The Bare Pit - Creative Comp!

Creative Comp
Yes! Another competition to help celebrate the 10th Anniversary of my noodtooning.

First prize:

WIN... A signed copy of The Koala Bares with a B&W sketch of your nominated favourite character on the inside front cover.
The book collects the story that launched Loxie and Zoot and a bevy of your other favourite noodtoon characters. What can be said about about this great 120 page, all colour, glossy comic book that hasn't already been said? Suffice to say, you want one! And here's your chance to win one with a sketch of your favourite character on the inside.

"What, even if my favourite character was Loxie? Or Mungo? Or Daria from Noodx4 World? Or even that guy with a moustache from page 6.18 of The Koala Bares?" You might ask.

Yes! Any one of those, or any other character from the past ten years worth of Loxie & Zoot and The Bare Pit adventures, can be the one that I sketch into your winning copy. So who is your favourite?

PLUS... A signed copy of Sun & Health #60 - the 1997 Aussie nudist mag that printed the first ever Loxie & Zoot comic - a full colour half-page original cartoon by noodtoonist Stephen Crowley.
As far as I can tell, it's rare and worth at least its cover price of $5... but who knows, it might one day be worth more. I can't guarantee that of course - so don't hold me to it! There may be hundreds stashed away in someone's basement and I have no idea if it'll ever be worth more than its cover value - I guess that depends on how popular Loxie & Zoot and The Bare Pit ultimately become. And, if it is ever worth more it may take many, many years to pay up any sort of dividend... say $20 or so! Don't get your hopes up is all I'm sayin'! ;-)

At any rate, the magazine is 54 pages, colour and glossy throughout and is in great condition - a great little looksee into Aussie naturism circa 1997!

For more info on this historic issue see the 10th Anniversary History.

There are 3 (yes,THREE) equal first prizes to be won!

Runner-ups: win one of FIVE (5) signed copies of The Koala Bares!

To enter:

CREATE... After ten years of tooning I want to see what you can do for me! Create a piece of Loxie & Zoot/Bare Pit themed art or writing or anything. And by anything I mean anything: it could be a drawing of the characters, a comic strip, comic story, illustrated story, a story/written fiction, animation, a poem, a crossword, a haiku, a character 'MySpace' page, a song (written or performed/MP3), a play, a 3D render, a painting, a Bay Bugle newspaper "report", an "advertisement" for the Koala Bay Bares resort, a K-BAY-FM podcast, a clay sculpture, a lego sculpture, a story review... ANYTHING!! It just has to have some relation to Loxie & Zoot and/or The Bare Pit. Let your imagination run free and get creating!!! :D
Any questions or problems please email me! toons@loxieandzoot.com

Obviously I'm looking for entries that fit the mood and tone of The Bare Pit - as Felix would say: "Keep it PG-13"...

Also, I'll be placing these online (even if they don't win) so you have to be prepared for that.

SEND...

Email your entry (images, text docs, MP3s, PDFs, etc), along with your name (and country, and website URL if you have one) and your favourite character to: toons@loxieandzoot.com

Any questions or problems please email me!
If you have to post your entry, send it to: Creative Comp, PO Box W73, Westfield, Parramatta NSW 2150, AUSTRALIA (but I won't be able to send it back)
Competition ends: 11.59pm Sydney Summer Time Friday March 7 2008
Entries will be judged by myself - those that I like the most will win! (Hint: I'm on the look-out for great concepts and utilisation of the Bare Pit universe as much as anything else...)
Winners will be announced March 14. I'll contact the winners via email to get their postal address so I can send out their prize.
You can enter as many times as you like but only one prize to any single entrant! Prizes cannot be swapped for something else. Your email and details will be kept confidential and not used for marketing purposes. As much as I'd like to accept bribes, I can't!

HAVE FUN!!!

