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April 2006 Issue

The Superhero Issue.

April 2006 Issue Cover by Tim Demeter


Department: Cover Art
Issue: April 2006 Issue


This month's cover art by Tim Demeter (Reckless Life)

Dasien by Neil Purcell

By: Xaviar Xerexes
Department: Reviews
Issue: April 2006 Issue

Dasien by Neil Purcell is a classic example of the superhero genre - lots of action, nefarious evil-doers and heroes in spandex.

In Search of a Webcomics Dictionary


This month, Kelly J. Cooper spends some time pinning down the words we use to describe webcomics.  Words properly pinned, she next looks for what turns out to be a fairly elusive target: a webcomics dictionary.

Local Heroes by Keith Quinn

By: Xaviar Xerexes
Department: Reviews
Issue: April 2006 Issue

Local Heroes by Keith Quinn, is a solid new superhero webcomic.  If it can deliver more exciting and original storylines to match it's well-done artwork, it has a good chance of catching on.

Two Super Reviews In One: SuperSlackers and Butterfly

By: Iain Hamp
Department: Reviews
Issue: April 2006 Issue

Iain Hamp reviews two super-powered webcomics: Superslackers by Steven Charles Manale and Butterfly by Dean Trippe.

This is a job for... Superslackers!

By: Al Schroeder
Department: Interviews
Issue: April 2006 Issue

Al Schroeder interviews Steven Charles Manales, the creator of Superslackers, the winner of last year's Ignatz award for webcomics.

Not your typical superhero saga, the offbeat Superslackers comic is filled with delightfully odd superheroes such as  Invisible Right Leg Lad, Ghoulfriend and The Wafter.

SuperChex: Too Real or Too Classic?


In this month's Checkerboard Nightmare, Chex attacks the superhero genre... with a fork!

Who Knows What Evil Lurks In The Hearts Of Men? Captain Spectre Knows!

By: Al Schroeder
Department: Interviews
Issue: April 2006 Issue

Al Schroeder talks with Thomas Floyd, the creator of the retro-pulp fiction action hero Captain Spectre.  Floyd's webcomic skillfully recreates the feel of pulp novels and the old-time radio serials that gave us great characters like the Shadow, Doc Savage and the Green Hornet.  We talk to Floyd about his own creation, his appreciation for the great pulp characters of the past and his plans in comics.

From Webslingers to Webcomics: Comic Book Publishers Online

By: Xaviar Xerexes
Department: Features
Issue: April 2006 Issue

DC and Marvel have dominated the comic book marketplace for decades with tales of radiated, atomic, DNA-scrambled, mutant superheroes.  Can they dominate the web as well?

It's Not Easy Being Green: An Interview with The Green Avenger's Abby L.

By: Al Schroeder
Department: Interviews
Issue: April 2006 Issue

Abby L., the creator of The Green Avenger, has created the Peter Parker of super-heroines....fallible, fun, realistic-looking and prone to weight fluctuations.  Her superheroine saga often reworks standard superhero conventions either through flipping the genders (a character named Jack in the webcomic has been referred to as The Green Avenger's "Lois Lane") or simply by taking them in a new direction.

Al Schroeder (the creator of another webcomic featuring a superheroine, Mindmistress) conducted an email interview with Abby right before she traveled to Japan.