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by Novil
11 Jan 2010, 01:58
Forum: Sandra and Woo
Topic: Pixar got it right
Replies: 0
Views: 9065

Pixar got it right

Today I’ve written two strips about the subject that boys and girls are sometimes talking past each other. They were quite funny, but the amusing parts just didn’t fit together and the strips were also “more of the same” since they would have been similar to some other ones that will be published ea...
by Novil
08 Jan 2010, 22:11
Forum: General discussions
Topic: Single strips which are really funny or cool
Replies: 16
Views: 52613

Re: Single strips which are really funny or cool

Duxter is great. It’s a shame that it’s been on hiatus for over a year now. At least the archive is back online.
by Novil
08 Jan 2010, 21:57
Forum: Sandra and Woo
Topic: Rejected strips
Replies: 3
Views: 15522

Rejected strips

Usually, strips that are based on a bad idea do not last long and the dialog is moved to the “Sandra and Woo Trash.odt” document. As an rare exception the script of this one was completed, though. It was rejected for being total out-of-character for Cloud, a castrated punchline that would only have ...
by Novil
07 Jan 2010, 18:06
Forum: Sandra and Woo
Topic: [0127] The Fall
Replies: 3
Views: 11709

Re: [0127] The Fall

Considering that I have already said that there will be an large story arc involving Larisa that will be published in (perhaps) fall 2011 it should be clear that she won’t be killed off anytime soon ;).
by Novil
04 Jan 2010, 10:52
Forum: General discussions
Topic: Single strips which are really funny or cool
Replies: 16
Views: 52613

Re: Single strips which are really funny or cool

That’s a comic from a very popular DeviantArt artist, but I can’t find his gallery at the moment.
by Novil
31 Dec 2009, 17:52
Forum: General discussions
Topic: Single strips which are really funny or cool
Replies: 16
Views: 52613

Re: Single strips which are really funny or cool

A couple of new ones: "On Companionship" of http://www.threepanelsoul.com/ ( http://www.threepanelsoul.com/view.php?date=2007-09-25 ) "Robot Wars Pt. 1" of http://www.tgsa-comic.com/ ( http://www.tgsa-comic.com/view.php?page=2008-04-02 ) "not an insult" of http://www.vi...
by Novil
31 Dec 2009, 17:35
Forum: General discussions
Topic: Desktop / Wallpaper thread
Replies: 16
Views: 51972

Desktop / Wallpaper thread

So what does your computer desktop look like?

Here’s mine:
by Novil
15 Dec 2009, 19:46
Forum: Sandra and Woo
Topic: Legit comments marked as SPAM
Replies: 3
Views: 11639

Re: Legit comments marked as SPAM

The comment section will stay for a new, very important reason: - It ensures that there is a lot of text for the crawlers of our ad agencies on the most visited pages of the website. And I really, really don’t want to get kicked off of ADSDAQ for not enough text on the website. (Which is quite commo...
by Novil
15 Dec 2009, 00:03
Forum: Sandra and Woo
Topic: Legit comments marked as SPAM
Replies: 3
Views: 11639

Legit comments marked as SPAM

It’s not happening often, but once in a while legitimate comments by readers get marked as SPAM. I’m checking those several times a week so that I can approve them afterwards. So if your comment did not show up after posting it this does not mean that you’re banned (which is only true for two people...
by Novil
13 Dec 2009, 14:25
Forum: General discussions
Topic: ConceptArt.org: $ 150k for 3 months? Wut?
Replies: 0
Views: 14629

ConceptArt.org: $ 150k for 3 months? Wut?

Okay, I really don’t have an idea what to make out of this: The webmaster of ConceptArt.org is asking for $ 150k to keep the site alive for another 3 months? Lolwut? I guess there’s at least one salary included in that number, because how the fuck could it cost significantly more than $ 10k a year t...
by Novil
12 Dec 2009, 01:27
Forum: General discussions
Topic: My first websites
Replies: 0
Views: 14419

My first websites

Here you can have a look at my first website (in German, of course) which I created in March or April 2000. I do not have a screenshot of its very first incarnation, the attached one is from November 2001 after several design updates. It’s still partially available at Archive.org . The website dealt...
by Novil
10 Dec 2009, 02:41
Forum: Sandra and Woo
Topic: Website evolution
Replies: 5
Views: 15129

Website evolution

A comparison of the look of the website before its public opening (it looked very similar for some time after that) and now.
by Novil
17 Nov 2009, 23:58
Forum: General discussions
Topic: Your favorite comic strips
Replies: 42
Views: 154772

Re: Your favorite comic strips

Hey, JJA79. You registered at the worst possible moment. After updating to phpBB 3.06 I deleted all inactive accounts of users with 0 posts to get rid of all the spambots. Your account was among them since your post was not yet approved.

