Michael McKay-Fleming is the cartoonist who creates Alice. Alice is a serial strip that follows the life of a young teenage girl named Alice. Alice is a creative and free spirit, and can be impulsive at times. Being an only child, Alice has developed an overactive imagination, often drawing her into completely imaginary realms, far removed from reality. Her flights of fancy stem from her reaction to her mother dying while she was at a young age, and she uses these fantasies as a way of escaping from a reality she thinks is boring. Often, she takes her erstwhile companion, Dot, along with her on her epic adventures, whether Dot wants to come or not. Dot tends to be grounded into reality, and she almost has to be, as Alice is constantly dreaming up new adventures and ideas, and can be hard to keep up with. Dot had to grow up with a number of older brothers, so she developed the ability to think quickly in stressful situations as well as to be able to defend herself. Dot sticks up for Alice when she has troubles, as two have grown up together as the best of friends. Dot just wishes that Alice would take some things more seriously, as Alice seemingly always has her head in the clouds, and chasing that next dream. Recently Alice has also had to deal with her father becoming romantically involved with someone new, a woman named Joan. She dislikes the idea of Joan coming to replace her mother, and thus Alice harbors an intense dislike for her. If given enough time, she could deal with the new change, and the idea of her father trying to seek his own happiness, but she finds it hard to deal with. Joan on the other hand, desperately wants Alice to like her, and seeks approval from Alice that she may never receive.

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Tiffany Ross is the cartoonist who creates Alien Dice. Alien Dice is a serial strip that follows the life of a Rishan named Shira Lexx. Rishan’s are a genetically engineered race that was created from the human race. Hundreds of years ago, aliens came to Earth and captured numerous women, in order to harvest their offspring. They chose Earth to be their target due to its relative obscureness in the Galactic Order. The Rishans were developed for slavery, but after people found out where they came from, they were freed. This was not the end of the exploitation of the Rishan race. Most orphaned Rishans were taken by the ADC, the Alien Dice Corporation, and trained in numerous training academies in order to become “productive members of society”, when in reality, they were screening them to see which ones would be best suited for their game. Alien Dice was originally a game that rich people played by using special dice to augment animals and have them fight one another. This, over time, became boring, as animals only had so much intelligence and unpredictability. It was only a matter of time before they started using sentient beings in their game. Lexx is one of those people, and has become one of the best players in the game. The ADC makes a lot of money through the exploitation of the players, and through contracts that the players signed as children; they are not allowed to reveal anything until they are able to fight through three sets of collecting dice. Lexx is on his third set now, and everything was going smooth for him, until he ended up having to take a human girl named Chel with him on his last set. Now everything that defined Lexx’s world is changing. Lexx finds himself torn between living the life that he so desperately wants to have, and finishing the game so he will be alive or not a slave, in order to enjoy it.

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Mark Shallow is the cartoonist who creates Antihero For Hire. Antihero For Hire is a serial strip that is set in the year 2144 and follows the life of a vigilante named Dechs Rashart. Dechs lives in the southern city of Triumph, just outside of the now totalitarian Canadian government's jurisdiction. The advancements in technology created a unique problem for Triumph City, with the advent of power suits, causing a new breed of criminal: the super villain. Triumph's answer was instituting freelance security contractors called superheroes to help supplement the beleaguered police forces by exclusively handling the super villain threat. Dechs is a card-carrying member of the superhero's guild, and is codenamed: Shadehawk. Dechs spends the majority of his time patrolling the city and fighting various criminals as a way of repressing his guilt over the deaths of his loved ones. Dechs has former ties with the Tera Corporation and when he appropriated one of their prized objects, they chose to have him liquidated, but botched the job and killed his loved ones plus an unlucky bystander. Thinking they had dispatched the problem, Tera Corp moved on to new plans and new developments, but Dechs refined his skills in order to extract his revenge upon those who wronged him. Dechs works with a skilled hacker nicknamed Wrench (Laria Moondale) who is his coordinator and outfitter of her own unique inventions that are customized for his fighting style. Dechs's past is now starting to catch up with him, as a mysterious stranger is starting to test his skills for an unknown reason, and with executives at Tera Corp learning about his continued existence.

