The comic anthology dedicated to cats, Cat Odes, submission period is coming to a close tomorrow. Comics can be sent in at any time through out the day (but don't fret if you are a couple of hours late - that's ok.

Submissions should be sent in to justin(at)dapshow(dot)com. If you are pretty much done, but need some extra time, just send an email to the same address and let us know.

The CATdown in on! There is only 11 days left until the submission period of the joyous celebration of kitties known as Cat Odes comes to an end. Don't worry, that is plenty of time to finish your comic!

As a reminder, here are some of the requirements.

* 5 x 7.5 inches
* With bleed, 5.5 x 7.75
* Text that is in the bleed, will most likely get cut off.
* Pages must be at least 300dpi
* At least 3 pages (no more than 24)
* Must be b/w or grayscale/toned
* 1 photo/drawing for artist bio
* Contact Info/A paragraph or two about yourself for artist bio

And something previously unmentioned - We WILL accept multiple submissions from people.

To read more about Cat Odes, visit its official site - http://books.dapshow.com/cat-odes

We will be printing the comic in the 6.6x10.2" size. This means if you want to do a full bleed page (ie no borders) it has to be larger than those dimensions. I'll be getting out a link to a template you can use in photoshop to check the dimensions of your art in a few days. If you want to make a smaller image, go right ahead.

IMPORTANT TECHNICAL MUMBOJUMBO:
For the best 3D results, draw your foregrounds and backgrounds separately.
Remember to scan and save art at 300 DPI

That is: draw a complete background, and then draw a complete foreground - and we will combine them when we create the 3D plates to create a single image.
So for example, you draw a castle - as your background, then draw, a knight as your foreground. Send them to us in separate files - and make sure that they are correctly proportioned to each other.

We have mentioned it as a possibility a few other places, but it is official now.  DAPshow Press is going to be donating procedes from Cat Odes to ASPCA®.

We are very proud to be doing this and a part of a book that is going towards such a great cause.

If you would like to learn more about the requirements, check out our first article about Cat Odes.

Recently, we, the men of darkness, got interviewed by From the Tomb Magazine, a magazine dedicated to horror comics, and it is up on the From the Tomb blog for your reading pleasure.

Stop by, and give it a read - http://fromthetomb.blogspot.com/2009/11/deep-discussions-with-decapitate...

They also have a lot of other cool reviews and interviews as well. So, give the entire site a look through if you are a fan of horror comics.

Two weeks left before the end of the deadline for GOTHOLOGY: Misery Loves Company.  Get your comics ready!

Check out these links for more info -

Main Site
deviantART Page


And always remember - fangs out!