A day and a half left of voting, keep those votes coming in!

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

Here’s Ian’s vote report…

IDOL VOTE COUNT REPORT 4/29

Well, there’s just a day and a half of voting left!!! I wish I’d thought to do the vote count the way I did it today, say, last year, but it worked fine and I hope everyone liked that the site was open to votes while I did the counting. Round 3 should be even better for the new thinking.

The Doorknob Society knocked (get it, KNOCKED) Project Mercury down a notch, and Diary of a Teen Heroine knocked Earthman down a notch, both of those projects moving up are solidifying their spots in the top 20 nicely…Dinos has reclaimed a spot above the line by the narrowest of margins, but unless anything below it can out-pace it in the next day and a half…it’s current pace could hold it there. Do any of the projects below the line have what it takes to find enough new voters in the last hours? We’ll see! It’s a tense day and a half ahead for the projects that are around the line….

1.) 1021 Votes (+47) - 103 Voters ( NC) Faction - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
2.) 670 Votes (+48) - 126 Voters ( +3) Maddie Scientist - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
3.) 650 Votes (+63) - 114 Voters ( +1) The Underground - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
4.) 574 Votes (+59) - 123 Voters ( +9) The White Rose - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
5.) 492 Votes (+24) - 61 Voters ( NC) The Machine - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
6.) 426 Votes (+15) - 69 Voters ( +1) Hometown Heroes - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
7.) 418 Votes (+18) - 59 Voters (2NC) The Associate - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
8.) 390 Votes (+36) - 85 Voters ( +3) Steel Rising - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
9.) 349 Votes (+18) - 59 Voters (2NC) Haxxor - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
10.) 298 Votes (+20) - 52 Voters ( NC) Varsity Squad - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
11.) 243 Votes (+14) - 40 Voters ( +1) Dogman and Lester - Judges Vote: 2 No.
12.) 223 Votes (+10) - 49 Voters (2NC) Mr. Man - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
13.) 220 Votes (+27) - 55 Voters ( +1) The Doorknob Society - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
14.) 208 Votes (+10) - 29 Voters (3NC) Project Mercury - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
15.) 202 Votes (+22) - 42 Voters ( +1) Diary of a Teenage Heroine - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
16.) 200 Votes (+16) - 46 Voters ( +2) Earthman - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
17.) 146 Votes (+16) - 42 Voters ( +4) Monsters of Love - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
18.) 138 Votes (+14) - 32 Voters ( +4) Dead Duck - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
19.) 117 Votes (+21) - 43 Voters ( +9) Boulder Colorado - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
20.) 107 Votes (+19) - 29 Voters ( +4) Dinos - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
*************** *******The Dreaded Line**************** ************
21.) 105 Votes (+12) - 26 Voters ( +2) Thread of Valor - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
22.) 101 Votes (+18) - 42 Voters ( +7) Nevil Von Dunst - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
23.) 83 Votes (+13) - 26 Voters ( +1) Quick Draw - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
24.) 75 Votes ( +8) - 33 Voters ( +2) Chaoskind - Judges Vote: 2 No.
25.) 55 Votes ( +7) - 21 Voters ( +1) EAST - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
26.) 23 Votes ( +1) - 10 Voters ( +1) 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)

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)

Voting for Round 2 has closed.

It was a helluva ride, but The White Rose finished a solid 4th and gave
the 2nd and 3rd place projects a run for their money to boot!

I want to say THANK YOU EVERYONE for your support and votes! I finally
got some much-needed SLEEP last night - and now it’s a new day, a level
playing field, and time to finish writing and drawing the Round 3
submission….

20 of us have moved onto Round 3. In that round, 17 will be eliminated.

It’s going to make this past round look like a walk in the park…

Round 3 begins on May 18th! Stay Tuned!

GO HERE TO SEE THE ROUND 2 FINAL RESULTS and ANALYSIS:
http://www.dimestoreproductions.com/forum-t45429.html

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

Round 3 has begun!

I submitted the pages for Round 3 last night - so Get ready to Vote starting later today! (5-22)

Voting is Different this Round - you can Vote Right Away! Even before the Judges have replied!