Tariq De Vore is the cartoonist who creates Ban the Basics. Ban the Basics is a serial strip about a class of gifted sixth-grade students. All of the students in Ms. Walker’s class are extremely bright, and because of such, has a rich blend of varying interests and unique needs. Of course, with gifted students, you have to continue to challenge them; otherwise they will end up getting bored, and finding their own ways to amuse themselves. This is why Ms. Walker’s class always has projects to do, and considers their needs at all times, but their definition of classroom projects, is far above what would be a normal sixth-grade classroom project. She has such students to consider as: Leene, an avid web page designer, who even runs her own computer maintenance business for the neighborhood; Deetzer, a young computer programmer who programs in text editors or in Dos and views those people who program in code editors to be newbies, when he is in the sixth grade!; Freda, an avid robot enthusiast, who loves to create new an exciting machines, and believes in robot rights and the idea of cybernetic implants; Paskal, Deetzer’s co-conspirator and fellow programmer, who’s addicted to using his PDA; Walter, who enjoys playing around with new gadgets, and seeks out new ways to enhance the new things his fellow classmates make, even without knowing how they work!; and Lynne, a shy introverted girl, with a massive IQ, who enjoys doing data analysis and number crunching for fun. These students are just the tip of the iceberg for Ms. Walker’s class, and with such intelligent students under her care, she worries that she can meet their expectations as a teacher. At least she passed their background inspection and received the class consensus to just be their teacher!

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Rob Hamm, Cat Glewwe, and Shannon Henry are the cartoonists who create Blue Crash Kit. Blue Crash Kit is an anthropomorphic (animals that are attributed human-like qualities), serial strip that follows the lives of a superhero trio. Blue, a panther/timber wolf hybrid, is impulsive and hardheaded, but this is probably due to his particular super powers. Blue goes by the superhero name Talon and has superhuman strength, agility, stamina, regenerative powers, toughened skin, and enhanced senses. Blue is the leader of the trio and often the first into battle, but a lot of the decisions are decided as a group. He lives in a house with his two mates, Crash and Kit. Crash, a tiger/Scottish wildcat/cheetah/? hybrid, who ends up being the voice of reason for the group, and sometimes has to act as a sort of mother for Blue and Kit. Crash is a psychic superhero by the name of Firecat, who can use her telekinetic powers to manipulate objects with her mind, fly, and use her pyrokinetic powers to create fire and bend it to her will. Crash spends a lot of her time working with computers and trying to write, but usually ends up getting dragged into Blue and Kit's random antics. Kit, a artic fox, is the youngest member of the trio, and acts as such, but behind her childlike antics is a great analytical mind that is constantly working. Kit goes by a wide variety of names, and constantly changes her superhero identity so often that the media finally gave up trying to keep up with her and dubbed her Enigma. Her powers are mystically based and allow her to change into any animal that she has observed in person. She enhances her abilities with martial arts and her uncle ha started training her with further developing her mystical powers. Kit throws herself headlong into life and enjoys everything to it's fullest, and if she could focus for long enough, she could become the strongest member of the team.

Christopher Baldwin is the cartoonist who creates Bruno Baldwin. Bruno Baldwin is a serial strip that follows the life of a young woman named Bruno. Bruno is intelligent, perceptive, and enjoys philosophizing about life and its various meanings. She spends a lot of her time agonizing over her life and her decisions. Unfortunately, this slightly distances herself from her friends, but also brings them closer to her, as they want to try and help her out. This kind of relationship can be chafing, and Bruno’s insecurities about her happiness can make it harder for her to have a lasting relationship. Fortunately, she does have days where she feels better, and can be very sociable. This suggests that she suffers from depression, but doesn’t prefer to medicate herself, but to battle it on her own terms. This strategy might have failed long ago, if it wasn’t for her network of close friends. Such as her former lover Stanley, a reclusive writer whom she looks up to, as he helped inspire her to finally finish the book she was agonizing over writing. She finds solace in him and sometimes feels the need to seek him out, but realizes that due to her nature of hurting herself emotionally, ends up reflecting onto him as he knows he can’t do anything for her. So Bruno drifts from place to place, sometimes crashing at her friend’s place, and at other times at a complete stranger’s while she searches for that ever elusive thing that she feels she is lacking.

Ian McDonald is the cartoonist who creates Bruno the Bandit. Bruno the Bandit is a serial strip that follows the life of a bandit named Bruno Bunklyutz and his pet micro-dragon, Fiona. Bruno lives with his mother, Eunyce: Warrior Hottie, father, Ambrose, and his "bedridden" uncle (who's uncle, they don't even know), Lucius, in Suna, the capital city of Rothland. Bruno is a typical rouge in that he is constantly dreaming up new ways to get rich, but they never seem to go as planned. This is probably due to Fiona's sense of morality that tends to clash with Bruno's lack of scruples. If Bruno could, he'd happily sell his parents for pocket change, if he could make money on the deal. That's not to say that Bruno doesn't have his good qualities, but they tend to get overshadowed by his greed and lust for women. Typically he gets tricked into doing the right thing, and out of what he feels is his long-desired reward. He can be impulsive at times, but some of his plans are quite daring, if only he could successfully pull them off.

