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2001 In Webcomics
Notable events of 2001 in webcomics. Events * Phil and Kaja Foglio's '' Girl Genius'' launched in print. *The Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards were established to "represent a form of peer recognition, with voting rights granted only to creators working on online webcomics." Awards *Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards, "Outstanding Comic" won by Adam Burke's ''Boxjam's Doodle''. * Eagle Awards, "Favourite Web-Based Comic" won by Pete Abrams' '' Sluggy Freelance''. Webcomics started * January 1–March 26 — '' King of Fighters Doujinshi'' by Vinson Ngo * January 16 — '' Okashina Okashi - Strange Candy'' by Emily Snodgrass and J. Baird * March 1 — ''Jack'' by David Hopkins * March 2 — '' 8-Bit Theater'' by Brian Clevinger * March 29 — '' Nodwick'' by Aaron Williams * August 30 — ''The Morning Improv'' by Scott McCloud * September 2 — ''toothpaste for dinner'' by Drew * September 9 — '' VG Cats'' by Scott Ramsoomair * September ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Webcomics
Webcomics (also known as online comics or Internet comics) are comics published on a website or mobile app. While many are published exclusively on the web, others are also published in magazines, newspapers, or comic books. Webcomics can be compared to self-published print comics in that anyone with an Internet connection can publish their own webcomic. Readership levels vary widely; many are read only by the creator's immediate friends and family, while some of the largest claim audiences well over one million readers. Webcomics range from traditional comic strips and graphic novels to avant garde comics, and cover many genres, styles, and subjects. They sometimes take on the role of a comic blog. The term web cartoonist is sometimes used to refer to someone who creates webcomics. Medium There are several differences between webcomics and print comics. With webcomics the restrictions of traditional books, newspapers or magazines can be lifted, allowing artists and writer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Morning Improv
''The Morning Improv'' is a series of webcomics created by Scott McCloud from 2001 to 2004. The series was entirely improvisational, as McCloud wrote one or two panels every morning. The title of each of the 26 webcomics McCloud created for ''The Morning Improv'' were selected by his readers. Development Scott McCloud's ''The Morning Improv'' initially ran from August 2001 to June 2002, during which McCloud spent an hour or two every day of the week to slowly develop an experimental webcomic. For each webcomic in the ''Morning Improv'' series, McCloud picked a title that was sent to him by one of his fans and based the rest of the story around it. McCloud continued ''The Morning Improv'' in July 2003, after a year-long hiatus, using a slightly different mechanism to select a title. Rather than picking a title himself, McCloud set up a system to allow his readers to "vote" for one of ten submitted titles by donating small amounts of money to McCloud through BitPass. The series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Perry Bible Fellowship
''The Perry Bible Fellowship'' (abbreviated to ''PBF'') is a webcomic and newspaper comic strip by Nicholas Gurewitch. It first appeared in the Syracuse University newspaper ''The Daily Orange'' in 2001. The comics are usually three or four panels long, and are generally characterized by the juxtaposition of whimsical childlike imagery or fantasy with morbid, sudden or unexpected surreal humor. Common subjects include irony, religion, sex, war, science fiction, suicide, violence, and death. The comic has won an Eisner Award, two Ignatz Awards, and three Harvey Awards. Publishing ''The Perry Bible Fellowship'' first appeared in 2001 in the Syracuse student newspaper ''The Daily Orange''. In an interview, Gurewitch said that the title was "borrowed from an actual church, from a place called Perry, in Maine". Gurewitch also worked as the art director for ''The Daily Orange'' for a semester in 2002 while at Syracuse University. By 2006 the comic was being printed in ''The Guardi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nowhere Girl
''Nowhere Girl'' is an adult fiction webcomic by Justine Shaw, about a "college student who feels like an outsider in her own life, finding her place in the world and coming to terms with her sexuality". It is named after a song written by British futurist band B-Movie (band), B-Movie. Since its start in 2001, ''Nowhere Girl'' has won several awards. However, the comic has been retired in 2010. Development Inspirations include ''Love and Rockets (comics), Love and Rockets'' by the Hernandez brothers, and John Hughes (filmmaker), John Hughes films, especially ''The Breakfast Club''. Additional influences include pop music singer Morrissey and music groups The Smiths (which was fronted by Morrisey) and Elastica. Although the comic is not autobiographical, issue two draws some material from the author's time spent working for an Internet start-up in Silicon Valley during the boom years, circa 1997–1999. The comic was originally planned to be in five parts, but only two of them h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian McFadden (cartoonist)
Brian McFadden is an American cartoonist who started on GeoCities in 2001, created ''Big Fat Whale'', and became a featured artist at '' The New York Times'' in 2011. Personal life As of June 2011, McFadden was 27 years old and lived in Massachusetts. At a young age, McFeddan was influenced by Matt Groening's alternative comic '' Life in Hell''. ''Big Fat Whale'' ''Big Fat Whale'' was a weekly webcomic both written and illustrated by McFadden. The comic started on October 16, 2001, in a form which the cartoonist described as "terrible, even by webcomic standards.""Big Fat Whale History" Eventually, the strip improved. The strip began its print run in Boston's monthly publication '' |
Big Fat Whale
