Welcome fellow strippers, to what you will all come to know as the proving ground of your stripping caliber. Those who battled and fell in previous contests, this is your chance for vindication! Those who are new to the world of the Cup, you have the opportunity to carve out your place in stripping history!

This Comic Cup will have a few similairties to the previous cups in that there are going to be ultimately eight competitors who face each other in single elimination matches. Four preliminaries, two semifinals, and the final round. However, in order to decide *who* exactly gets to fill those spots we must hold an entry round of competition, and it will work like this: Everyone who is interested in competing in Comic Cup III will submit a comic adhering to the rules of the entry round. Once I have declared the round over, are to pick eight other contestants and give each of their entries a score between one and ten. A score of 1 would be just shy of a big pile of arse, and 10 would mean magnificent. The 8 strippers with the highest total vote count go on to be finalists. In the event of a tie where more than 8 strippers qualify, I pick the finalists from among the lowest scoring eligable contestants.

Those of you who do not make it to the preliminary elimination matches will serve as judges, along with the non-participating contestants in any given round. If you do not make it to the preliminaries, and do not wish to be a judge, let me know before we commence with the elimination rounds. The same rules of judging, and the same time constraints for comics apply in Comic Cup III as were abided by in the previous Cup, hosted by evil_d unless otherwise noted in the rules for the particular round.

Any contestant or judge who can't show up for a particular round should notify me in advance. I'm more than willing to make allowances for people's daily and personal lives in this Cup, and rounds can be rescheduled if need be.

The one of you who emerges victorious from the mass of battered and bloody egos will have earned the admiration of your fellow strippers, and the right to take the reigns of the Comic Cup into its fourth incarnation.

I'm going to start writing up some rules... in the mean time, enjoy the sideshow!

Wirthling's full body contact cheerleaders by Drexle 8-08-01

Oh shit!!! C'mere, big boy!!! Whatta hunka man! TWO - FOUR - SIX - EIGHT - CORNHOLES - ARE - FOR - ME - TO - RAPE! RAAAAAAAARRRRR!!!

Comic Cup III -- And so it begins! by Drexle 8-09-01

Greetings strippers, and welcome the the entry round of Comic Cup III! Those of you who make it past this round will be sent to the preliminary elimination rounds. Those who don't will serve as judges for the rest of the Cup. This Cup will feature a couple of strange new rules ideas apart from the standard that you all are used to. But this entry round will be your standard Comic Cup/Contest fare. Here it is... You must write a comic that details the mental and/or physical preparation that you are going through to get psyched up for the tournament. Oh yeah, and use different characters in every frame. The entry round will end around midnight Friday/Saturday, EST. You have 36 hours from the time of this post. Good luck, everyone!

That's it. Those are your only two rules to follow in the entry round. I figure anything else on top of that would be a little needless.

Remember, when I call a halt to the entries, I'll be waiting for the votes of all the participants. Don't post them here in the thread. Instead, e-mail them to me, and I will count them all up in a secret ballot.

The deadline can of course be extended if there aren't 8 entries within 36 hours, but that will eliminate the need for the secret vote.

You have your mission... now get to it, strippers!

Training is a messy business by Spankling 8-09-01

12 cups of Metamuscil... 7 green apples... a box of Exlax... Gallons of water consumed both orally and anally... Spankling's been stomped twice. Looks like he's trying to turn it around. I don't want to be around when he finally blows. Gotta come up with some new shit!

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"Jelly-belly gigglin, dancin and a-wigglin, honey that's the way I am!" Janice the Muppet

Gallons of water orally and anally... I admire your perseverance. *Laughs!*

A Depot of Trainers by kaufman 8-09-01

Ok, Kauf, up and at 'em! A new Cup's starting, and making the semis just ain't gonna cut it this time. Get on the floor and give me 20! Puns, not pushups, maggot! Do your research! Current events, literary references, Shakespeare, chemical formulas, quotations in the original Greek. We need your brain on overdrive! Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity. Clear your mind, and think of nothing. I heard on the radio that sex the night before the big game helps the athlete's performance. Now go out and get laid! Or at least jack off, for cryin' out loud. These guys are good. They'll post stuff so funny, you'll pee in your pants. So get to the MILLENIUM WASH AND WASH and buy their all-you-can-wash special before it's too late!! Look at that motley crew of trainers you have. You know you're hosed! But if you sign here, I GUARANTEE victory ...

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I'm screwed. This sucks. Vote highly for me out of pity.

