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Winner Announced in the Cul de Sac Christmas Sweater Contest!

The votes have been tallied, and the winner of the first-ever Cul de Sac Christmas Sweater Contest is...

Doggy Sweaters!

Richard and Hayden of Seattle, Washington will receive a Cul de Sac book signed by Richard Thompson and The Complete Calvin and Hobbes! Way to go, guys!

And congrats to all of our finalists, who will each receive a signed Cul de Sac book for their efforts.

Thanks to everyone who participated, and Happy Holidays from Richard Thompson and GoComics!

Cul de Sac Christmas Sweater Contest - Check out the finalists!

We had lots of...interesting entries in the first-ever Cul de Sac Christmas Sweater Contest! Thanks to everyone who entered! 

We present the finalists, in random order:

The family that wears hypnotic sweaters together, stays together.

"I don't want any trouble, officer. I promise, I PAID for this glorious Christmas sweater."

"How can we make these normal-looking sweaters incredibly tacky? Dogs!"

Furry collar, plastic snowflakes, stocking bling - a Christmas sweater trifecta!

These are the finalists. All four will win a signed Cul de Sac book, but who gets to add The Complete Calvin and Hobbes to their winnings? The grand prize winner is up to you! VOTE NOW!

The Great Non Sequitur Sign-Off - We Have a Winner!

"Entre: Vous" is the winning entry in the Great Non Sequitur Sign-off! Congratulations to Mary Cameron of Leander, Texas (hometown newspaper The Austin-American Statesman). Mary will receive the signed original cartoon, plus a replica of the sandwich board sign autographed by Wiley Miller.

Thanks to everyone who entered the contest!

The Cul de Sac Christmas Sweater Contest!

You see them everywhere. Family gatherings...office parties...the mirror. Crazy Christmas sweaters are an epidemic this time of year! And if you're a fan of fun, you probably own one. Well, now's your chance to put that garish holiday garb to work for you!

Richard Thompson and GoComics announce The Cul de Sac Christmas Sweater Contest! It's simple, really: Send us a hi-res photo of yourself in your most ridiculous Christmas sweater. If you really want to score some points with the judges, try incorporating Cul de Sac and your hometown newspaper into your photo in some way. Richard Thompson and GoComics will pick our four favorite entries, and an online vote will determine the winner.

What does the winner get? How about The Complete Calvin and Hobbes, by noted Cul de Sac fan Bill Watterson, plus a Cul de Sac book signed by Richard Thompson himself? And since this is the season for giving, we'll even give three runners-up signed Cul de Sac books, too!

Here are the important dates:

• 12/15 - Contest opens for submissions
• 12/18 - Submissions period closes at 11:59pm EST
• 12/21 - Four finalists announced, online voting begins
• 12/23 - Voting closes at 11:59pm EST
• 12/24 - The winner is announced!

As you can see, there's no time to waste! So shake the mothballs off of your most colorful Christmas cardigan and send in your photo today!

To enter the contest, send your photo, along with your name and hometown newspaper to CuldeSacContest@amuniversal.com. 

For complete contest rules and conditions, click here.

Voting for The Great Non Sequitur Sign-Off Contest Finalists Begins Today!

Wow! It's safe to say The Great Non Sequitur Sign-Off contest has generated an unprecedented level of buzz. We've received thousands of entries - thousands! Some made us laugh, some made us laugh until we cried. Some just made us cry. Wiley, master of witty turns of phrase that he is, has somehow narrowed down those thousands of entries...to just four favorites. 

Now, if you entered the contest and you've come to this page only to discover that one of the finalists' entries is eerily similar to your own...well, that's what happens when lots of clever people enter a contest like this. Rather than purely being a test of sardonic skill, it becomes a test to see who has the quickest wit, the highest WPM and the fastest mouse-click. So these finalists are not only witty - they were quicker on the draw than entrants who sent similar sandwich board lines.