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Andy Weir is the cartoonist who creates Casey and Andy. Casey and Andy is a serial strip that follows the lives of four roommates, Casey Grimm, Mary MacTavish, Satan, and Andy Weir. Casey is a genius of an inventor who leads a double life as the evil Professor X who frequently tries to take over the world with his various devices. If it wasn't for Andy's interference or blunders, he would be successful in his efforts, but he has been able to retain control of France. From his birth, Andy was destined for doing such great evil acts and supernaturally blessed, that Satan herself (as Satan can take on many forms and was once sexless as an arch-angel) took notice. Due to Andy's constant dabbling into blasphemous secrets of the occult, he has become very insane, and prone to erratic behavior. Like Casey, he also dabbles in mad science, which was what brought them together as friends, but also causes friction between the two of them. In addition, Casey's girlfriend and roommate, Mary, is another source of friction, as Andy has an irrational hatred for her that has become mutual. Mary strives for a normal, pun-free household, but finds it difficult when Casey and Andy are constantly fighting amongst themselves, going on wacky adventures, creating destructive gadgets, or when she tries to talk "girl talk" with Satan. Satan is the biblical figure, who was cast out of heaven by God, and rules the underworld. Having watched Andy from birth, Satan grew to love Andy for all of his sinful deeds and lack of remorse, but is still Satan, and can be a handful at times. Rounding out the house is Cujo, Andy's cat, who has a complete disregard for everyone and everything, but still shows his affection, in his own way.

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Jennifer Boeke is the cartoonist who creates Catharsis. Catharsis is an anthropomorphic (animals that are attributed human-like qualities), serial strip that follows the life of a woman named Gwenivere Ivy Dahlgren and her strange collection of roommates. Gwen was originally in a relationship with a guy for whom she moved away from the big city, to a quiet suburban town. Not long after she moved, she ends up being dumped by the very same person who she moved to be with. This didn’t really leave her alone, as she always was with her stalwart companion, a Labrador-sized dragon named Rremly. Rremly was the runt of a clutch of dragons that was hatched over 400 years ago, and not long after he hatched, he was sent off to live in a castle, as it was the custom at the time. Rremly wasn’t so much used for his dragon prowess as he was more used as a playmate for the princess. Rremly grew up with the princess, and developed his loyal and carefree personality, which he maintains to this day. He continues to act silly and impulsively for the amusement of Gwen, as she is easily in touch with her inner child and can romp with Rremly whenever real life doesn’t intrude on their time together. On a whim, Rremly “adopted” a squirrel named Baxter, who continually puts up a sour front, in spite of which has come to care for his newfound friends, even if he doesn’t show it often. Of course Baxter has to be careful of random biting attacks from three sentient balls of dust named Romulus, Remus, and Bitey, or from stealthy ninja attacks from the newly acquired kitten named Aya.

Tony Esteves is the cartoonist who creates Cigarro & Cerveja. Cigarro & Cerveja is an anthropomorphic (animals that are attributed human-like qualities), gag-a-day strip that follows the lives of a cigarette-smoking snowshoe hare named Cigarro and a beer-drinking Canada goose named Cerveja. Cigarro & Cerveja deal with topics ranging from relationships, to current events, to even giving up smoking. At times, Cigarro and Cerveja have to deal with a super-intelligent monkey named Dr. Inteligencia. Dr. Inteligencia believes that he is the most advanced life form on Earth and therefore should be its ruler. This comes through in the way he treats everyone as an inferior, and ends up with him either being beaten up or yelled at.

