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Although Zara is the titular character, the mercenary Killerkind (a good fighter with some character flaws) is the one who steals the show here. Not to mention likable art (reminiscent of older Euro-comics, maybe?) and a straightforward writing style. The comic is set up as a fantasy but ends up being a quirky series of mini-adventures with a twist of farce and dark humor.
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Abby Sanders, Lawyer to the Supernatural. That's what she is; No problem too small, too strange, too freaky, too spooky! If you're a spook and you're in trouble, no matter the charges, Abby will get you off. No Win, no fee! Or is that only for compensation claims...? I forget. It doesn't matter, Abby is the best lawyer in town, all the ghouls and assorted fire demons agree.
This stylish black and white comic strip is written and illustrated by our very own and much loved Skoolmunkee. Read Abby Sanders Lawyer to the Supernatural, Rated E!
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Bardo, Shiyu, and Dwyer- Old-young scamps with some complex technology and one bad haircut. On Devil's night, the boys are scrambling around a strange landscape of multi-era ruins, mischieviously enganging in a sort of large-scale reverse vandalism. This one is fantastically unique, confident, and hard to describe at the same time. Engaging art with some impressive ruin-scapes and a story that hooks you with its puzzles. The Assemblers only recently started updating again, so it's getting featured before any more chances are lost!
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A wanted assassin, on the run. He failed to eliminate his target and now his target wants HIM dead... The Milky Way galaxy is a big place, but it's still pretty hard to hide when someone's after you. This as an exciting, addictive one panel black and white Sci-Fi drama by smbhax, also known as Ben Chamberlain. His main site with his animations for the comic is here: http://smbhax.com Supermassive Black Hole A Star is rated E and it updates every day from Monday to Friday, often multiple times a day!
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Light Apprentice Nate is for those who like their fantasy fast and funny. Nate is an energetic blue-haired kid who is determined to have adventures, even if that means angering an artistically talented orc and having fights in the town square. Lots of action and lovely colors, many little jokes, and mostly just fun to read!
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Ted is a superhero and Brian is his trusty sidekick. Yes, Ted, really, really, really IS a superhero! Well at least He thinks he is... And Brian, bis best friend, helps him out. Ted The Terrible Superhero is a classic newspaper style funny comic strip, except better because it's actually genuinely comic! Written and illustrated by Barton Cooper, Ted The Terrible Superhero features full colour art and truly funny writing, rated E!
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Rien is a lonely young fellow, talented in swords and magic but lacking in the achievement and ambition departments. Instead of building a real life (which may be deliberate), he's befriended the village children and teaches them about what's outside their little sphere... not that he's experienced it himself. Things are about to change for him though- he's only marginally accepted by the village, and all it takes is for something to go a little wrong. A traditional fantasy setting, but focused on an individual nobody's story rather than a big political/war epic.
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Three friends since childhood, sharing the same living space... Three different guys and the silly things they get up to. Juvies is a good strong humour comic about 3 childhood friends- Scott the level headed leader, T.J the ladies man, and Roger the slacker. It's not deep, it's not complicated, it's just good funny stuff with good quality, solid colourful artwork!
Written and drawn by Jarred Cramer, AKA Juvenile_Jay
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Milestones, a comic ending, and lots of interviews!
 NOVEMBER 19, 2009 - 5:02am
kitsunesan's Will and Toyko has ended this week, at 274 pages. He says he is taking a break from comics, but let's hope he comes back soon!
The Mystery of the Golden Edge by ERasER has reached its 25th comic! Congrats!
Ashveira's The Asim Stone has reached 100 pages!
Reaching 75 pages this weekend is AGENCY by JediAnn Solo! She says that the story is barely beginning- so a good time to jump in?
Eduds tells me that Life and (Maybe) Death of Ed reached 350 strips this week! And "To celebrate it, the comic will be totally revamped in a new fully custom style. More details (but not many) at the milestone special page."
On Wednesday, cirienphoenix's Such is Life made it to 100 pages! "We're currently running 5-days-in-a-row update because I'm talking about a car accident I just had, but usually we're funny and not emo-drama kids, haha." Oh come on, car accidents can be funny and emo. :]
Guys! Maybe you didn't notice the newspost earlier this week? We've got 3 brand-spanking new Drunk Duck interviews posted for your reading pleasure! They're all pretty interesting, and I will be so very disappointed in all of you who don't read them!
The Very First Weekly Interview Newspost!
Hey guys! This week rather than spacing the interviews out (we have three!) I've decided to post them all on Sunday, give them their own newspost, and let you guys have at it. I do hope you enjoy reading these- they're fun for people to do and get people a bit of exposure! The forums don't track views/reads, so a special thank you to everyone who replies to the interviews with some comments or thoughts!
So here you guys go- you've got a week to check them out (they only take 5-10 minutes each to read!) and then hopefully we will have some new ones!
