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It's time! Show us your arts, fellow Squaxx!

The theme this month is REGENED.

As last month's winner, Colin YNWA explains:

QuoteRegened - its been all the buzz of 2000ad social media. We love it. We hate it. Now we create it. Regene your favourite character by reimagining them as they would be created in a new all ages comic. Regene your favourite cover, regene ... something completely new that would fit into the Regene issues... which isn't regening is it, its just gening... but you get the idea. Do something, do anything, that would look in place in the current regened issues.

Remember, you don't have to just do a younger version of an existing character — you can come up with something entirely new, or an all-ages/YA spin on your favourite strip. Manga Nemesis? Hookjaw in the style of Bone? Durham Red as a Powerpuff Girl?

You've had a week to get your thinking caps on, now you have one week to get your sketches in.

You can render your entries in the medium of your choice, and you can enter as many times as you want, but please don't spend more than 45 minutes on each sketch.*

There will be a GLITTERING PRIZE for the winning entry. As well as getting to choose the theme for Sketch Comp #3, the winner will receive a randomly selected graphic novel from my Terrifyingly Tall Mountain of Comps™.

Have at it, folks!

*Abandoned attempts don't count, so you can take as many stabs at getting an idea right as you need, and no one is standing over you with a stopwatch, but the 45 minutes starts when pencil/pen/crayons/fingers hit paper on the version you want to submit.

Just to get you started, here's a (not entirely serious) sketch from me. A whisker under thirty minutes, brushpen and Letraset Promarkers for colour.

(https://i.imgur.com/iquFlYP.jpg)

 :lol:

Outstanding! 

Think you're onto a winner there Jim!

This is the best I could do in 45 mins, I'm afraid...
(https://i.imgur.com/Svnenl8.jpg)

Apologies for crap quality - I'll try and get a scan done later.

Oh, that's great! I love the manic expression, and that right hand is fantastic.

(https://www.udrop.com/cache/plugins/filepreviewer/205710/468b4d58aa7d4d357484a2b191de792696ba4da9aca00ee70e4fd156807aa516/1100x800_cropped.jpg)

 
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Amazing work all round.  Sharky, I haven't drawn in biro for years - but looking at your work, I intend to do so soon, if not for this compo then for the next.

EDIT - the links on your second post aren't working for me, I'm afraid.

Quote from: Jim_Campbell on 06 March, 2021, 12:24:20 PM
Oh, that's great! I love the manic expression, and that right hand is fantastic.

Thanks man :)

I'll definitely be doing more work on this - First time I've tried drawing AG and it's great fun! Such a wonderful design!
Also, I truly do think that if he's gonna return it should be in ReGened. Match made in heaven IMHO :)

Quote from: Jim_Campbell on 06 March, 2021, 12:24:20 PM
..and that right hand is fantastic.

It'll get there, I'm sure ;)
I try to follow the classic McMahon different-angle-at-every-joint style!

Quote from: JayzusB.Christ on 06 March, 2021, 12:37:47 PMAmazing work all round.  Sharky, I haven't drawn in biro for years - but looking at your work, I intend to do so soon, if not for this compo then for the next. EDIT - the links on your second post aren't working for me, I'm afraid.

Cheers :D Can some kindly mod please remove my first two posts and I'll try again. Thanks.

You can join Imgur for free you know Sharky... It's great for just storing and sharing stuff.

https://imgur.com/register?redirect=%2F

Quote from: Woolly on 06 March, 2021, 12:51:37 PM
You can join Imgur for free you know Sharky... It's great for just storing and sharing stuff.

https://imgur.com/register?redirect=%2F

Yes. Just right-click an image once it's uploaded to Imgur and 'Open in new window'. Copy the url at the top of new window, and paste between the IMG tags here — at least, that's what I do.

Shark - updated the post for you.

and now my effort - drawing took 20 min, then the rest was digital tomfoolery.


I'm now thinking of a one-page strip in a Cor! stylee for this.

Sorry guys - it's working in the preview but when I post it all goes breasts aloft. Delete everything of mine and I'll try again after work. Damn it and sorry for the faff.

