NEWGROUNDS JUMP
A Dark Fantasy One-Shot Comic Contest.
This contest will have a CASH PRIZE.
What is a One-Shot? A One-Shot is a self contained story that delivers a complete narrative within a single comic.
Yes, we expect an ending!
What is Dark Fantasy? Fantasy genre with darker themes. Sometimes it's influenced by horror.
HOW TO ENTER
Step 1. Make comic.
Step 2. Post your comic on Newgrounds.
Step 3. Link us your comic here. (We will start accepting entries July 1st - September 1st)
OFFICIAL RULES
- MUST HAVE A NEWGROUNDS ACCOUNT TO ENTER.
- If you enter as a collab/team everyone needs to have a Newgrounds Account/Credit.
- ONE ENTRY PER USER.
- If you enter as a collab/team you cannot enter solo.
- NO AI ART.
- ONE-SHOT COMICS ONLY.
- USE #JUMP2 HASHTAG.
- ORIGINAL COMICS/CHARACTERS ONLY.
- ENGLISH ONLY. (sorry we're dumb!)
- NO PORN.
Ratings E-M are accepted.
Traditional and Scrolling format is accepted.
- FOR TRADITIONAL - 6 PAGE MIN | 15 PAGE MAX
- FOR SCROLL FORMAT - 35 PANEL MIN | 80 PANEL MAX
YOUR STORY MUST BE DARK FANTASY
- You can mix it with other genres of course.
Accepting entries JULY 1st - SEPTEMBER 1st!
Accepting donations now-SEPTEMBER 1st!
Prize
The goal is to split the money between 1st (50%), 2nd (30%), and 3rd (20%) place price winners.
You can donate toward the prize pool using the Newgrounds Supporter Donation System but you MUST NOTIFY @TomFulp or @Dannygoodshirt when you donate.
JUDGING CRITERIA
Art: Style and how well it compliments the story.
Composition: Clear readability, overall flow, and effective paneling.
Story: Creativity, engaging characters, memorability, and complete narrative arc.
ABOUT THE JUDGES
Dannygoodshirt
@Dannygoodshirt, One of four dipshits that make up Three Episode Rule: Podcast, host of Dr. Good's Operating Theatre, Newgrounds DS Collab, among others and experience writing Webcomic like Astromon!
Favorite Artists:
- Shuzo Oshimi
- Inio Asano
- Rumiko Takahashi
Favorite Comics:
- Blood on the Tracks
- Goodbye, Eri
- Splatterbrain
Mattyburrito
@Mattyburrito, creator of the B-Team Hustle, Burrito Boy and Puck, and Pokemon Omeger Rubyer. One of four dipshits that make up Three Episode Rule: Podcast, His friends often refer to him as "World Famous Mattyburrito" because of his successful Pokemon series.
Favorite Artists:
- Monkey Punch
- Bryan Lee O'Malley
- Frank Miller
Favorite Comics:
- Daredevil: Man Without Fear (1993)
- Sin City
- Lupin III
Rannitx
@Rannitx is a Character Illustrator, 3-D Modeler/Animator of Dr. Good, and video game developer of Deck of Spade. One of four dipshits that make up Three Episode Rule: Podcast, He knows Isekai are cringe, but still unapologetically likes them.
Favorite Artists:
- Ohkubo Atsushi
- Tatsuki Fujimoto
- Bryan Lee O'Malley
Favorite Comics: (changes often)
- One-Punch Man
- Magical Girl Tsubame: I Will (Not) Save the World!
- Chainsaw Man
CLAYAGA
@Clayaga is the founder of the NE1 artist community, Creator of Will Power vs the Minions of Despair and artist/animator of many Random things. He said Sonic X fucks.
Favorite Artists:
- Yoshitaka Amano
- Tetsuya Nomura
- Carles Dalmau
Favorite Comics:
- Scott Pilgrim vs the World
- One Piece (Deal with it)
- Calvin and Hobbes
KittyhawkMontrose
@KittyhawkMontrose created the Sweet Sixteen Comic Contest, was an artist for the Dreamcast Collab, and created the chillest vibe with Chillo Night. She draws babes very well.
Favorite Artists:
- Chuck Jones
- Atastic
- Mokona
Favorite Comics:
- Campus Cop Duklyon
- Phoenix - Karma Arc
- Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You
Aalasteir
@Aalasteir, sometimes asks questions, in both text and audio formats, and creates royalty-free music. Relatively always open for collab!
Favorite Artists:
- John Singer Sargent
- William Morris
- Robert Crumb
Favorite Comics:
- Berserk
- The Walking Dead
- Fritz the Cat
Donors
Total Prize Pool (so far) =
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