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2012 Ursa Major Awards?
13 years ago
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I'm always whining that Slightly Damned is crap because it has basically squat in terms of "notable" attention. No professional reviews, no awards, no Wikipedia page, etc. So this year, I want to try to win an Ursa Major Award.
What are the Ursa Major Awards?
"It is intended as Anthropomorphic (a.k.a. Furry) Fandom's equivalent of the Hugo Award ® presented by the World Science Fiction Society, mystery fandom's Anthony Award, horror fandom's Bram Stoker Award, and so forth."
For those of you that want to know more about the UMA's, you can visit the official website here: http://www.ursamajorawards.org/index.htm
Nominations should be opening up sometime in January.
EDIT: We did it! Slightly Damned will now be added to the recommendations list in mid-February, and nominations for the Ursa Major awards will be open shortly after that. Keep an eye on the Ursa Major awards and the instructions for the nomination process (I will, too!) and maybe... just maybe... Slightly Damned has a chance. Thanks for your support!
...of course, only if you actually believe that Slightly Damned should be recommended/nominated/awarded.
I know it may seem silly to covet an award like this, but... I dunno, I figure I have nothing to lose by giving it a shot. Some of you might be confused as to why I care about a furry award when I've fought against being pigeonholed by the label for years, but I have two good reasons for this:
1) I think this is the only webcomic award where I have a snowball's chance in hell of actually being eligible for. The Harvey and Eisner awards are just... yeah, no way, the Hugo Awards require registration for expensive cons (one in San Antonio, TX, one in London), and the Webcartoonist's Choice Awards have been dead for years. If there's anything else out there that you guys know of, I'm all ears!
2) Hey, I figure if Pixar's Brave is elligble for an Ursa Major award, why not Slightly Damned?
(P.S. Thanks to Tec for writing the logistics stuff!)
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Commissions are closed!
Commission info: http://raizap.com/commissions
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The first Slightly Damned book is finally on sale at IndyPlanet! I know the price is a bit steep and it takes a while, but that's what happen when you have a print-on-demand title that's as big and colorful as this book! Believe me, the book looks great!
Here's the link to its IndyPlanet listing: http://indyplanet.com/store/product.....oducts_id=7433 Yes, they ship internationally!
If you want to see a video of what it looks like on the inside, I have one here on Flickr (although it's a video of the flawed first book, they are practically the same thing): http://www.flickr.com/photos/the_chu/7491808324/
...And if you don't want or can't afford a hard copy, a digital version of the book is now available on IndyPlanet Digital: (http://www.indyplanet.com/digital/product_info.php?products_id=7433&osCsid=40ha4mdj6pcqfv767vih0h89p7) It features the exact same content at a fraction of the price.
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For upcoming convention appearances, please check the main Slightly Damned website: http://sdamned.com
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I also have an account on deviantArt with identical content: http://raizy.deviantart.com/
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Want to hear more?
Follow me on my public twitter account sdamned: http://twitter.com/#!/sdamned
What are the Ursa Major Awards?
"It is intended as Anthropomorphic (a.k.a. Furry) Fandom's equivalent of the Hugo Award ® presented by the World Science Fiction Society, mystery fandom's Anthony Award, horror fandom's Bram Stoker Award, and so forth."
For those of you that want to know more about the UMA's, you can visit the official website here: http://www.ursamajorawards.org/index.htm
Nominations should be opening up sometime in January.
EDIT: We did it! Slightly Damned will now be added to the recommendations list in mid-February, and nominations for the Ursa Major awards will be open shortly after that. Keep an eye on the Ursa Major awards and the instructions for the nomination process (I will, too!) and maybe... just maybe... Slightly Damned has a chance. Thanks for your support!
...of course, only if you actually believe that Slightly Damned should be recommended/nominated/awarded.
I know it may seem silly to covet an award like this, but... I dunno, I figure I have nothing to lose by giving it a shot. Some of you might be confused as to why I care about a furry award when I've fought against being pigeonholed by the label for years, but I have two good reasons for this:
1) I think this is the only webcomic award where I have a snowball's chance in hell of actually being eligible for. The Harvey and Eisner awards are just... yeah, no way, the Hugo Awards require registration for expensive cons (one in San Antonio, TX, one in London), and the Webcartoonist's Choice Awards have been dead for years. If there's anything else out there that you guys know of, I'm all ears!
2) Hey, I figure if Pixar's Brave is elligble for an Ursa Major award, why not Slightly Damned?
(P.S. Thanks to Tec for writing the logistics stuff!)
===
Commissions are closed!
Commission info: http://raizap.com/commissions
===
The first Slightly Damned book is finally on sale at IndyPlanet! I know the price is a bit steep and it takes a while, but that's what happen when you have a print-on-demand title that's as big and colorful as this book! Believe me, the book looks great!
Here's the link to its IndyPlanet listing: http://indyplanet.com/store/product.....oducts_id=7433 Yes, they ship internationally!
If you want to see a video of what it looks like on the inside, I have one here on Flickr (although it's a video of the flawed first book, they are practically the same thing): http://www.flickr.com/photos/the_chu/7491808324/
...And if you don't want or can't afford a hard copy, a digital version of the book is now available on IndyPlanet Digital: (http://www.indyplanet.com/digital/product_info.php?products_id=7433&osCsid=40ha4mdj6pcqfv767vih0h89p7) It features the exact same content at a fraction of the price.
===
For upcoming convention appearances, please check the main Slightly Damned website: http://sdamned.com
===
I also have an account on deviantArt with identical content: http://raizy.deviantart.com/
===
Want to hear more?
Follow me on my public twitter account sdamned: http://twitter.com/#!/sdamned
*thumbs up*
But you knew by now that I would, right? ;P
Good luck Chu. I'm rooting for you~ Slightly Damned is, and always will be, my favorite webcomic~ ^-^
And thanks!
Also, give your work some credit. You've got a fair shot at this with your 500+ page colored comic with an original story.
So, keep up the great work!