Cup The Third: If Only Rocky Trained This Hard by descolada99 8-09-01

Descolada seeks the Comic Gurus for advice. First, you must purge your mind of all thoughts and help me with regular expressions! Gi me fi dolla an I tell you wha to do... Well, a successful comic involves kangaroos, a rubber glove and some high quality lubricant. Mayeb you should find a job before thinking about comic strips, dipshit. You need a vision maaaan. Smoke some fine herb and you'll make comics everyone will dig. RARRRRRRRR!

fuck fuck fuck fuck there's a misspelling. Guess I'm getting a 1 from ladyj :)

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Striving for the impossible. by DexX 8-09-01

With so many funny bastards around, how can DexX even qualify, let alone compete? Please Gabe! You're the funniest guy on here! Can't you tutor me or something? Statistically improbable, buddy. But while you're down there... *zzzzip!* He could always turn to surgical enhancement... Doctor! You promised you would make me funny! I'm not a miracle worker, boy. Be content - I gave you a nice new pair of breasts. When all else fails. however, cheating is the best option... Make it look like an accident. Kill everyone who is funnier than me. Suuure, I'll see if I have a couple of months free in my schedule...

I hope no character at all counts as a character... and the prop...

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Striving for the impossible. by DexX 8-09-01

With so many funny bastards around, how can DexX even qualify, let alone compete? Please Gabe! You're the funniest guy on here! Can't you tutor me or something? Statistically improbable, buddy. But while you're down there... *zzzzip!* He could always turn to surgical enhancement... Doctor! You promised you would make me funny! I'm not a miracle worker, boy. Be content - I gave you a nice new pair of breasts. When all else fails. however, cheating is the best option... Make it look like an accident. Kill everyone who is funnier than me. Suuure, I'll see if I have a couple of months free in my schedule...

I hope no character at all counts as a character... and the prop...

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Yeah. You misspelled "RAAAAAARRRRRR!" What a loser.

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The what mentioned above is total fiction. Please don't take it seriously!

i thought about spending more than my average of 30 seconds on this comic seems as it sort of mattered but then decided for the funnily unfunny approach which required only 27 seconds

Inspiration can be found in the weirdest friends by skagg 8-09-01

doctor, im getting worried about my bunnywumpkins skagg. is he gonna be ok? i wouldnt worry about him, hes just going trough a tough time. all those who enter the cup and get shut out in the first round experience this jeez, hes really "preparing" himself in there isnt he? hes been emptying his balls for seven hours straight yeah, but maybe he should turn his mind to the cup and not satisfying his woman for the first time i can hear you guys in there! dont think i cant hear you!

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Who knows what fear lurks in the hearts of men? MIKE BOBSICO KNOWS! And if you give him a decent tip when he delivers your mail , he might tell you.

http://www.stripcreator.com/view.php?ID=30284

Cup 3: I strips to the finish 'cause I eats all my spinach by evil_d 8-09-01

How has evil_d been preparing himself for Comic Cup III? Well... He cancelled his cruise plans. He unplugged my cord. He closed all the windows and locked all the doors. He came down to the shop and stocked up on joe. He was dressed up like an Eskimo. He didn't pray, but that's okay; he was going to hell anyway. He drank lots of whiskey and ate lots of meat. He got tattoos of Maura on both of his feet. You know, these tales all sound stupid -- and tall. I don't think he's done any preparing at all. He's probably trying to lose, for you see, the first place prize is a date with me.

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The what mentioned above is total fiction. Please don't take it seriously!

Comic Cup III: The One, The Creations, And The Challenge by DH-01 8-09-01

Being new to contests like this, I decided to ask my semi-creations what I should do to prepare... I'd tell you what we do in times like this, but it's not legal in the Western Hemisphere, what with human rights and all. bUt, sIncE yOU rEAlly nEEd OUr hElp, I rEcOmmEnd A cOUplE Of EnEmAs. Oh, And A cOpy Of 'pInk flAmIngOs'. Considering that you offed us for no good reason, I suggest you contract genital lice or something equally painful. I, being the wise Elder God that I am, recommend a swift kick to the dick, you masturbating donkey-lover! We owe you, and we know where you live! But in the end, I put my trust in the Reverend Pink Donkey. He can do no wrong. None at all. Instruct me, oh wise Pink Donkey! I have brought mine offering of Depends undergarments and wish to learn from thee! Verily, I say unto thee: Narrow is the gate and deep is the path leading to one's colon... yea, very narrow and very deep, indeed...

Well... here goes nothing. I prolly don't have a chance, but you don't get anywhere by not trying. =)

-DH1

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Comic Cup III by gabe_billings 8-09-01

Let's take a look at how folks are bucking up for the upcoming contest. I watched all the Police Academy movies three times over. And I stopped sniffing glue. I've been reading all the Garfield books I can get my hands on. Plus I sent Drexle a photocopy of my chest and a pair of panties. I'm trying to extract the essence of funny out of a monkey. So far all I have to show for it is a painful bite on the ass. I'm writing a script that will automatically reword user posts to vote for me. And Gabe? Piss off. I'm watching Renegade. 'Framed for murder, now he prowls the badlands, an outlaw hunting outlaws.' If Esposito thinks he can just knock over an armored car and get away with it, he's got another thing coming. Let's roll.

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"Prepare to be Stripped" or "How to Play Lowpass Dressup" by NastyPope 8-09-01

Tell me, NastyPope, how will you prepare for comic cup 3 after being narrowly defeated by Drexle in the Finals? I find being the characters I use helps me identify with them. First I like to dress up as a clown and sing italian arias by Puccini and Leoncavallo. Next up is the school girl outfit so I can pretend I am one of the 'Girls on Trampolines' from the Man Show. Of course my tits are hairier but my package looks great in silk panties. After all that exercise I usually try to relax by dressing up as a wino and slumming for pussy at the homeless shelter or battered wives hospice Wearing buttless chaps and singing 'YMCA' gets me ready for some Political Satyre as President Dubya. Last but certainly not least, I watch porn, lots and lots of porn while I dress up like a slutty rabbit and chant the mantra "Silly Rabbit, dicks are for chicks"

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At least im still funny .....looking. http://www.carrionfields.com

Cripes! It looks like the Pope is gunning for some real vengeance this time. Damn, that was good!

Comic Cup III - Inside wirthling's head... by wirthling 8-09-01

I like being a judge but I don't think I have been quite judgmental enough, so I've been rereading LadyJ's forum posts to sharpen up. Why must you provoke people?! I thought we tied you up and left you behind the medulla oblongata after you pissed bunner off! Looks like there's some house-cleaning to do! I'm too busy to help prepare. The task of maintaining a state of denial while justifying wirthling's yuppie lifestyle is a full-time job. Go away, so I can get back to work. I am the part of wirthling's brain that got torched by his heavy drug use in the mid-'90s. To prepare for this comic cup, I have been contemplating cheese. I have been -- uh, what are you doing in here? You know damn well why I'm in here.

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Comix Cup 3: A lifetime of development by boorite 8-09-01

The story of my preparation for this struggle goes back to my infancy. My big brother helped me realize my talent... WHAAAAA, I POOPED 'EM! HAHAHA! You're a fucking riot, kid! You're also adopted. By college, I had the makings of a young Yahoo Serious, and afterward, I grew even more sophisticated. I'm doing my thesis on the literary onomastics of dead baby jokes. So the hooker sez to the Rabbi, "You gotta be having a manic episode with mood-congruent psychotic features!" And now, so many years later, it all comes down to this. I pooped 'em! HAHAHAHA!

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What others say about boorite!

Oh Hell. I'll throw my hat in the ring.

Oh, what the hell... by Graehe 8-09-01

After considering my chances for the Comic Cup III, I look around at others' preparations... I can still hear you guys... Water! Everyone is psyched for the coming onslaught of talent and creativity... Research... Zzzzip! So what do I do? Hey, Brad...here's fifty bucks! I wonder if he realizes I'm not a judge...

Whatever.

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fuck fuck fuck fuck there's a misspelling. Guess I'm getting a 1 from ladyj :)

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Ya know, it's rather judgemental to judge someone else as judgemental. :)

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I am a delicate fucking flower. https://beacons.ai/jesskent

:)

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I am a delicate fucking flower. https://beacons.ai/jesskent

COMIC CUP III by crabby 8-10-01

After being defeated in the last comic cup Crabby seeks advice from his comic stripping brothers. I'll email some of the other strip creator regulars and see if they can give me some advice. Drexle and skagg are the first to respond. Every single one of your strips has to have a crabby reference man people love that. You know what squeek you gotta start acting more like a little bitch before existence falls into nothing. Gabe and NastyPope are the last people to offer advice. Can't help you know crabby I'm reading renegade scripts to prepare myself for the big renegade marathon on USA. You need to have alot of costume changes or something I'm not really sure.

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"Every single one of your strips has to have a crabby reference man people love that."

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This is a reminder that all prospecitve contestants have approximately six hours remaining from this message's time stamp to the end of the entry round. At that time, all of you who submitted a comic are to give a score between 1 and 10 to eight other stripper's entries, and mail your votes to me.

I'll do my civic duty and vote so long as the Florida police don't stop me.

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"Jelly-belly gigglin, dancin and a-wigglin, honey that's the way I am!" Janice the Muppet