Double Fine Action Comics

Double Fine Action Comics
Author(s)	Scott Campbell, Razmig Mavlian, Nathen Stapley, Tasha, and Mark Hamer
Website	http://www.doublefine.com/news.php/comics
Current status / schedule	Each comic updated at varying intervals
Launch date	February 2004
Publisher(s)	Double Fine Productions

Double Fine Action Comics (DFAC) is a webcomics collective supported by Double Fine Productions. Each comic varies in style and tone, but they all reflect the eclectic humor found in the Double-Fine produced game Psychonauts. The comics are published in Flash format on the company website under the heading 'Comics'.

Artists

The Double Fine Action comics are produced by five artists who work for Double Fine Productions.

Scott Campbell

Scott Campbell (artist) (also known as Scott C.) creates a comic following the adventures of Two-Headed Baby (the Double Fine Productions logo), a strongman, and a knight. Other characters, such as two astronauts named Captain and Thompson have been introduced as the comic has progressed. Many characters such as a mummy, a frogman and a naked ogre have been briefly featured, usually during a quest or some other type of adventure. At the top of most strips is a small, usually completely unrelated drawing. These small drawings sometimes have a title, such as "Mysterious Happiness!". Campbell's comic is, by a wide margin, the most commonly updated; the strip celebrated its 400th cartoon as of December, 2006, and has since passed the 700-strip mark.

Razmig Mavlian

Razmig Mavlian (also known as Raz) produces two comics. The first, Epic Saga, is done in the style of an adventure game similar to King's Quest or The Secret of Monkey Island. The last two comics were countdown screens, similar to the screens of arcade games, which seem to indicate that the strip is cancelled or currently on hiatus. Mavlian's other comic, Happy Funnies, is a dialogue-free strip featuring smiling characters in absurd situations. This strip appears to be on hiatus as well.

Nathan Stapley

Nathan Stapley draws a pseudo-biographical comic that juxtaposes comics about his hair or clothing with adventure stories involving him and such characters as Indiana Jones, Chewbacca from Star Wars, or O-Ren Ishii from the Kill Bill films. Just before New Year's Eve in 2006, Stapley's strip passed the 250 mark.

Mark Hamer

Mark Hamer paints realistic pictures that resemble Polaroid photographs. Each feature a joke about the picture at the bottom of the photograph. The comic appears to be on hiatus.

Tasha

In January 2008, a fifth comic was added. The comic is a semi-autobiographical serial about the life of the author, a young single woman called Tasha.

External links

• Double Fine Productions, Inc.
• Scott Campbell's blog