There have been alot of new people taking interest in both The White Rose and Small Press Idol lately. So… let me re-introduce myself and fill in the new folks on the background of this project and the contest it’s in…

***Who Am I?***
…not Spider-Man, sorry…

My name is George Burnett and I am an amateur comicbook creator. The project I am currently working on is called The White Rose. I have entered my project in this year’s Small Press Idol and I need people to vote for me, which you can do once a day, until April 30th at Midnight Eastern time.

***So, What is SMALL PRESS IDOL?***

Small Press Idol is probably the greatest amateur’s contest in comics. Hosted by Dimestore Productions, the contest is in its 6th year and this year is the contest’s biggest year ever! The winner gets $700 in prize money, and more importantly, a 4-ISSUE CONTRACT TO LAUNCH THEIR SERIES.

Like American Idol, amateur comicbook creators go through several rounds of art & writing entries and eliminations that voted on by the public! Anyone can enter! ANYONE CAN VOTE! That’s where you come in…

***What else can I tell you about THE WHITE ROSE?***

My entry is a comic called THE WHITE ROSE. It’s a sword & sorcery epic featuring a tough female protaganist - a warrior known as The White Rose, her trouble-prone male woodsman sidekick, a thoroughly evil and insane priest, and an big nasty godlike evil thing waiting for them at the end of it all!

I entered Round 1 in March and was passed through to Round 2 with 3 YES votes from the Judges. I’ve seen an AMAZING response over the last 10 days and have gone from 17th place where I started up to 4th! I am currently hanging onto 4th place pretty firmly but… here’s the kicker… I am within 50 votes of 3rd place.

***Why is the Top 3 so important?***

ONLY 3 PROJECTS WILL ADVANCE FROM ROUND 3 to the final round, so being in the top 3 is very important, even in round 2.

***And finally where do YOU come in?***

I need you to vote for me! So if you’ve voted already - come on back and vote again (you can vote once a day).

And if you have not voted yet - I need you now! This might be your last chance to make a difference for this round. So come join in! We’re having fun & you can help me break into the Top 3!

You first have to SIGN UP TO VOTE at:
http://www.dimestoreproductions.com/signup.php

Once Signed up, you then simply post a YES in the existing forum thread containing my project, which is here:
http://www.dimestoreproductions.com/forum-t36664.html

Then… YOU CAN POST A ‘YES’ VOTE IN THE FORUM ONCE A DAY UNTIL 4/30 at Midnight Eastern time

I hope those of you reading this will help me out with some votes and push my project into the top 3!!!

Thank you so much, this will mean alot to me if you can help!

Vote Here: http://www.dimestoreproductions.com/forum-t36664.html

Thanks for your support!
George Burnett
Creator of The White Rose

Less than 8 hours to go! Help me say OH YEAH? (see Ian’s comments below)
Vote Here: http://www.dimestoreproductions.com/forum-t36664.html

Here’s the standings…

Thursday “Last report before final” Standings Post
from Ian Shires

Well, it’s all come down to the next 9 hours. Who will be in Round 3? Who will have those coveted bragging rights positions up top? Let’s look at the movement as of this morning:

The Underground knocked Maddie Scientist out of that solid #2 spot it held most of the round. will it KEEP IT? We’ll see! Both projects seem to have pulled out all the stops…meanwhile The White Rose is poised to say “OH YEAH?”. The Machine has dug in it’s heels at #5, and it doesn’t look like anyone’s about to topple them out of that position, but you never know!

In the middle, The Doorknob Society’s aggressive advertising keeps them moving up - taking Mr Man down a notch, but neither are in any actual danger. Same goes in the shuffle that happened with Earthman moving up 2, Dairy of a Teenage Heroine staying in the same place, and Project Mercury dropping 2.

But the real action - and interest - is at the Dreaded Line. Nevil pulled off a huge day, hitting their highest vote day of the round and jumping up 4 positions. Knocking Dinos under the line again in the process. That line is huge now, and Dinos will need to get 20 more votes than Boulder Colorado gets, to move above that line again. Impossible? Obviously not. Let’s look at these numbers!

1.) 1065 Votes (+44) - 103 Voters (2NC) Faction - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
2.) 720 Votes (+70) - 120 Voters ( +6) The Underground - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
3.) 712 Votes (+42) - 131 Voters ( +5) Maddie Scientist - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
4.) 642 Votes (+68) - 130 Voters ( +7) The White Rose - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
5.) 518 Votes (+26) - 61 Voters (2NC) The Machine - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
6.) 440 Votes (+14) - 69 Voters ( NC) Hometown Heroes - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
7.) 433 Votes (+15) - 59 Voters (3NC) The Associate - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
8.) 420 Votes (+30) - 89 Voters ( +4) Steel Rising - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
9.) 361 Votes (+12) - 59 Voters (3NC) Haxxor - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
10.) 318 Votes (+20) - 53 Voters ( +1) Varsity Squad - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
11.) 257 Votes (+14) - 40 Voters ( NC) Dogman and Lester - Judges Vote: 2 No.
12.) 246 Votes (+26) - 59 Voters ( +4) The Doorknob Society - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
13.) 235 Votes (+12) - 49 Voters (3NC) Mr. Man - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
14.) 228 Votes (+28) - 52 Voters ( +6) Earthman - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
15.) 220 Votes (+18) - 45 Voters ( +3) Diary of a Teenage Heroine - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
16.) 219 Votes (+11) - 29 Voters (4NC) Project Mercury - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
17.) 168 Votes (+22) - 45 Voters ( +3) Monsters of Love - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
18.) 151 Votes (+13) - 34 Voters ( +2) Dead Duck - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
19.) 143 Votes (+42) - 59 Voters (+17) Nevil Von Dunst - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
20.) 140 Votes (+23) - 45 Voters ( +2) Boulder Colorado - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
*************** *******The Dreaded Line**************** ************
21.) 120 Votes (+13) - 32 Voters ( +3) Dinos - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
22.) 115 Votes (+10) - 27 Voters ( +1) Thread of Valor - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
23.) 95 Votes (+12) - 28 Voters ( +2) Quick Draw - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
24.) 91 Votes (+16) - 35 Voters ( +2) Chaoskind - Judges Vote: 2 No.
25.) 57 Votes ( +2) - 21 Voters ( NC) EAST - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
26.) 23 Votes ( NC) - 10 Voters ( NC) APOC: Hel’s Kitchen - Judges Vote: 3 Yes
27.) Parahero Will be a Back Up Feature in Mysterious Visions Anthology.

Numbers Explained: # Votes Total - # Voters Total (# in parenthesis is new since last count)