posted Friday, February 21, 2003 - 03:14 PM (#4103)
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Feb 21, 2003 - BoxJam's Doodle will celebrate the posting of its 1,000th installment on Monday, February 24, 2003.
Initially intending to call the milestone, "A Thousand Doodles That Changed the World," BoxJam was dissuaded by his wife, who noted the innacuracy of it. "Besides," she said, "it makes you sound like an asshole."
BoxJam said, "In all honesty, this is an accomplishment that I'm really proud of, but especially humbled by. The Webcomic community has been very supportive of my work, and I think more than anything it's that support that's helped me turn something that started out as a hobby into a true avocation - and while ultimately satisfaction has to come from the inside, encouragement from the outside has been really rewarding."
BoxJam's Doodle won the honor of "Best Comic" from the Webcomic Choice Awards in 2001. The comic strip is affiliated with Keenspot.com, publishers of the best comics on the web, and AltBrand.com, the best alternative comics on the web. Classic doodles are carried at jokevote.com.
Longtime fan Lee Herold ( http://www.chopppingblock.org ) said the 1,000th doodle is a real milestone for a comic that started on a personal Web site in 1999. "BoxJam's Doodle really connects with people, and that's very gratifying to the readers," he said. "It shows that what makes a comic strip good is not flashiness, or slick art, but the ability to get somebody laughing and making it look effortless."
Herold was quick to add, "Boobs are nice too, like in 'Hi and Lois' or 'Blondie' - man does Blondie have some boobs - but 'Boxjam's Doodle,' with a drawing style that reflects its humor, has attracted a substantial and devoted following. And I think that minimalism is the key to its success. In almost all popular culture today we're spoonfed exactly what we're supposed to think. We're told when to laugh, when to cry, when to get up and go to the fridge for a ham sandwich. BoxJam is special because it gives you only the information you need to piece together the narrative."
BoxJam's Doodle can be found at http://www.boxjamsdoodle.com . A book collection of the best doodles will be coming out later this year, and the comic strip will also be featured in a book coming out this summer: "Toon Art - The Graphic Art of Digital Cartooning" (Steven Withrow, Watson Guptill Publications, 2003).
Contact: BoxJam
boxjam@planet-save.com
or Scottt Ward
Widmeyer Communications
202/251-9484
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Feb 21, 2003 - BoxJam's Doodle will celebrate the posting of its 1,000th installment on Monday, February 24, 2003.
Initially intending to call the milestone, "A Thousand Doodles That Changed the World," BoxJam was dissuaded by his wife, who noted the innacuracy of it. "Besides," she said, "it makes you sound like an asshole."
BoxJam said, "In all honesty, this is an accomplishment that I'm really proud of, but especially humbled by. The Webcomic community has been very supportive of my work, and I think more than anything it's that support that's helped me turn something that started out as a hobby into a true avocation - and while ultimately satisfaction has to come from the inside, encouragement from the outside has been really rewarding."
BoxJam's Doodle won the honor of "Best Comic" from the Webcomic Choice Awards in 2001. The comic strip is affiliated with Keenspot.com, publishers of the best comics on the web, and AltBrand.com, the best alternative comics on the web. Classic doodles are carried at jokevote.com.
Longtime fan Lee Herold ( http://www.chopppingblock.org ) said the 1,000th doodle is a real milestone for a comic that started on a personal Web site in 1999. "BoxJam's Doodle really connects with people, and that's very gratifying to the readers," he said. "It shows that what makes a comic strip good is not flashiness, or slick art, but the ability to get somebody laughing and making it look effortless."
Herold was quick to add, "Boobs are nice too, like in 'Hi and Lois' or 'Blondie' - man does Blondie have some boobs - but 'Boxjam's Doodle,' with a drawing style that reflects its humor, has attracted a substantial and devoted following. And I think that minimalism is the key to its success. In almost all popular culture today we're spoonfed exactly what we're supposed to think. We're told when to laugh, when to cry, when to get up and go to the fridge for a ham sandwich. BoxJam is special because it gives you only the information you need to piece together the narrative."
BoxJam's Doodle can be found at http://www.boxjamsdoodle.com . A book collection of the best doodles will be coming out later this year, and the comic strip will also be featured in a book coming out this summer: "Toon Art - The Graphic Art of Digital Cartooning" (Steven Withrow, Watson Guptill Publications, 2003).
Contact: BoxJam
boxjam@planet-save.com
or Scottt Ward
Widmeyer Communications
202/251-9484