This means you have to register again.
by Novil
26 Oct 2009, 23:21
Forum: Sandra and Woo
Topic: Feedback: Worst of
Replies: 3
Views: 12076

Re: Feedback: Worst of

Argent Stonecutter wrote : I’d like this strip more if you’d leave out the slam against another comic, especially when you’ve been pretty preachy yourself. I won’t get into the relative quality of your preachiness, but I’ll just say I’m more interested in what happens to the blue dog now than Woo. ...
by Novil
11 Oct 2009, 12:34
Forum: Sandra and Woo
Topic: This happens to your stats when Sandra and Woo links to you
Replies: 2
Views: 10435

This happens to your stats when Sandra and Woo links to you

This happens to your stats when Sandra and Woo links to your webcomic on the main page if it includes a very positive review and a picture of (an) attractive female character(s). Daily pageviews of the webcomic Commander Kitty according to Project Wonderful with Sandra and Woo being the top referrer...
by Novil
25 Sep 2009, 11:50
Forum: General discussions
Topic: Favourite list – Art edition
Replies: 7
Views: 33817

Re: Favourite list – Art edition

Rabid_Fox wrote:Favourite comic: Beano
Favourite single strip: http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/4/10/
Although Penny Arcade is usually not my kind of thing, I LOVE this particular strip, too. :)
by Novil
24 Sep 2009, 21:29
Forum: General discussions
Topic: Favourite list – Art edition
Replies: 7
Views: 33817

Favourite list – Art edition

So, what is your favourite comic or movie? Here is my complete list: Favourite comic: The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck by Don Rosa Favourite comic character: Hobbes Favourite comic strip: Calvin and Hobbes Favourite webcomic: Ozy and Millie Favourite active webcomic: Edmund Finney’s Quest to Fin...
by Novil
21 Sep 2009, 21:41
Forum: General discussions
Topic: Your favorite songs
Replies: 15
Views: 51475

Re: Your most favorite songs

I already have the first two albums of Delta Goodram. I’d give them both a 4/5. I guess I should also get the third one. I’ve heard now some songs by Dar Williams and I should get more of her, although it could be a bit more up-beat. (I’m also not particularly fond of most songs on Vanessa Carlton’s...
by Novil
19 Sep 2009, 15:18
Forum: General discussions
Topic: Your favorite songs
Replies: 15
Views: 51475

Your favorite songs

Let’s create an album of your top 8 to 14 favorite songs. Here is my top 11: Avril Lavigne – Innocence Avril Lavigne – My Happy Ending Fools Garden – Autumn [not available online] Fools Garden – Life Fools Garden – Why am I sad today [not available online] Lisa Lougheed – Run with us (second favorit...
by Novil
19 Sep 2009, 15:01
Forum: General discussions
Topic: What are you listening to?
Replies: 7
Views: 30648

What are you listening to?

Currently on Windows Media Player:

Coldplay - Death and all his friends

Next on the list:

Vanessa Carlton - More than this
by Novil
07 Sep 2009, 00:20
Forum: Sandra and Woo
Topic: Comments
Replies: 2
Views: 9492

Re: Comments

I have removed the comments since it’s putting too much pressure on me when every new piece of work is immediately judged by strangers. I have also gotten the feeling that some readers expect that every update needs to be as good as their two or three favorites which is obviously impossible.
by Novil
30 Aug 2009, 23:04
Forum: General discussions
Topic: MySQLDumper for automatic backups of your database
Replies: 3
Views: 17098

MySQLDumper for automatic backups of your database

If you are hosting your website on your own webspace which supports PHP and Perl, you should check out if the free tool MySQLDumper is something for you. It has some great advantages compared to phpMyAdmin: - If your database is quite large, the backup file can be split up. This comes in very handy ...
by Novil
30 Aug 2009, 22:34
Forum: General discussions
Topic: Comic layout tips
Replies: 4
Views: 24511

Re: Comic layout tips

I particularly liked page 7 since I was not aware of the problems with “down shots” yet. Off topic: If each of your new strips get 40+ comments, you have to become quite selective what to do with criticism. “I don’t like this strip because of X and Y.” is usually not very helpful because when you ha...
by Novil
26 Aug 2009, 23:19
Forum: General discussions
Topic: Comic layout tips
Replies: 4
Views: 24511

Comic layout tips

Simple, yet perfectly illustrated comic layout tips: http://sevencamels.blogspot.com/2006/09 ... redux.html
by Novil
25 Aug 2009, 00:32
Forum: Sandra and Woo
Topic: Funny idea I had
Replies: 3
Views: 11098

Funny idea I had

In ten years or so, when we’re sick and tired of making any more Sandra and Woo strips and a final compilation will be published, I will leave out one strip and call it “The Incomplete Sandra and Woo”.

;) :P :D
by Novil
20 Aug 2009, 10:35
Forum: General discussions
Topic: More cartoonists losing my respect…
Replies: 4
Views: 24534

More cartoonists losing my respect…

The first is D. C. Simpson, the creator of “Ozy and Millie” who is currently annoying his fans with the atrocious “Raine Dog”, probably one of the worst comics ever put on the internet. He has not delivered originals and prints worth $350 the die-hard fan Cougartiger has bought over a year ago ( for...
by Novil
27 Jul 2009, 22:32
Forum: Sandra and Woo
Topic: Knörzer with oe
Replies: 13
Views: 29801

Re: Knörzer with oe

I actually had to look up “pookie” in a dictionary.
by Novil
24 Jul 2009, 15:26
Forum: Sandra and Woo
Topic: Knörzer with oe
Replies: 13
Views: 29801

Knörzer with oe

It’s not important enough for the front page, but I wanted to say it at least somewhere: If you want to include my family name when talking about the creators of Sandra and Woo but can’t type an “ö” since that character is not on your keyboard, you could also write my name Knoerzer since “ö” = “oe” ...
by Novil
22 Jul 2009, 00:31
Forum: General discussions
Topic: Déjà vu
Replies: 2
Views: 18212

Déjà vu

I’ve gotten a strong feeling of a déjà vu. Must be an error in the matrix...