Month: March 2013

My favorite toy ever is Captain Action .

I mean EVER.

When I was around four, my mother took my sister and me to a toy store. She told us we could have any one thing we wanted. My sister made a quick decision and choose a Barbie. I spent some time trying to choose between a guitar and a GI Joe. I finally made the decision and went with the Joe.

I was as happy as I had ever been with a toy.

GI Joe soon became my favorite toy, best friend and constant companion. Not too long after I got a Black GI Joe which was just a white GI Joe painted brown.

I could not have been happier.

After a time I had seven or eight Joes, as I made sure all my relatives knew my fascination with the action figure. Christmas and birthdays always brought me a new Joe.

My Joes were the highlights of my young life.

One fateful Saturday morning I was watching cartoons and on came a commercial for Captain Action.

Whoa.

Captain Action was cool all by itself but what was this I was seeing?  Did I dare believe my eyes? Did the good Captain ALSO change into OTHER SUPERHEROES???

OH YES HE DID!!

I had to have him. I had to have him, I HAD TO HAVE HIM!!!!

I waited impatiently for my mother to get out of bed. Saturday mornings were the only day she was able to sleep in. My mother worked two jobs six days a week, on Saturday she only worked one.

So I waited and waited for what seemed an eternity for her to get out of bed. When she did, I had to wait a wee bit longer (which seemed like decades) because she had to have her coffee. Facing my mother even today without her having had her coffee is a dangerous thing to do.

The second she went into the kitchen I joined her at the table with what had to be the biggest smile I’d ever had. I waited for her to brew her coffee (old school brewing, people, none of this bullshit Mr. Coffee) have that first sip but before I could start in on what I thought was going to be my best ‘I’ve GOT to have it’ plea my mother said;

“What do you want?”

“Captain Action!”

“What’s Captain Action?”

“It’s this cool superhero that changes into other superheroes!’

As if on cue, I heard the commercial playing on the living room television, and I left the table screaming like a mad child.

“Come see!! Come see!!”

My mother stood behind me while I stared again at the object of desire, convinced I would never ever want anything as bad.

“See? That’s Captain Action? Can I have it? PLEASE?”

“Oh, it’s like a GI Joe,” my mother said.

“FUCK GI JOE!!!”

No, I didn’t say that but thinking back that’s how I felt.

After the commercial I resorted to speaking so fast and with so much passion prying that my mother would see how my life would be over if I did not have that toy. I figured as long as I didn’t hear “no” there was still a chance. As every kid knows if you keep talking and don’t give your parents an opportunity to chime in they can’t say “no.”

“Michael, stop!”

Shit.

“Get your coat, you can come shopping with me and we will see about your toy.”

THANKYOUGOD!!!

Off to Gertz we went! Gertz was THE department store back in the day. When we got there my mother walked right to the toy department and brought me Captain Action and the Batman and Superman costume changes.

At that point I had to wonder, who was this woman and what had she done with my mother.

This was entirely way to good to be true.

As I would find out soon… it certainly was.

End of Part One.

 

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Round 2 of the Mix March Madness 2013 Webcomics Tournament starts now! Voting lasts until 9PM EDT on Wednesday, March 13!

Congratulations to everyone who made it through Round 1! We’re down to 64 webcomics, and we’ve raised almost $650 for the Hero Initiative .

We’ve heard your concerns about using Opinion Stage to tally our votes; specifically about needing a Facebook ID to vote. Although you can still purchase as many votes as you like, we understand that some of you don’t have Facebook IDs or don’t want them. We’re working on adding other ways to log in, like Twitter IDs, while still keeping the spammers and script kiddies at bay, and if we come up with more useful solutions we’ll add them in subsequent rounds.

Here are the updated brackets for the Bradbury, Kubert, Sendak, and Washington divisions. Go and vote!

