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That's right, this week you get not one but TWO chances to win nearly identical swag bags. Each has the same selection of comics, posters, pins and other goodies. But one bag contains a Master Chief art print and the other has an Elite art print, each signed by Bungie 3D artist and weapon designer Tom Doyle. And one of the winners will, at random, get a free sample of BaconSalt. Yum!
Here are some of the items included in both bags:
- Unknown Soldier #1 comic
- Saga of the Swamp Thing #2 comic
- The X-Files #1 comic
- Planetary Special Edition comic
- Transmetropolitan #1 comic
- StarCraft poster
- Watchmen graphic novel poster
- Flash Rebirth poster
- I Am Batman poster
- Superman: New Krypton poster
- Wonder Woman tiara
- And lots of pins, a ring and more
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When entering, 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.
You may also want to white list this domain; I've had several would-be winners lose out because they never responded to their prize notification!
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 5:01 p.m. Pacific Time on Thursday, April 16 to ensure you have plenty of time to enter and verify your entry was posted.
There wasn't an Instant Win the last two weeks, which means there almost definitely will be in the next one (sorry, busy month!). Here are a few tips since it can happen at any time. 1) Follow me on Twitter. Before I post the next Free Stuff Bonus - Instant Win, I'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 will do so as long as there's enough response, even if we continue to lose money on the site. So tell your friends about this! Hey, if we get bigger, so will the prizes that YOU could win!
Check back each Friday to see what's next.
"And lots of pins, a ring and more" hope it's a green lantern ring. lost the free one i got with Green Lantern rebirth years ago
Wow, that Elite poster is BA. That's the one I want the most. Plus the bacon salt, oh yeah!
What an awesome swag bag thanks for the oppertunity to win one.
Which print would I like more? Depends... which one tastes better with bacon salt?
Swag is always good.
They both look really nice, but I'm going to agree with the other guy. That Elite poster does look BA.
The Master Chief one...
Cool contest man.
That Master Chief print is awesome!
That is definitely some nice swag you have there.
Halo prints are amazing on their own, but the rest makes this truly awesome - Starcraft, Watchmen, Batman, what's not to love?
Count me in! I also would prefer to have the Master Chief art print. That one looks awesome!
Oooo, Halo prints... Drool....
Love the site, by the way. Friendly, funny, useful. It's become my first stop for game reviews (not like I'm the biggest gamer, mind you... ;).
Bacon salt... Bacon salt? Hold on now. Bacon salt. It just rolls off the tongue, doesn't it? It's not salted bacon... It's Bacon Salt. This is just out there. I assume this salt of bacon is healthy for you? If I win, I'll take either one. Thank you for the contest and good luck everybody. I'll sabotage you all every chance I get.
That Master Chief print looks awesome, but would be even better with a dash of BaconSalt. Mmmmm bacon....
Wow, looks like some nice swag. Thanks for putting this contest on. :-)
Definitely looks like a nice grab bag.
Real service you guys are doing for people.
I'd love to have either of them! I really hope I win!
Holy Shit! I want this prize so bad.
The most macho thing in that bag is the tiara, hands down..infact..is it possible to just have a swag bag filled with tiaras?! aha, Awesome contest though! Comicon must have been a blast!
What a great giveaway! I'd love the Elite print, if I win.
I would like the Arbiter one.
Man...both prints look awesome. If I am chosen, I'll leave it up to fate!
Hrm, I'd sure like that Master Chief print, thought he elite is pretty snazzy too. Very nice swag. Thanks for the give-away :)
That's a nice little swag bag!
Those would look awesome in my home office!
Man, I wish I could've made it. The Master Chief print looks really nice.
i would kill for that master chief poster. i wish i could just buy them somewhere, instead of relying on luck!!
I've never been to a Comicon, so winning either one would be nice.
awesome pics, either would be nice, but I'd have to go with classic Master Chief, thanks for this opportunity and good luck to everyone else
Isaac Hannaford rocks...
Both of those Halo prints are pretty cool, but a Wonder Woman tiara?
Master Chief would be my pick, but let's be honest, both of them look fantastic!
I wouldn't really mind either bag, and/or print. Its SWAG (Stuff We All Get) is what counts, and I am not really picky about what I get or nothing. I rarely get to go to cons anymore, due to either my mother is tired, and my father is agoraphobic; so, I really get to miss out on the great cons that happen around the world, and I usually fly out to some of them on occasion. I really love that you guys are doing this, so we all can get an eligible chance to win SWAG. Mentioned before, thanks for the contest, and the non-biased pickings. I will follow you guys on twitter to see what happens.
