http://cbgxtra.com/new-from-cbg/cbg-fan-awards-2012-nominate-your-favorites-of-2011
Go vote! (and remember that Arteest (http://arteestcomics.com/) can be nominated…just saying…
Just go and vote! Support your favorite comics and creators!
One of my favorite people in comics that I have yet to meet is Lora Innes. Her webcomic The Dreamer is part-love story, part-history lesson, and all fun. Not long ago, I spent an afternoon just reading it from start to finish…and I’m thinking about getting it in print for my bookshelf. Maybe you should, too, but I encourage you to check out The Dreamer at http://thedreamercomic.com/
Here’s the synopsis:
“Beatrice “Bea” Whaley seems to have it all; the seventeen year old high school senior is beautiful, wealthy and the star performer of the drama club. And with her uncle’s connections to Broadway theater, the future looks bright ahead of her. Little does she know that her future might actually be brighter behind her…
Bea begins having vivid dreams about a brave and handsome soldier named Alan Warren–a member of an elite group known as Knowlton’s Rangers that served during the Revolutionary War. Prone to keeping her head in the clouds, Bea welcomes her nightly adventures in 1776; filled with danger and romance they give her much to muse about the next day. But it is not long before Beatrice questions whether her dreams are simply dreams or something more. Each night they pick up exactly where the last one ended. And the senses–the smell of musket shots and cannons, the screams of soldiers in agony, and that kiss–are all far more real than any dream she can remember.”
So, check it out. With new updates every Wednesday and Friday, I think you’ll become a fan as I have.
On days we don’t post a new strip for Arteest (in other words, any day but MWF), one of the things I’ve considered is shining a spotlight on other webcomic that Robin and I know, find, think are cool, whatever. Sound good? Not sure which day is make be or what we may do on the other days, but we’ll see. Finding something cool and passing it along for others to experience is always good.
The first one is an obvious for me since it’s done by friends of mine and I’m the editor. The strip is called Clay’s Way and is the creation of Robert W. Hickey, a longtime friend of mine (and my co-publisher in SkyStorm Studio), in collaboration Jackie Hernandez, artist on the Confectionaries and Ringtail Cafe.
Clay’s Way highlights the adventures of Clay (much like Bob’s own son Clay…hmmmm) an imaginative boy with ADHD and his best friend, a Panda stuffie named Pan…and of course, the whole family is involved!
So, go check it out. http://claysway.com
Oh yeah, I also wrote a six-parter so give that a look: http://www.claysway.com/2011/07/12/salad-wars-part-1-of-6/
How do you feel about Arteest so far? I’ve gotten a couple of comments and there are a lot of views of the strip, but Robin and I would really would like to hear back from you, good or bad.
Let us know what you think!
Well, you now have a glimpse of what’s to come with Dexter. Stay tuned and hang on for the ride!