Ava’s Demon Game 1 Will Save World For Gold	Ava’s Demon Game 17 Shortpacked!
Inhuman Game 2 Shortpacked!		Winner of 17 Game 25 Winner of 18
The Oatmeal Game 3 Three Panel Soul	The Oatmeal Game 18 A Softer World		Winner of 25 Game 29 Winner of 26
A Softer World Game 4 Hemlock
Order Of The Stick Game 5 Red String	Order Of The Stick Game 19 Sister Claire			Winner of 29 Game 31 Winner of 30
Sister Claire Game 6 I Was Kidnapped By Lesbian Pirates From Outer Space		Winner of 19 Game 26 Winner of 20
Grrl Power Game 7 Scenes From A Multiverse	Grrl Power Game 20 Earthsong
Dumbing of Age Game 8 Earthsong
Questionable Content Game 9 Candi	Questionable Content Game 21 Power Nap
Fox Sister Game 10 Power Nap		Winner of 21 Game 27 Winner of 22
Johnny Wander Game 11 Bear Nuts	Johnny Wander Game 22 Bird Boy		Winner of 27 Game 30 Winner of 28
Spinnerette Game 12 Bird Boy
Simone & Ajax Game 13 AmazingSuperPowers	AmazingSuperPowers Game 23 Sinfest
Sinfest Game 14 PVP		Winner of 23 Game 28 Winner of 24
Penny Arcade Game 15 Wapsi Square	Penny Arcade Game 24 Two Guys and Guy
Two Guys and Guy Game 16 Fey Winds

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Kubert Division

xkcd Game 1 KhaosKomix	xkcd Game 17 Rusty & Company
Rusty & Company Game 2 Flaky Pastry		Winner of 17 Game 25 Winner of 18
Scandinavia and the World Game 3 Zen Pencils	Scandinavia and the World Game 18 Octopus Pie		Winner of 25 Game 29 Winner of 26
Octopus Pie Game 4 MegaTokyo
Snow by Night Game 5 Dreamland Chronicles	Snow by Night Game 19 Abominable Charles Christopher			Winner of 29 Game 31 Winner of 30
Abominable Charles Christopher Game 6 In His Likeness		Winner of 19 Game 26 Winner of 20
Cyanide & Happiness Game 7 Devil’s Panties	Cyanide & Happiness Game 20 Trying Human
Ctrl+Alt+Del Game 8 Trying Human
Paranatural Game 9 Headtrip	Paranatural Game 21 Something Positive
Sakana Game 10 Something Positive		Winner of 21 Game 27 Winner of 22
Sandra and Woo Game 11 Buttersafe	Sandra and Woo Game 22 Axe Cop		Winner of 27 Game 30 Winner of 28
Axe Cop Game 12 Skin Deep
Manly Guys Doing Manly Things Game 13 Derelict	Manly Guys Doing Manly Things Game 23 Dominic Deegan: Oracle For Hire
Misfile Game 14 Dominic Deegan: Oracle For Hire		Winner of 23 Game 28 Winner of 24
Dresden Codak Game 15 Freefall	Dresden Codak Game 24 Commander Kitty
Commander Kitty Game 16 chainsawsuit

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Sendak Division

Homestuck Game 1 Nerf This	Homestuck Game 17 Erfworld
Erfworld Game 2 String Theory		Winner of 17 Game 25 Winner of 18
Unsounded Game 3 Little Guardians	Unsounded Game 18 Looking For Group		Winner of 25 Game 29 Winner of 26
Looking For Group Game 4 Archipelago
Girls With Slingshots Game 5 Legostar Galactica	Girls With Slingshots Game 19 Garfield Minus Garfield			Winner of 29 Game 31 Winner of 30
Garfield Minus Garfield Game 6 Vattu		Winner of 19 Game 26 Winner of 20
Dr. McNinja Game 7 Sluggy Freelance	Dr. McNinja Game 20 Doctor Cat
Doctor Cat Game 8 Kiwi Blitz
Cucumber Quest Game 9 Zap! Online Comic	Cucumber Quest Game 21 Dead Winter
Badnix Game 10 Dead Winter		Winner of 21 Game 27 Winner of 22
Boxer Hockey Game 11 Blaster Nation	Boxer Hockey Game 22 Weregeek		Winner of 27 Game 30 Winner of 28
Monster Pulse Game 12 Weregeek
Bittersweet Candy Bowl Game 13 Boumeries	Bittersweet Candy Bowl Game 23 Guilded Age
Least I Could Do Game 14 Guilded Age		Winner of 23 Game 28 Winner of 24
Nedroid Picture Diary Game 15 GastroPhobia	Nedroid Picture Diary Game 24 Modest Medusa
Darths & Droids Game 16 Modest Medusa