Cheers, Dave :)

Quote from: Jim_Campbell on 06 March, 2021, 12:56:15 PM

Quote from: Woolly on 06 March, 2021, 12:51:37 PM
You can join Imgur for free you know Sharky... It's great for just storing and sharing stuff.

https://imgur.com/register?redirect=%2F

Yes. Just right-click an image once it's uploaded to Imgur and 'Open in new window'. Copy the url at the top of new window, and paste between the IMG tags here — at least, that's what I do.

Or, click on the '...' tab in the top right corner of the uploaded image itself, and click the 'copy' button for the [img] link!
The opportunities are endless! ;D

Wow folks - that's quite the opening salvo.

Armoured Gideon again...

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vT_InwIJVt0/YEOO-gUmX3I/AAAAAAAABTE/7JjZDA4tbr4527Vyf8zQqOd71VNTwJUhACLcBGAsYHQ/s16000/Armoured%2BGiant.jpg)

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Evze2gvWYAAiga0?format=png&name=medium)
OK, here's my first! Spent way too long on rough pass so even final version is rough.
There was lots of scope for robo-mons but I just didn't get there.
Also: couldn't decide if Sam should be young or old. 

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Evze2gtXAAAmO4e?format=jpg&name=large)
Deliverool kart. It should have been Kart, and them all on go-karts. But you get the gist!

Well, that's a fantastic flurry of entries so far! Thank you, all! Keep 'em coming, Earthlets...

Tomwe - those are great.

Love them all guys a good range of characters. Tough one to decide on my favourite so far 🤔.

Loving ALL the entries so far, but BAG Company - amazing

Thanks Bolt-1 & Jayzuz, I know the Prog has courier concepts already but I couldn't resist this pun. Now thinking the titular company should be up against Deliverool as competitors. Plucky indie takeaways facing down the big guys.

Why change a winning formula!

(https://i.imgur.com/qAQA3Kg.jpg)

That says 'Evil Grandmaster Penguin' at the bottom - yes I was running out of taime badly for the lettering!

Another Phoenix rip off - this time the fantastic Laura Ellen Anderson's 'Evil Empire Penguin'. Four books available now.

https://www.thephoenixcomic.co.uk/Shop/Item/EEP1 (https://www.thephoenixcomic.co.uk/Shop/Item/EEP1)

About 40 minutes, including adding the lettering digitally because I was running out of time! Same brush pens and markers as the first one...

(https://i.imgur.com/ada1sgD.jpg)

Lots of these are great, but I'm in love with Bag Company.

Jim, that is superb.

Stop being so good. It's discombobulating.

Been a while since I posted any art here! To be honest it's been a while since I did much art...!

Here's a bit of a rough-and-ready Tyranny Rex redesign, 45 mins. Really enjoyed myself, actually!

(https://i.imgur.com/OM4SQpi.jpg)

So good, Jimbo!

Wow, so many fantastic re-gened entries already! Awesome work, I'm amazed to see what people can do in 45 minutes.

These are all brilliant! :)

Yeah if last time was great and a really pleasent surprise quite the wonders folks generated this one has absolutely stepped it up and then some!

Just magnificent work all round.

Dark Jimbo drawing again! Huzzah!

Awesome Tyranny! Been so long since I read it I've no idea what tone the story had that would make it not suitable for Regened, but this reminds me of Squirrel Girl in a good way!

This is going to be a difficult round to choose, great artwork by everyone.

Wow!
Jimbo - man, you work fast! Also, seeing your art on the board again has made my day! Exclamation marks for all!!!! :D

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ev9_ltrWYAAhnK-?format=jpg&name=large)
I forgot this thread is open all week.
Here's another centred around a boy with a prosthetic arm, his struggles against his own family, the prejudices of others and his own temper.

Couldn't quite bring myself to draw a lad with both arms missing.

Thanks guys - it's nice to be back!  :lol:

Squirrel Girl was exactly the vibe I had in my head, despite not really knowing anything about the character. As for time, I surprised myself a bit by actually managing to finish (even though there's a few bits I desperately want to redraw). It worked out 5 minutes for the under-sketch, 20 minutes for 'inking', 20 for colour and general fiddling.

