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Our judges have conferred, and the results are in.


This round will start on OCTOBER 25TH . The deadline for the final round is NOVEMBER 28TH, 11:59 PM . This gives the final contestants an entire month to work.


EDIT: REFERENCES FOR THIS ROUND'S VILLAINS ARE UP NOW. [link]
THIS JUST IN!

Henshin City has been invaded by an evil organization! The city is overrun with the organization's horrible henchmen, and the police force is powerless against them!

What's this? The mayor herself has been kidnapped? The city is in shambles!

Contestants, here is your mission.

For the final round, you must save the city. Use any means possible, even if it means taking down anyone and anything that stands in your way.


Citizens, here are the final heroes left standing:


VS

EDIT:

Here's our feedback for the last round:

END FIGHTER VS GIRU
"Oh man, both matches are a tough round to judge, right off the bat!

Both entries had their strong points-- ~Gundamu had a solid, well planned fight with pretty darn good characterization and witty dialog. The art, I feel, did weaken the entry though. The fill inside the outlines was rough and could have used some cleaning up. The darken brush option is your friend! The anatomy, while it was good overall, could have used some polishing as well. Some stronger line art, would help as well as a lot of it feels sloppy, and some use of action lines where the fight was taking place would have helped convey the feelings of movement. That said, the panel work in here was very easy to follow and made for smooth story telling. Though I will ask, please, PLEASE link all of your pages. That is a huge bane to the readers if they have to constantly go sifting through someone's gallery to get the pages. TL;DR Clean up your art and you'll be a force to reckon with."

"I'd also like to add that the entry could have benefited from more dynamic paneling and the addition of backgrounds. With just a little more pushing, your work will DESTROY."


" ~merely-mango also had a solid story, backed up by gorgeous artwork. However I feel that her character portrayal wasn't as strong as Gundamu's. It was an interesting take on the fight, portraying the End Fighter as the hero in the end. I will say that the lay out was kind of cluttered at points which made it a little confusing to read but it was nothing too serious. Usually about 5 (give or take a few) panels per page max is what they say is good. In the end I am going with ~merely-mango for the stronger overall entry."

"Mango, your work is always a blast to read. However, I noticed that you've been slipping in terms of how much effort you put into each entry. Make sure you don't let the amount of hard work you put in diminish, don't get sloppy, and keep on going with what you're doing."


SUPER ACTIUS MAN VS CONDOR JANE
"Another toughie! But then, this is the semifinals.

~C-2-158 , the sheer amount of effort you put into your entries always blows me away. Artistically, you had the strongest entry in the semifinals, methinks. In addition, I liked how Actias Man transformed as the phases of the moon changed. However, I had a hard time following the story. Not so much because of the layout as opposed to the jerky change in scenes and dialog--not throughout the whole thing, but mainly near the end. Some of the anatomy could also use working on, mainly with the expressions and the muscle definition."

"C-2, the amount of work you put into your entry literally scanner'd my head. Srsly. It was only marred, I think, by the somewhat awkwardly abrupt way you ended it. Tighten up your poses, make sure that everything's working out fine, and then you'll dominate."


" ~Tin-Lizzy starts off strong with a GORGEOUS traditional cover and an interesting story, coupled with a well done characterization of her opponent and well done artwork. I think that while the colors and what not are gorgeous in C-2's, the figures are more well rendered in Lizzy's entry. The writing and story flow is also more cohesive in her entry as well, topped with some interesting character development. All in all I am also going with ~Tin-Lizzy's entry for being more well rounded."

"The battle of the traditional artists! I really enjoyed reading your entry, Lizzy--the story and the art came together well. Your match with C-2 was VERY close, as both of you did a fantastic job. Keep up the good work!"


References for the organization will be released later tonight, OCTOBER 25TH. Good luck.