PC magazine has posted a piece about the top ten webcomics most deserving of more recognition and the whole Act-i-vate collective was included! Eric Griffith had this to say:

Is it fair to include an entire collective of comics? When you can’t pick just one, I think so. ACT-I-VATE now numbers 42 stories, written and drawn by a number of independent comic book creators, including names like Molly Crabapple, Dean Haspiel, and Dan Goldman. The stories range from a treatise on super-heroics (The Transmigration of ULTRA-Lad!), to psychedelic romance ( Kelly), to the silent film pastiche (Vulcan & Vishnu), and other oddities. If there’s a downside, it’s that the artists aren’t always on a timetable, so many of the best stories have yet to reach a resolution. (Art from Adrew Dimitt’s Drockleberry.)

To read the entire article click here.

Here’s a little sketch of ULTRA-lad vanquished-villain, The Hijinx Sphinx. Joshua Frankel for whom I did this sketch, was kind enough to scan it and send it along. As far as convention sketches go, I’m pretty happy with this one. Thanks, Joshua!

This year, I’ll be going to San Diego Comic-con solo. Normally, I travel there under the illustrious auspices of Caveman Robot but this year Team Cavey is taking a break from the insanity. In my case, the Eisner Nomination has me going down to ‘represent’. One of the new things I’ll try and ‘pimp’ out this year is my Act-i-vate webcomic, The Transmigration of ULTRA-lad!. One thing that will help me get the word out is this new postcard:

I’ll have more news as we get closer to the big event. In the meantime, thanks for reading!

I think there might have been a couple of you that I didn’t see at the show last night. That’s cool, good thing is you’re in luck because they now have an audio podcast of the entire thing! You can visit the CBC site and comment on it or you can listen to the podcast directly here. Of course, iTunes users can listen to it by following this link.

Here’s proof that satisfaction is guaranteed when you commission a sketch. Not only did I get an email when the piece was delivered but an email full of photos posing with the sketch! This level of enthusiasm deserves recognition and here it is:

This gentleman is a fan of this project and was particularly keyed up about Ultra-Lad. So much so in fact, that I had to warn him that if he sent me any more ideas about the character, I’d have to credit him! In all sincerity, this sort of thing really makes me feel good…it’s not often that I get to meet someone this excited about one of my creations. Frankly, his enthusiasm is infectious and I am very thankful to have his support. Cheers, you are a Prince among men

Want to join in the love? Well, it’s a simple donation away. A $25 donation gets you a black and white sketch and a $50 donation or more gets you a full color sketch such as this. Please note, photos of you with the sketch are optional and public display of said photos is not required.