FAQ

Can I post my entry on the forum?: You have to email your entry in to me first but then, if you wish, you can post it to the competiton thread on the forum. You entry won't gain any advantage if you do or be disadvantaged if you don't. Also, in the interest of fairness I won't be commenting on any entry posted to the forum... although obviously other forumites may do so.
Can I include my own characters?: If you have a webcomic, or anything else that has your own original characters and you want to mix them in with the Koala Bares, you can - but they have to be your own characters. Plus your submission grants me the limited right to display it on my site (with copyright acknowledgement and a link to your site, of course)
If I do include my own characters can I also put it on my own website?: Yes! But please also link it to thebarepit.com.
Any questions? Please email me! toons@loxieandzoot.com

First prize:
WIN...	A signed copy of The Koala Bares with a B&W sketch of your nominated favourite character on the inside front cover. The book collects the story that launched Loxie and Zoot and a bevy of your other favourite noodtoon characters. What can be said about about this great 120 page, all colour, glossy comic book that hasn't already been said? Suffice to say, you want one! And here's your chance to win one with a sketch of your favourite character on the inside. "What, even if my favourite character was Loxie? Or Mungo? Or Daria from Noodx4 World? Or even that guy with a moustache from page 6.18 of The Koala Bares?" You might ask. Yes! Any one of those, or any other character from the past ten years worth of Loxie & Zoot and The Bare Pit adventures, can be the one that I sketch into your winning copy. So who is your favourite?
PLUS...	A signed copy of Sun & Health #60 - the 1997 Aussie nudist mag that printed the first ever Loxie & Zoot comic - a full colour half-page original cartoon by noodtoonist Stephen Crowley. As far as I can tell, it's rare and worth at least its cover price of $5... but who knows, it might one day be worth more. I can't guarantee that of course - so don't hold me to it! There may be hundreds stashed away in someone's basement and I have no idea if it'll ever be worth more than its cover value - I guess that depends on how popular Loxie & Zoot and The Bare Pit ultimately become. And, if it is ever worth more it may take many, many years to pay up any sort of dividend... say $20 or so! Don't get your hopes up is all I'm sayin'! ;-) At any rate, the magazine is 54 pages, colour and glossy throughout and is in great condition - a great little looksee into Aussie naturism circa 1997! For more info on this historic issue see the 10th Anniversary History.
There are 3 (yes,THREE) equal first prizes to be won!

To enter:
CREATE...	After ten years of tooning I want to see what you can do for me! Create a piece of Loxie & Zoot/Bare Pit themed art or writing or anything. And by anything I mean anything: it could be a drawing of the characters, a comic strip, comic story, illustrated story, a story/written fiction, animation, a poem, a crossword, a haiku, a character 'MySpace' page, a song (written or performed/MP3), a play, a 3D render, a painting, a Bay Bugle newspaper "report", an "advertisement" for the Koala Bay Bares resort, a K-BAY-FM podcast, a clay sculpture, a lego sculpture, a story review... ANYTHING!! It just has to have some relation to Loxie & Zoot and/or The Bare Pit. Let your imagination run free and get creating!!! :D Any questions or problems please email me! toons@loxieandzoot.com Obviously I'm looking for entries that fit the mood and tone of The Bare Pit - as Felix would say: "Keep it PG-13"... Also, I'll be placing these online (even if they don't win) so you have to be prepared for that.
SEND...	Email your entry (images, text docs, MP3s, PDFs, etc), along with your name (and country, and website URL if you have one) and your favourite character to: toons@loxieandzoot.com Any questions or problems please email me! If you have to post your entry, send it to: Creative Comp, PO Box W73, Westfield, Parramatta NSW 2150, AUSTRALIA (but I won't be able to send it back) Competition ends: 11.59pm Sydney Summer Time Friday March 7 2008 Entries will be judged by myself - those that I like the most will win! (Hint: I'm on the look-out for great concepts and utilisation of the Bare Pit universe as much as anything else...) Winners will be announced March 14. I'll contact the winners via email to get their postal address so I can send out their prize. You can enter as many times as you like but only one prize to any single entrant! Prizes cannot be swapped for something else. Your email and details will be kept confidential and not used for marketing purposes. As much as I'd like to accept bribes, I can't!
HAVE FUN!!!
FAQ	Can I post my entry on the forum?: You have to email your entry in to me first but then, if you wish, you can post it to the competiton thread on the forum. You entry won't gain any advantage if you do or be disadvantaged if you don't. Also, in the interest of fairness I won't be commenting on any entry posted to the forum... although obviously other forumites may do so. Can I include my own characters?: If you have a webcomic, or anything else that has your own original characters and you want to mix them in with the Koala Bares, you can - but they have to be your own characters. Plus your submission grants me the limited right to display it on my site (with copyright acknowledgement and a link to your site, of course) If I do include my own characters can I also put it on my own website?: Yes! But please also link it to thebarepit.com. Any questions? Please email me! toons@loxieandzoot.com