As you might know, this past Saturday was Free Comic Book Day across North America, and as such, I was fulfilling my duty as a geek to go hang out with Darth Vader and some Stormtroopers at Heroes Comics in Fresno. The place was absolutely packed, even beyond what I expected. There was hardly any parking available and the line was out the door, so I knew it was gonna be good.
The opportunity to snag a free comic book and rub elbows with Central California’s Geekiest was a treat, but second to the real reason I showed up–to meet Brock Heasley, creator of the ridiculously awesome comic, The Superfogeys. Brock is a super nice guy; he did a great sketch of two of his characters, Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, and hey, he even threw in a free bookmark for my friend Jenelle. I dropped a few dollars on some comics to support Th3rd World Studios, and I’d whole-heartedly recommend that you mosey on over to their online store and do the same if you’ve got a little money burnin’ a hole in your pocket. In addition, I got a free copy of Omega Chase from Brock, as well as an issue of The Stuff of Legend from the store. Both are presented by Th3rd World Studios, and both are definitely worth checking out.
I know about a month ago I promised to put out a list of my top ten favorite lesser-known webcomics, so I have to apologize for the fact that I haven’t yet done so. Every time I sit down to bang out a few names to put on the list, I get caught up in a new comic that I want to add. Not only that, but some of these comics aren’t what I’d even call “lesser-known,” just “new to me” (and perhaps just not as mainsteam as something like Penny Arcade or PVP). That makes me want to rework the theme of the list entirely, as I don’t want a comic that gets a lot of hits to be painted as “lesser-known.” Anyway, rest assured that I haven’t forgotten about it and that I’ll have tons of new recommendations for you to check out soon.
As a final note, George got a nice mention over at Coyote Trax’s Webcomics Critique, so I’d like to say thanks to Coyote Trax for that. Check out his blog for lots of new, quality webcomics.
