AFL Countdown!

Hey all!

I have been off on holiday celebrating my one year wedding anniversary, so haven't really been around to hype up the big event. But fear not! 



In only a couple of days time, AFL will kick off, being hosted at , and will be a collaboration between myself and , so for anyone worried that it won't have the AFL feeling of tournaments of old, I hope I can assure you that it will. It may not be as chaotic and hectic as you guys are used to, but this AFL will strive for story, development, and quality. Head over to the Deviant-Universe group page now to register your character so that you can take part in this special event!
DU SUMMER 2015 TOURNAMENT-PLANET AFL*UPDATE - REGISTRATION FOR PLANET AFL IS NOW CLOSED! 66 CHARACTERS (BOTH OLD AND NEW) HAVE ENTERED THE ARENA, BUT ONLY 1 WILL EMERGE VICTORIOUS! WHO WILL WIN? IT'S TIME FOR PLANET AFL TO OFFICIALLY BEGIN...
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Each month, there will be a specific art challenge that will test our skills as an artist and provide creative illustrations of our DU characters. The challenges will range from fan art, to art jams, to crossovers, contests and more. While the challenges are not mandatory, I encourage everyone who is a DU member and who has an OC entry in the DU to take part. The challenges can only be done by users who have a Deviant Universe entry. The entries will be displayed in the associated Deviant Universe gallery folder for all to see. Make sure to follow the guidelines and have fun!
SUMMER CHALLENGE-CROSSOVER: PLANET AFL

It returns! In collaboration with AFL creator AngelCrusher himself, the

I know it's been a very very long time since I have hosted AFL, and we have probably lost a few followers along the way. Hopefully we can build up the community back to how it was, but I believe the DU already has a strong group that most of you are already a part of, so hopefully things should feel quite familiar. The decision to allow the DU to host this event was mainly to take the pressure away from myself, but also I saw this as an experiment of sorts. I often planned on doing an AFL drawn out over a longer period, allowing longer deadlines, and weaving some story into the event, so for me, this is just to see how this tournament will be received by you guys, and if it's something we can venture with in the future. It also gives me some time to get back in the swing of dA, and properly plan for the future of AFL. 

Anyway, with this event, what do we know?

AngelCrusher is back! Or is he? Is this really the AngelCrusher of old? An imposter, or a man tainted by time and power?

Check out the excellent artwork by who did a great job at illustration the introduction pages I had written for the event. I added a couple of flourishes, but he really hit it out of the park with this set-up.
A new planet, dedicated to AFL. One that AngelCrusher rules over, and hosts fighting tournaments broadcast to a universal audience. To spice things up in this special millennium edition of AFL, our host AC has stumbled upon a time vortex machine that is able to transport individuals from the past to fight in this future world. Warriors, champions, who have already competed in, and may have won AFL in it's long life time, or maybe those who may have watched it on television, or interacted with AFL competitors somewhere down the line, either way, they have been picked up by AC's radar as characters of interest, characters that should make good viewing for his new AFL tournament!

Myself and will be judging the fights, with artist's scoring points on their entries. We have a series of interesting arenas that the fights will take place, and it will cover a 12 week period, to give you plenty of time to draw and be creative. If you are not already a member of the DU, or are put off by the membership aspect, then fear not, simply join up for AFL. You don't have to feel pressured into joining the rest of the DU events or themes, but if you stick around you may just find something you may enjoy.



So fill in the template, and let's make this a great AFL! Let's show those DU folks what we can do!