Wow. 4th place. I was expecting 5th, but not 4th… awesome! How high can we go? Keep those votes comin’ and let’s find out!

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

*******MONDAY 4/27 IDOL RESULTS POST*******
from Ian Shires

Well folks, we’re REALLY on the home stretch now! Just 3 days left to vote, we close for votes at 11:59:59 PM Eastern Time on the 30th. White Rose, has risen. The Doorknob Society has opened lots of doors for itself, in the upper levels…but of course, it’s all about who is in threat of getting cut right now. Dinos jumps back up above the line, sending Boulder Colorado back below it…but there are a few projects above the line, getting fewer votes a day than those below the line…we could see some huge upsets.

And I know it was a Sunday yesterday…but look at all those NCs in the new voter spots….where ARE the new voters? Those fans who will be KICKING themselves when they find out about your projects and that they could have been here voicing their support? That’s the eternal question IDOL - every year, seeks to answer.

Ok, I’m just gonna toss up these numbers and get this place back in action.

1.) 925 Votes (+35) - 102 Voters ( +1) Faction - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
2.) 581 Votes (+39) - 120 Voters ( +3) Maddie Scientist - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
3.) 511 Votes (+66) - 109 Voters ( NC) The Underground - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
4.) 447 Votes (+78) - 113 Voters ( +5) The White Rose - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
5.) 442 Votes (+26) - 60 Voters ( +2) The Machine - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
6.) 393 Votes (+14) - 68 Voters ( +1) Hometown Heroes - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
7.) 382 Votes (+18) - 59 Voters ( +1) The Associate - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
8.) 328 Votes (+37) - 81 Voters ( +2) Steel Rising - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
9.) 309 Votes (+21) - 59 Voters ( +1) Haxxor - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
10.) 261 Votes (+25) - 51 Voters ( +1) Varsity Squad - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
11.) 212 Votes (+18) - 37 Voters ( NC) Dogman and Lester - Judges Vote: 2 No.
12.) 195 Votes (+18) - 49 Voters ( +3) Mr. Man - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
13.) 184 Votes ( +7) - 29 Voters ( NC) Project Mercury - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
14.) 166 Votes (+20) - 42 Voters ( NC) Earthman - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
15.) 164 Votes (+37) - 51 Voters ( +1) The Doorknob Society - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
16.) 160 Votes (+14) - 40 Voters ( NC) Diary of a Teenage Heroine - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
17.) 113 Votes ( +8) - 28 Voters ( NC) Dead Duck - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
18.) 110 Votes (+23) - 37 Voters ( NC) Monsters of Love - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
19.) 85 Votes ( +8) - 24 Voters ( NC) Thread of Valor - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
20.) 72 Votes (+20) - 25 Voters ( +4) Dinos - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
*************** *******The Dreaded Line**************** ************
21.) 69 Votes (+16) - 26 Voters ( +4) Boulder Colorado - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
22.) 59 Votes (+15) - 24 Voters ( +2) Quick Draw - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
23.) 58 Votes (+14) - 26 Voters ( +4) Nevil Von Dunst - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
24.) 44 Votes ( +5) - 22 Voters ( NC) Chaoskind - Judges Vote: 2 No.
25.) 38 Votes ( +6) - 16 Voters ( +1) EAST - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
26.) 20 Votes ( +3) - 9 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)

Hanging onto 4th place! How high can we go? Keep those votes comin’ and let’s find out!

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

*******TUESDAY 4/28 IDOL RESULTS POST*******
from Ian Shires

You guys are gonna have to forgive me a bit today for being a little slow. I tripped and fell in my gravel driveway last night, and I’m real sore, ugh. Not looking for sympathy, just…an explanation on why I won’t get to the Kick Start again today. Tomorrow do or die…

Anyway, in the top today, we saw Doorknob Society overtake Earthman, and Monsters of Love overtake Dead Duck. The Duck, is in serious danger of going below the line in the next 2 days, if current levels remain. We saw Boulder Colorado jump up 2 spots, from below the line, knocking Dinos below it, and poising Thread of Valor as the next to fall, if it can’t figure out how to get more votes than the projects below it that are getting +20’s. Nevil and Chaoskind, are both chomping at the bit to get above the line and be in Round 3.

I think it’s safe to say Apoc: Hel’s Kitchen has given up.

Anyway, we’re really coming down to the wire on this round now there’s just 2 more full days of voting after what’s left of today…and the final count will be done Friday Morning to announce the line up for Round 3. Who’s going to get cut? One of YOUR favorites?

The OTHER big Question: Will I use the 50/50 tiebreaker to KEEP, or CUT Dogman and Lester? Have they done enough to outweigh the Judges no? How do they REALLY stack up with the other projects? That’s on my mind as I WILL make that call, Friday morning!

1.) 974 Votes (+49) - 103 Voters ( +1) Faction - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
2.) 622 Votes (+41) - 123 Voters ( +3) Maddie Scientist - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
3.) 587 Votes (+76) - 113 Voters ( +4) The Underground - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
4.) 515 Votes (+68) - 115 Voters ( +2) The White Rose - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
5.) 468 Votes (+26) - 61 Voters ( +1) The Machine - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
6.) 411 Votes (+18) - 68 Voters ( NC) Hometown Heroes - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
7.) 400 Votes (+18) - 59 Voters ( NC) The Associate - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
8.) 354 Votes (+26) - 82 Voters ( +1) Steel Rising - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
9.) 331 Votes (+22) - 59 Voters ( NC) Haxxor - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
10.) 278 Votes (+17) - 52 Voters ( +1) Varsity Squad - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
11.) 229 Votes (+17) - 39 Voters ( +2) Dogman and Lester - Judges Vote: 2 No.
12.) 213 Votes (+18) - 49 Voters ( NC) Mr. Man - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
13.) 198 Votes (+14) - 29 Voters (2NC) Project Mercury - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
14.) 193 Votes (+29) - 54 Voters ( +3) The Doorknob Society - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
15.) 184 Votes (+18) - 44 Voters ( +2) Earthman - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
16.) 180 Votes (+20) - 41 Voters ( +1) Diary of a Teenage Heroine - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
17.) 130 Votes (+20) - 38 Voters ( +1) Monsters of Love - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
18.) 124 Votes (+11) - 28 Voters (2NC) Dead Duck - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
19.) 96 Votes (+27) - 34 Voters ( +8) Boulder Colorado - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
20.) 93 Votes ( +8) - 24 Voters (2NC) Thread of Valor - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
*************** *******The Dreaded Line**************** ************
21.) 88 Votes (+16) - 25 Voters ( NC) Dinos - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
22.) 83 Votes (+25) - 35 Voters ( +9) Nevil Von Dunst - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
23.) 70 Votes (+11) - 25 Voters ( +1) Quick Draw - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
24.) 67 Votes (+23) - 31 Voters ( +9) Chaoskind - Judges Vote: 2 No.
25.) 48 Votes (+10) - 20 Voters ( +4) EAST - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
26.) 22 Votes ( +2) - 9 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)

You can vote for us ONCE PER DAY, each day until April 30th. GO HERE TO VOTE:
http://www.dimestoreproductions.com/forum-t36664.html

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

If you need guidance, check out these links:

Here’s the White Rose Voting Thread:
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

If you have any questions about using the Dimestore site, Check these answers out:
http://stormborn.com/whiterose/2009/04/23/a-small-press-idol-faq-for-white-rose-fans/

Also remember the site is down once a day for vote count between 8:30 am and 1pm eastern time.

Where do I go to Vote again?
GO HERE TO VOTE:
http://www.dimestoreproductions.com/forum-t36664.html

Thanks for your support!

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