Seasonal Break and MORE Changes

Dec27
on 2012/12/27 at 12:00 am
Posted In: Blog

Upcoming Seasonal Break: January & February

Aw, dry your tears. Z&F needs to hibernate for the winter (after just TWO more comics to finish this storyline), but will RETURN on March 4th! If you recall from THIS article, I need a rest from comic-making twice a year, to both catch-up on other projects as well as refuel the engine and continue to improve my craft. I’ll be periodically posting some news and updates, checking in with you fine readers, letting you know I’m not just sitting around playing video games and scarfing down Cheetos. Believe me, I have my work cut out for me– one big looming project is a little thing I call ZORPHBERT & FRED VOLUME THREE! No doubt I’ll be sharing some cover art from that!

For more info, click HERE.

During this break, I’d like to remind you fellow comic creators (or anyone who likes to draw!) that I am accepting FANART, which will be posted on the site AND included in Z&F Volume 3! Read THIS post for more info on the special THEME I came up with for this series of fanart– “Famous Duos”! You will be properly credited, and given a plethora of mushy thank-you’s in exchange for your hard work!

 

 

Now, A New Way of Thinking for Z&F

If you have stopped by the Webcomic Alliance in the past month, you may have read my pretty popular article on Ditching the Webcomic Business Model. It’s my new proposed plan for Z&F, actually. It has some pros and cons, depending on what kind of reader you are. I’m going to warn you, I am going to be blunt about things involving the business side of Z&F, so settle in, folks.

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Call for Fanart!

Nov22
on 2012/11/22 at 12:00 am
Posted In: Blog, Fanart

Call for Fanart!

January & February is my next SEASONAL HIATUS from Zorphbert & Fred (only AFTER a really awesome Christmas story arc you guys will LOVE!), but I wanted to mention that during the hiatus I post FANART and GUEST STRIPS– anything you wanna send, I shall post! It’s a fun exercise to draw other people’s characters, and it can get your own comic some traffic, as I will of course link to your site.
Now, everyone loves a good theme to get the gears turning. So, let’s do this:

Famous Duos Mash-up

Zorphbert & Fred are based on some famous duos- Garfield & Odie, Ren & Stimpy, Laurel & Hardy! Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to draw up a pin-up of Z&F masquerading as a famous duo! That’s right– aliens, disguised as dogs, disguised as… another duo! (complicated enough?). And yes, it can be an aforementioned pair. And it can be a guest strip if you feel feisty. And guess what– all submissions will be included in Z&F Book #3!
Send ’em in before January 1st!  Just email me your file at: dawn AT zfcomics DOT com. (The contact page has a file upload option but I have just found it doesn’t work.) Here’s some other specifications:

  1. can be any dimension you like
  2. 300dpi (for printing in the book) and either grayscale or color
  3. .jpg, .psd, .eps are all acceptable.

 

 

Dawn in a Capes & Babes comic!

Just wanted to share this great comic my fellow Alliance member, con buddy, and friend CHRIS FLICK of Capes & Babes included me in. We often discuss sports (he’s a big sports fan as well, but he likes the *gag* Cowboys) and he has heard me lament enough times about the pathetic state of Cleveland sports and our almost 50-year championship drought. So, he put me in a comic. I’m OK with it ‘cuz I beat up a werewolf. :0)

Swing over and check it out!

P.S. Cleveland ROCKS!

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Mission Log: Doggone It

Nov20
morequestions
on 2012/11/20 at 12:00 am
Posted In: Blog, Mission Log

Mission Log #7532: Doggone It

I have been a pet dog impostor for long enough, I felt it time to reflect on this role, as well as the species I am trying to imitate. For the most part, it’s an easy job; we don’t have to do much to prove that we are dogs. Learning the tricks humans try to teach us is laughably easy. The more exertion we get is a daily walk. The hardest part is choking down the bland concoction they deem “dog food”.  I think the most perplexing thing is the difference in the initial impression I had of canines, compared to their treatment by humans. Dogs, for the most part, are slobbering, goofy, trusting-to-a-fault type creatures, very low on the intelligence scale considering the simple tricks they will perform repeatedly with out a second thought.  However, humans adopt these dim-witted animals as one of the family, and often treat them as they are worthy of that ranking. My studies show, that by nature, dogs are working creatures, content with mundane and simple jobs, who prefer to live in a pack. Yet this is not how humans think of them. Many times our human owners will be nurturing or affectionate or converse (at least on their end) with us as if we are their own human offspring. Other humans will go as far as dressing up their canine companion in human-like clothing and costumes, carrying a smaller breed around in a purse like a personal chafferer, or cooking up full gourmet meals for their “furry baby”. (Now that last one would be a welcome change, if you ask me) My quandary is this: is this really what a dog, as defined by nature, really needs?

Earthlings… can you explain the difference between PET and FAMILY MEMBER? I believe there is supposed to be a difference, but more often that not the definitions are blurred.

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