Quote from: Dark Jimbo on 08 March, 2021, 05:24:32 PM
Thanks guys - it's nice to be back!  :lol:

Squirrel Girl was exactly the vibe I had in my head, despite not really knowing anything about the character. As for time, I surprised myself a bit by actually managing to finish (even though there's a few bits I desperately want to redraw). It worked out 5 minutes for the under-sketch, 20 minutes for 'inking', 20 for colour and general fiddling.

..whereas I only managed a rough, unfinished pencil sketch!
Very, very impressed mate :)

Just giving this thread a quick bump back up the page to mark mid-week. Remember, you have until close of play Friday to get your entries in, although I could be persuaded to leave it open over the weekend if anyone was thinking they might get an entry in by then...

Last call for entries! If anyone thinks they might get something done over the weekend, shout up and I'll keep the thread open until Monday. Otherwise, this comp will close to entries at midnight tonight (Friday).*


*Although I'm old and crap and probably won't be up at midnight, so it'll really be Saturday morning.

I want to say I'll get something else done this weekend BUT its Mrs YNWAs B'day so not sure I'll get time, so don't want it done on my back BUT if someone else would say they are then its not on me and I might get one in as I have a couple of ideas I'd like to see through...

Quote from: Colin YNWA on 12 March, 2021, 07:20:09 AM
I want to say I'll get something else done this weekend BUT its Mrs YNWAs B'day so not sure I'll get time, so don't want it done on my back BUT if someone else would say they are then its not on me and I might get one in as I have a couple of ideas I'd like to see through...

Good enough for me. I might have time for last one, too. No promises from me, either. ;)

(https://i.imgur.com/w77ozv7.jpg)

Wahey! :)

Yesss!

Quote from: Woolly on 12 March, 2021, 08:56:44 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/w77ozv7.jpg)

Fantastic 👍🏻

Awesome Savage idea!

I'll throw my name in there too...if its open over the weekend I'll try to get a sketch in.

Quote from: Rogue Judge on 12 March, 2021, 02:51:32 PM
I'll throw my name in there too...if its open over the weekend I'll try to get a sketch in.

It is now open over the weekend, but no pressure — it's not like it's any extra work for me to lock the thread on Monday morning rather than Saturday!

Sound, might try and get one in too then. Don't fancy my chances much with the level of the entries so far, mind you :)

First time sketcher here, made use of references (and with apologies to Peanuts, and art in general).

I call this "The A.B.C.s" (which is on a whiteboard behind them):

(https://i.imgur.com/cpnpXpv.jpg)

*My imagination had RJ dressed in greens, and HS dressed in lighter oranges. Plus, I had another five planned out:
- JP, in shades and with a slingshot, possibly with some subtle element of cross-dressing.
- M - a big, brawny, angry looking kid, asian, carrying a length of chain.
- MoMo - a black girl with dreads and nunchuks
- MQ - a kid in a wheelchair, with a demented leer, carrying a large Transformers toy, but in pieces
- DL - a kid with one crutch and an eye patch, with a laptop under his good arm

Like it! I always like a bit of old skool blue pen doodling on copybook - brings back fond memories, it's all I ever did at my, er, old skool. Would love to see the rest of the characters realised but 45 minutes for 7 characters is a huge ask.

Damn I love this competition. This is not what I had planned, but woke up this morning (got myself a gun... no hold on) and thought "Actually 'Ape in a Spacesuit' would work for the sketch comp."

And so for the first time in well over 10 years I drew the star of my very own comicbook.

(https://i.imgur.com/bhxEr8m.jpg)

Jeez, Colin — that's amazing.

You guys make voting very difficult......

Quote from: Colin YNWA on 14 March, 2021, 02:21:15 PM
Damn I love this competition. This is not what I had planned, but woke up this morning (got myself a gun... no hold on) and thought "Actually 'Ape in a Spacesuit' would work for the sketch comp."

Who would not read the hell out of that?!

Colin - liking that a lot.

