JAC Special :: Farewell, ShiftyLook

I know things have been a little slow here and both the JAC Challenges and submissions have been a little scarce, but I just wanted to let you all know that all is not lost. We want to keep things going, we want to keep moving forward.

Now, let's get down to this week's JAC. I wanted to do something extra special after readingtoday's announcement from ShiftyLook. 

Dear ShiftyLook Fans:

 

We originally got the ShiftyLook project going at NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. back in Fall 2011. The idea was to take the unused, “sleeping” video game characters of our past and bring them back first with webcomics, and then – once they had gotten enough traction – expand into other media like web animation, games, and merchandise.

 

I'm happy to say that we've done this with Wonder Momo, Bravoman, and some other very cool characters, which are now beloved not just in gamer circles, but at conventions, art groups, and many, many places we'd never expect. That said, now that we have successfully revived so many franchises, the heavy lifting is completed – and so is our work. We battled the video games abyss and won, which means it's time for us to move on and let the hit-makers play with some new toys.

 

While we are melancholy about ShiftyLook as an overall project going away, Wonder Momo, our star franchise, has some exciting things happening for it. WayForward Technologies, lord of the platformer gaming universe, is making their most ambitious game yet in Wonder Momo. Kotaku loved it in an early preview and we know you will, too. There is a whole line of Wonder Momo t-shirts available over at WeLoveFine.com, and the long-awaited Wonder Momo hardcover comic book is on the way from UDON Entertainment.

Thank you all so much for enjoying ShiftyLook. We'll all miss you.

Sincerely,

-Team Shifty

Most of us here at JoGees are quite familiar with ShiftyLook and the work done by our very own D-Gee (artist) joverine (guest artist) with the addition of MattMoylan (writer) and dyemooch (colorist) on Bravoman. This incomparable team left us in stitches; throwing in endless yet satisfying jokes and pop culture references worthy of any nostalgic era of childhood or geekiness. They gave us panels full of dynamic action scenes and brilliant colors of characters we'll never forget. They brought Bravoman out of the depths of a long-forgotten, obscure video game and into a new cyber world, creating a new generation of fans around the world. 

Bravoman is, and always will be, blasteriffic!

But...this JAC isn't to commemorate just a single ShiftyLook web comic, it's a tribute to ShiftyLook as a whole. The site is gearing down to it's final couple of weeks and it's scheduled to shut its doors on March 20th. Let's send a fond farewell to the site that brought us web comics based on Wonder Momo, Katamari, Dig Dug, Klonoa, Valkyrie, Sky Kid, Rocket Fox and other awesome Namco Bandai properties!

You can view the complete list of ShiftyLook comics on the site's comic page!

JAC Challenge :: Farewell, ShiftyLook
Due Date: March 31, 2014
Extended Due Date: Submissions can be submitted no later than April 7, 2014

Create a ShiftyLook tribute piece that showcases any (or all, if you wish) of the ShiftyLook comics. Any medium is accepted. Go wild! Show your love and support for ShiftyLook!

JAC Bonus

Write up something in your artist comments section of your deviation, telling everyone why you love ShiftyLook, what your favorite comics were and your favorite memories from conventions, events or the forums! 

We're looking forward to your submissions, JoGees! Long live ShiftyLook!