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Bob Roberds is the cartoonist behind Soap on a Rope. Soap on a Rope is a serial comic strip that follows the life of Max Slacker and his friends. Max's friends are: Stu Moore a naive optimist who works with Max at MCX Computer Corporation; Annie Vrska a psychotic who keeps herself in check with lots of medication and another coworker at MCX; Circe Byrd a pessimist who nevertheless ends up being the luckiest person around and a coworker at MCX. Max and his friends have problems ranging from three-headed aliens invading to traveling to parallel worlds. |
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Owen Gieni and Chris Crosby are the cartoonists who
create Sore Thumbs. Sore Thumbs is a serial strip that follows the life
of Cecania Greensworthington, the black sheep of a wealthy conservative
family. Cecania is very political, and inserts her viewpoints on politics
in everyday conversation, as well as any relevant facts that she find
that relate to the topic. Since she is so vocal about her viewpoints and
how much she disparages George W. Bush, she has to go and work for her
brother, Fairbanks. Fairbanks is also very political, but follows in his
mother's footsteps and is a very staunch conservative. He blindly follows
the beliefs and teachings of other more important conservatives, and berates
anyone for having a difference in opinion to his. Fairbanks finds himself
inexplicably drawn to Cecania's friend, Harmony, despite having somewhat
different beliefs. Harmony originally was going to marry Fairbanks since
Cecania told her to do so, in order to get him out of the way, but has
since found herself drawn to him as he has a commanding presence (but
lacks the coherency of a leader). One of the reasons why she is marrying
him is to get out of working, and tends to blindly follow along with what
he is saying; if she can understand him or not. The newest employee and
co-owner, Sawyer Kaden, was once a soldier in Iraq until a certain accident
left him unable to conceive children, and was allowed to leave military
service. Since he received a number of video games as good-will gifts,
his stock of games was the perfect addition to Sore Thumbs to keep it
above the likes of the competition, such as all-around crazy man, Rondel
Mayflower IV.
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Alan Foreman is the cartoonist behind S.S.D.D.. S.S.D.D. is a anthropomorphic (animals that are attributed human-like qualities), serial comic strip that follows the lives of four roommates, living in a flat in Britain. The roommates are as follows: Norman, a psychotic rabbit who enjoys tormenting others; Richard, a fox who is just trying to stay sane while living with Norman; Anne, a fox who happens to be Richard's girlfriend; and Kingston, a brown rabbit who's only desire is to watch TV and get high. S.S.D.D. regularly deals with topics such as Guy Fawke's Day, to things that Norman does to people, to relationships, to even time travel. |
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Kristofer Straub is the cartoonist who creates Starslip
Crisis. Starslip Crisis is a serial strip set in 3441 that follows the
lives of the crew of the Interculture Directorate Ship Fuseli (the galaxy's
only starship museum). Memnon Vanderbeam is the captain and curator of
the Fuseli. Memmon can be pretentious, lording over others that he runs
the only starship museum, and is quick to point out the relative significance
of any object aboard the Fuseli, taking pride in his formidable knowledge
of ancient and obscure art culture. He can be demanding at times, expecting
no less than perfection from his crew, particularly of the Cirbozoid (an
asexual insect-like species) Operations Assistant, called Mr. Jinx (his
actual name being unpronounceable in English or even in his native language).
Despite this, Mr. Jinx works efficiently at his duties as the first-officer
(see Operations Assistant) of the Fuseli, and if needed, Mr. Jinx can
always reproduce another of his race quickly (within minutes), in order
to double his effective output. Cutter Edgewise is a reformed space pirate,
setting aside his criminal ways to pilot the Fuseli. Sometimes it seems
like he didn't quite leave the space pirate life of his own accord, as
old habits die hard, but he is still considered the best pilot around.
He interacts with A2-Z, the ship's onboard artificial intelligence and
one of the museum's pieces.
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Chris Daily is the cartoonist who creates Striptease. Striptease is a serial comic that is about the life of a cartoonist named Max. Max draws a comic with Emily and Tommy named Neto-People. They had a rough time with the first issue, from problems with hiring an inker to problems with a rival comic book company. Striptease deals on relationships and the benefits and problems thereof, and also with the world of selling and drawing comic books. |
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John "The Gneech" Robey is the cartoonist who creates The Suburban Jungle. The Suburban Jungle is an anthropomorphic (animals that are attributed human-like qualities), serial comic that follows the life of Tiffany Tiger. Tiffany Tiger is a struggling fashion model who is trying to make it big in the fashion world so that she can do modeling full time. She has to deal with rivals in the fashion world, juggle a relationship with the fear of being rejected (male tigers don't mate for life), and deal with her temporary job as a computer programmer. |
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Chris Crosby is the cartoonist who creates Superosity.
