I am blown away. All of these entries seem legitimately GPK worthy to me. This was unquestionably the single strongest group of entries we've ever had.
AIROT - COPROLITE BETTYFirst, I love the name. I also love the face of the T-Rex. I feel like you really combined the GPK face and the dinosaur face. I think the entire piece lived and died with the face, and you handled it perfectly. There was only one downside for me – the shadow. It wasn't entirely clear to me if something bigger was creating a shadow or if it was the T-Rex's shadow.
ERICNILLA - DROPKICK RICK & STOCKPILE KYLEYou just don't get enough crotch sweat and liquid ass inducing dropkicks in art, luckily Eric filled that niche with Dropkick Rick.
I can sum up all of Eric's entries very simply. They are great drawings (as usual) but the faces don't seem GPK enough for me. Ironically, I think the Terri-Bull skull is the most GPK-like. Had that same GPK-like face been on the central characters my vote might have been different – still an awesome job. Oh, and I loved the LRG screen shot on Stockpile Kyle!
MISTERDROID- NASTY MASKYWOW! I'm always impressed with great coloring and this has it, especially the snot. I think this was the strongest integration of a LRG guy and a GPK. Both of the original characteristics are very clear and distinct but coupled incredibly well. I usually don't like when people try overly clever names, but KinnikuPailKids worked for me. Honestly, the only knock I can see is that there isn't a letter next to the number.
RECCOOM KABOOM- SLUDGEHEAD NEDMisterdroid had the best integration of two lines, but Reccoom had the best integration of three. Here all the original characteristics are very clear and distinct but coupled incredibly well. For me, capturing the Weird Ball Wrestler pose was the best part. I didn't like the background color, but that's just a preference and wasn't a deal-breaker. The ring floor did seem a bit weird to me. It looked like he was standing on a pillow instead of compacting the ring. I think it was specifically the middle bulge.
RUSVAN - IVY LEAGUEIt is nice to see a first entry that is so strong. You'll probably fall victim to the "Tortle-effect" now. Each entry is held up to such a high standard that it can be hard to get votes. I really love the detail with this entry - everything from the kids making out, to the punk, to the teacher teaching evolution. I remember reading that this was for your daughter, so I was especially fond of the books she carried: Love, Faith, and Family. I only have one criticism: the right leg. With the way the left leg is hanging over with the skirt the right leg looks oddly too far back. But that is a minor issue on an incredibly nice piece.
SCUMDOGG - LOU FHTAGNSeriously, I am always blown away. Everything about this piece is perfect...except the font for the name – it just looks weird. I don't know if it's too spaced out, too small, or both plus several other things I can't figure out. Did you add that in digitally? It just seems out of place. I won't lie, the weird font was weird enough for it to be a deciding factor.
TORTLE- HE'S DEAD JIMNo "Tortle-effect" with this entry. It came down to Nasty Masky and He's Dead Jim for me. And the deciding factor was based on the card number. I thought it was weird that Tortle chose 1701, and knew it had to have a Star Trek meaning. Of course it did, the Starship Enterprise registry! That cinched it for me. I loved everything about the drawing, the look, the color, the fullness of the card. Plus that name just killed me.
Again, this was the best grouping of entries ever. There isn't a dud in the bunch. Nitpicking was the only way I was able to pick one entry to vote for.
Thank you to all the entries!
Edited by General Veers, 11 August 2009 - 08:23 AM.
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