Doug and Stacey Hills are the cartoonists who create Chibi Cheerleaders from Outer Space. Chibi Cheerleaders from Outer Space is a serial strip that follows the lives of five college friends and their experience with The Chibi Cheerleaders from Outer Space . Preston is a Computer Science major that spends most of his time fixing meal cards for Dale (he needs his protein!) and downloading a ton of anime from the Internet. This time, however, he has found some anime that is out of this world. Literally! Unfortunately, he didn't know that the real Chibi Cheerleaders from Outer Space would put subliminal messages into their theme song of the anime. TruesDale (otherwise known as Dale), a marketing major who is also a wrestler, follows strictly to his coach's diet, as he needs to meet weigh-in requirements. He tends to get excitable at the thought of not being able to play sports, so he tends to be a little “over enthusiastic” with his coercing of Preston. Baker, an Economics major, tends to go with the flow in regards to the group, but when he gets drawn in by the subliminal messages as well, he takes charge of the group and leads them on the quest to help the Chibi Cheerleaders from Outer Space. Girard, a Philosophy and Math major, is more of the brooding sort, usually avoiding cute happy things like the plague, but also gets sucked into the subliminal messages of the anime. Brady, a Computer Science major, is the voice of reason in the group, and is also the most level-headed. She ends up excusing herself to the restroom to avoid watching the anime, and thus is spared from its effects. She can't understand why the guys like the anime so much, and will have to eventually face the fact that they are under the thrall of The Chibi Cheerleaders From Outer Space, who want to rule the world!

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Lee Adam Harold is the cartoonist who creates Chopping Block. Chopping Block is a gag-a-day strip that follows the life and thoughts of a serial killer named Butch. Chopping Block hops around from time to time to look at various points of Butch’s life, allowing the reader to understand that Butch was never an innocent little child, and that he just naturally was evil. Wearing his traditional hockey mask, Butch finds humor in the dark aspect of human nature. Chopping Block is for mature readers, since it's dark-humored aspect and depictions of blood and gore might offend some people.

Jamie Robertson is the cartoonist who creates Clan of the Cats. Clan of the Cats is a serial strip that follows the life of a witch named Chelsea Urania Kate Chattan. Chelsea has always been a little bit uncomfortable about being different from her friends, but was able to take such things in stride. It was difficult for her to deal with the fact that she had another side to herself, her were-panther form. Chelsea comes from a long line of witches and lycanthropes from her mother’s side. Only female members of her family carry the trait and curse (such like her sister), but sometimes it skips generations. She is a natural lycanthrope, so for the most part, she can manage her bestial side, but sometimes that can be very difficult. Fortunately, she has her family and longtime friend and romantic interest, Alexander Jubal McRae. Jubal (as he prefers to be called) works at a local radio station as a DJ, and has been in love with Chelsea for a long time. He understood that she had some reluctance to date him, and with some of the unusual happenings that seem to surround her and her family, he can understand why. It takes a lot of phase Jubal, so when he finds out that Chelsea is a were-panther and a witch, it doesn’t matter to him, as all he can see if the woman who he loves. Chelsea finds that strange events start to occur more and more frequently to her, as she unravels more information about the curse and her ultimate destiny.

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Maritza Campos-Rebolledo is the cartoonist who creates College Roomies From Hell. College Roomies From Hell is a serial strip that follows the lives of six friends who all go to the same college together. Michael Redford Green, Roger Pepitone, and Dave Jones met during freshman orientation and due to a room shortage they ended up rooming together in the same apartment. Mike is the dominant roommate, a trait he inherited from his parents, as he is the son of two wealthy and neurotic entrepreneurs. He dislikes people in general, and usually takes joy in making others lives miserable, much to the dismay of Roger and Dave. Roger, a were-coyote, is the most laid back of the three roommates, and enjoys going off in fits of nonsense (or perhaps rants that only make sense to himself and his twin sister). Dave is the kind of guy who feels that he can’t succeed in life, that his luck in general is horrible, and that the world is out to get him (something that he feels is reinforced over and over again). A similar room situation took place for Marsha Hart, Margaret B. Browning, and April Sommers, the other three friends, and they ended up in the same apartment building as Mike, Roger, and Dave. Marsha has learned to get by based on her good looks (if she uses them too often, she ends up attracting wildlife like a modern day Snow White), but has a savage temper if she feels that the object of her affections is potentially cheating on her, and does not hesitate to use near-lethal force to express her displeasure. Margaret has grown up with misfortune, having found that the Devil wants to make her his bride for the end times, she has developed her fighting prowess to a keen edge. She tends to be melancholy at times, since she feels that she cannot escape her fate, so she throws everything she has behind the single desire to live, by any means necessary. April from a family of circus entertainers, and she was brought up with high moral standards which sometimes rub her roommates the wrong way. She was the most naïve member of the group, but soon comes to see the world in a bitter light due to her experiences in college, feeling that good girls finish last, and changes her viewpoint appropriately.

