Archive - Nov 4, 2005

Episode 2 of Silver and the Periodic Forces


Silver and the Periodic Forces is a new webcomic from Jerzy Drozd and Sara Turner (who previously collaborated on The Replacements). They are pursuing an interesting "update" strategy - when an episode is done they run it in serial form, updated daily. Not sure what the gap is between episodes, but since Episode 2, entitled "Ripple Effect" began updating this week we know we'll get daily updates on it until the storyline is done.

Having read the complete episode 1 and the current storyline so far, I can say this is a fun mix of superheroes and supervillians and science fiction. It has a serial movie/Saturday morning cartoon/old-school comic book feel to it. And the bad guys show a lot of potential, especially a big lemon-colored lug called "Bulu".

PA Fight Cards Preview


The fighting card set for Penny Arcade won't be released until next year but there's a sneak peak on PA today.

(Note to John A: Fighting Fallon cards!)

The Kennedy Tales go to Graphic Smash


Antique White House - The Kennedy Tales by Diana R. Sassé, debuts this week on Graphic Smash.

AWH features a President John F. Kennedy in an alternate universe, where he is married to 4 women and 2 men. The stories are "a mix of subtle humour, crazy ideas and high adventure. But also with a deeper meaning."

The current story "Empire of Darkness" is a huge epic: President JFK is dragged into a visit of a little country in Europe to meet with its intolerant and fanatic leader. After a couple of diplomatic sidekicks and annoyances, JFK and his family are in mortal danger. A dramatic journey trough the wild mountains begins.