007 Planetwide Games, Inc. All rights reserved.
Media Contact Information:
Bill Lessard
PRwithBrains for Ziff Davis Game Group
(914) 476-6089
Mark Politi
Planetwide Media
Vice President - Marketing and Media Relations
(949) 421-0488 Ext. 4212 Office
Jenny Chong
Terpin Communications, Inc.
(310) 821-6100 Ext. 103 Office
Blogger Relations:
Jennifer Fader
President
SocialRadius,a division of Terpin Communications
(310) 821-6100, ext. 112
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