//In order to give creators a little more time, the submission deadline for the 2009 Original Comics Collection has been changed. Instead of the 17th of March, creators now have until the 24th (before midnight) to submit their entries. If creators have questions about submitting, feel free to comment on this post or use our contact form.
//The Michigan State University Comics Forum 2009 is pleased to announce that David Petersen (http://www.davidpetersen.net), creator of multiple Eisner Award winning Mouse Guard (http://www.mouseguard.net), will deliver this year’s keynote.
David Petersen was born in 1977. His artistic career soon followed. A steady diet of cartoons, comics, and tree climbing fed his imagination and is what still inspires his work today. David won the 2007 Russ Manning Award for Most Promising Newcomer. In 2008, David won the Eisners for Best Publication for Kids (Mouse Guard Fall 1152 & Winter 1152) and Best Graphic Album – Reprint (Mouse Guard Fall 1152 Hardcover). David and his wife Julia reside in Michigan with their dog Autumn.
Mouse Guard is the story of mice who struggle to live safely and prosper among all of the world’s harsh conditions and predators. Thus the Mouse Guard was formed. After persevering against a weasel warlord in the winter war of 1149, the territories are no longer as troubled. True, the day to day dangers exist, but no longer are the Guard soldiers, instead they are escorts, pathfinders, weather watchers, scouts and body guards for the mice who live among the territories. Many skills are necessary for the guard to keep the borders safe. They must find new safeways and paths from village to village, lead shipments of goods from one town to another and, in case of attack, guard against all evil and harm to their territories.
//The Michigan State University Comics Forum 2009 is pleased to announce that it is accepting entries for the 2009 Original Comics Collection.
Ten finalists will be chosen from among the entries, from which judges will will choose a single winner who will receive a $150 award. Entries will be judged based on their creativity, quality, and storytelling. The work of all finalists will be displayed at the Michigan State University Comics Forum 2009 (March 27th and 28th), and be collected, archived, and preserved in the Comic Art Collection housed in Michigan State University’s Special Collections. All genres are welcome and will be considered.
All entries must be an original, self contained story of no more than 10 pages (i.e., not the first ten pages of larger graphic novel).
For more information, read the full submission guidelines