Good evening, Steemians and comic enthusiasts! It’s been a great week for art on Steemit, despite the bloodshed on the exchanges. That’s one of the beautiful things about our community and I’ve discussed this at length with my fellow crypto-friend and artist @mada. When the market takes a shit, the majority of the Steemit community doesn’t reel in anxiety. We’re not defined or shaken by dips in the price of STEEM. Whenever I introduce a new friend to Steemit as a concept, I always explain that the post rewards are secondary, or even tertiary to the community and the sense of inspiration that comes with being active on the platform. Without a doubt, I’ve reached a creative renaissance in my last year of being on the Steemit.

Winner of Week 2 “Game of Thrones”

Alright, on to the Trial by Comics results for week two! The theme was “Game of Thrones”, announced during the season finale of the television series. Our guest judge was @cryptlectibles and he stepped up even though he’s publicly admitted to not being a Game of Thrones enthusiast. That said, though, he made it clear much of his decision would be based on the art alone. Without further adieu, the winner of “Game Of Thrones” for #trialbycomics is @jnart for his entry of Daenerys Targaryen with a glint of Jon Snow in her eye. Congratulations, @jnart! You’ll be receiving 25.000 SBD.

Here are some of the other entries from incredible Steemit comic artists that all deserve a follow if you’re looking to fill your feed with brilliant creators!

@yusaymon

@artlover

@bnunes

“Superheroes” is our theme for Week 3! Superheroes can be a wide breath of characters. Spandex tights may be what comes to mind, ranging from the household names of DC and Marvel. Batman, Superman, Spiderman and Wolverine, but there’s grey areas of course. Anti-heroes like Marv from Sin City, Hellboy or James O’Barr’s The Crow. In my example, I did Spawn. The comic and artists most responsible for inspiring me to collect, study and draw comics. The only guideline I’d like to put in place is no deliberate villains […let’s save that for a future #trialbycomics].

A quick word on upcoming contests. This is a comics contest and I have every intention of developing this in to actual comic entries, meaning sequential art. Someone asked about that in a previous comment, but for these first few weeks until the ball is rolling and each week has a growing number of participants, I’m keeping the themes more rudimentary.

Deadline is Sunday, Wednesday, September 13th 5:00UTC 12:00a.m. CTS

Rules

• Up to three entries per trial round [weekly].

• Original artwork only

• Winners will be chosen based on quality of work, submitted before deadline and ability to adhere to the weekly trial theme

• Must resteem the contest post you’re participating in

• Must include #trialbycomics hashtag [please note the change because this is how we will find your entry]

The winner will receive 25.000SBD. I am looking for a regular weekly sponsor to match this reward to offer 50.000 SBD on a week to week basis. If you’d like to contribute to the prize or match my own, please contact me as a sponsor, but note that sponsors cannot participate in that weeks #trialbycomics!

Thank you @cryptlectibles for being this past week’s guest judge. I’ll take over for week 3, but if you’re interested in being a guest judge, please DM me on the Steemit Chat @kommienezuspadt.

Thank you for everyone that participated last week and I can’t wait to see your best superheroes entries! Now get out there and make comics!