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Tim Buckley is the cartoonist who creates Ctrl+Alt+Del. Ctrl+Alt+Del is a serial strip that follows the lives of three (technically four) roommates: Ethan, Lucas, and Scott (with his pet penguin, Ted). Like most struggling artists, Ethan has to work a full-time job to pay the bills, unfortunately, he spends most (if not all) of his paycheck at the video game store where he works. This is due to the fact that Ethan has very little self-control, is incredibly impulsive, and has a severe addiction to playing video games. His love for video games knows no bounds, so much so that he created a holiday for gamers called Winter-een-mas, where he proclaimed himself king. Ethan's antics and wild flights of fancy usually has to be kept in check by his best friend, Lucas, for without his help, Ethan would be jailed or worse. Lucas is very skilled with computers, and if he could calm Ethan down for a long enough period of time, they both would be a formidable pair, but for the moment, he has to subsist on his computer technician jobs, despite the fact that he hates interacting with the unwashed masses in general. Lucas has to be the realistic and grounded one in the apartment, lest chaos reign and Ethan set loose on the city in full force. Scott is an Linux programmer and aficionado. He keeps such a low profile that Ethan had no idea Scott was even living there until he saw him once in the kitchen. Scott's job and hobbies are just as mysterious as he is, as (for probably a good reason) he doesn't socialize too much with his roommates. Of the three, Scott is the most reserved, and therefore usually has a calm head when the situation escalates, but even he will go with the flow of Ethan's jaunts, all the while quietly moving his things to a safe distance.

R. Stevens is the cartoonist who creates Diesel Sweeties. Diesel Sweeties is a gag-a-day/serial strip that follows the lives of a loving couple. There is nothing very unusual about this couple, unless you think a large robot and a woman dating as "nothing unusual". They strive to keep their relationship going, despite what people might say, and really don't have many problems with the fact that Clango isn't human. Aside from the stigma against people dating and having sex with robots, Clango has other problems to deal with ranging from the jibes from Indie Rock Pete, to the rampaging tendencies of Red Robot #C-63.

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Michael Terracciano is the cartoonist who creates Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire. Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire is a serial strip that follows the life of a seer named Dominic Deegan. At an early age Dominic learned that he had the power to see the future, but he soon learned that this made him special, yet an outcast at the same time. As he grew up, Dominic uses his gift of second sight to divine futures for money. This has probably made him a little cynical; as many of his customers ask him questions they probably could have answered on their own. At times his second sight works without his prompting, showing him visions of an unaltered future (meaning that he could still change it if he wished) that might be of importance to him. It's through these visions that he becomes entangled with another lonely soul by the name of Luna Travoria. Luna was born with slight tusks, a rare human birth defect, indicating that orcs were located somewhere in the Travorian bloodline. This constant reminder of a secret shame, coupled with the fact that her mother prided herself on being the fetching beauty with lovely daughters, prompted Luna's mother to enact a terrible plot. If Luna would end up killing herself after a visit from a Royal Knight of Callan, then the Callanese government would owe Luna's mother recompense for the death of her daughter. Her plan of belittling and diminishing her daughter's self esteem almost worked, if not for the timely intervention of Dominic. Dominic not only foiled Luna's mother's plot, but also managed to save Luna's live twice in the process. Perhaps sensing a kindred spirit, or because his second sight lead him to her, Dominic allowed the now abandoned Luna, to become his apprentice and help him in his theories of magical research. Now they travel together, their lives enmeshed with one another, as they continue trying to find a place of peace and quiet, but only if Dominic's visions will allow him to do so.

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Dan Shive is the cartoonist who creates El Goonish Shive. El Goonish Shive is a serial strip that follows the lives of two best friends, Elliot and Tedd. Tedd isn’t your typical teenager, as looks are deceiving. Due to his feminine facial features, Tedd wears glasses at all times, to help better define his gender. Being an intellectual like his father, he is intensely curious with machines of all sorts. So you could imagine the types of things he could get his hands on since his father works for a branch of government that covers up paranormal events. Tedd particularly enjoys indulging his fetishes through a gun that can change a person’s very gender or even species. Elliot, being an athletic, outgoing kind of guy, looks after Tedd as well as has become best friends. Compared to Tedd, Elliot is an ordinary guy. If the ordinary guy took anime martial arts classes, and had strange battle aura driven fighting powers. Elliot is used to strange things happening around Tedd, as is his girlfriend Sarah. Sarah is a strong-willed individual who enjoys action movies, art, and spending time with Elliot. She tends to avoid confrontations, even though Elliot seems to look for them. They have become good friends with Tedd’s new houstguest, named Shade Tail, or preferably Grace. Grace used to be a lab experiment that was run by a secret group trying to make super soldiers. The idea was to be able to make people able to shape-shift into hybridized animal/human forms to increase battle prowess. Once one experiment decimated the lab, Grace ran off on her own, and eventually to Tedd’s father. Now hiding out from her fellow experiments, she has time to learn about the world around her and focus her affections on Tedd, much to his enjoyment.