Brian McFadden is an American cartoonist who started on GeoCities in 2001, created ''Big Fat Whale'', and became a featured artist at ''The New York Times'' in 2011. Personal life As of June 2011, McFadden was 27 years old and lived in Massachusetts. At a young age, McFeddan was influenced by Matt Groening's alternative comic ''Life in Hell''. ''Big Fat Whale'' ''Big Fat Whale'' was a weekly webcomic both written and illustrated by McFadden. The comic started on October 16, 2001, in a form which the cartoonist described as "terrible, even by webcomic standards.""Big Fat Whale History" Eventually, the strip improved. The strip began its print run in Boston's monthly publication '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Rees (cartoonist)
David Thomas Rees ( ; born June 22, 1972) is a humorist and cultural critic. He first rose to prominence as a cartoonist whose best-known work combined bland clip art with "trash talk". Rees later created an artisanal pencil sharpening service and published a related book on the subject. He co-created and hosted two seasons of the television series '' Going Deep with David Rees''. Early life Rees grew up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and was an avid reader of '' Rex Morgan, M.D.'' comics. According to Rees, while a young man he and three of his friends recorded over 2,000 songs as members of a "secret band". He is a graduate of Oberlin College, and drew comics for the school's newspaper, ''The Oberlin Review''. Career Cartoonist Rees first became known for his office-cubicle humor that was inspired by his experience working in a basement for Citicorp. He also pulled his humor from his experience as a part-time fact-checker for ''Maxim'' and '' Martha Stewart Weddings'' magaz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Get Your War On
''Get Your War On'' is a series of satirical comic strips by David Rees about political topics. Initially, the comic concerned the effects of the September 11 attacks on New York City, but it quickly switched its focus to more recent topics, in particular the War on Terror. The strip debuted on October 9, 2001. From a technical standpoint the strips are crude, being assembled from about a dozen simple clip art pictures of office workers (with a few exceptions, most notably super robot Voltron) that are repeated, often in the same strip. Almost all are in red on a white background. There is an emphasis on dialogue, with little action. Highly disillusioned and cynical, it is heavily laden with expletives. Development and publishing The majority of the clip art used in ''Get Your War On'' is taken from ''Office and Business Illustrations'', designed by Tom Tierney and first published by Dover Publications in 1988.Dover's web page about the book ihere In 2009, American restaurant ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Onstad
''Achewood'' is a webcomic created by Chris Onstad in 2001. It portrays the lives of a group of anthropomorphic stuffed toys, robots, and pets. Many of the characters live together in the home of their owner, Chris, at the fictional address of 62 Achewood Court. The events of the strip mostly take place in, and around the house, as well as around the town of Achewood, the fictional suburb which gives its name to the comic. The comic's humor is most often absurdist, typically lacking a traditional set punchline, and very often moves to the highly surreal. The world of the strip is expansive, featuring many major and minor characters with detailed backstories, and often references previous events, making it an ongoing narrative. As Onstad is a food and cooking enthusiast, many ''Achewood'' strips contain some reference to food or drink. Originally published regularly, the comic began to skip days in late 2010, and in March 2011 Onstad announced that ''Achewood'' would be going o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achewood
''Achewood'' is a webcomic created by Chris Onstad in 2001. It portrays the lives of a group of anthropomorphic stuffed toys, robots, and pets. Many of the characters live together in the home of their owner, Chris, at the fictional address of 62 Achewood Court. The events of the strip mostly take place in, and around the house, as well as around the town of Achewood, the fictional suburb which gives its name to the comic. The comic's humor is most often absurdist, typically lacking a traditional set punchline, and very often moves to the highly surreal. The world of the strip is expansive, featuring many major and minor characters with detailed backstories, and often references previous events, making it an ongoing narrative. As Onstad is a food and cooking enthusiast, many ''Achewood'' strips contain some reference to food or drink. Originally published regularly, the comic began to skip days in late 2010, and in March 2011 Onstad announced that ''Achewood'' would be going o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makeshift Miracle
Makeshift Miracle is a surreal fantasy coming-of-age webcomic created by Jim Zub, suitable for young teen readers. History The Makeshift Miracle Initially titled The Makeshift Miracle, the story was originally serialized online three pages per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays as a webcomic from September 10, 2001 until its conclusion on March 4, 2003. In February 2002, ''The Makeshift Miracle'' became one of the launch titles part of the web comics umbrella known as Modern Tales and stayed as a part of the MT archive structure until it finished its run. In July 2003, ''The Makeshift Miracle'' was offered for 99 cents as a complete digital graphic novel through Bitpass. It was the second comic content offered for sale through Bitpass, the first being Scott McCloud's story, ''The Right Number''. In November 2006, ''The Makeshift Miracle'' was released in print as a 200 page graphic novel published by UDON Entertainment, making it the first wholly creator-owned content publis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VG Cats
''VG Cats'' (short for ''Video Game Cats''"All About the Site" ''VG Cats''"Internet provides new way to get daily dose of funnies" '' The Rocket' page 2 ) is a written and drawn by Canadian Scott Ramsoomair. Published on its own website, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
