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Archive - Jan 15, 2008

Into The Aether

Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on January 15, 2008 - 14:13

I discovered Aether late and also just caught up on it to discover that creator Naomi has called it quits. It isn't brilliant, but it it's a fun, pop-accessible Harry Potter-ish story of magic and adventure. I understand the feelings that Naomi describes and certainly if you can't find a spark within yourself for a project you probably aren't going to be creating the best work possible.

The decision to finish (or not) a project is nothing new, but with the advent of serialization on the web being the norm these days, it sure is a much more public process.

Don't Go Back to Webcomicsville

Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on January 15, 2008 - 09:53

TRANSMISSION X IN EFFECT

  • Jesus! Sin Titulo is killing me with the suspense. This is one intense webcomic.
  • Luz: Girl of The Knowing is such a well done comic it almost gets me past the fact that it is largely a public service message.
  • Ramon Perez's Kukuburi was one of the best comics of 2007 and I'm really looking forward to where it goes this year.
  • The Abominable Charles Christopher is hard to describe sometimes. Charming most of the time, it's a glimpse into the animals of the forest and the sweet yet apparently not to bright yeti that lives among them.
  • Kissing Chaos is graphically inventive but a little bit underdeveloped on the narrative front at this point.
  • I can't tell where Raising Hell is going - a romantic comedy set in a horror movie or a bit of a send-up of horror movies - either way it's another fun read with good pace, two solid main characters and nice artwork so far.
  • The Port is sort of interesting, but exploding demon cats are kind of silly really...

AWARDS

Milestones

  • Missed it but earlier this month Bryant Paul Johnson celebrated 8 years of his fantastic comic Teaching Baby Paranoia.
  • I think Nukees is hitting its 11th anniversary later this month... wow!

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