(14 entries)

Judge: Dave Pollard, Art Director/Illustrator, Great Life magazine
Pollard is Art Director of Great Life, as well as a freelance illustrator from his Connecticut studio. He has won several illustration and design awards from The Society of Publication Designers in New York, Graphic Design USA and Folio Magazine.

First place
JOE FORKAN
Tucson Weekly
"The First Men"
"Immediately engaging. Strong graphically and compelling and mysterious. It feels slightly overworked, but generally quite good."

Second place
NANCY PENDLETON
The Arizona Republic
"In Search of Intimacy"
"A very nice, quiet illustration. And, oftentimes, those are some of the best. Good clean execution and really tells the story. Very successful."

Third place
MIKE RITTER
The Tribune
"Hollywood's 3 Kings"
"A good use of the medium. Lighthearted and fun. The resemblances are very good and the execution is clean. I think it could have been pushed even further with little inside jokes incorporated into each figure. It's those little details that send these over the top."