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For those of you that like to read cool web comics, be sure to check out Orneryboy as it appears they are starting a regular update schedule again. Hooray!
Also be sure to checkout the newly reintroduced Aikida, back from a long hiatus.
Some people may ask what happened to Fenris’ other project, Pepperwood Comics. Well, it looks like that’s on the shelf for now. Which is a shame, because there was some great dramatic writing going on there. But it appears Aikida is the focus now, which I think is good because you can already tell Fenris is happy revisiting old friends!
Good luck on ya!
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Whoops! I just found out that I linked our ad to Who Gives A Shirt? incorrectly. If you click on the links in the previous post, they won’t take you to the special Theater Hopper discount page. The problem has been correct on the main ad and you can check out the real deal here.
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You know you’ve really “made it” in web comics when your merchandise starts showing up on fictional characters like in today’s Aikida. You’ll notice that the lead character is wearing the ever-classy “Pimp Tom” t-shirt. And believe me, there isn’t any more valuable real estate in web comics.
If “Pimp Tom” is good enough for Aikida, isn’t it good enough for you?
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Brian Carroll of Instant Classic and BriWorld fame has a new web comic side project for you to check out. It’s called Trumpet Airlines and it probably has one of the more fun web site designs on the scene right now. Check it out!
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Today’s incentive sketch isn’t knocking it out of the part in the artistic department, but I think you’ll appreciate its romantic symbolizes. Click away to reveal!
What can I say about The Day After Tomorrow except it looks really, really stupid. Didn’t we all get sick of disaster flicks sometime around 1998? Apparently Roland Emmerich didn’t get the memo. This guy is like Michael Bay – he can only make one kind of movie. Loud, dumb and effects-heavy. I still haven’t forgiven him for sucking Matthew Broderick and Jean Reno into the quagmire that was Godzilla.
I feel sorry for Tomorrow’s Jake Gyllenhaal. Apparently he thinks this is the “big summer event movie” to hitch his wagon to. A big blockbuster that’ll make him a household name. Guess again, Jakey. You should have used your leverage with Kirsten Dunst to land that plum role in Spider-Man 2. Tobey fans would have hated you, but Joe Six-Pack probably never would have seen the difference.
Anyway, let’s brush that aside for a moment. It’s time for a Truman update.
As you know, on Wednesday I delivered some pretty serious news about the health of our 2 year old beagle Truman. For a quick recap, he had a fever of 105, we thought he had an obstruction in his intestines (he didn’t), he underwent emergency exploratory surgery and they discovered he was fighting a mean infection either viral or bacteria in nature.
First of all, I want to thank EVERYONE who sent their prayers and good wishes to Truman. He doesn’t read so well since he’s been on the painkillers, but we told him all about the people online pulling for him. He sends his love.
On a personal level, Cami and I sincerely appreciate everyone’s support. We receive such great feedback from fellow beagle owners and other pets. It really helped to hear some of your close calls. It was nice to know we weren’t alone and – ultimately – these little guys are hearty buggers who pull through stuff that would have us laid up for 2 weeks.
Incidentally, if you wanted a snap-shot of how awesome Theater Hopper fans are on the whole, then check out this bit of fan art I received from Jennifer Addley. Jennifer has it right – chicks DO dig scars! Thanks, Jennifer!
And again, thanks to the rest of you for your e-mails and posts in the forum. It means more to us that we can possibly measure!
Now, as for Truman himself. He’s doing MUCH better! After a short stay at the vet’s office on Wednesday for an evaluation, we were able to take him home and start spoiling him rotten!
He’s still a little groggy from the surgery, painkillers and antibiotics, but he’s sleeping well and eating lots which is a good sign. We let him sleep in our bed on Wednesday night which is something we NEVER do. He was on Cloud 9!
On Thursday evening, he started picking up steam. You can tell he’s starting to feel better because he’s starting to get into things and being naughty! He snagged a towel from me earlier and tried to get me to chase him around the house and play tug of war with him (a regular game between us two). I didn’t want to engage him, though. I was afraid he’d pop a stitch! And as far as the stitches go, they come out either next Tuesday or Wednesday.
Really, if you were going to send your dog into surgery, you’d be hard pressed to find a better time than right before a holiday weekend. This way, we can spend extra time with him and make sure he doesn’t get frustrated and try to pull out his stitches!
But anyway, Truman is on the mend, eating whatever he wants and generally soaking in all the love and attention we can afford him. He’s a sweet dog and I plan on posting pictures when he’s zipping around the backyard again at full speed.
I gotta tell ‘ya. This week has been rough. In addition to Truman’s problems, there has been stress at work and some relatives also not feeling well and in the hospital. I’m not telling you this to bring you down. Frankly, I’ve probably told too much. I mean, you come to Theater Hopper to get away from this real-world drama, right?
But honestly… I never knew how many friends I made online until I opened up a little more of my life to you. It’s like you’re family now. And I’m an only child, so that’s really weird for me!
But, yeah. I consider you guys family. And if you ever need *me* to lend your some words of encouragement, drop me a line and I’m there for you.
Thanks again for everything you’ve done for us and have a great holiday weekend!
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I wanted to let everyone know that the list over at buzzComix has reset for the month of June. Please remember to vote for Theater Hopper every day. To help remind you, I’ve placed this handy graphic to the right that keeps track of our placement on the list!
Last month Theater Hopper cracked the Top 5 for the first time. I’d be a real treat to see if we could break into the Top 3!
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Over the last two days, I’ve received enough e-mails and comments about this comic that I felt it important enough to share a fun fact.
Taken from IMDB.com…
“Bill Murray is succeeding the late Lorenzo Music as the voice of Garfield… who succeeded Bill Murray as the voice of Peter Venkman in the cartoon version of The Real Ghostbusters.“
As a frequent reader of the IMDB, I was already familiar with this fact, but the idea of this cycle in casting seems to have captivated enough of you that I felt it was important for all to be made aware.
Learn something new every day!
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Years from now, when the internet becomes at least 40% web comics and 60% porn, some artist will do an interview and be asked “What made you get into web comics?”
Undoubtedly they will point to R.K Milholland’s recent success with Something Positive. In a bid to make his comic and his web site even better, he posed a hypothetical challenge to his readers for them to pay his $22,000 annual salary so he could quit his day job and focus on comics for a year.
Imagine his surprise when they met that goal.
Congrats to R.K. He’s a really cool guy and a bigger reward couldn’t have gone to a more imaginative guy.
Now get to work, Milholland! And no coffee breaks! 😉
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Groovi from O’Deer Comics sent me a link to a page on his web site containing a ton of up-close photos of the new Batmobile from the forthcoming Batman Begins starring Christian Bale.
There have been photos floating around the internet for a couple of months now, but here you get to look at it from every angle. Apparently it was part of some convention? I don’t know the whole story, but the pictures are sweet.
Visit O’Deer Comics. The link to the Batmobile pics are at the top of the blogs.
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I don’t know what was dumped into the water supply yesterday, but I just checked the site’s statistics and we received 6,367 unique hits on Monday! Although site traffic has been increasing steadily over time, this was quite a spike!
I’m not pointing this out to be a braggart, but wanted to call your attention to it in case you were considering advertising with Theater Hopper. Our rates are some of the cheapest you’ll find and we’re only one of a handful of comics that make their rates known to potential customers UP FRONT!
If you have a web site you’d like to promote – and it doesn’t have to be another webcomic! It can be anything! – now would be a good time to hitch your wagon to Theater Hopper! Check our advertising page for more information!
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