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Washington Division

Nimona Game 1 Templar, Arizona	Nimona Game 17 A Redtail’s Dream
A Redtail’s Dream Game 2 Eerie Cuties		Winner of 17 Game 25 Winner of 18
Gunshow Game 3 Broodhollow	Gunshow Game 18 Twokinds		Winner of 25 Game 29 Winner of 26
Twokinds Game 4 Brawl In The Family
Girl Genius Game 5 A Girl and Her Fed	Girl Genius Game 19 Widdershins			Winner of 29 Game 31 Winner of 30
Scary Go Round Game 6 Widdershins		Winner of 19 Game 26 Winner of 20
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal Game 7 No Rest for the Wicked	Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal Game 20 Not A Villain
Not A Villain Game 8 Schlock Mercenary
Lackadaisy Game 9 Wondermark	Lackadaisy Game 21 JL8 Comic
JL8 Comic Game 10 Todd Allison & the Petunia Violet		Winner of 21 Game 27 Winner of 22
Romantically Apocalyptic Game 11 Flipside	Romantically Apocalyptic Game 22 TJ and Amal		Winner of 27 Game 30 Winner of 28
TJ and Amal Game 12 Shadowbinders
Awkward Zombie Game 13 Darwin Carmichael Is Going To Hell	Awkward Zombie Game 23 Namesake
Slightly Damned Game 14 Namesake		Winner of 23 Game 28 Winner of 24
Dinosaur Comics Game 15 Plume	Dinosaur Comics Game 24 El Goonish Shive
El Goonish Shive Game 16 Non-Adventures of Wonderella

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The people have spoken, and the brackets are ready for the Mix March Madness 2013 Webcomics Tournament!

Thanks to the thousands of people who voted in the seeding process , as well as all of you who added your favorite webcomics to the list. We’re adding all of the webcomics you suggested to our directory .

But now, the challenges start!

First, some housekeeping details: Both Tom Siddell of Gunnerkrigg Court and Tarol Hunt from Goblins have asked that their strips not be included in this year’s contest. As such, we honor their wishes and raise their retired jerseys into the rafters.

Second, we’ve had $458.40 in bought votes, or an additional 4584 votes. Of particular note was a write in vote for Leftover Soup , donating $10 to the cause, although it wasn’t enough to get it into the final 128. Again, all money goes to the Hero Initiative .

Third, once again, poll traffic has overwhelmed our site, with additional people trying to horn in. To help alleviate the problem, we’re offloading our polling to Opinion Stage . Yes, this does mean that you’ll need a Facebook ID to vote, although anyone can still purchase as many votes as you like.

Finally, here are the brackets. As usual, we’re dividing the 128 candidates into four divisions. This year’s divisions are Bradbury, Kubert, Sendak, and Washington.

Bradbury Division

Ava’s Demon Game 1 Details Will Save World For Gold	Winner of 1 Game 17 Details Winner of 2
Inhuman Game 2 Details Shortpacked!		Winner of 17 Game 25 Details Winner of 18
The Oatmeal Game 3 Details Three Panel Soul	Winner of 3 Game 18 Details Winner of 4		Winner of 25 Game 29 Details Winner of 26
A Softer World Game 4 Details Hemlock
Order Of The Stick Game 5 Details Red String	Winner of 5 Game 19 Details Winner of 6			Winner of 29 Game 31 Details Winner of 30
Sister Claire Game 6 Details I Was Kidnapped By Lesbian Pirates From Outer Space		Winner of 19 Game 26 Details Winner of 20
Grrl Power Game 7 Details Scenes From A Multiverse	Winner of 7 Game 20 Details Winner of 8
Dumbing of Age Game 8 Details Earthsong
Questionable Content Game 9 Details Candi	Winner of 9 Game 21 Details Winner of 10
Fox Sister Game 10 Details Power Nap		Winner of 21 Game 27 Details Winner of 22
Johnny Wander Game 11 Details Bear Nuts	Winner of 11 Game 22 Details Winner of 12		Winner of 27 Game 30 Details Winner of 28
Spinnerette Game 12 Details Bird Boy
Simone & Ajax Game 13 Details AmazingSuperPowers	Winner of 13 Game 23 Details Winner of 14
Sinfest Game 14 Details PVP		Winner of 23 Game 28 Details Winner of 24
Penny Arcade Game 15 Details Wapsi Square	Winner of 15 Game 24 Details Winner of 16
Two Guys and Guy Game 16 Details Fey Winds

