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What Can I Win? A brand-spanking Sheldon Original Comic Strip. Any strip available in the archives!
What Do I Have to Do? Just be your awesome self.
No, C'mon Man, Be Serious For Like Two Seconds In Your Life OK, OK, so here's the deal: We're looking for the best possible tagline to describe "Sheldon."
Wait. Why Don't You Just Write One? You're the Cartoonist? So, funny story. I was actually a Marketing copywriter for many a year at Mattel Toys. Naming toys, writing backgrounds and fake histories for toys, and coming up with taglines for toys. Lots and lots of taglines. Did it for years as a freelancer, too. But oddly enough, when it comes to "Sheldon," I think I'm just too close to it. I can't write one up.
Is It Also Possible That You're Doing It This Way Because A Contest Might Be More Fun? Totally, yeah.
Is There A Limit On How Many Taglines I Can Submit? Nope. But try to edit down to your best ones.
If Someone Thinks Of A Good One, And I Have A Funnier/Better/Awesomer Revision, Can I Submit That? Um...sure. Why not. In fact, should you win with the revised version, I'll give out two originals: To you and to the first person.
What If There's A Revision To A Revision To A Revision? Aw Lord above, why do we have to make this difficult? We'll cross that bridge when we get to it. :)
So Where Do I Submit My Tagline? In the comments section, below, please. My inbox is already swamped...and public sharing of ideas tends to make the whole process more fun!
But I'm Not Registered! Go here to sign up. (And if you're having registration problems, just e-mail me. The signup system runs like a 1988 Chrysler LeBaron, sometimes.)
How Long Will The Contest Run? New submissions can be submitted until Friday, April 4th.
How Will You Choose The Winner? Depending on how many really good ones there are, I may pick the top 5-10 and post them for comment and feedback. Then I'll probably pick the winner a week later.
Sounds Like The Patented Good Times I've Come To Expect Around Here. Oh yes, my friend. Oh yes.
Okay, I'll take the time to think of some better ones, but for some reason what immediately popped into my head was: "Sheldon - More fun than a barrel of lizards."
{crickets}
Yeah, lame, I know. I'll do better next time I promise.
Hmmm...ok, let's warm up with a couple silly entries...
Sheldon : Holy !@#$, a talking duck!
Sheldon : All the Squee that's fit to print.
Sheldon : There is no tagline.
I'm working on it. I must find my muse.
DAMMIT MUSE! GET OVER HERE!!
Actually I think Dave already came up with the best tagline:
Sheldon: "The signup system runs like a 1988 Chrysler LeBaron, sometimes."
More seriously, how 'bout this one?
Lizards and Duckys and Billionaires, Oh My!
Okay, now for some (somewhat) more serious entries:
"Sheldon - Your Daily Dose of Ducky Goodness"
"Sheldon - The best comic on Sheldoncomics.com"
"Sheldon - Go with what works"
"Sheldon - Who needs newspapers?"
and finally,
"Sheldon - From the one-quarter co-author of 'How to Make Webcomics'"
Ok, Ok, Ok - So I thought of more. Double posting, I know, and on my first day. Nonetheless -
Sheldon: Completely Stark Raving Naked [sheldoncomics.com]
Maybe that'll attract the wrong clientele, though...
Sheldon: Now almost 98% Cootie free! [sheldoncomics.com]
Ooh - Best one
Sheldon: I am not a huge nerd. I live a rich and full life. [sheldoncomics.com]
Maybe it's cheating to use things straight from the comic, but they're some of my favorite lines.
Sheldon: Bringing you the bear minimum in entertainment since 2001.
Sheldon: Where every kid can be a king... or at least buy a country.
Sheldon: A comic that Christ would love.
Sheldon: 100% Free Everyday.
Sheldon: Doing for Klingon jokes what Galileo did for science.
I'm sure I'll think of more.
Sheldon: All that and a talking duck.
Sheldon: Voted Best Comic About a Billionaire 10-Year Old
Sheldon: Not just fart jokes anymore!
Sheldon: France got nothin' on us.
Sheldon: Nerdy goodness for the whole family (and Glornak)
This one comes with a bit of a preamble. I've begun listening to oldtime radio shows with expired copyrights on my MP3-player. One of them is the 40:s thriller show "Suspense". After the teaser opening of each episode, the main sponsor of the show, The Roma Wine Company (of Fresno, Calif) gets a two-minute sales pitch. Each pitch ends with the slogan...
"Made in California, for enjoyment throughout the World."
Whenever I hear that, I think how well it describes Sheldon. :)
Or, to differentiate yourself from the wine makers...
"Sheldon - prolonged exposure won't give you liver damage!"
(disclaimer: pending FDA approval)
/Jan-Erik (no relation)
I also think Dave himself already thought of the best taglines...
Sheldon - seven layers of awesome!
Sheldon - ducky goodness, pugly greatness and lizardy awesomeness (ok, too long and too clumsy)
Sheldon - ducks and dogs to dig
Alliiterations work well:
Sheldon - Puns, Pugs and Pancakes
Sheldon - The fast and the furry-ous? (well, not sure if it's wise to base your tagline off an existing one)
7% more awesome than any other comic
Awesomeness Unbound
Reading may be Hazardous to your Grumpiness
Brought to you by Gramps against Grumpiness (tm)
Better than Hot-Buttered Beer (Dave's own invention)
More fun than 72 pink tickling bunnies
Dear Dave,
you said we should try to edit down to our best entries. Can you please explain to silly old me how to edit my own posts on this forum? I've been looking for that for ages.
I've always liked the one you used to sell books.
Sheldon: If your going to read one web comic a day, read Sheldon too.
and I thought of
Sheldon: A big old fashioned can of awesome.
Sheldon: When talking animals doesn't mean insanity.
Sheldon: Where dreams of talking animals, billions of dollars, and awesome come true.
