CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Hi everybody. Today, as promised, I have the MIGHTY JACK AND THE GOBLIN KING Jolly Raffle Giveaway Contest winners to announce. As always, thanks to random.org for offering “true randomness” in choosing the winners.

And as always, we’ll announce the winners with a weird, hastily-thrown-together comic:

And there we go! Winners! Get in touch with me via my email address on the sidebar and I’ll send those books on their merry way.

And feel free to keep checking back here! I’m planning to give this blog some long overdue attention in the coming weeks.

A BRIEF CONTEST UPDATE.

Hey friends!

Thanks to everyone who entered to win a copy of Mighty Jack and the Goblin King!

My plan is to post the winners on MONDAY (July 17th).

SEE YOU THEN.

-Ben

Jolly Raffle Giveaway Contest: MIGHTY JACK AND THE GOBLIN KING!

Hello friends! You know what we haven’t done in awhile? A Jolly Raffle Giveaway Contest. Remember those? We used to do them all the time!

That was back when I still updated this blog. Those were good times.

Sigh…

Well... okay, look, I may be an inconstant blogger, but I can still bark like a circus ringmaster. And I can sure as hell run a Jolly Raffle Giveaway Contest. Yeah, I can still do that. Ready? LET’S GO!

That’s right! Step on up! I have two, count ‘em, TWO big copies of MIGHTY JACK AND THE GOBLIN KING sitting right here on my desk. This book releases to the public on SEPTEMBER 5th, but one of you (yes you!) lucky readers could bring the tome home early. Don’t be shy! Just take a look-see at these gorgeous books:

That’s right readers! One of these books is a sturdy hardcover and the other is a shiny French-flapped paperback. Both are up for grabs. But that’s not all!

If you (yes you!) are the lucky winner of the hardcover, you will also bring home an original page from the book! Just take a look:

And if you find yourself the winner of the shiny French-flapped paperback you will also find yourself the proud owner of a brand new copy of the Memory Dragon Matching game!

And, as always, entering to win is RIDICULOUSLY EASY! All you need to do is leave a comment in the comments section of this post. It’s so simple! (do remember to leave your name, or some internet handle that I can announce. “Anonymous” entries are ineligible).

As with my previous giveaways, you can increase your chance of winning by spreading the word about this new book. Mentioning MIGHTY JACK AND THE GOBLIN KING on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Goodreads, Tumblr, your own blog or other social media gains you TWO EXTRA ENTRIES. Let me know in your comment if, and how, you've spread the word! (Tagging helps too. I am @BenHatke on twitter and @heybenhatke on Instagram.)

THIS CONTEST ENDS ON FRIDAY, JULY 14th. (one week from today).

GOOD LUCK!

Little Robot Contest Winners!

First and foremost I have to thank everyone who left such uplifting comments about my work. This was our biggest Jolly Giveaway yet! Thank you all, too, for spreading the word about Little Robot. It's a little book in a big world and every little signal boost makes a difference. Thank you all VERY MUCH.

Now on to the winners (drawn randomly thanks to the magic of random.org):

Our 3rd place winner, receiving a copy of Little Robot is:

AUTUMN ROOK!

Our 2nd place winner, receiving a copy of Little Robot AND a page of original concept art is:

ROWENA PARKS!

Our Awesome 1st place winner, receiving a copy of Little Robot AND an original page from the book is...

BREE A. MANAHAN!

Congratulations to the winners! Please send me an email (there's an email button on the sidebar) with an address for shipping.

Thanks again everyone!

Contest Update, Goodreads, and Zita

1. Contest Update: I failed to mention in the last post the length of the raffle! I will close down the comments on Tuesday, August 4th and post the winners names on Wednesday, August 5th. Keep an eye on the blog!

2. Goodreads: More chances to get a free copy of Little Robot! Goodreads is giving away 5 copies over on their website. Click here find out more.

3. Zita!: Oh, Zita the Spacegirl... I hadn't drawn her in awhile so I recently drew up this little model sheet. Gesture is one of the most important tools in visual storytelling, and little character sheets like this are great for nailing down just how a character moves and emotes (and how they crash into things):

That's all for now!

Jolly Raffle Giveaway Contest: Little Robot!

It's contest time again, my friends!

We are roughly a months away from the release of my graphic novel Little Robot, my little love letter to summer and friendship and robots and makers. And, while I have exactly zero copies of Little Robot here on my desk, I can assure you that there are big piles of the book littering the offices of First Second. Have a look:

And so, in celebration, I am hosting a drawing to give away THREE COPIES of Little Robot along with some ORIGINAL ART from the book. To enter the drawing all you need to do is leave a comment in the comments section of this post. So simple! (do remember to leave your name, or some internet handle that I can announce. Anonymous can't win).

As with my previous giveaways, you can increase your chance of winning by spreading the word about Little Robot. Mentioning the book on Twitter, Facebook, Goodreads, Tumblr, your own blog or other social media gains you TWO EXTRA ENTRIES. Let me know in your comment if and how you've spread the word!

AAAANNNND... that's all there is to it.

The FIRST jolly person whose name I draw will receive an advance copy of Little Robot, straight from the publisher, and an ORIGINAL PAGE from the book.

The SECOND person whose name I draw will receive an advance copy of Little Robot and a piece of concept art from my Little Robot sketchbook.

The THIRD person will receive an advance copy of the book.

