Hey you, Drunken Fools Heroes!

Yesterday was the first day of an AMAZING online challenge, gathering more than 700 artists and creators, where during the month of November. we will have to create one new character each day. Here’s my first one from yesterday!

Check out the 30 Characters Challenge Website! 

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Good day Drunken Fools,

I guess it’s the season for big changes.

It is with mixed emotions that I am announcing the following: Until further notice, there will not have any new Drunken Fools storyline pages posted here. In other words, I decided to pull off the plug on the Drunken Fools as a Webcomic. I am not killing them (while I did think of throwing a nuke on them to end the story…LOL), but I’m pulling off the Online Plug on them.

I’m going focus on the Drunk Heroes until further notice, twice a week.

Why?

• I started the Drunken Fools back in 2008 at the same time I started to draw. Without any idea on how to start a comic, character design, plot, purpose, etc… Maybe that was a big mistake, but I don’t regret it one second.
• Today, I’m having more fun doing the Heroes/Villains parodies, mainly because it makes me draw different characters and will give me the opportunity (maybe) to play with different styles.
• But don’t get me wrong here, I do love to draw the Fools.
• Right now in my drawing process, I want to improve my skills on numerous aspects and the time a Drunken Fool page is taking me, slows me down (so I think). I switched to Traditional Inking; Got some great books; etc…
• If you have been following us at the Webcomic Alliance, you should know a schedule for a Webcomic is extremely important. If I keep doing it the way I’m doing it, that would not happen too long and I feel DF are becoming more like a burden (that word may be a bit exaggerated) than anything else as a Webcomic (strict schedule, etc..), it takes longer to do (close to 10 hours per page).
• A Drunk Hero doesn’t take too much time to do, plus It’s fun!
• The way peeps are reacting to the Heroes at Cons, and the hits I’m getting for them VS the Drunken Fools is also no brainer honestly on what I should be focusing as a Webcomic.
• Drawing a comic is my hobby, and when a hobby is starting to give you stress, well, there is something wrong.

For the remaining of 2011, the Website will stay as it is, with Monday & Thursday updates with a new Drunk Hero/villain. Once I catch my breath, and have a little buffer for the Heroes, I’ll transition to a new website (drunkheroes.com).

What about Spike, Billy, Stubby and the rest of the Gang?

As I said above, I am not killing them at all. What is still a mystery to me (but I do have some ideas) is what I will do with them. Kurt Sasso and I spent so much time on two major stories(Stubby: Origins & Ice Capades) that it would be a Real Shame to simply ditch them. I owe that to Kurt, at least.

• Current storyline: I’ll probably continue drawing the new storyline I recently started for the Drunken Fools, but on the side, not as a webcomic  and at my own pace. I may restart it later, once I feel more confident in my art.
• I may remove the Archives from the shelf (Harry Potter style!) , but I don’t know yet. I just don’t see the point of keeping a website alive without updates.
• I have some ideas for the future (far away) such as rebooting the early stories, redefine the characters, etc.. who knows.
• Stubby and the Bobana Corporation is a HUGE item right now and I swear this is worth exploiting it. But I need to do it smarter

What do you guys and Gals think? Your feedback and comments are crucial for me at this point. It could be feedback on the change, on the Drunken Fools, anything.

Cheers!

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Oh my, so much excitement! New York City is better be ready because the Webcomic Alliance is invading the Javits Convention Center and the New York Comic Con (NYCC) from October 13th to October 16thy, 2011. Because it is worth mentioning (and more details on Thursday), the Alliance will be celebrating its 1st year anniversary on October 13th! But as I said already, stay tuned on Thursday for a full coverage on this Date to remember!

It is not without complications that we are making it this year at NYCC, but the crew will be waiting for you with bags filled with smiles , candies and certainly, more COWBELL!

With an attendance reaching almost 100,000 last year, NYCC is expected to be even more insane this year. Saturday is ALREADY sold out, and if Saturday was anything like I remember last year…. well, I’m going to be happy I have a table to hide behind. If you are only deciding now to go (on Thursday, Friday or Sunday), I suggest you snatch up a ticket online ASAP. If you already have your precious tickets, well then here’s where you can find us (though it might take a compass and a pack of hound dogs)….

Easy Peazy like Ken would say: I will most likely be drunk somewhere in a corner. But more specifically offering you with SHINY USB Keys, BOOKS, Beer Coasters and Drunken Superheroes (free hugs too!)

	Dawn Griffin will please everyone from 0 to 99 years old with her Goodies from Zorphbert and Fred. And don’t forget to bring your kids to her table and treat them with some books in the Abby’s Adventures series!
	Ken Drab, mastermind behind Rick the Stick has a special treat for you, come see him at his table and see his very own views on current super heroes!
	Finally, the Alliance crew will be joined by Irma Eriksson, creator of the great comic Imy the Comic. Flying from Sweden for the show, rest assure she will be there to ROCK the house!

Come see us in Artist Alley, tables P5 and P6! See the map below!

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Also, to kick off our Anniversary Celebrations AND the 2011 New York Comic Con (NYCC), The ComixTribe and The Webcomic Alliance are hosting a Drink and Draw meet up at Tempest Bar, just a few blocks from the convention center. If you’re attending the convention and like to drink, draw, and/or talk comics with fellow creators, you need to be here. RSVP in advance so we can give the bar a solid headcount for reserving tables.You can bet on Antoine being there for the Drinking part of the event!See you there! Time: Thursday, October 13 · 8:00pm - 11:00p Location: Tempest Bar – 407 8th Ave (Between 30th & 31st), Midtown West, New York, NY RSVP on Facebook!

 

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Check out Irma’s comic!

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I feel like I’m Han Solo, you’re Chewie, she’s Ben Kenobi and we’re in that F***ed up bar!

- Jay (Jason Mewes) in Dogma

Monday’s Pick of the Week:
This week’s Pick of the Week didn’t need much introduction but do we love this comic or not? Tod made a nice presentation of Legend of Bill by David Reddick

Tuesday, we announced that 3 members of the Alliance (Dawn, Ken & Muself) will be invading the New York Comic Con! We are soooo excited to bring some COWBell over there!

 

You can read the entire article by Clicking here

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On Wednesday , we treated you with our Webcomic Workshop Podcast #25. As usual, we had so much fun doing it and we sureley learned a lot!

 

You can can listen to the podcast by Clicking here

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Finally, Happy Birthday to US! We have been doing silly stuff for the webcomics community for a year already, and Ken put together a great article about it. Check it out!!

 

Go read the article this is an AMAZING read! Do so by clicking here.