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The SLASH CONTEST rises!

by David M Willis on March 14, 2012 at 9:35 pm
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Phew! Computer’s back from the shop, so I can start flooding you with more SLASH CONTEST art! And finally, some dude on dude! …both with Jason. It’s the bow tie, isn’t it.

Yes, it’s Jason x Galasso!  Feast your eyes on this, courtesy of Phillipe Gagnon!  Y’know, it says “licky-style,” but I don’t see any tongues, Phillipe!

Though never let it be said that Galasso is not a romantic.  He came prepared with flowers!

And Jen Aside has given  us Jason x Professor Rees, the yet-unseen math professor!  And, of course, the real winner of this pairing, the otherwise stoic Sal Walkerton.  She ships them hard!

It’s a little disheartening that in a “SLASH CONTEST,” there was so little actual slash!  Though it’s partly my fault for having so few male characters, I suppose.  I mean, when you have to resort to Galasso…

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Planet of the SLASH CONTEST!

by David M Willis on March 8, 2012 at 8:43 pm
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Just one entry showcased tonight, but that’s because this one’s a doozy.  While this entry from Colleen Farley is technically just Jason x Sal, there’s a whole buncha other Dumbing of Age folks in the crowd you can pick out, if you’re savvy.  And man do you gotta be savvy.  I’m gonna let you folks try, and if no one guesses them all correctly, then I’ll give y’all the answer later.  Be warned, some of these guys have only shown up in one or two strips, and one of them doesn’t even have a name yet!

Don’t let the game distract you too much from the wonderful art itself.  I love that the only color in the piece is the blush on Jason and Sal’s cheeks.

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SLASH CONTEST Electric Boogaloo

by David M Willis on March 7, 2012 at 6:44 pm
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Moonracer191 has given us a very interesting Amazi-Girl x Mike piece.  Amazi-Girl is tied up while hanging upside-down, and Mike’s reluctantly smooching her.  I say reluctantly, because his arms are folded.  He’s pretty casual about this.

Meanwhile, in the background Batman’s attacking a shark with shark repellent spray.  Of course he is!

This must have been one crazy night at the warehouse.

Keeping with our “Amazi-Girl smooching upside-down” theme, David sends us this one of Amazi-Girl x Dina.  Longtime readers of mine will remember that Dina’s pretty good with hanging folks upside-down with rope.  Either that’s what David’s getting at, or he just wants to see Dina and Amazi-Girl do sloppy make-outs in the rain.  Either is fine by me.

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Revenge of the SLASH CONTEST entries!

by David M Willis on March 6, 2012 at 7:40 pm
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I put the prizes in the mail this morning to the three winners, so you folks be looking out for those!

Both of today’s SLASH CONTEST entries are by Noah Chevalier!  For the first one we have Dorothy x Walky, via the straw he breathed through while being buried at the beach.  This is probably an intermediate step that Dorothy needs.  We can’t just go full-on making out with Walky, can we?  And the second one is a unique pairing of Mary and Sierra.  I’m not sure Sierra’s okay with this.

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Continuing onslaught of SLASH CONTEST entries!

by David M Willis on March 5, 2012 at 6:39 pm
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Okay, so Amber is apparently a very popular smoocher in these entries.  But she’s not the whole story, honest!  Here’s an Amber x Dorothy x Joe’s camera entry from Alia, who also includes Joe and Danny.  This is probably the greatest day of Joe’s life.  Danny will agree a few days later, but right now he’s a little scandalized.  Danny’s not so good at living in the moment.

But Karen Rustad wanted to prove that not everyone has to be making out with Amber!  So here’s Joyce x Dorothy, playing the part of church and state, respectively, and acting out Rick Santorum’s attitudes towards those entities.  That’s right, Joyce x Dorothy’s ship name is “Theocracy.”

I’ve been on Tumblr.  I know how this works.

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More SLASH CONTEST entries!

by David M Willis on March 4, 2012 at 7:58 pm
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This Amber x Mike piece by pixelspasms was almost third place!  Seriously, it was so very close.  Part of what I loved was the title and/or caption she included: “That was my plan. To make you game-over.”  Without that, it’s just a very well-rendered drawing of Mike kissing Amber.  But with it, there’s a whole Evil Scheme involved, with possible secondary romantic objectives???  I love this thing.

But it didn’t have Danny in a dress, so it fell just short of placing.  Damn.

To round out today’s Amber x Mike theme, here’s an entry from Steven Brown.  Bonus points for sweet Mike abs.  Points detracted for putting Amber in a Shortpacked! uniform!  This is a Dumbing of Age contest, man!  But seriously, this is hot.

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SLASH CONTEST: Honorable mentions!

by David M Willis on March 1, 2012 at 6:45 pm
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I told you earlier that the two Honorable Mentions played on a similar theme.This is Amazi-Girl x Amber by Dan Magee!  It is the last thing I saw before our boat left cellphone range.  It is epic.

And this is Amazi-Girl x Amber by Andrew Colunga!  This time with a Watchmen motif.

Are we noticing the theme here.  A pretty awesome, world-shattering theme!

(Well, technically, Colunga’s entry should be disqualified for removing the clothing.  Against the rules!)

I enjoyed them both very much, regardless.

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SLASH CONTEST: First place!

by David M Willis on February 29, 2012 at 6:18 pm
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And here’s our first place winning piece of SLASH CONTEST art!  It’s by Sev, and it’s Roz x Joyce.  Fun fact: This is the only SLASH CONTEST art I got of Roz!  Another fun fact: I may have to give Roz those stockings some time in the future.

Roz Roz Roz.

Tomorrow, we’ll see our two Honorable Mentions (they have a similar theme), and after that I’m gonna start talking about the other 16 or so entries in singles or pairs, day by day.  Nobody will be at lack for SLASH CONTEST art for a good long while.  As it should be.

You’re getting a poster, Sev!  And an extra thing or two!  But not just yet, since I’m still sick from my trip and I don’t think I should send germs through the mail.

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SLASH CONTEST: Second place

by David M Willis on February 28, 2012 at 7:16 pm
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I think everyone can realize why this Joyce x Mike art is amazing.  No?

Well, okay, the thing is, it makes me laugh whenever I see it.  Like, for five minutes straight.  And if you can do that, you need to win something.  On the cruise, without my Internet, sometimes I’d just leave the image open for days, turning on my tablet whenever I needed to remember why art exists.

I mean, c’mon, look at it.  Look at those eyes.  Look at that waggling tongue tube.  I want to frame it and put it on my face, so it’s the last thing I see when I fall asleep.

(It’s by Rob Kellett, by the way.  He gets a poster.)

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SLASH CONTEST results begin!: THIRD PLACE

by David M Willis on February 27, 2012 at 8:08 pm
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Okay.  This was a dumb thing to do to myself, the having people sending me buttloads of great art and then having to choose the best.  Not smart!  Not smart!

But to make things easier, I decided to make a first, second, and third place instead of just a first place.  I’ll be sending out three posters instead of just one!  (I’ll probably send something extra with the first place prize.)  So tonight you’re going to see third place, tomorrow second, Wednesday will be our grand prize winner, Thursday will be two honorable mentions, and then in subsequent days all the rest in no particular order.  There were twenty-one entries in all.

Without further ado: THIRD PLACE

Third place was hotly contested.  I was pretty sure what first and second place had to be, but in the end, this won out for third after much deliberation.  It’s by Megan Archer, and it’s, of course, Amber x Danny, with a pony thrown in for good measure.  I have to admit, the pony helped its chances, with its blood-stained hooves and …

Okay, it’s really because Danny is in a dress and tiara.

You’re getting a poster, Megan!

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