Heartfelt thanks to everyone who participated!

The finalists and their hometown newspapers, in alphabetical order:

• "Entrée: Vous" - M. Cameron,  Austin American Statesman
• "Homme Cooking" - K. Lew, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
• "Today's Special: Chopped Sir-loin" - W. Parham, The Washington Post
• "Today's Special! Manwich" - J. Dorazio, The Times Beaver Newspapers Inc. Pennsylvania

Voting is now officially open! Vote for your favorite sandwich board line today through December 11 (you can vote once daily). Then stay tuned to GoComics.com and your local newspaper, where the winner will be announced in the Non Sequitur cartoon that runs on December 21!

It's All About You Book Available

Tony Murphy has released a collection of "It's All About You" comics through Lulu, just in time for the holidays. Check out the strip here, buy the book here!

The Great Non Sequitur Sign-Off!

Welcome to the first ever Great Non Sequitur Sign-Off contest! It’s your chance to put your wit and originality to the test and to finally earn the admiration and respect of your family and friends. Write the winning joke in the sandwich board above and see your cartoon published in newspapers and online. Just remember space on the sandwich board is limited so the winning line must be able to fit.

How to Enter: Just send an email to nonseqsignoff@amuniversal.com. Be sure to include your suggestion for what should be written on the sandwich board. Please also include your Name, Phone Number, Email Address and Hometown Newspaper.

How it Works: Wiley Miller will narrow down all of the entries to a final four. From there the fans will take over and begin voting for their favorite on December 7th, at Non-Sequitur.com. There is only a week to vote so check back on Non-Sequitur.com for the updates. The winning entry will be announced in the actual Non Sequitur strip that will run in papers across the globe on Monday, December 21st!

Prizes: The top four finalists will each receive an autographed book from Wiley Miller. The grand prize winner will also receive the original strip with his or her gag written into the sandwich board. You will also receive a Sandwich board with your quote on it, autographed by Wiley.

Timing:

• December 4th – Last Day for Submissions
• December 7th – Top 4 Finalists Announced, Public Voting Begins
• December 11th – Last Day to Vote
• December 21st – Winner Announced – Actual Strip Runs in Papers!

For questions regarding The Great Non Sequitur Sign-Off, please email support@gocomics.com.

Comics Sherpa Comes to GoComics!

Comics Sherpa, the premier site for up-and-coming cartoonists, has received a big upgrade over the last few weeks and is now live, new and improved. And now for the first time ever, Comics Sherpa cartoons are being made available to all of our registered GoComics members - you can browse the titles, tag and comment on each comic and even add the titles you like to your comics pages!

All of these new features are designed to make the site a better value for our Sherpa cartoonists as well as a fun destination for GoComics users. So take a moment each day to check out the rising talents on Comics Sherpa and add these up-and-coming cartoonists to your comics page!

Amazon Comic Strip Superstar Winner Announced!

The final votes have been tallied, and the winner of the first ever Amazon Comic Strip Superstar contest is: Dana Simpson, whose charming submission, Girl, took a lead early in the voting and never let go, despite a late push by the eventual runner-up. Congratulations, Dana!

Dana's winnings include a book deal with Andrews McMeel Publishing, online distribution on GoComics.com, and a development deal with Universal Uclick.

Congrats to all of the finalists in the Amazon Comic Strip Superstar contest. This certainly shouldn't be the last we hear from this group of amazingly gifted cartoonists. And once again, big congrats to Dana Simpson for winning the contest and introducing us all to the enchanted world of Girl!

New Comic: Bewley!

Please join us in welcoming Bewley, by Anthony Blades, to GoComics.com!

The strip focuses on the day-to-day lives of a family of blue birds. The hero, husband and father, the ever-optimistic Bewley, is consistently undermined by the shenanigans of his over-protective wife and twins Bea and Tonus. Only Coco the egg lets him really express himself. The strip is as bright and enthusiastic as Bewley himself.