Favourite Art Droids - All time favs

[Colin YNWA]

And so the Classic and Current Art Droid tournaments are done and we can all lie down in a darkened corner and get over the terrible decisions we've had to make...

WELL NOT QUITE.

As a bit of a warm up for something I'd like to do after the next tournament I have planned - more about that in the week - I'd like to just see how the current crop matches up with the classic crew. I suspect I know how this might go, but let's test that. I'm keeping this lighter than originally planned - as I said I have another thing planned down the line - so for now I will just use the semi-finalists as our test sample.

This week, while I get the next tourney "Dredd Epics Ranked - BETTER!" or DER-B as it will become known, up and running we're having a kinda champion of champions.

I'll ask for favourites across the top four of each tournament - with seeding. So the winner of the Classic tourney - Carlos while be in a vote against the 4th placed Current droid, oh one Simon or another. The runner up in the Classic - Cam will have a vote against the 3rd placed in the Current, probably another Simon etc.

Now if any of the Current Art Droids manage to get through we may have subsequent votes, but I will avoid that if it simply becomes repeats of all Classic - or all Current I suppose, but that feels unlikely.

Let's see how far we get.

I'll post the first two Monday and then a second two Tuesday.

[Colin YNWA]

Rules(ish)

Look this is for Fun (I've copied and pasted this, from a copy and paste... and done minor edits, so ya know if this feels familiar...) this means the rules are what the rules are. Guidelines to help us all chug along and enjoy this and find some consistency and understanding of what the heck we are doing.

1. MOST IMPORTANTLY - any artist who appears in these votes is a better artist than we'll ever be and so even if you really don't like someone's work (which is fine) keep it lovely like I know you can.

   1a. Art is massively subjective so we won't agree on what makes good art, but we're talking favourites here. So by all means disagree with each other, be surprised about folks' decisions, debate and chew over, but be lovely and remember you ain't going to change anyone's mind about whose art they prefer so why try!

1b. Runner privilege means that yes I do whinge like no one's business when votes don't go the way I want them to... I need to learn to get over these things!

2. I will start two threads a day all you need to do is simply pick your favourite artist from each choice and leave a post saying who.

   2a. We are only considering work for Tharg here, so Prog and Meg - defo counted. I don't however give a fig if you think the art on Marshall Law or Skrull Kill Krew or The Filth is the best EVVVEEEERRRRRR, it's not for Tharg so we shouldn't consider it here - though you can of course discuss it.

   2b. When we consider sister publications it gets a bit fuzzy, so I take a much more casual - decide for yourself - attitude. For me I'd say Crisis, yeah sure include that, Starlord and Tornado, you know why not. Revolver... maybe, I wouldn't, but if you do, heck how the hell will I know?!?

3. For each vote simply type the name of the Art Droid you want to progress to the next round at the top of a post - feel free to say what you will after that, but it will help me (being lazy and all) if you type the name of your votes at the top of the comment - or make it clear otherwise by adding Bold tags.

4. I will count up votes in each thread after 3 days of starting it and announce the artist moving onto the next round - should it be needed in that thread. Simply put the one with the most votes - once I've done that feel free to add comments, but your vote won't count and you might be charged (if I can work out how to charge you (?!))

5. In the event of a tie I will have the casting vote - 'cos ya know I'm self absorbed. But I won't vote beforehand therefore.

6. We are voting for our favourite, so not whose had the most impact, or is most important. There are no scales for objective who's the best artist. It's art, it's whose stuff you like to gaze on the most. We won't agree and there are no right answers (except where I say there is so I can bitch and moan about one of my favs going out!).

For example I love Carlos' art. I really do. He's in my top ten. Is he in my top 5... no. So there, see I've said it, it's okay not to vote for Carlos when the time comes, however wonderful the man.

7. I'm winging this so anything thing I've forgotten I'll make up as we go along.