Author: Glenn Hauman

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Round Two Runoff—Paranatural vs. Everblue!

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This is a first– in all the years we’ve been running the Mix March Madness Webcomics Tournamant, this is the first time we’ve had a tie in a round!

So, while we wait for the final funds tally to come in from the Hero Initiative so we can determine the winners and who goes on to Round 3, we’re having a one day runoff between Paranatural and Everblue!

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Place your votes now! Voting ends in 18 hours, midnight Eastern time!

And yes, we’re still 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. The price is 20¢ a vote, with a minimum of five votes purchased at a time, split any way you want. 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. (Your donations to Hero Initiative are tax deductible.)




Again, voting ends at midnight Eastern Time on Sunday night! Good luck to everyone!

Vote Now in Mix March Madness 2014 Webcomics Tournament Round 2!

UPDATE 3/24: Round 2 is over… vote in Round 3 now!

Round 2 of the Mix March Madness 2014 Webcomics Tournament starts now! Voting lasts until Midnight EDT on Saturday, March 22!

Congratulations to everyone who made it through Round 1! We’re down to 64 webcomics, and we’ve raised another $118 for the Hero Initiative. And we’ve listened to you and put splits between the polls to make it easier to see who’s going head to head when you vote.

We’ve had a few surprise upsets– Camp Weedonwatcha pulling ahead, as did Sinfest, while Derelict beat Axe Cop in a squeaker. How will they do this time around? Here are the latest standings!

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Mix March Madness Webcomics Tournament Seeding Round Sudden Death Runoff!

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Well, this is new… we have a three way tie for the last two spots in the Mix March Madness Webcomics Tournament!

We’re taking the top 128 vote getters from the seeding round and putting them in a single elimination tournament and we don’t want to give the top two seeds a “bye”… so it’s time for a Sudden Death Runoff between Bear Nuts, Evil Inc., and the League Of Super Redundant Heroes!

Vote below, and the top two vote-getters will make it to the first round! This is Sudden Death, so we’re closing voting at March 14 at 11:59 PM EDT– only six hours to vote!

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To speed the process, there will be no paid votes for the Hero Initiative in this round.

The Strangest Mutant of All is Back in ALL-NEW DOOP #1!

This April, the weirdest mutant of them all takes center stage in his very own limited series! Today, Marvel is proud to present your first look at ALL-NEW DOOP #1 – from Doop co-creator and legendary X-writer Peter Milligan and blockbuster artist David Lafuente!

Who is Doop? Actually…what is Doop? (more…)

Nominate Your Faves In 2014 Mix March Madness Webcomics Tournament Now!

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Yes, it’s that time of year again, where we take the best webcomics and put them head to head to highlight the incredible diversity of work out in the comics world, to raise money for various comics charities, and to have fun while doing it– time for the Mix March Madness Webcomics Tournament!

As usual, we always think we’ve gotten a good list together of webcomics– our directory lists well over three hundred webcomics  which are already going to the nominating round– but we always seem to miss a few newcomers, or strips that have just fallen under our radar for whatever reason. So we’re asking you: what strips have we missed? Just add them below with links to the site.

Our criteria for including them in the contest are pretty simple and broad:

  • They have to be currently in production, by which we mean “has come out with at least one new installment since the new year”. Surprisingly, this knocks out a lot of comics.
  • No paywalls. You gotta be able to read it to compare and contrast.
  • No adult webcomics. We do May Mayhem for the R and X rated comics, this is for family safe material.

Here’s how to do it:

First, take a look at our Directory page.

Then, if there are any webcomics you think we should know about and add into our Mix (so to speak) add them here. If you have email and Twitter contact info for the strips, so much the better.

Add a Webcomic!

Add a Webcomic!

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Get your nominations in quick, we’re closing the window at midnight Pacific Time on Friday night and starting the seeding voting on Friday. And please, share this post far and wide so we don’t miss anyone!

Comixology Hacked – Change Your Passwords Now!

comics_by_comixology_logo_black_text_low_resComixology sent out an email this morning discussing a security breach:

Dear Comics Reader,

In the course of a recent review and upgrade of our security infrastructure, we determined that an unauthorized individual accessed a database of ours that contained usernames, email addresses, and cryptographically protected passwords.

Payment account information is not stored on our servers.

Even though we store our passwords in protected form, as a precautionary measure we are requiring all users to change their passwords on the comiXology platform and recommend that you promptly change your password on any other website where you use the same or a similar password. You can reset your comiXology.com password here.

We have taken additional steps to strengthen our security procedures and systems, and we will continue to implement improvements on an ongoing basis.

Please note that we will never ask you for personal or account information in an e-mail, so exercise caution if you receive emails that ask for personal information or direct you to a site where you are asked to provide personal information.

We apologize for the inconvenience. If you have any questions, please contact us by sending an email to support@comixology.com

Sincerely,

ComiXology

Well, isn’t that a fun thing for the morning.