Quote from: Dark Jimbo on 14 March, 2021, 03:01:02 PM

Quote from: Colin YNWA on 14 March, 2021, 02:21:15 PM
Damn I love this competition. This is not what I had planned, but woke up this morning (got myself a gun... no hold on) and thought "Actually 'Ape in a Spacesuit' would work for the sketch comp."

Who would not read the hell out of that?!

Well I printed about 200 (I think it was) copies of the 'Ape in a Spacesuit' Demo issue 1 for Bristol... 2008 (when that was the major comic con) I think it was, to give away so I could find an artist to work with. I still have about 50 left I think. So a heck of a lot of folks to answer your question! I literally could not give this stuff away!

Mind to be fair it wasn't very good at all! But loved doing it and the experience and its been a joy drawing Jae Gould again (he's the Ape) - its made me want to redo the story and comic again. Oh for the time!

I enjoyed doing "Li'l Chopper" so much, I had to do another character in the same style. 43 minutes, brushpen and ProMarkers like the others.

(https://i.imgur.com/SwkgQEu.jpg)

Wow Jim. I'm amazed that you folks can get colour into these. I struggle to get the grey tone done - but alway leave other things as these a new pens that I'm really enjoying playing with - let alone colour.

Such a great entry amongst so many great entries!

Quote from: Jim_Campbell on 14 March, 2021, 05:14:12 PM
I enjoyed doing "Li'l Chopper" so much, I had to do another character in the same style. 43 minutes, brushpen and ProMarkers like the others.

(https://i.imgur.com/SwkgQEu.jpg)

Another cracking entry especially like his stare i wouldn't want to meet li'l chopper 😳

Quote from: Colin YNWA on 14 March, 2021, 05:18:26 PM
Wow Jim. I'm amazed that you folks can get colour into these. I struggle to get the grey tone done - but alway leave other things as these a new pens that I'm really enjoying playing with - let alone colour.

The beauty of this style is that there's almost no pencilling and very little inking — just the basic lines and then another pass to add a little weight. I'm using the ProMarkers basically because, unlike my enormous collection of Copics, I only have about eighteen, so I'm forced to not fanny about and use what I've got rather than thinking "I'm sure one of these fifteen other shades of green would work better for that grass than the one in my hand..."

Quote from: Jim_Campbell on 14 March, 2021, 05:24:12 PM
The beauty of this style is that there's almost no pencilling and very little inking — just the basic lines and then another pass to add a little weight. I'm using the ProMarkers basically because, unlike my enormous collection of Copics, I only have about eighteen, so I'm forced to not fanny about and use what I've got rather than thinking "I'm sure one of these fifteen other shades of green would work better for that grass than the one in my hand..."

This and something I've really observed in my entry this time is going to help shape how I approach my entry next time. I've been doing things the wrong way round... come on folks get a move on let's get this voting done as I'm hackering for inspiration for next time already as I got something else I want to try...

Jeepers.

I wish you guys would crap up a bit - make it easier for us mere mortals to choose.

This isn't an entry (though I *did* manage it in about 48 mins!), but I thought I'd do it anyway... :)

(https://i.imgur.com/PPaERcH.jpg)

Now counting the milliseconds until this is re-posted on Facepalm (followed by the amazing logic-hole rebuttal of "if criticism is bad why are we being criticized") and then obsessively, defensively referenced ad nauseam for the next twelve months and somehow it'll all be Rennie's fault.

To be fair, though - I don't actually get the joke. Sorry. (Is it that Joko-Jargo is trolling them?)

Woolly that sir is GENIUS!

Absolutely magnificent, Woolly.

Jim - I've sent you my entries on FB again; hope that's ok!

NM.

Honey I Shrunk the Kingdom

(https://i.ibb.co/qgrBq38/20210314-230858.jpg) (https://ibb.co/xg7h9tb)

Quote from: JayzusB.Christ on 14 March, 2021, 11:17:33 PM
Jim - I've sent you my entries on FB again; hope that's ok!

And here are JBC's two entries...

Archie Regened #1 and #2!

(https://i.imgur.com/WjDmNT6.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/7iLFPoF.jpg)

And, with that, we'll say competition closed.

The voting thread will be along in due course.

Huge thanks again to everyone who entered, and for all the brilliant effort you've made.