Every year that we've attended Emerald City Comicon, we pick up some extra comics for our community friends - except this year. Alas, by the time we made it to the booths that typically offer up the free books, they were cleaned out.
So GrrlGotGame cleared out her comics box and is sharing some of the best recent gaming-themed comics with one lucky winner! And we bought a brand new one that seemed appropriate.
We also managed to snag a pair of awesome posters and some other goodies at ECCC, rounding out a sweet prize pack (click either picture for a gallery with close ups showing what's included):
- Emerald City Comicon program
- Marvel Super Hero Squad Online beta code
- The Guild: Tink comic (just came out this week; we bought it for you special!)
- The Guild: Tink poster
- Sucker Punch movie poster
- Halo: Helljumper #2, #3, #4 and #5
- Street Fighter Legends #1 (2 different covers!)
- Resident Evil #1 and #2
- Tomb Raider: End Game #1
- Tomb Raider: Journeys #1
- Minor Acts of Heroism glossy art cards
- Cannibal: The Musical stage production promo card
- Kracklefest promo card
- Battlestar Galactica: The Exhibition promo
Here's how to enter and boost your odds with up to 4 chances to win:
- Enter a comment here, as usual. That's all you really NEED to do.
- Tweet the following on Twitter: Win #ECCC Game Comics & Poster Pack at BusyGamerNews.com, home of the Busy Gamer Podcast: RT + Enter here: http://bit.ly/hj38OY #bgnfsf
- Review (or re-review) our Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes.
- Review (or re-review) the Best of Busy Gamer Podcast on iTunes. This is a short audio highlights feed with our reviews, audio tours and other timeless bits!
If you do 2, 3 and/or 4 (and why wouldn't you?), you do need to let us know your Twitter/iTunes name(s) in your comment so we can find, verify and include your bonus entries in the drawing and match them up to contact you if one of them wins.
If we can't confirm the bonus entry and easily tell who you are on Twitter and/or iTunes, the bonus entry is disqualified.
You DO have to enter a comment here and follow the other rules to be eligible:
Simply post a comment on this page. (You can do the other things listed above if you want to earn some extra chances to win.) Say whatever is on your mind as long as it's not an ad or profane. Be sure to read the Sweepstakes Rules to ensure you are eligible to win and don't get disqualified by double-posting or forgetting to provide an e-mail address.
NOTE: If you play for extra chances on Twitter or by posting podcast reviews on iTunes, you still have to enter here AND let us know your Twitter and/or iTunes names so we can match you up. iTunes ratings alone do not count since we can't see who posted them, so add or update a comment! If you already posted an iTunes review, you can still update your review once a week for a bonus entry in each week's giveaway. Just log in to iTunes and click Write a Review; it should load your existing review and let you modify it. Check to ensure that it appears on top with the new date or it won't count!
You may also want to white list this domain; we've had MANY would-be winners lose out because they never responded to their prize notification! If you use TypeKey/TypePad, be sure your e-mail address will be shared. No e-mail address, no prize. (Don't worry, no one else will see it - and we'll only use it to contact you if you win.)
Note that unless you're an authenticated poster who has been active on the site and marked as trusted, your comment will NOT appear immediately. It will go into a queue for me to approve, which I'll do several times a day (except the first weekend, where comments may not be approved until sometime late on Sunday). Do NOT double-post. We'll extend the entry period for this until 8:01 p.m. Pacific Time on Wednesday, March 23 to ensure you have plenty of time to enter and verify your entry was posted.
We also sometimes give away unannounced Instant Win prizes and podcast extras. Here are a few tips since this can happen at any time (and we're waaaay overdue!). 1) Follow Gamewatcher on Twitter. Before we post the next Instant Win, we'll give you a fair warning tweet. 2) Subscribe to our RSS feed and set it to check for updates frequently.
We continue to stock up on cool goodies for Free Stuff Friday - and we will keep doing so as long as there's enough response, even if we continue to lose money on this site. So tell your friends about this! Hey, if we get bigger, so will the prizes that YOU could win! While you're at it, post comments wherever you see something interesting. Also, if you get a game code you don't need or have some other cool game-related prize you want to donate, we'd be very grateful (we pay for much of this stuff ourselves!).