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Robert & Margaret Carspecken are the cartoonists who create Faux Pas. Faux Pas is an anthropomorphic (animals that are attributed human-like qualities), serial strip that follows the life of a farm fox named Randy. Randy lives on a farmstead called Green Mountain Studio Animals, that trains and breeds animals for use in movies, advertisements, models, and other related gigs. After Old Man Hannover sold the place, the new owners, and the eventual horde of cats that followed (including the two cats that they actually owned), Randy has had to oversee the bookings for the jobs for all of the animals. Helping him manage the bookings and maintenance of the animals is his long-time friend, a hen named Myrtle. Myrtle has managed to pick up the skill of writing, and can pass off letters as human ones (though, she does have a notorious case of "Chicken Scratch" handwriting.). Now Randy has to deal with problems ranging from a horde of cats who like to torment him, to his new owners inability to manage the company, to jobs that tax him to no end. Fortunately, some relief in his life is the new female fox that he has met named Cindy.

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Matt Trepal is the cartoonist who creates Fight Cast Or Evade. Fight Cast Or Evade is an anthropomorphic (animals that are attributed human-like qualities), serial strip that follows the live and adventures of a fox named Yerzel. Yerzel was a huntsman for the king, until he was caught having a relationship with a doe! After being dismissed from his government job, Yerzel decided to go out and catch some of the “easy money” that is involved in adventuring. He managed to recruit quite an interesting ensemble of traveling companions: a ronin samurai rat named Mousashi Miyamoto; an elephant named Stillwell who’s starting out as a thief; a skunk named Portia who happens to be a pretty good mage; and boar named Dozer who used to be a soldier from a far off land. With his crew, Yerzel goes off in search of treasure, adventure, and maybe even some romance?

Mark Stanley is the cartoonist that creates Freefall. Freefall is a serial strip that follows the life of an alien named Sam who dreams of being a famous starship captain. Sam had a lot of work to do on his ship before that dream could be realized. To help him fix and later operate the ship, he had his constant companion, a robot named Helix. He hired out an engineer named Florence who is a Bowman’s Wolf. A Bowman’s Wolf is, in simple terms, an anthropomorphic (animals that are attributed human-like qualities) wolf. Sam has a lot of other problems that pop up from time to time, ranging from a hurricane that sweeps the planet, to the ship’s computer wanting to kill him.

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K. Sandra Fuhr is the cartoonist who creates Friendly Hostility. Friendly Hostility is a serial strip that follows the lives of two lovers, Kailen Maharassa and Collin Sri'vastra. Kailen, or Fox as he prefers to be called, grew up with Collin, and their friendship blossomed into something more over the years. Fox prefers to think of himself as bisexual, while Collin doesn't see himself with anyone else other than Fox, simply because he feels that he couldn't find someone who could understand him better than Fox can. Fox is easy-going and takes things as they come, as this is probably due to the diverse nature of his family. Collin (or Boss as Fox affectionately calls him) comes from a strict religious family, who prides itself on pomp and appearance, which has become all of the things that he hates. Collin plots and schemes fox ways to take over the world, as his goal is to become the dictator of the world, where he could fix all of the problems that he sees all around him. To help Collin in his endeavors, his former slave, Bootsie (whom he named, as he didn't care about her actual name) acts as his assistant in exchange for territory to control when Collin finally does take over the world. Bootsie also has ulterior motives for helping Collin, as she has been sort of an outcast at school, and really just desired to have more friends in her life, in addition to forming a crush on Collin. While her initial period of time as Collin's slave gave her a rather large workload (as Fox can be rather messy at times), Bootsie was fortunate enough to win the services of a demon that decided to reside in Collin and Fox's refrigerator, and now the assistant has an assistant. For Fox, this is just another normal day in his life, as he grew up with an uncle who works for the satanic church, and a genius inventor for a father, whose inventions often are very hazardous to be around.

