By Matt on February 4th, 2011
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I wish I could take the credit for this comic. however it was friend and co-worker Chad Udell who approached me with the idea and I just drew it up. I figured you guys might get a kick out of it. In truth, I am an Apple fanboy. I love my iPhone and I find that I am using it for tons of crazy stuff that just a few years ago seemed like fodder for science fiction.
And so, this comic comes with tongue firmly planted in cheek. Is Apple overreaching themselves in the marketplace? Are their increasingly stringent rules for content distribution causing a backlash? Sure. Will it effect a change in the marketplace? Will Android unseat the emperor? I think that if it’s going to happen, it’s going to happen this year.
By Matt on December 29th, 2010
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I’ve been doing some fun little “gag images” for the Float Learning site for a while now and it has been a fun opportunity for me to play around with some different techniques and really stretch my creative muscles a bit outside of the constraints of Robot Beach. (i.e. I get to draw humans) Most recently, I got an opportunity to put together a nice three panel strip for the site. Check it out!
Also, Christopher Toumanian, inspired by the hilarious Garfield Minus Garfield strips, decided to re-imaging Robot Beach as if Larry and Carl never talked. He calls it “Robot Beach Minus Talking Animals” and it totally made me laugh!
If you find more strips that you think would lend itself to this theme, feel free to play with them and send them in. I’ll be sure to get them posted.
By Matt on December 14th, 2010
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Lenwood Brown (Who I believe is himself, a firefighter) has taken things up a notch or two by putting together this awesome strip! I love the idea of Robot with a metal fire suit!
By Matt on December 7th, 2010
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I recently stumbled across a collection of Bill Watterson’s work from his college days. Back then, Calvin was only a twinkle in Watterson’s eye, but these comics give us a rare glimpse at the seeds of what would become perhaps the greatest comic strip of all time.
Be sure to check out more of this rare and extensive collection from Bill Watterson’s early days right here.
By Matt on December 2nd, 2010
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A rather poopy day got turned around really quick when I found this lovely piece of art in my inbox this morning!
Lawrence Roufail is a comic artist who has just started his own strip inspired by true events from the 1970′s. Go check it out today!