Lots of cool stuff. Really want the Street Fighter Legends #1 the most and the Emerald City Comicon program looks interesting.
That Sucker Punch stuff sounds awesome! The movie looks pretty interesting.
Would love the Halo comics; some really nice posters too.
Twitter name :
@Jaszunai
I really like the Sucker Punch gear as well. My twitter is @secretclean. Thanks for the cool contest!
Only really want the Resident Evil and Street Fighter stuff.
There is an error about the end time, it says it has been enxtended to the 16th. Today is the 18 : P
@bob101910
Love me some comics and videogames =)
Wow looks like some nice comics there. Thanks for the contest!
@FSNsaber
I'm in! Epic bundle and thanks for the contest.
@Bloggers99
Looks cool I'm in
Cool stuff, id like to win it :)
I WANT IT ALL!
Cool contest! Awesome prizes!I'm in.
Hope to win something
Twitter name: kevinc23459
I stopped reading comics for years and love watching the Guild so it is win-win.
Thanks again for the contest.
@ropes
Awesome, love me some comics! Reading is fun. =P
OH MAN OH MAN OH MAN!!!
In for the Super-Hero Squad Key!
Tweeted: CrunchbiteNuva
Looks like some interesting artwork there.
Love comics.. My daughter and I would for sure enjoy the Super Hero Squad Beta. :)
@onyxprimal on Twitter and OnyxPrimal on Itunes!
Great prizes, especially the Guild stuff. I'm @alee67 on Twitter and I tweeted here: https://twitter.com/#!/alee67/status/49673238422364160
Charlie Sheen once said, "Winning!"
I've never had swag of any kind, so this would be cool to win.
Twitter: @Gram_Cracker
Really nice giveaway, I'm a big fan of the Guild, I didn't know they made comics though! And i also could use some posters :P
OMG, Halo comics! I need to win!
Twitter - @Andami
Wow, not a lot of entries this time, guess people don't like comics anymore. Oh well, better chance for me. :D
Twitter name is deadbodyman11
I want that Tink poster!
Twitter: @silentplatypus
entered, thanks for the contest!
Cool stuff, Sukcer Punch :D
Nice pick up. Would love to win some of those.
I did the tweet as well via The1stMJC
Sounds awesome. nice loot of stuff there for the taking :D
Thanks for the Contest :D
@FullMetalWolfe
Wow i've not read any comics since I was a kid and they were the dandy and the beano lol, good times.
OMG Sucker Punch and Resident Evil...major fanboygasm for both of those! @_Ludono_
Pete
Oh man, I'm so pumped for Sucker Punch.
OMG too many good stuff here
Awesome prizes! Thanks for the contest.
@abadmotivator
Entering here and on twitter, mainly for Street Fighter or Resident Evil.
Twitter @MaggotSai
Sweetness
I never win anything, but I want that sucker punch poster too much not to try!
entered, Looking forward to reading some comics again
Anything game related?! I'm down!!
Twitter: DeaVAmp
Thanks guys!!!
Thanks for the contest!
Twitter: @eugaet_aux
RT'd here: https://twitter.com/eugaet_aux/statuses/50634566448328704
And the winner is: 34. Caitlin
It's not clear if Caitlin just wants the Sucker Punch poster. If so, the remainder of the prize will go to a runner up (already selected, but I won't reveal unless they win something).
Check back Friday for the PAX East Goodie Bag (check our Facebook fan page - not the group - for a photo gallery preview!)
Caitlin responded, and she's sharing the wealth. She claims these items:
- Sucker Punch movie poster
- Marvel Super Hero Squad Online beta code
- Halo: Helljumper #2, #3, #4 and #5
- Resident Evil #1 and #2
- Tomb Raider: End Game #1
- Tomb Raider: Journeys #1
- Minor Acts of Heroism glossy art cards
So the balance of the prize pack goes to 41. DeaVAmp
Congrats to both winners!