Superosity is a serial strip that follows the life of a guy named Chris
and his sentient board-like creature he aptly named Boardy. Chris lives
with his brother Bobby and Boardy in Super City Apartments. Chris is almost
childlike in his naiveté, and at times has irrational dislikes
or hatred for things. He has the ability to find the good in most people
and focus on that aspect, assuming that everyone likes him, and that they
are all good friends. He relies on Boardy for the majority of his needs,
and spends his time seeking things that he enjoyed in his childhood or
having Boardy cater to his every whim or fancy. Boardy has no memories
of his past and is constantly trying to find out who and what he is. Unfortunately,
his search is often interrupted by the constant demands that Chris has
of him, but doesn't mind helping his friend, since Chris did find and
help him when he needed it. Chris's brother, Bobby, is about the exact
opposite of Chris. Bobby is constantly irritated with his cheerful brother
and despite any threats of violence or verbal abuse; Chris still sticks
with Bobby, much to his annoyance. Bobby hates about everyone and everything,
but constantly attempts to concoct plans that will enable him to take
over the world, so he could run things his way. Chris's fiancé,
Arcadia, is a kindred spirit and shares his childlike innocence, but loves
being a lawyer. Arcadia caters to her brother and grandmother's wishes,
but rebelled against their decision and decided to marry Chris. She enjoys
going on Chris's wacky adventures as typically they are exciting, and
usually nothing bad happens (thanks to Boardy's constant vigilance).
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Tom Brazelton is the cartoonist who creates Theater
Hopper. Theater Hopper is a comic in the gag-a-day format (having no overall
storyline, but maintains the cast of characters) that follows the life
of the artist, Tom, and his wife, Cami. Tom is a very dedicated movie
aficionado, who's dedication often crosses over into the obsessed. The
local theaters end up being a second him for him (if they didn't constantly
find ways to irritate him), and he shows his support for the movies that
he likes by dressing up as the characters, mimicking the stars of the
movie, or even try to modify himself so he could be like the main character.
Having known Tom for over 14 years, and being married to him, Cami understands
Tom's over-enthusiastic views of movies and has the same love for movies,
but usually has to be the voice of reason when Tom goes over the line.
This doesn't mean that Cami doesn't have her own obsessions about movies,
as she loves romantic comedies (especially ones with Julia Roberts), but
her obsessions don't involve danger or embarrassment to herself or others.
Jared is Tom's best male friend and his usual partner-in-crime when Cami
doesn't go along with their plan or like the movie. This usually means
that Jared is on the receiving end of a lot of trouble and violence, but
usually doesn't let it bother him. Jared's favorite movie genre is supernatural
fiction, and makes sure to dress up in his old gothic attire, a remnant
he kept from his life before he was married. Even Tom's dog, Truman, loves
movies, and really likes the ones that have animal stars in them, particularly
of the canine variety.
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Patrick Shaughnessy is the cartoonist who creates Triangle and Robert. Triangle and Robert is a serial strip that follows the lives of two geometric shapes, a triangle named triangle, and a rhombus named Robert. Triangle and Robert exist on a world that was similar to ours, but the human race itself was considered the “fourth race”. Currently the dominant life forms on the planet are geometric shapes and clip art. A mysterious being named “The Cartoonist” came and started exerting his influence on their world, now their world went from a graphically rendered geometric world to a bleak white world, with basic colors and lines to compose themselves. Triangle and Robert get involved in many wacky adventures ranging from getting rid of cursed artifacts, to getting all the united states senators to sign a fish, to even a battle with the pudding watcher, Orpuddex. In fact, they get involved in so many wacky adventures that they opened up a business that specializes in wacky and zany adventures. |
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Monique MacNaughton is the cartoonist for UNA Frontiers.
UNA Frontiers is a serial strip that follows the life of Cyberna. Cyberna
is a synthetic being, modeled after a dolphin, and created to be a bridge
between the two species. Created in New Atlantis, an underwater city that
survived the surface wars of the late 21st century, Cyberna is a marvel
for the external society which has managed in 300 years to only make it
up to 19th century technology. Cyberna was happy swimming in the warm
seas and talking with her human friend Noah. Of course, this all changed
when the revived Incan Empire (the government that controls the former
continent of South America) stumbles upon New Atlantis and raids it for
its technology. Fortunately for Noah and Cyberna, they were able to escape,
and look for help on the outside world that might be able to save the
city of new Atlantis. Matters get further complicated when Cyberna is
captured by the UNA (The Union of North America) Coast Guard. Excited
by this obviously rare and valuable technology, the UNA Coast Guard ships
her off to the capital to I.S.S. headquarters for study. Not wanting to
be exploited by those who would use her technology for personal gains
at the expense of others, Cyberna worries about what will happen once
she reaches her destination. Fortunately, Noah’s uncle had a few
like-minded friends on the outside world, and they manage to rescue Cyberna
from I.S.S. clutches. Now Noah has to attempt to find Cyberna while seeking
the help of his uncle’s friends, in order to save his home and his
family.