Thanks for all the fish. Also, you guys should put Copyleft if you want on the blog.
Nice swag. No preference.
That Elite poster is awesome. I love them both, but the Elite for sure.
Cool stuff! Like the site!
That art is really beautiful.
Being a haloholic, I would die to have it!
Cool swag. Both prints are sweet, but the Chief is the bomb!
Wish I lived in the Emerald City so that I could have gone to the event.
I would like the Elite one. Dinos FTW. all of the stuff looks awesome too.
I would like the Master Chief print, but not as much as the BaconSalt.
I want! I want! ... the Master Chief swag, that is...
swag looks awesome, i'd love either of the pieces of fan art but i'll say master chief as far as a first choice.
This is a great idea! I'd like to enter! :)
Wow! What awesome prizes! That Master Chief print is insanely sick. If I win, that'd be the one I want. Awesome site; it's going in my bookmarks. Thanks for the contest! Good luck everyone!
I'm glad I found your site! I would take either, but if I had to choose I would pick the Spartan. Thanks again!
Master Chief looks the best.
Awesome prizes! Both of the prints are awesome...I would take whichever!Thanks!
awsome, sweet barry allen poster hopefully i can call them mine
I have seen all you FSF contests. And this one has to be my favorite so far, very nice. Elite poster if its available.
That is one sweet-looking Elite print. Sure, Master Chief is neat, but he's been done to death. Now that Elite on the other hand...
Lots of nice posters! I would love to get one.
That Elite poster kicks ass. And the Master Chief one. But more so the Elite one. Do want!
It sucks that 99% of the conventions happen in the US; I can't afford a plane to the US every 6 months or so. D:
The Master Chief print is just gorgeous, Good luck everyone!
what a nice bag of random swag
Nice contest. I'd love to add one of these to my collection.
The elite one looks awesome!!!!!!
This looks freaking sweet! Me, me, me!!
Master Chief FTW.
Master Chief fo'sho!
Now that's some nice swag!
You had me at starcraft poster =O
I doubt that I will win, but what the hell, can't hurt to try. I would prefer the Master Chief Art.
I hope I win. Do like the Elite one better.
Wow nice, I'd prefer the Covenant print but I'd love either one... about to get a 360 soon with Halo3, can't wait!
Would love to have this!!!
Man, there's an incredible amount of random stuff. Hopin to win!
Now this is what I call a awesome FSF.
I really hope I win this one lol.
Awesome swag, thanks for the contest
oh god i want them both :/
Signing up. Wouldn't mind the Master Chief print, but either'll do.
Oooo Hard choice! I want em both! o.0
I never been to comicon. Maybe I should go someday.
Want that Starcraft poster
either print is fine
enter me
I wouldn't mind winning some of this stuff...
Ill take the MC print, but both are nice, so i dont mind.
I would love some halo prints
Those are so awesome, must have been fun to visit.
That elite print looks sweet
now this I want! enter me!!!
Really nice giveaway! I'd love to have the Master Chief print.
cool contest. i mainly want to just try the bacon salt, but i wouldnt mind getting an elite print too :D
This stuff looks awesome! Enter me for either!
I love swag
I'm not gona lie. That Elite Looks cool, but the MC looks even more bad ass. Either one would be awesome to get though.
Bacon Salt ... sign of the apocalypse.
And the winners are:
66. Tom - Master Chief print
39. CrunchbiteNuva - Elite print
Whoops, spoke too soon. CrunchbiteNuva did not include an e-mail address so disqualified. First runner up is 2. Playing Mantis. Congrats!
argghhhhhhh, this is what I get for using a TypeKey Identity....
Didn't notice you were using was Typekey. Since that's the case and I can verify it's you and not someone else saying they are you, there is one small hope.
The bag with the Elite print is now claimed. The Master Chief winner has not yet responded. That winner has until 5p Monday. If it isn't claimed by then, you will win it. There's a good chance the first winner will respond.
Both prizes have been claimed.
If it makes you feel better, I missed out on winning an Xbox 360 Elite at PAX a couple years ago - all because I didn't step up and ask the question that was burning in my head for the entire session on Penny Arcade Adventures. I had heard about the Xbox Live Arcade release the day before and wanted to ask about it, and they were waiting for someone to bring it up.
hi my name is ed i'am therteen and filling up on of my walls in my bed room with halo posters so if you have eney poster can i plz have one for my wall it would mean so much to me thank you ed (ps)the email adress is my brouthers so you will prodal talk to him first thank you bye
Master Chief! I got 99 problems but a glitch ain't one!