One last thing: Due to the fact that I am away from my regular studio this summer, the books and the art will arrive separately, with the art arriving a little later. I will not be able to send out the original art until the week of September 14th.

Ready?

GO!

Julia's House Winners (and a very silly comic)

Okay! It's finally time to announce the winners of our Julia's House for Lost Creatures giveaway! I had hoped to post this earlier in the day but someone here at House Hatke forgot to pay the internet bill.

And, for this announcement, I present unto you a very silly comic:

And there you have it! Winners, contact me by email using the address on my side bar. Send me a mailing address and I will send you your book as promptly as I can.

And now... I am back to coloring Little Robot.

Julia's House Contest Closed of Entries

How did a week pass so quickly?

The Jolly Julia Giveaway is now closed, but I think this has been the contest with the most entries so far. Thanks, everyone, for enjoying my work and for all the nice comments.

I will be drawing and posting the winning names tomorrow!

--ben

Jolly Raffle Giveaway Contest: Julia's House for Lost Creatures!

One of the coolest things about writing and drawing books is the part where a box of shiny new author copies shows up at your door. And yesterday was the day that copies of Julia's House for Lost Creatures arrived here at House Hatke.

I know I've said it before, but I'm really happy with how this book turned out.

The official release date (September 2nd) is still over a month off, but I'm going to give away two copies now, along with a bit of original art!

Regular readers of this blog, you know the drill. But for the sake of the newcomers, HERE'S HOW IT WORKS:

To enter the drawing all you need to do is leave a comment in the comments section of this post. Remember to leave your name, or some internet handle that I can announce. You can increase your chance of winning by helping me spread the word about this new book (Julia's House is, after all, only one little book in a great sea of literature). Mentioning the book, linking to benhatke.com, or otherwise spreading the word via social media (twitter, Facebook, Goodreads, Amazon, Google+, blogs, tumblers or any of the other myriad of options) this is worth TWO EXTRA ENTRIES. Feel free to tag me on twitter where I am @BenHatke.

And that's it!

The FIRST person whose name I draw will receive a signed copy of Julia's House along with a little piece of concept art from the making of the book.

The SECOND person whose name I draw will also receive a signed copy of Julia's House, along with a little original sketch or bit of art.

The contest closes ONE WEEK FROM TODAY. And we're off to the races!

PS: Look at my desk. It's atrocious:

Jolly Winners and Troublesome Robots

It's been busy around here. Super busy. The Hatke House has been caught up in all kinds of organizational, bureaucratic grown-uppy stuff that's left me with very little time for making all the fun extra stuff, the journal comics, the short stories, the paintings and sketches of the people I love. The other day I realized that it's been over a year since I picked up my oil painting brushes.

It's a small tragedy because all that extra stuff, the art that comes out when I just mess around, that's mostly where the best work originates. The book I'm working on now, Little Robot, began life as a series of comics that were nearly stream-of-consciousness. Just me fooling around with some ideas in the spare moments. Now it's one of my favorite projects I've ever worked on.

All of this is a long preamble to saying that when I sat down to work today I thought "maybe I should announce the raffle winners with a comic." Then I thought "no I can't take the time." Then I stopped thinking and just got out some paper and pens.

I'm glad I did...

Congratulations to our winners!

Just send an email my way (address is on the sidebar), send me a mailing address and sit back and watch your mailbox for books and art!

--Ben

Contest Update

Okay, our raffle is closed for entries! Thanks to everyone who left comments and spread the word about the Return of Zita. I will tally up the entries and post the names of our winners on Monday or Tuesday, so check back here toward the beginning of the week! 

I've enjoyed running these raffles in the past, but I have to say that this time around I'm mostly disappointed that I can't just mail all of you copies of the book. Maybe one of these days...

Jolly Raffle Giveaway Contest: The Return of Zita the Spacegirl!

It is that time again, my friends!


Longtime readers of this blog will remember that in 2010 and again in 2012 I raffled off advanced copies of Zita and Legends of Zita respectively. Now we’re going to do it a third time and that makes it a TRADITION.

So here we go:

The LUCKY AND SUPER COOL FIRST PLACE WINER will receive a hardcover copy of The Return of Zita the Spacegirl, signed, and with a little original watercolor lovingly tucked into the front cover.

Our SUAVE SECOND PLACE WINNER will find in their mailbox a paperback copy of The Return of Zita the Spacegirl along with a small ink sketch or piece of concept art.

To enter, all you need to do is leave a comment in the comments section of this post. BUT BE SURE TO LEAVE YOUR NAME, or some name that I can announce. “Anonymous” can’t win. Unless your legal name is Anonymous (in which case please explain that in the comment).

HERE’S HOW YOU INCREASE YOUR CHANCES (and where I trick you into helping me spread the word about this book): Mentioning the book, linking to benhatke.com, or otherwise spreading the word via social media (twitter, Facebook, Goodreads, Amazon, Google+, blogs, tumblers or any of the other myriad of options) is worth TWO EXTRA ENTRIES. (three is the maximum). Feel free to tag me on twitter (@BenHatke) but also let me know in the comments so I can keep it all straight.

The contest closes ONE WEEK FROM TODAY. The entries will go into a randomizer and soon after I will post the name of the winners!

Okay? Then...

READY... GO!!

-Ben

PS: If you still need some motivation, here is the Zita 3 trailer again: