Earlier today fans were treated to a special treat as the news spread that Fairy Tail creator Hiro Mashima will be serving as a special judge in the second Magazine Marvel Manga Award of its Weekly Shonen Magazine! The other judges that will be taking part include Marvel Comics editor-in-chief C.B. Cebulski and Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada. Check out the announcement poster below:
The reward for winning is open to both professionals and amateurs. Submissions must pick one out of four themes Iron Man, Captain America, Spider-Man, and "Other Characters" and submit a storyboard for a pilot chapter centering on one of the characters. Submissions must be 50 pages or less (four-panel manga submissions must be 20 strips or less). The winner will get a serialization and a 3 million yen (about US$28,000) prize.
The deadline for submissions is May 10, and the official website will announce the winner in August. Check the official site
here.
What are your thoughts on the announcement? Do you think you have what it takes to win? Who would you pick to be a judge? Tell us your thoughts in the comments down below!