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Kubert Division

xkcd Game 1 Details KhaosKomix	Winner of 1 Game 17 Details Winner of 2
Rusty & Company Game 2 Details Flaky Pastry		Winner of 17 Game 25 Details Winner of 18
Scandinavia and the World Game 3 Details Zen Pencils	Winner of 3 Game 18 Details Winner of 4		Winner of 25 Game 29 Details Winner of 26
Octopus Pie Game 4 Details MegaTokyo
Snow by Night Game 5 Details Dreamland Chronicles	Winner of 5 Game 19 Details Winner of 6			Winner of 29 Game 31 Details Winner of 30
Abominable Charles Christopher Game 6 Details In His Likeness		Winner of 19 Game 26 Details Winner of 20
Cyanide & Happiness Game 7 Details Devil’s Panties	Winner of 7 Game 20 Details Winner of 8
Ctrl+Alt+Del Game 8 Details Trying Human
Paranatural Game 9 Details Headtrip	Winner of 9 Game 21 Details Winner of 10
Sakana Game 10 Details Something Positive		Winner of 21 Game 27 Details Winner of 22
Sandra and Woo Game 11 Details Buttersafe	Winner of 11 Game 22 Details Winner of 12		Winner of 27 Game 30 Details Winner of 28
Axe Cop Game 12 Details Skin Deep
Manly Guys Doing Manly Things Game 13 Details Derelict	Winner of 13 Game 23 Details Winner of 14
Misfile Game 14 Details Dominic Deegan: Oracle For Hire		Winner of 23 Game 28 Details Winner of 24
Dresden Codak Game 15 Details Freefall	Winner of 15 Game 24 Details Winner of 16
Commander Kitty Game 16 Details chainsawsuit

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Sendak Division

Homestuck Game 1 Details Nerf This	Winner of 1 Game 17 Details Winner of 2
Erfworld Game 2 Details String Theory		Winner of 17 Game 25 Details Winner of 18
Unsounded Game 3 Details Little Guardians	Winner of 3 Game 18 Details Winner of 4		Winner of 25 Game 29 Details Winner of 26
Looking For Group Game 4 Details Archipelago
Girls With Slingshots Game 5 Details Legostar Galactica	Winner of 5 Game 19 Details Winner of 6			Winner of 29 Game 31 Details Winner of 30
Garfield Minus Garfield Game 6 Details Vattu		Winner of 19 Game 26 Details Winner of 20
Dr. McNinja Game 7 Details Sluggy Freelance	Winner of 7 Game 20 Details Winner of 8
Doctor Cat Game 8 Details Kiwi Blitz
Cucumber Quest Game 9 Details Zap! Online Comic	Winner of 9 Game 21 Details Winner of 10
Badnix Game 10 Details Dead Winter		Winner of 21 Game 27 Details Winner of 22
Boxer Hockey Game 11 Details Blaster Nation	Winner of 11 Game 22 Details Winner of 12		Winner of 27 Game 30 Details Winner of 28
Monster Pulse Game 12 Details Weregeek
Bittersweet Candy Bowl Game 13 Details Boumeries	Winner of 13 Game 23 Details Winner of 14
Least I Could Do Game 14 Details Guilded Age		Winner of 23 Game 28 Details Winner of 24
Nedroid Picture Diary Game 15 Details GastroPhobia	Winner of 15 Game 24 Details Winner of 16
Darths & Droids Game 16 Details Modest Medusa

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Washington Division

Nimona Game 1 Details Templar, Arizona	Winner of 1 Game 17 Details Winner of 2
A Redtail’s Dream Game 2 Details Eerie Cuties		Winner of 17 Game 25 Details Winner of 18
Gunshow Game 3 Details Broodhollow	Winner of 3 Game 18 Details Winner of 4		Winner of 25 Game 29 Details Winner of 26
Twokinds Game 4 Details Brawl In The Family
Girl Genius Game 5 Details A Girl and Her Fed	Winner of 5 Game 19 Details Winner of 6			Winner of 29 Game 31 Details Winner of 30
Scary Go Round Game 6 Details Widdershins		Winner of 19 Game 26 Details Winner of 20
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal Game 7 Details No Rest for the Wicked	Winner of 7 Game 20 Details Winner of 8
Not A Villain Game 8 Details Schlock Mercenary
Lackadaisy Game 9 Details Wondermark	Winner of 9 Game 21 Details Winner of 10
JL8 Comic Game 10 Details Todd Allison & the Petunia Violet		Winner of 21 Game 27 Details Winner of 22
Romantically Apocalyptic Game 11 Details Flipside	Winner of 11 Game 22 Details Winner of 12		Winner of 27 Game 30 Details Winner of 28
TJ and Amal Game 12 Details Shadowbinders
Awkward Zombie Game 13 Details Darwin Carmichael Is Going To Hell	Winner of 13 Game 23 Details Winner of 14
Slightly Damned Game 14 Details Namesake		Winner of 23 Game 28 Details Winner of 24
Dinosaur Comics Game 15 Details Plume	Winner of 15 Game 24 Details Winner of 16
El Goonish Shive Game 16 Details Non-Adventures of Wonderella