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Jerzy Drozd is the cartoonist who creates The Front. The Front is a weekly serial strip that follows the life of a not-so-typical high school student named Thirston (Thirsty) Doyle. Thirsty is a loyal, good-natured kind of guy, who enjoys making wisecracks and snide remarks about things. Adopted by Rex Doyle at the tender age of four, Thirsty never knew his real parents, so this probably explains why he subconsciously tries to be the center of attention, yet remain unattached to the situation. Like most teens, he enjoys comic books, goofing off, “Tricky-bots”, and spends his time surfing through High School life. What makes Thirsty special is that he has a strange ability to absorb almost any kind of energy. He doesn't know the full extent of his powers, being skittish to experiment with potentially lethal energies. A side-effect of his power, he doesn't produce melanin, so Thirsty has shock white skin. Fortunately, Thirsty doesn't have to feel too freakish about his special ability, his two friends; Gibson Marcus VanBuren and Knox Samuel Centerdrive also have their share of strange abilities. Gibson, a happy-go-lucky kind of guy, has the ability to change almost any substance to any elemental metal for a short amount of time. Unfortunately, Gibson isn't bright enough to utilize all of the possibilities of such a power, let alone its side effect: The ability to see the molecular structure of non-living materials. So Gibson uses his power to help out his friends, but usually at inopportune times, or screws up when he uses it. Fortunately, Thirsty and Knox have been friends with Gibson for a long time, so they either overlook Gibson's shortcomings, or avoid him for a while. Knox, Thirsty's foil and laid-back compatriot, has the ability to withstand kinetic energy. While he can be hurt by friction or other forces, this power makes him almost invulnerable to physical attacks. Knox prefers to observe the situation and not be confrontational about things, which is probably why his girlfriend, Nina, literally hangs on him all the time. Unbeknownst to the boys, they are about to be dragged into a conflict that will overshadow everything else in their life, and change their lives forever.

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Ryan Smith is the cartoonist who creates Funny Farm. Funny Farm is an anthropomorphic (animals that are attributed human-like qualities), daily serial strip that follows the lives of six people who live in a small boarding house. Ront (a dog) and Mewn (a cat) are the co-owners of the boarding house. They have to deal with the eccentric lifestyles of their boarders and roommates. In addition to dealing with the boarders, they have to deal with all sorts of problems ranging from dealing with a shadowy corporation, to a sentient PC that takes over Finland and renames it Siliconoplis.

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Jeffrey T. Darlington is the cartoonist who creates General Protection Fault. General Protection Fault is a serial strip that focuses on the employees of GPF Software. Dwayne Duncan is the owner and lead software engineer of GPF Software, but spends the majority of his time charting out the progress for his company, rather than coding software. Dwayne is warm and open man, who is very trusting of his employees, so much so that he can be taken advantage of (and has been) from time to time. Jason (or Fooker as he prefers to be called) is the co-system administrator, who is a programming guru, but seems like he lacks much in interpersonal skills and basic hygiene habits. In addition to his duties for GPF software, Jason used to moonlight as a secret agent for a covert US agency called the UGA (Undisclosed Government Agency), and had become a top agent before his cover was blown and had to lie low for a while. After growing tired of his double-life, Jason switched places with his twin-brother (who was supposed to be the one to become a secret agent in the first place), and re-inserted himself back into society. Ki is a software programmer as well as the head of the DBA for the company. Ki is a self-proclaimed geek, who acts like one of the guys, fitting in well with the rest of her co-workers. While she maintains a tough-independent woman in public, she still maintains her connection to her feminine side, which makes her a bit of a romantic. Nick is a software programmer who has a talent for creating innovative devices due to his "inventor's gene," but sometimes doesn't test them through for safety. Nick is usually shy around women and people he doesn't know, due to his fascination with all things "geeky", and often tries to view the good in people and takes them at their word. Sharon is the other co-administrator, and is every bit the counterpart to Fooker. She is an expert programmer and computer geek, who is being sought after by a cult of computer programmers who believe she is going to be the one to bring balance to the world.

Jonathan Rosenberg is the cartoonist that creates Goats. Goats is a serial strip that follows the life of a computer geek named Jon. Jon usually has a cynical view on life, but has changed toward the better when he hooked up again with his former girlfriend, Megan. Aside from Megan, Jon's constant companion through all the absurdities and strangeness that surround his life is his friend Philip. Jon's other friends are as follows: Toothgnip, a goat descended from the gods; Diablo, a satanic chicken from hell; and Neil & Bob, two aliens who happen to get addicted to beer and decide to stay on earth. Jon has to deal with many different problems in his life ranging from a plague of zombies, to an evil version of himself, to even a sentient blob of cheese that eats people.

