Well my friends and well-wishers, I'm afraid that, do to a long list of unfortunate, unforeseen, undesirable, unsettling, unceremonious - alright I'm done - circumstances, Krunal and I had to cancel our planned Smash Brothers: Melee tournament. We had a good thing going, but we've had some difficult finding keeping in touch with our host. Also, we were never able to devise a way to sell tickets on campus without Krunal or I actually being in Anaheim. So, it is with great disappointment, sadness, and whatnot that Krunal and I have resigned to cancel the Smash Brothers: Melee tournament.
We might give it a shot again some other time, but, for now, the CGC Smash Brothers: Melee Tournament is off the books, I'm afraid.
Also,
if any of my four sponsors are reading this, do not be alarmed, I'll send you a refund.
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9th Elsewhere
By Caroline Curtis |
9th Elsewhere is a webcomic about created by Caroline Curtis.
9th Elsewhere tells the story of a young woman, Carmen, who is guided by her muse, Eiji, into the depths of her psyche (her "elsewhere") to seek inspiration for her artistic abilities. Antics ensue, however, when Carmen accidentally endows Eiji's key for leaving the "elsewhere" (the "bakabako") with wings, and it flies away. As the two chase after the "bakabako", they are led ever deeper into Carmen's persona, where her deepest desires, fears, hopes, dreams, and secrets await them...
As the two proceed ever onward, Carmen comes face to face with many aspects of herself, including imaginary friends, incarnations of various emotions, and her inner-demons, all of which steadily reveal more and more about her life, and her outlook on life.
9th Elsewhere features some excellent character development, as reflected in the exploration of Carmen's "elsewhere," along with a highly engrossing and emotional fantasy storyline, with plenty of cheerful, comedic moments throughout. 9th Elsewhere is an excellent webcomic, and I highly recommend it to anyone out there.
Caroline was kind enough to hook us up with an autographed copy of the first 9th Elsewhere book to include in the second place book set (see prizes). |
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Empty Words
By Benjamin Rivers |
Empty Words is a webcomic created by Benjamin Rivers.
Empty Words begins with a young woman named Audrey, who works as an aid in a nursing home. After a patient she was close to passes away, she becomes isolated, and somewhat depressed.
By chance, she meets Greg, a freelance writer in search of a good scoop, late one night at a cafe. She sees him again later, and suggests that he write a story about the lonely, and in some cases almost abandoned, elderly in the nursing home she works at. Intrigued, he agrees. The article takes on a very personal meaning to him, as he also has a grandfather the nursing home where Audrey works. As the story progresses, he and Audrey become very close.
Empty Words entertains a very engrossing story, has excellent character development, and does a superb job of dealing discussing such a touchy subject. I highly recommend this comic to anyone out there, particularly those who are unfamiliar with the subject of nursing homes.
After Blair B agreed to help us out, she also recommended several other excellent webcomics including Empty Words. I read the first bit of it Empty Words and got hooked almost immediately (Blair B has excellent taste).
Benjamin was kind enough to hook us up with an autographed copy of the first Empty Words book to include in the second place book set (see prize). |
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Misfile
By Chris Hazelton |
Misfile is a webcomic created by Chris Hazelton.
Misfile chronicles the zany adventurs of Ash, Emily, and their friends, who's lives have been turned upside down by a misfile of cosmic proportions in Heaven.
In Heaven, Rumisiel is one of the angels in charge of the cosmic filing system. Rumisiel is slacking off in the office one day, when his bosses show up to yell at him. To avoid getting into more trouble, he quickly hides some loose papers under the rug, and puts a loose file into the first cabinet he sees.
Unfortunately, the loose file belongs to a boy named Ash, and the random cabinet he tossed it into turns out to be the girl cabinet. Not only is Ash a girl when he wakes up the next morning, but everyone around him thinks that he's always been a girl. And Ash's schoolmate, Emily, with the loose papers missing from her file, is now two years younger with no one the wiser. Rumisiel is hard-pressed to remedy this, as he is shortly thereafter exiled from Heaven.
Misfile is a delightfully zany, gender-bending, romantic, oddly philosophical, and highly recommended comic.
Chris was kind enough to hook us up with an autographed copy of the first Misfile book for the second place set (see prizes). |
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StarCross'd Destiny
By Blair B |
StarCross'd Destiny is a webcomic creatd by Blair B.
Five years ago, earth is invaded by a parasitic universe known as the Betaverse. Although the attack lasts only a few hours, it is time enough for the Betaverse to leave many wounded, several dead, steal a suppy of raw minerals, and then disappear without a trace.
StarCross'd Destiny tells the story of Juno and her four friends; five survivors of the Betaverse attack. Ever since their encounter with the Betaverse, each these five characters are able to harness powerful elemental abilities. The main character, Juno (air/lightning element), also lost her memory after the attack. Pike (water element) is her link to the world, as the two were friends before the attack.
To these five characters, the Betaverse attack, and the origin of their powers, are both shrouded in mystery. However, when Juno begins to be haunted by nightmares, the key to uncovering the truth may be closer than she thinks...
StarCross'd Destiny entertains an excellent sci-fi storyline, solid character development, mystery and intrigue aplenty, and some lovely artwork to boot. Highly recommended.
Blair B was kind enough to hook us up with an autographed copy of StarCross'd Destiny for the second palce set (see prizes). |
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CGCollage
By Jonathan Gilbert and Krunal Sheth |
And here, of course, is our webcomic: CGCollage. CGC is the proud host of this website and provides most of the financial backing for the tournament. Furthermore -
"Jon! What are you doing!?"
Eh?
"You can't name yourself as one of your sponsors!"
Why not? I did do an awful lot of work on this site, and did most of the legwork for getting us a place to hold the tournament.
"Well yeah, technically you did, but -"
I mean, after all that work don't I deserve some recognition!?
"Well yeah, but you can't get recognition from yourself! You already know what you did!"
...Hmm...you may have a point... Oh well, too late now. |
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