First up, we've got an interview of gullas, who does Bobby the Fetus. One of our interview alternates JustNoPoint has very kindly done this interview, because gullas's partner way back didn't do his half! >:[ It's all worked out though, because this interview is pretty awesome with some fun questions and great answers!
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3. Q: In regards to Bobby the Fetus, after studying the human anatomy for hours to no end, and practicing with sketches rivaling those of Leonardo Da Vince, you finally settled onto a style that shows the prowess of all art forms focused into the prime materials, the real deal, the focus of art, was it hard to get to this point in your art?
... not really, I'm sorry :P. But I was bored once in a math class, scribled something in my work book, liked the shape and added two dots. Then my buddy asked me "What is that?" and I proudly said "That is fetus, Bobby the Fetus" XD
About a year later, I was really bored and decided to make some comic pages and post it here on DD ^^ 
Then we've got Chernobog's interview of Evil_Hare from Jake the Evil Hare, where we learn a bit about Evil_Hare, his comic choices and inspirations, and why we should read Jake the Evil Hare:
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10. So, why is Jake so angry all the time?
Well, Jake's got a good heart, but as it is, he's kind of ornery by nature. Throw in being blamed for dozens of felonies he didn't commit, being banned from the superheo community, and his seemingly infinite ability to attract people who can't let him be, Jake's always got somebody pushing his buttons. He's also probably pretty frustrated with not knowing anything of his past beyond the last few weeks and what he's been told by Nadine.
I guess you could say Jake is a guy who genuinely wants to do the right thing, but has serious anger issues that tend to get in the way of his quest for justice. Then there's the fact that just about everyone thinks he's evil..
I'd like to say more, but it'd be a total spoiler 
Last but not least, we've got the flipside interview - Evil_Hare asking questions of Chernobog, of Arachnid Goddess! Yes, there is a little about spiders (for you spider wimps)... but mostly this interview is very revealing and downright fascinating. Just check it out for yourself:
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1. Okay, where'd the whole spider thing start out? Why spiders?
Ah ha ha... why not spiders? In a manner of speaking, it's like this. People have their favorites. The usual fantasy schlock is elves, angel/demons, vampires, bipedal cat things, and maybe some dragons. This is how modern society wants its pre-processed fantasy content; I liken it to everyone they envied with in their high school years. The inexplicably popular kids, the beautiful people, the innately charismatic, etc. Vicarious power and beauty fantasies. Maybe we can call it Meg Griffon syndrome. Heck, look at the sheer amount of celebrity worship that exists in American society. "Leave Brittney alone!"
Point being, I find those kind of things typically boring and paint by numbers. If its not a tired anime cliche, or a sparkling sissy metrosexual vampire, then its a third rate Tolkien knock off. These things were good before they were done to death! Vampires were halfway decent at one point before Anne Rice f'ed them up with gaudy but somehow socially approved necrophiliac fantasies. Give me Max Schreck in Nosferatu anyday.
Seriously, why spiders? I don't have a special way to describe it, save this. Where the average person goes into pants messing terror whenever something comes a crawlin', I become completely fascinated. I suppose there's a brain wrinkle missing for me. In a richer life, I would have gone onto higher education to become an arachnologist. I'm also a shaman, with spider as my totem. I've loved them since just past the time I learned to walk.
Anyway, spiders provide an interesting outlook about humanity, if you think about it. Take those people who say they love all animals or the kind who think the best of everyone else. Now add knee jerk revulsion and suddenly all the rules and principles we hold are so much inconvenience. Kill it, smash it, destroy it, it's scary, horrifying, and gonna get me. I've heard it all before.
Spiders are the amongst the ranks of the non-cute animals that are just trying to get through life. Despite these creatures serve a vital purpose in our world, many prefer they didn't exist. And sometimes, some of us play the role of a petty god and remove them from the equation for violating our senses.
Arachnid Goddess' main character, Ahab, is an outcast. She has no friends, her life is going nowhere, and generally, she's not pretty to look at. But at least until provoked, she's not hurting anyone and just wants to be left alone. Over the course of the story, it is shown she has many subtle qualities similar to spiders. She has a right to lead her life as she wants, but she really doesn't fit much with other people.
THURSDAY'S FEATURE --> Anyone but Virginia
 NOVEMBER 19, 2009 - 1:07am
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Anyone but Virginia is the story of a woman who copes with the ghosts of her past, the travails of the present, and the uncertainty of her future, balancing between her personal life and that of a superhero: Volcano Girl! This is a fascinating story by Josh Eiserike with really interesting semi-realistic art black and white art by Zac Crockett. This is one to follow!
Read Anyone but Virginia, rated E
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The Pools of Zara
Abby Sanders Lawyer to the Supernatural
The Assemblers
Supermassive Black Hole A Star
Light Apprentice Nate
Ted The Terrible Superhero
Emerald Winter
Juvies