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Again, we’re letting you support your favorite strips by paying for additional votes, with your money going to charity. Simply click on the Donate button below, and during checkout, click on “Which comic are you donating for?” and tell us who you’re voting for. It’s still 10¢ a vote for this round with a minimum of ten votes purchased at a time, and all proceeds from paid votes will go to the Hero Initiative , an organization that helps comic book creators in need. At the close of the round, we’ll add the paid votes to the totals and announce the winners who move on to the brackets. (And yes, your donations to Hero are tax deductible.)

Voting will end at 9 PM Eastern Daylight Time on Sunday, March 10.

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Okay, so Wesley and Fred are getting romantic advice from Agent Coulson, while Captain Mal Reynolds, Detective Kellerman, and Garfunkel lurk around in the background, in Joss Whedon’s latest iteration of the Avengers… oh, just watch. It’s Shakespeare, it’s good for you.

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Spider-Man might be a fictional superhero, but at least two of his tricks exist in the real world. Now, scientists have shown that it’s possible spin silk strong enough to stop a train, and are crafting a new, super-sensory suit that warns its wearer when someone — or something — is approaching.

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/02/spiderman-physics/

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Yes, it’s that time of year again, the time where bracketology reigns supreme and the cry around the nation is “Win or Go Home!” Last year’s Mix March Madness Webcomics Tournament was incredibly popular, and so we’re doing it all over again– and raising money for the Hero Initiative in the process! Find out how…

We’re giving you a list of almost 300 webcomics, and we want your votes . We’re taking the top 128 and putting them in a single elimination tournament where we whittle down the contestants down to one. The top 128 vote getters make it into the tournament, with the biggest getting top seeds. The voting ends Wednesday at 11:59 PM, and brackets go up on Thursday!

Take a look at the comics for yourself. You’ll see some old favorites, but I’m sure there are going to be strips here that you’ve never encountered before…

