Do you have what it takes to win the first-ever Phoenix Comic Strip Contest?

UPDATED March 9: The Comic Strip Contest deadline has been extended! Eligible cartoons may now be submitted through Friday, March 15 at 11:59pm!

Calling all artists and cartoon enthusiasts!  Have you ever wanted to have your very own comic strip published?  Now is your chance!

This semester, The Phoenix is hosting its' first-ever Comic Strip Contest.  Every issue, on page 8, The Phoenix runs cartoons by Jorge Cham of PHD Comics, and Randall Munroe of XKCD Comics.  We believe that there are many creative, funny, and talented artists here at GSU that deserve a chance to have their own comic strip published on page 8. 

So, if you consider yourself an artist and have a great sense of humor, we want to see your work!  Interested contestants should email their comics to the Phoenix at phoenix@govst.edu.  Eligible cartoons must be received no later than Saturday, March 9 at 11:59pm CST.  Entries should be sent as JPG, TIF, or GIF files.  Three finalists will be selected from the pool of eligible cartoons by Phoenix staff members.  Once the three finalists are selected, GSU students will be able to vote online for their favorite.  The comic that receives the most votes will be unveiled as the winner of the Comic Strip Contest in the April 3 issue of the Phoenix.  Details on the voting process will be released in the March 6 edition of the Phoenix.

In addition to having their winning cartoon published in the April 3 issue, the winner of the Comic Strip Contest will be allowed to have their comic published in the Phoenix as long as they are a student at GSU. 

There are a few rules for this contest, which are as follows:

-All eligible entrants must be current GSU students.  Students must include their major and expected graduation date when emailing their submissions.

-All entries submitted must be the original work of the artist (NO PLAGIARISM)

-All entries must be free of offensive material.  Anything containing curse words, graphic sexual content, or anything else which could be considered offensive will be automatically disqualified from the contest.

What kind of cartoons are we looking for?  Whatever your imagination can come up with!  So come on, GSU, show us what you got!