Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Southwestern College Entry Title: Come back when normal Entry Credit: Ji Ho Kim Judge Comment: A great mix of well-rendered anime style figure with rough, scrawled text. Makes the viewer want to read the article to find out what it means.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Mt. San Antonio Entry Title: City Faces Major Health Department Funding Hurdle Entry Credit: Ryan Flux Judge Comment: A striking line illustration, with a subtle, but effective pink fade. The poses of the figures highlight the narrator as much as the story's subject.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: El Camino College Entry Title: Invaded by proctoring software Entry Credit: Naereishee Jones Judge Comment: Eyeball effectively captures the anxiety of unwanted surveillance. Grey forms in the back are somewhat ambiguous, perhaps an effect of the limited greyscale palette.
Competition Comment: The winners show a range of styles—from stark black and white to colorful and meticulously rendered—each drawing the reader's attention to the story they illustrate.