Read them yourself… then vote! 6-Commando A Girl and Her Fed A Redtail’s Dream A Softer World Abominable Charles Christopher Abstruse Goose Adventures of the 19XX All New Issues AmazingSuperPowers Archipelago Ava’s Demon Awkward Zombie Axe Cop Bad Reputation Badnix Basic Instructions Battlepug Bean Bear Nuts Best In Show Comic Between Failures Bill The Cockroach Bird Boy Bittersweet Candy Bowl Blade Bunny Blasphemous Saga Fantasy Blaster Nation Blow the CARTRIDGE Boo Bear & Flo Boulet Boxer Hockey Brental Floss Broodhollow- Tintin in Innsmouth Bug Buni Buttersafe BuzzBoy Candi Cat and Girl chainsawsuit Channelate Charby the Vampirate Cleopatra in Spaaace Clockworks Code Name: Hunter Commander Kitty Commissioned Corporate Skull Courting Disaster Ctrl+Alt+Del Cucumber Quest Cyanide & Happiness d20monkey Darths & Droids Darwin Carmichael Is Going To Hell Dead Winter Deep Dark Fears Derelict Devil’s Panties Dicebox Diesel Sweeties Dinosaur Comics Doctor Cat Doghouse Diaries Dominic Deegan: Oracle For Hire Don’t Pick the Flowers Doomsday, My Dear Dork Tower Dr. McNinja Dream Life Dream-Scar Dreamer Dreamland Chronicles Dresden Codak Dressed For Success Drive Dubious Company Dueling Analogs Dumbing of Age Earthsong Eerie Cuties El Goonish Shive Erfworld Errant Story Erstwhile Tales Evil Diva Evil Inc. Exiern Family Man Faraday the Blob Faron Square Fey Winds Flaky Pastry Flipside Fox Sister Freefall Fried Chicken and Sushi Full Frontal Nerdity Galaxion Garfield Minus Garfield GastroPhobia General Protection Fault Girl Genius Girls With Slingshots Goblins Gobukan Gods Playing Poker Goodbye Chains Gravedigger Gronk Grrl Power GUComics Guilded Age Gunnerkrigg Court Gunshow Gutters Gynostar Headtrip Hello With Cheese Hemlock Hijinks Ensue Hinges Homestuck How To Save The World Hubris Comics I Was Kidnapped By Lesbian Pirates From Outer Space In His Likeness Inhuman Jesus and Mo JL8 Comic Johnny Wander Jolly Jack’s Collected Curios Joy Of Tech K Chronicles Kawaii Not Kevin & Kell KhaosKomix Kiwi Blitz Lackadaisy Lady Sabre and the Pirates of the Ineffable Aether LaSalle’s Legacy Last Res0rt League Of Super Redundant Heroes Least I Could Do Legend Of Bill Legostar Galactica Life and Death Little Guardians Looking For Group Love is in the Blood Maakies Manly Guys Doing Manly Things Marooned Max Overacts Medium Large MegaTokyo Misfile Miss Mab Modest Medusa Monster Pulse Multiplex My Sister, the Freak Namesake Nedroid Picture Diary Nerf This New Adventures of Queen Victoria Next Town Over Nimona No Rest for the Wicked Non-Adventures of Wonderella Not A Villain Not Invented Here NPC Comic Octopus Pie Oh The Grind Old Dying Kitty Comics OpinioNation Order of the Stick Out at Home Overcompensating OzFoxes Paradigm Shift Paranatural Penny Arcade Pibgorn Pictures of You Piled Higher and Deeper Plume Plush and Blood Power Nap Princess at Midnight Promises, Promises PVP Questionable Content Ralf the Destroyer Real Life Comics Red String Red’s Planet reMIND Reptilis Rex Retail Right About Now Romantically Apocalyptic Rosscott, Inc. Rusty & Company Sam and Fuzzy Sandra and Woo Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal Savage Chickens Scale Wars Scandinavia and the World Scary Go Round Scenes From A Multiverse Schlock Mercenary Selkie Shadowbinders Sheldon Shi Long Pang Shifty Look Shortpacked! Shounen Fight! Simone & Ajax Sinfest Sister Claire Skin Deep Skin Horse Slightly Damned Sluggy Freelance Smash Snow by Night Snowflakes Something Positive Sore Thumbs Spacetrawler Spinnerette Springiette Stardrop String Theory Stupid Snake Subnormaily! Super Frat SuperFogeys Supermassive Black Hole A* Table Titans Tamuran Templar, Arizona That Deaf Guy The Challenges of Zona The End The Glass Urchin The Hero Business The Man of Many Shades The Moon Prince The Oatmeal The Oswald Chronicles The Rack The Sketchy Three Panel Soul TJ and Amal Todd Allison & the Petunia Violet Toothpaste for Dinner Trenches Troops Of Doom Trying Human Twilight Monk Twisted Kaiju Theater Two Guys and Guy Two Keys Two Lumps Twokinds Ty Templeton’s Bun Toons Unshelved Unsounded UserFriendly Virtual Shackles Voodoo Walrus Wapsi Square Wasted Talent Weregeek What Birds Know Widdershins Will Save World For Gold Winters in Lavelle Wolf Wears Wool Wondermark Woody After Hours xkcd Yellow Peril Zap! Online Comic Zebra Girl Zen Pencils

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And we’re giving you the option to put your money where your mouth is and buy additional votes for your favorite strips.

Last year, things got very overheated in a number of ways, with our servers melting from the load from people trying to vote multiple times, and comments getting very intense at the end of the tournament– so much so that Then our finalists, Tom Siddell of Gunnerkrigg Court and Tarol Hunt from Goblins , decided to donate all their winnings to the Child’s Play charity . Semi-finalists Andrew Hussie from Homestuck and Rich Burlew from Order Of The Stick followed suit, and we kicked in the unclaimed winnings from nobody picking the Final Four. We were so moved by the gesture, we adopted it for our own purposes and are now letting you cheat support your favorite strips by paying for additional votes, with your money going to charity. Simply click on the Donate button below, and during checkout, click on “Which comic are you donating for?” and tell us who you’re voting for. It’s 10¢ a vote for this round with a minimum of ten votes purchased at a time, and all proceeds from paid votes will go to the Hero Initiative , an organization that helps comic book creators in need. At the close of the round, we’ll add the paid votes to the totals and announce the winners who move on to the brackets. (And yes, your donations are tax deductible.)

What are you waiting for? Vote now! And remember: The voting ends Wednesday at 11:59 PM, and brackets go up on Thursday!

• 2013 Mix March Madness Webcomics Tournament Nominations Are Now Open! (comicmix.com)

 

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