GO HERE TO SEE IF THE WHITE ROSE IS POSTED YET AND VOTE:
http://www.dimestoreproductions.com/forum528.html

IDOL RESULTS 5/22 from Ian Shires

Noticing a number of things as this round starts to really rumble to life. First….there are TONS of voters for projects that have not returned to vote for their projects yet. Not sure what projects need to do to re-grab the support they had the previous round, but there is certainly lots of fans out there that haven’t gotten the message this round has landed.

We had standings movement yesterday, as Faction jumped up to poise itself to claim a #0 issue spot. All three of the top 3 today, need to figure out how to get more votes than Faction, to stay in the race for the prize. The Machine was our line jumper today, knocking Haxxor below the line to claim a Cover Spot. It’s strong numbers look like it will settle into one of those spots - and realistically, the only thing different between it and the project in the #3 spot today, is that it posted later. Fair? who knows, but that is the game here…

The White Rose is sending in it’s pages today, so I will be posting those up after I get things together in Michigan, where I am going for the weekend. I should still be able to maintain everything from the hotel…so no interruptions expected. However, when White Rose lands, everyone should be looking at those 139 potential voters from last round. Be afraid….

1.) 134 Votes (+31) - 81 Voters (+4) Varsity Squad - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
2.) 109 Votes (+30) - 99 Voters (+3) Steel Rising - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
3.) 91 Votes (+21) - 71 Voters (+3) The Associate - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
*************** ********The Line for #0/R4 Contention********** *******************
4.) 86 Votes (+43) - 105 Voters (+2) Faction - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
5.) 77 Votes (+18) - 58 Voters (+2) Diary of a Teenage Heroine - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
6.) 74 Votes (+19) - 78 Voters (+1) Hometown Heroes - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
7.) 69 Votes (+19) - 139 Voters (+1) Maddie Scientist - Judges Vote: 2 No.
8.) 63 Votes (+13) - 47 Voters (+1) Dogman and Lester - Judges Vote: 2 No.
9.) 36 Votes (+21) - 61 Voters (NC) The Machine - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
*************** *********The Line for Cover Projects************ ******************
10.) 23 Votes ( +6) - 56 Voters (NC) Haxxor - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
11.) 0 Votes ( 0) - 139 Voters (NC) The White Rose - Judges Vote:
11.) 0 Votes ( 0) - 47 Voters (NC) Boulder Colorado - Judges Vote:
11.) 0 Votes ( 0) - 36 Voters (NC) Dead Duck - Judges Vote:
11.) 0 Votes ( 0) - 45 Voters (NC) Monsters of Love - Judges Vote:
11.) 0 Votes ( 0) - 50 Voters (NC) Mr. Man - Judges Vote:
11.) 0 Votes ( 0) - 61 Voters (NC) Nevil Von Dunst - Judges Vote:
11.) 0 Votes ( 0) - 29 Voters (NC) Project Mercury - Judges Vote:
11.) 0 Votes ( 0) - 61 Voters (NC) The Doorknob Society - Judges Vote:
11.) 0 Votes ( 0) - 121 Voters (NC) The Underground - Judges Vote:
20.) Earthman - Has taken Ill, will eventually be a back up feature.

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

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

For more info, here’s the White Rose submission from last Round:
http://www.dimestoreproductions.com/forum-t36664.html

If you have not registered at the Dimestore site before, Sign Up Here:
http://www.dimestoreproductions.com/signup.php

Round 3 of Small Press Idol 2009 has begun!

…actually it started a few days ago for some, but for me it starts NOW!

The White Rose is now open for voting here: http://www.dimestoreproductions.com/forum-t46857.html

Be advised - Voting is different this Round and should be mush easier- it’s now a poll. You can also vote right now - no more waiting for the Judges to comment.

The new way to Vote is:

1) Go here: http://www.dimestoreproductions.com/forum-t46857.html

2) Remember to make sure you are logged in.

3) Click “Yes I am a fan”

4) Click Submit.

To see the art for this round:

Click the logo under the voting poll to download a free PDF (then follow the instructions on thepage)

Later on I will upload copies of the Round 3 pages here, so you can also wait for those.

But I encourage you to try the PDF download. If we make it to Round 4, we’ll actually be trying to sell the first issue via the same mechanism you use to download the free copy in this round.

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