Contest: You Can Appear as a Superhero in Aspen’s IDOLIZED

Aspen comics is unveiling its very first superhero series. That distinction makes Idolized by writer David B. Schwartz and artist Micah Gunnell event enough in itself. But Aspen’s also giving ordinary citizens like you a chance to make a cameo in the book as a superhero. Unlike most superhero gigs, this one comes with great power and absolutely no responsibilities whatsoever. You don’t even need to patrol or worry about keeping your identity a secret.

Perks? Oh, there’s some perks. If appearing as a caped crime fighter in Idolized #2 isn’t enough, you’ll also get free autographed issues of the book and the original art from the page where you feature.

Entering is easy too. Use the hashtag #Idolized on Twitter or Aspen’s Idolized Facebook page and tell them what power you’d like to have as a superhero, and why. Indecisive? No problem. You can post as many submissions as you want between now and February 13th. Want to include photos or videos? That’s cool too.

Aspen will select five finalists and then open up voting to the public. One finalist will become a superhero idol for the ages.

How’s about a press release?

ASPEN COMICS OFFERS YOU THE CHANCE TO BE A SUPERHERO IN THEIR UPCOMING SERIES “IDOLIZED”!  PLUS, WIN ORIGINAL ART AND SIGNED COPIES OF THE SERIES!

Press Release

1/23/12

First, Aspen Comics offered you the chance to vote on what the characters in their upcoming series “IDOLIZED” would look like.  Now, they’re offering you the chance to actually appear as a character in the series.

“IDOLIZED” is Aspen’s first-ever superhero series.  It tells the story of girl with super-powers and a dark past, who seeks revenge, and ultimately finds redemption, over the course of competing in a televised super-hero competition show.  Essentially, it’s “True Grit” meets “American Idol”…with capes.

Now, you can be drawn into an issue of IDOLIZED as one of the superheroes auditioning to win the coveted title of “Superhero Idol”.

Simply tell Aspen what super-powers you would have if you were a superhero, and why.  Your entry can be purely text, or can include drawings and/or photos of yourself as the super-hero you’d dream of being.  You can enter any time between now and February 13, simply by posting your submission on Facebook.com/IdolizedComic and/or tweeting it with the hash-tag “#Idolized” in your tweet. There’s no limit on the number of entries you can make.

Aspen will choose their five favorite entries, and the fans will then have the chance to vote among those five finalists to choose the ultimate winner.  That winner will be drawn into issue #2 of IDOLIZED, and their name and likeness will appear in multiple panels as they join in a large-scale superhero battle.

And, as if actually being a superhero in a comic book wasn’t enough, the winner will also receive a page of original art that they appear in, and all five of the finalists will receive copies of each issue of IDOLIZED, signed by series writer David B. Schwartz and series artist Micah Gunnell.

“Given the subject matter of IDOLIZED, having a contest like this, and allowing our fans to really interact with and be a part of the series, seemed like a no-brainer,” said Aspen President Frank Mastromauro.  “And, after all, who wouldn’t want to be a super-hero?”

“IDOLIZED is shaping up to be an absolutely mind-blowingly amazing book,” added Aspen Editor-in-Chief Vince Hernandez. “The story is a blast, the artwork that Micah’s turning in is some of the best art I’ve ever seen, and I think that whoever ends up winning is going to be incredibly proud to have been a part of this series.”

The full rules for the contest are available at http://aspencomics.com/community/default.asp in the IDOLIZED section.

For more information on Aspen Comics, please check www.aspencomics.com or www.aspenstore.com