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All of the comics had previously been hosted on Keenspot
Keenspot
Keenspot is a webcomics portal founded in March 2000 by cartoonist Chris Crosby , Crosby's mother Teri, cartoonist Darren Bleuel , and Nathan Stone.-History:...
. The fact that several titles were leaving Keenspot simultaneously aroused some comment on web comic message boards.
The original members were Brad Guigar, Paul Southworth, Kristofer Straub, Paul Taylor, Steve Troop, and David Willis, with Greg Dean and Dave Kellett joining June 22, 2005, and Howard Tayler on October 19, 2005.
On November 1, 2007, Kris Straub, Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett left Blank Label Comics to join Straub's studio effort with Scott Kurtz, Halfpixel.com.
Founding members
- Brad GuigarBrad GuigarBrad Guigar is an American cartoonist who is best known for his daily webcomic Greystone Inn and its sequel Evil Inc. ...and his laugh-Biography:Brad Guigar was the eldest of five children and grew up in Bad Axe, Michigan...
(Greystone Inn, Evil Inc. and Courting Disaster) - Paul Southworth (Krazy Larry and Ugly HillUgly HillUgly Hill is a webcomic written and drawn by Paul Southworth. The titular Ugly Hill is the home town of the main characters.Ugly Hill is currently a part of Blank Label Comics. On 2006-11-07 it was announced that Ugly Hill would be published on Viper Comics' website...
) - Kristofer StraubKristofer StraubKristofer Straub is the creator of webcomics Checkerboard Nightmare, Starslip, Time Friends, Origin Story, and more recently chainsawsuit and F Chords. He is also the co-founder of webcomics collectives Blank Label Comics and Halfpixel...
(Checkerboard Nightmare, Starslip Crisis and Halfpixel) - Paul Taylor (Wapsi SquareWapsi SquareWapsi Square is a slice of life/fantasy webcomic set in modern Minneapolis, "a world almost exactly like the one you want to believe you live in." It also includes multiple supernatural elements, including a psychic and a god, which contrasts with its soap opera nature...
) - Steve Troop (MelonpoolMelonpoolMelonpool is a collection of characters created by Steve Troop whose adventures have been portrayed through both puppetry and in a long-running webcomic. The webcomic is the larger of these two areas and has recently been restarted after a long hiatus....
) - David Willis (Shortpacked! and It's Walky!)
Additional members
- Greg Dean (Real Life ComicsReal Life (webcomic)Real Life is a webcomic drawn and authored by Greg Dean. Begun on November 15, 1999 and published on weekdays, the comic is loosely based around the real lives of Greg and his friends ....
, joined June 22, 2005) - Dave KellettDave KellettDave Kellett is the creator and cartoonist of two webcomic titles, Sheldon and Drive, and the co-author of How To Make Webcomics. He is one of a small but growing group of webcomic artists who are self-sufficient.-Early Years and education:...
(Sheldon, joined June 22, 2005) - Howard TaylerHoward TaylerHoward V. Tayler is the award-winning creator of the hugely successful webcomic Schlock Mercenary. He worked as a volunteer missionary for the LDS Church, then graduated from Brigham Young University...
(Schlock MercenarySchlock MercenarySchlock Mercenary is a comedic webcomic written and drawn by Howard Tayler. It follows the tribulations of a star-travelling mercenary company in a satiric, mildly dystopian 31st-century space opera setting...
, joined October 19, 2005) - Spike Trotman (Templar, ArizonaTemplar, ArizonaTemplar, Arizona is a webcomic written and drawn by Charlie "Spike" Trotman. It was named as by The Webcomics Examiner. Nominated for the 2006 Web Cartoonist's Choice Award in the categories Outstanding New Character Design, Outstanding Environment Design, Outstanding Character Writing,...
, joined March, 2010) - Kel McDonald (Sorcery 101Sorcery 101Sorcery 101 is a webcomic written and illustrated by Kel McDonald. Launched on May 12, 2005, the comic was originally drawn in black and white, but became full color on August 19, 2005....
, joined March, 2010)
Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards
2006 Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards- Best Character Design: Ugly Hill By Paul Southworth
- Best Sci-Fi (tied): Starslip Crisis by Kristofer Straub
2007 Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards Nominations
- Outstanding B&W Comic: Starslip Crisis by Kristofer Straub
- Outstanding Character Rendering: Ugly hill By Paul Southworth
- Outstanding Use of the Medium: Halfpixel by Kristofer Straub
- Outstanding Web Design: Starslip Crisis by Kristofer Straub
- Outstanding Comedic Comic: Sheldon by Dave Kellett and Shortpacked! by David Willis
- Outstanding Sci Fi Comic: Schlock Mercenary by Howard Tayler and Starslip Crisis by Kristofer Straub
- Outstanding Superhero/Action Comic: Evil Inc by Brad Guigar