Hey, folks! If youre the creative sort and have been desperately hoping for a chance to win a beta key, look no further; its time for the Star Trek Online comic creation contest! Heres how it works: Create an original (drawn by you), three-panel comic based in the Star Trek universe. Youve got quite a few options maybe you want to recreate your all-time favorite Star Trek scene, maybe you want to see Worf hang out with Kirk, or maybe you want to draw yourself into your favorite series. Its all up to you.
Submit your comic to
contest@crypticstudios.com. Well accept entries in either JPG or PNG formats.*The deadline for submissions is May 4, 2009. After that, well put together the 20 best wallpapers and on May 11 well ask the community to vote on their favorite. If your comic strip is selected, well feature it on the official Star Trek Online website and make sure you get access to our beta test when it launches.
We cant wait to see the community flex its artistic muscle!

(Please note:
The above panel is not a template.)
Link to the news article.
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I'm going to participate in this contest;and even if I lose,I can't wait to see the winners.
Good luck everyone.
To what extend are we allowed to use the computer to augment our comics?
Are we allowed to create it entirely on the computer,or color it with Photoshop(or a similar program?)
#1. What is the jpeg format requirements, are we making a large 1600 x 1200 wall paper full size comic page, or is it something smaller like we might find in the comics section of the newspaper.
#2. Must it be hand drawn? Can we use 3D software to render images?
#4. Must it be black and white, or can we color the images?
#5. When is it due by?
Let us start with those?
hand drawn i assume?
Don't feel bad, I can't draw either. That is why I use 3D programs. LOL
The comic can be entirely computer generated. "Drawn" in that sense means "created entirely by you."
Feel free to use Photoshop, Illustrator, or any other computer augmentation program, as long as the art is yours.
starts to wander what comic ill create .. mmmm
It's sort of vague, so I wouldn't want to go overboard only to have it rejected.
I really want to do this one though... XP
Think something along the lines of a normal Penny Arcade update.
Where do we submit? Are we just posting a link here?
Added: contest@crypticstudios.com
Good catch!
- done it on my pc and related it to STO PVP
PM me it. I need inspiration. And I want to get an eye on the competition! :eek:
although all my fleet see it in our members section
Though like STO previously asked, is there any JPG limitations regarding the screensize? (After all there can be too large and too small).
But after this E-mail problem they announced a few days ago, it would be reassuring. After all, I bet people wouldn't be too happy to work hard on this for 10 days (be honest it's a bit short for this kind of thing, unless you are a pro), and have it rejected because the attachment.
A redo of STO... #1 from 2004.
In the original 2004 version the building belonged to Perpetual Entertainment.
The STO... cartoon series ran from 2004-2006 and is now in book format and available as a free PDF download: Click here
I was formulating ideas that all would involve photoshopping screenshots since I have no actual drawing ability.
edit> del. read below.
Please attach only png or jpg images. The size doesn't matter, but make sure that it's viewable when we open it up for voting.
You should receive a reply confirmation when you email your entry in. If you don't let me know. That's a bug.
Be bold and make the comic your own. I can't draw, but I do a mean stick figure with sassy commentary.
Have fun and good luck to all!
Awen, the bolded sentence REALLY needs a comma between "don't" and "let".
I had to read it twice to find out what you meant.