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Press Release: Jon Reed Wins CBI3
- by J Torres
- Friday, November 16th, 2007 at 7:42 PM EST
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jon Reed wins Comic Book Idol 3!
Wins by less than 1%… Reed goes from an accounting assistant to comic book fame by winning the popular comic book art contest.
LOS ANGELES - After thousands of votes have been cast, an accounting assistant from Alexandria, Va., is the new Comic Book Idol. And he may […]
The Winner of Comic Book Idol 3 is…
- by J Torres
- Thursday, November 15th, 2007 at 2:42 PM EST
Hello, comic book fans, and welcome to the season finale of Comic Book Idol 3.Â
I’m your host J. Torres and I’m pleased to announce that, after a record of close to 1200 votes cast in our final poll, the results are in…
Jon Reed = 600 votes
Charles Paul Wilson III = 581 votesÂ
That means that Jon Reed of Alexandria, Virginia is […]
Round 5: The Marvelous Two
- by J Torres
- Thursday, November 8th, 2007 at 5:18 PM EST
Welcome back to Comic Book Idol. I’m your host J. Torres. And this is it!
We went into the last round with four very worthy contestants and this week we boil it down to the two lucky finalists who will compete for the big CBI3 prize “package” consisting of a handful of assignments to add to […]
Press Release: CBI3’s Final Four
- by J Torres
- Tuesday, November 6th, 2007 at 7:22 PM EST
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The championship is within reach for four artists… and now the contestants get to play in the DC sandbox!
LOS ANGELES - With only four contestants still standing - or drawing - Comic Book Idol 3 has reached a boiling point.
What better time, then, to pull out the Legion of Superheroes, and comic book […]
Round Four: The Final Four
- by J Torres
- Thursday, November 1st, 2007 at 1:37 PM EST
Welcome back to Comic Book Idol. I’m your host J. Torres. This is Round Four which narrows down the field to our Final Four contestants.
At the start of the last round, we cut eight artists down to six left in the contest and now we must say goodbye to two more. After this week’s poll, […]
Round Three: Six the Hard Way
- by J Torres
- Thursday, October 25th, 2007 at 1:11 PM EST
Hello, comic book fans, and welcome to the third round of the third season of Comic Book Idol. I’m your host J. Torres.
What a week it’s been!
I’m really just recovering from the dramarama and would rather not pick at the scabs, so if you’re interested in what transpired last round with the recount and the delay with the judging, […]
Same bat channel, new bat time…
- by J Torres
- Wednesday, October 24th, 2007 at 10:11 AM EST
With the Southern California wildfires affecting some of the people behind-the-scenes here at CBI, we’ve decided to move the posting time of the poll for Round 2 and we’re bringing back guest judge Vince Hernandez of Aspen Comics to pitch-hit some crits for us.
The poll for Round 2 is now scheduled to open starting today at 3 PM (EST). Since […]
Round 1 Recount
- by J Torres
- Wednesday, October 24th, 2007 at 7:13 AM EST
Voting scandal rocks round one of Comic Book Idol 3!
A new winner is named, while another contestant narrowly avoids disqualification.
And to think, some people thought Comic Book Idol was just about drawing pretty pictures.
Oh, no. It can get downright ugly, too.
When the ballots closed last Thursday, there was a narrow winner for round one – […]
Round Two: 8 for the 80s
- by J Torres
- Thursday, October 18th, 2007 at 10:10 AM EST
Hello, comic book fans, and welcome to Round 2 of Comic Book Idol 3. I’m your host J. Torres. And I have good news and bad news for you.
This week, I must sadly bid two contestants goodbye, gladly award one of the remaining artists the Round 1 prize, and proudly introduce this week’s guest judge before we move on to the Round 2 assignment.
First, the bad […]
Celebrity judges critiquing artwork now; Fan voting opens Wednesday
- by J Torres
- Tuesday, October 16th, 2007 at 8:22 PM EST
Official Press Release
LOS ANGELES - Now, there’s nowhere to hide: The art is out there. The judging has begun.
Comic Book Idol 3, hosted by www.comicbookresources.com, is now officially underway.
The first assignment was to bring to life a 3-page “Fathom” script, penned especially for CBI3 by Aspen Comics’ Editor-in-Chief Vince Hernandez. The 10 finalists have all […]