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J. D. "Illiad" Frazer is the cartoonist who
creates User Friendly. User Friendly is a serial strip that follows the
lives of the employees of Columbia Internet, a medium sized Internet service
provider. Columbia Internet is run by a man known to his employees as
simply The Chief. The Chief, like some managers, is sometimes out of the
loop of what his employees do, and this is due to either trusting him
employees too much or not paying enough attention to their activities.
Assisting him in financial decisions is the employee known simply as The
Smiling Man. The Smiling Man is known as such due to his constant gleeful
smile, even when he is delivering bad news to the employees. Pitr Dubovich
is the administrator who is slowly trying to take over the world and become
a true evil dictator. Mike Floyd is the system administrator and the person
who everyone first comes to when something goes wrong with the network.
The stress causes Mike to have a fierce caffeine addiction due to the
fact that has to not only put up with the customers crashing the network,
but also the blunders of Stef Murky, the Corporate Sales Manager. Stef
doesn't really work well with computers, but feels that his position is
far superior to the computer technician's position, so if anything goes
wrong, he is more than happy to let them know. Stef's constant crashing
of the network causes problems for Greg Flemming, the help desk technician
a lot of problems as well, as he is the front-line support with the customers.
To help handle all of the downtime, The Chief hired an additional technician,
Miranda Cornielle, to keep the servers up and running. Finally, the last
employee, A.J. Garrett, is the web technician who is in charge of maintaining
the website and graphical content of Columbia Internet.
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Paul Taylor is the cartoonist who creates Wapsi Square.
Wapsi Square is a serial strip that follows the life of Monica Villarreal.
Originally raised in Mexico, Monica was taught a special language by her
grandmother, but found out later that her grandmother had been dead for
many years. After a brief period of hospitalization, Monica moved to Wapsi
Square in Minneapolis, MN, where she achieved her dual degrees in Art
and History. During her time at the University, she met her friends, Shelly
Wahnee, Amanda Ehrlich, Owen Albrect, and Jacquline Bontemps. Amanda and
Monica immediately hit it off, and the two quickly formed a sort of sibling
relationship, where Amanda looks out for Monica. As a photographer, Amanda
is usually forced to work with people she deems as stupid, and longs for
the ability to select a better level of clientele. Shelly grew up in a
house with seven older brothers, and due to this, she learned how to roughhouse
with the best of them. She takes her aggressive behavior and applies it
to her life, but has trouble expressing her feelings towards her childhood
friend, Owen. Own is calm and easygoing, allowing life to come to him,
but this causes him to have difficulty asserting himself. He developed
his musical ability and formed a punk band with Shelly and Jacquline called
Fermented Banana. Jacquline is a late-blooming social butterfly, and usually
goes around with her typical cheery demeanor. Because of her perpetual
cheeriness, people tend to underestimate her abilities, but in reality
she is a very smart individual. After college, Monica took a job at the
local university where she inadvertently released Tepoztecal, the Aztec
god of alcohol, where she first learned of her destiny and why she was
the only one who could see her departed grandmother.
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Isabel and Terrence Marks are the cartoonists who create
You Say it First. You Say it First is an anthropomorphic (animals that
are attributed human-like qualities), serial strip that builds on the
story of a budding couple, a hedgehog named Brisbane Adams and a rabbit
named Kimberly Taylor from Unlike Minerva. Brisbane is very shy and has
trouble expressing his feelings, and ends up spending a lot of time worrying
about how is perceived by others. Kimberly is almost the complete opposite
of Brisbane, as she always needs to be moving, occupying her time, and
always looks at the bottom line of things. Both are taking their relationship
slowly as they have both had difficulty in previous relationships, and
they don't want to ruin this relationship. They moved in together through
a twist of fate when the Minerva Theater closed, and their relationship
has slowly started to blossom. Of course, like many couples, they do have
difficulties. They have underlying trust issues due to previous experiences,
and Kimberly's former High School friend, a squirrel named Emily Pritchard.
Emily and Kimberly drifted apart after High School, until Emily decided
to renew their contact five years later. She and Kimberly have always
had a little friendly rivalry going, and Emily dislikes the idea of sharing
Kimberly with Brisbane and ends up trying to find ways to break them apart.
This causes friction between Kimberly and Emily, as Kimberly doesn't really
feel that Emily is her friend when they didn't stay in contact the entire
time Emily went off to college. The stress from this situation ends up
causing friction between Brisbane and Kimberly, but so far they have managed
to weather through the rough spots.
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