I'm a finalist for the Comic Design Competition 2006!

A couple of weeks ago, I found out about the Malaysian Digital Comic Design Competition, organized by MDEC (Multimedia Development Corporation). Participants were invited to submit their project proposals on a comics project -- either an ongoing series, a mini series or a graphic novel. There will be 10 winners, each of whom will get a grant of RM15,000 (US$4100) to produce the final comic. The deadline was last Friday (December 8), so I had to hustle to finish up my entry. This afternoon, I received a call from MDEC saying that I'm a finalist! Plus, my submission will be part of an exhibition called Fantasy Fest, to be held this weekend in Cineleisure at Mutiara Damansara. If you're around the area, do drop by. My entry is called Project Ethergy. It's about an International Humanitarian Rapid Deployment Force based in Malaysia. If I get the grant, I'll be setting up a website for Project Ethergy. Each episode of the 12-issue mini series will be made available for free, and will be licenced under Creative Commons. I'll update with more details soon. There are 20 finalists vying for the 10 grant slots -- that's a 50% chance of success. Wish me luck! Comics