The Superest: Social Media
Meets Old School Creative
Author: Ed
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29 Apr 08
“Who is the superest hero of them all?”
-The Superest website
Vanquishing Super Heroes One Illustration at a Time
In an ongoing battle of one-upmanship, each post on The Superest website features a one-panel illustration of a super hero.
The hook? Two illustrators take turns, and the power of each new super hero must cancel the power of the previous character. The Superest is based on an offline game created by Andy Havens called, “My Team, Your Team.”
Wholly Exclusivity Batman!
In spite of a growing fan base, The Superest is for the most part just animator/designer Matthew Sutter and illustrator/designer Kevin Cornell. It represents a highly creative use of online social conventions, allowing many to share and comment on an experience typically enjoyed by individuals in solitude.
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
Unlike Coudal Partner’s popular Layer Tennis, Sutter and Cornell seem content to war on for the pure fun and camaraderie of the experience.
“We built The Superest because we just wanted a place to play this game against each other. People seem to enjoy watching, and we’re thankful for that; but turning this site into a user-content focused site pretty much sucks the joy out of it for us, because we go from being two artists having fun, to being site administrators and moderators.”
-Kevin Cornell
Luckily, The Superest creators set out to have some fun and we’re all invited.
Stay Tuned
Tomorrow Kevin Cornell answers 9-1/2 questions about The Superest site and his life as a creative illustrator.
