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November 14, 2016, 4:07 pm
Posted by: Jordan

0204_001_NuvangoOkay, these clothes are total K-Pop and look AMAZING. You may have seen Tally sporting some of the leggings they offer throughout the run. Now with this donation drive you can take a gander at their shop with a $100.00 Giftcard to Nuvango.

All you need to do is donate $6.42 or multiples thereof until 5:15 PM PST for your chance to win!

 

 

November 14, 2016, 4:00 pm
Posted by: Kara

Ken “Value Added” Steacy will be joining us at the Lunar Module Mk. 3 on Monday, November 14th at 6:00pm.

Known around Desert Bus as Ken “Value Added” Steacy thanks to his legacy of creating some of the most exciting live auctions we’ve seen, Ken decided at age eleven to become a professional comic book writer/artist, a dream he realized in 1974. Since then, he has chronicled the exploits of Spider-Man, Harry Potter, and the Star Wars gang, to name but a few. In addition to creating his own intellectual property, he has collaborated with Harlan Ellison, Dean Motter, and Douglas Coupland. The recipient of an Eisner and an Inkpot award, Ken was inducted into the Joe Shuster Awards Hall of Fame in 2009, a lifetime achievement award honouring Canadian comic book creators for their contributions to the industry. Alongside his wonderful wife, graphic novelist Joan Steacy, Ken is currently teaching Comics & Graphic Novels in a program they created at Camosun College here in Victoria.

Have a question for Ken Steacy? Leave it in the comments below.

November 14, 2016, 3:57 pm
Posted by: Jordan

Coming this week to a Desert Bus near you, the hit blockbuster Ash Cubed! Here’s the problem, we don’t have a promotional poster! This is where you will all come in.

Until 5:30 PM PST Ash wants you to try your hand at creating a movie poster of Ash Cubed, starring Ashley, Ashton and Ash. Please send your entries to [email protected] with the subject line, “Ash Movie Poster” or “Ash Cubed”. The subject can be whatever you want but should feature all three of our protagonists.

The prize for this, in a very cinematic fashion, is this Batman Props lot. I can’t recommend trying to use the Grapnel launcher, but it’s going to definitely be a conversation starter.

 

November 14, 2016, 3:25 pm
Posted by: Jordan
LOOK AT THESE PUPS!

Ashley asked you to send these two on a journey through your art, and boy did you deliver. It was tough to decide on a singular adventure for them, but in the end it came down to one winner!

TemrinA congratulations to our winner, Temrin!

We have so many amazing entries, you’d be doing yourselves a disservice if you didn’t check out the rest below the break!

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November 14, 2016, 2:41 pm
Posted by: Jordan

0062_001_D6CatCubeAsh brought her makeup bag, Kathleen is at the co-pilot reigns, it’s time to get dark.

In similar fashion to the Bus King pageant we are having a donation drive with a bit of artistic flair.

Vote with your donations to see who gets the Goth Makeup treatment from our crew!

ALL donations will enter you for a chance to win the delightful D6 Cat Cube!

Your votes can go as follows!

  • Andy – $5.01
  • Cullen – $5.02
  • Johnny – $5.03
  • Sarah – $5.04
  • Emily – $5.05
  • Tally – $5.06
  • Kathleen – $5.07
  • Liz – $5.08

This drive will run until 3:30 PM PST! 

 

November 14, 2016, 2:13 pm
Posted by: Mike

grahamcrusaderCrusaders of the Lost Idols, the award-winning web/Steam/mobile clicker idle game of heroic awesomeness, has partnered with Desert Bus for Hope for a special DLC offer!

Make a donation of $10 or more and you’ll receive an exclusive DLC code to unlock the “Graham the Driver” character for Crusaders of the Lost Idols! Not available anywhere else! How cool are you gonna feel laying the smackdown on your opponents as Graham in Desert Bus garb?

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November 14, 2016, 1:38 pm
Posted by: Mike

WE’RE LIVE LIVE LIVE with another DONATION DRIVE!

Until 2pm today, donate whole number multiples of $7.77 to be entered to win a Limited Edition Desert Bus Flame Boxelder Bug Box.

This box was carved from a hunk of recently dried flame boxelder which was further stabilized with polyester resin. It is held together with hefty brass over steel hinge and neodymium magnet clasp. Hand finished using traditional methods of sanding with ever finer grains and layers of tung oil before a final buff of natural bees wax was applied, this box is built to age beautifully.

November 14, 2016, 12:26 pm
Posted by: Mike

The Adventures of Jade and Buster Return!!

You know them, you love them, and they’re BACK! Those fine, fun-loving dogs Jade and Buster have returned after starring in an art contest last year, and we want you to show us what they’ve been up to since then!

Ashley has provided these up-to-date photos of Desert Bus’s favourite canine duo! Send us your best artwork of Jade & Buster and their exciting adventures!

Get your submissions in to [email protected] by 3:00pm Pacific!

Use the subject line “Jade & Buster Adventures”

The winning entry will receive a totally sweet FanGamer Desert Bus for Hope X T-shirt!

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November 14, 2016, 12:00 pm
Posted by: Jordan

sixmilepubWe welcome back The Six Mile Pub as a sponsor for Desert Bus 10.

The Six Mile Pub has been a Victoria institution for over a century. Holding the title of British Columbia’s oldest pub, Six Mile has endeavored to use as many locally sourced ingredients in order to bring the flavor of Victoria to bear.

Six Mile has provided us with great food over the past years and kept us sane on clean-up day with a delicious pancake breakfast – thank you for your continued support of Desert Bus for Hope.

November 14, 2016, 11:38 am
Posted by: Mike

Cam asked you viewers to share with us your vision of the Future of Humanity, and as usual you blew us away! We received loads of entries in the form of poems, literature, music, art, and more!!

Our winning entry was this masterpiece by antoinedi_art!

antoinedi_art

Check out our other finalists here! First, the image entries:

A couple song/music finalists:

 

June – “Open the Pod Bay Doors”

‘https://desertbus.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/contests/June_Avery_-_Open_the_Pod_Bay_Doors.mp3

 

Elah806 “How We Became”

‘https://desertbus.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/contests/How_We_Became.mp3

 

And some text finalists below the cut:

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