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Cowboys & Aliens Giveaway Contest

Here's your chance to win a hardcover copy of the original graphic novel.

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When I first heard about Cowboys & Aliens, I was surprised that I hadn't read the concept before. Obviously I wasn't the only one that liked the idea since it is going to be a major motion movie this summer. 
 
The book originally came out in 2006 but it had a limited run and not everyone had a chance to read it. There is a nice new hardcover printing from HarperCollins available. 
 
This is where the contest part comes in. HarperCollins has sent us five copies to giveaway. That means five winners
 
Before getting into the nitty gritty of the contest, let me get the bad news out of the way; this contest is only open to those in the United States or Canada. Sorry folks. Nothing personal, that's just how it goes.  
 
Here's the details on how you can win. 
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Because the charm of the story is the meshing of the different genres, that will be the focus of this contest. We want you to match up Cowboys with something else. What else would be an interesting concept to pair up with Cowboys? How do you enter? 
 

Draw a picture 

One way to enter is to break out the paper and pencil and draw a picture. Put your drawing skills to the test. Let's see some cowboys fighting against whoever or whatever you think would be cool to see. 
 

Write a short pitch 

Because not everyone has artistic skills, we didn't want you guys to be left out. To win in this category, you need to write up a short pitch. You can't just submit "Cowboys & ____." To make it fair to the artist spending time drawing, in order to win here, you'll have to come up with the pairing and set up how the story would begin. How do these two genres meet and get combined? Let's keep it to one paragraph. 
 

What about photoshop?

 I know there is some debate whether manipulating an image with photoshop is a fair entry or not. If you have photoshop skillz, let's see what you can come up with. I want to see a complete picture. Background, action, etc. 
 
There will be two winners in the Drawing category, two in the Short Pitch category and one in the Photoshop category. We will choose our favorites in each category. The contest ends April 11, 2011 at midnight PT. Submit your entries in the comments below. One entry per person (so don't enter all three categories, choose one). Please try to refrain from random comments in this thread to make it easier for us to select the weiners. The winners will be notified here and by pm. Good luck to all!

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Cowboys and Angels



The West. A place of  debauchery and sin. Sex fills every home and alcohol flows down the streets like water down a stream. Its best definition: A modern day Sodam and Gamora. While God promised to leave the human race to its own devices, His wrath and  disappointment is well known throughout heaven and his true children have grown tired of the near infinite mercy and forgiveness He shows His favored sons and daughters. The angels of heaven have decided to shoulder the burden of man and will now explicitly and harshly reveal their jealousy toward the unjust and wicked humans. With the near full power of heaven coming down on Earth and their Holy Father turning their back on them only one thing that can save them is a little old-school gunslinging. The story takes place 7 years after the initial assault with the humans finally  beginning to understand how to fight the once sacred soldiers of God. By using guns condemned by a priest and bullets made of metal cooled in soiled holy water, the cowboys are finally fighting back and things are about to get messy with just a hint of sacrilegious.
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lol, just realized I was supposed to mix up the cowboys with something else. That's what I get for not paying attention when I read :)

oh well, was a fun picture to make either way. Sorry G-Man, I'm an idiot.
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@G-Man said:
" Just a note, this ends tonight. I'm sort of on vacation so please be patient for the winners to be announced. Now let's see those last minute entries!! There haven't been a lot of art or photoshop entries so the chances of winning there are better than the written pitch category. "
I was wondering about that. Thanks for the update, duders!

Again: Good luck to everyone!
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I guess that's the deadline.

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I really hate this contests because if you aren't from USA or Canada you can't win.It sucks

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The contest is now closed. We will select the wieners and should have an announcement by Wednesday.


@TDK_1997: I also wish this weren't the case. It's all about those pesky legal things.
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Well, I'm so sorry I didn't get around to drawing something up for this contest. I had some personal matters that came up a couple of weeks ago that prevented me from participating. Good luck on those that entered the contest! :-)

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So ... who won?

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@G-Man:  @Ash The Flash said:

" So ... who won? "

i didnt want to say it...  
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It would be nice to know...

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... maybe we all won.... and its just taking a long time to get extra copies...:)

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@Grim said:
" ... maybe we all won.... and its just taking a long time to get extra copies...:) "
Or maybe everybody but you two won, and we're just being quiet, because we don't want to hurt your feelings....
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@Rudyftw: cowboys and BURNS!

a group of cowboys travel the west, verbaly avusing everyone they meet.
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@Grim said:

" @Rudyftw: cowboys and BURNS!


a group of cowboys travel the west, verbaly avusing everyone they meet.
"
I have a feeling this is GOLD.    
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i wanna know who won

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@Rudyftw said:
" @Grim said:

" @Rudyftw: cowboys and BURNS!


a group of cowboys travel the west, verbaly avusing everyone they meet.
"
I have a feeling this is GOLD.     "
I have a feeling that the deadline has passed...

@U R Sofa King We Todd Did said:
" i wanna know who won "
Patience is a virtue ;)
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@xerox-kitty said:
" @Rudyftw said:
" @Grim said:

" @Rudyftw: cowboys and BURNS!


a group of cowboys travel the west, verbaly avusing everyone they meet.
"
I have a feeling this is GOLD.     "
I have a feeling that the deadline has passed...

@U R Sofa King We Todd Did said:
" i wanna know who won "
Patience is a virtue ;)
"
true, but promptness is next to Godliness ;)
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@U R Sofa King We Todd Did: Actually, that's 'Cleanliness'.  Internet-cleanliness would be keeping the forums spam free ;)
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@xerox-kitty:  darn, thought i'd get away with that one. I just have the patience of a toddler.
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T__T 

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Cowboys and Machines

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