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Brad J. Guigar is the cartoonist who creates Greystone Inn. Greystone Inn is a serial comic strip that follows the life of Argus, a gargoyle. Argus is the star for a fictional comic strip called Greystone Inn. He reports for work every day, and with the help of a production team, he shoots strip after strip. The production staff of Creative Contracts Studios (the syndicate who releases Greystone Inn) is as follows: MacKenzie "Mac" Miller, the producer; Samantha "Sammy" Bruce, the public relations director; Keagan Newborne, the head comedy writer; Lawrence Price, the editor; and The Narrator, who is the narrator, a mysterious person who we never get to see. Argus and the staff of Creative Contracts Studios do have their share of problems to face, from ghosts, to relationships, to even visits from family.

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Christopher B. Wright is the cartoonist who creates Help Desk. Help Desk is a weekday serial strip that follows the life of a help desk technician named Alex. Alex works for a software giant named Ubersoft, and is the best help desk operator that the company has. Ubersoft is run by a demon who was known as the Dark Lord of Ubersoft, but after a lawsuit by the Department of Justice for unholy business practices, he changed his name to Mr. Bunny, the Hoppy Computer Guy. Ubersoft’s policy for their help desk is to give the customers as little help as possible and to get them to purchase more Ubersoft software. Alex has to deal with many problems ranging from a sickingly sweet "artificially" intelligent paper clip, to fighting off his conscience, to battling the constant horde of customer calls.

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Ali Graham is the cartoonist who creates HOUSD. HOUSD is a serial strip that follows the lives of the actors who star in the online comic, HOUSD. Craig lives in one house together with Neil, Jess (or at least she is over enough to seem like she is), and an anthropomorphic (animals that are attributed human-like qualities) penguin named Cubert. Craig is the main focus of the comic, and without him, the cartoonist, Ali (the cartoon version), wouldn't be able to create the comic effectively (beyond his normal drunken ramblings). Craig spends a lot of his time playing video games or getting into different problems, which usually end up with him getting hurt. Craig can be awkward at times, not usually using common sense when finding something to do, due to his impulsive nature. Craig and Neil end up often playing pranks on one another. Neil can be very accident-prone and often finds himself being taken advantage of because of his naiveté. Neil can often with simple reasoning skills, but claims to possess many deadly fighting arts, but doesn't yet get to display them. Jess often has to be the bastion of sanity in the household as she feels like she is the only levelheaded one in the house. Jess doesn't actually stop any of the things that Craig or Neil does, but just enjoys the events as they unfold. Jess does have a quick temper, especially where her sister is concerned. Jess often has to beat Craig and Neil due to the various things they say or do, but is quite used to it, since she went to high school together with them (and they haven't changed much). Cubert is a very intelligent penguin that can talk, and often gets the guys into trouble with his sarcastic comments and weird plans. Cubert, like everyone else, is in for himself, and often does things at their expense.

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David Morgan-Mar is the cartoonist who creates Irregular Webcomic. Irregular Webcomic is a serial strip that features a medium of Lego pieces to convey the story, and focuses on several different themed storylines. Cliffhangers follows the life of Dr. Montana “Monty” Jones in the 1930’s, and his run-ins with the Nazi army as he tries to keep them from plundering the world’s archeological treasures. Death follows the dealings of the deaths assigned to collecting souls that died in various ways, and their troubles involved in the collection. Espionage follows the life of British secret agent 0x0A, James Stud, as he tries to save the world from evil masterminds bent on conquering the world. Fantasy follows the lives of a adventuring group and their explorations and interactions with the Game Master. Harry Potter is based on the works of J.K. Rowling and follows the lives of students at Hogwart’s Academy. Imperial Rome is set in the Roman era, and follows the lives of a senator, Marcus, and an aspiring senator named Julius. Martians follows the lives of three Martians who try to take over the world, but have to deal with inept plans and The Men In Black. Mythbusters follows the lives of the cast of the television show, Mythbusters, as they try to find out the truth about various urban myths. Nigerian Finance Minister follows the cast of the finance ministry of Nigeria and their various plans to try and raise money for various purposes. Pirates follows the life of Captain Long Tom Short and his crew of dastardly pirates. Shakespeare follows the life of Will(iam) Shakespeare if he was born in the modern era and the influences it has on his writing. Space follows the lives of a crew of explorers and their adventures in space and cyberspace. Star Wars follows the lives of the casts of all of the Star Wars movies that were created by George Lucas and their adventures and insights about their experiences in the Star Wars universe. Steve and Terry follows the lives of the crocodile hunter, Steve Erwin and his exploration of the natural and supernatural world. Finally, Supers follows the lives of The League of Good Guys, starring: Captain Spatula, Dino Boy, Refractive Man, and the Worm Master. They fight against the Axis of Antagonists, which is comprised of: The Hippo, The Sea Dog, Aqualich, and The Bug.