Superosity

Infobox comic strip
title= Superosity


caption= Cover of Superosity #1 comic book
author= Chris Crosby
url= http://www.superosity.com/
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first= 1999-03-01
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"Superosity" is a daily comic strip by Chris Crosby, the co-founder and co-CEO of Keenspot. [ [http://keenspot.com/companyinfo.html Keenspot.com: Company Info ] ] [ [http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/article_brief/eandp/1/1119101 Keenspot Is Major Comics Spot On Web ] ] It was the first comic ever to be hosted by Keenspot. [ [http://comixpedia.com/node/1410 The History of Online Comics by T Campbell (Part 5) | COMIXTALK ] ] The comic focuses on the adventure-filled life of an idiot who wears a cape for no apparent reason (Chris), his perpetually angry teenage brother (Bobby), a sentient board (Boardy), and their friends. The Sunday comic usually focuses on the fantastical imaginations of Chris's pets, Giz (a dog) and Mask (a cat).

"Superosity" launched on March 1, 1999. [ [http://superosity.com/d/19990301.html SUPEROSITY Archives: Day by Day ] ] It has an archive of over 3,000 strips to date. [ [http://superosity.com/calendar.html SUPEROSITY : The Daily Comic Strip by Chris Crosby ] ] [ [http://piperka.net/info.html?cid=176 Piperka ] ]

Print

Seven issues of a "Superosity" print comic book were published from 2001-2002 and distributed by Diamond Comic Distributors to comic book stores. It featured guest artwork by creators such as Jeffrey J. Rowland ("Overcompensating") and John Allison ("Scary Go Round").

"Superosity" has also been published in newspapers, most notably "The Turlock Journal" of Turlock, CA. [ [http://www.turlockjournal.com/ Denied:1up! Software ] ] [ [http://www.keenspot.com/comicspage Keenspot.com: Keenspot Comics Page ] ]

Animated series

On July 21, 2006 at Comic-Con International during Keenspot's 6th annual panel discussion, it was announced that an animated TV series called "Angelipups" would be produced based on the in-strip show by that name. [ [http://comixpedia.com/chriscrosbykeenspot_comic_con_2006_announcements_yirmumah_darken_sorcery_101_join_fall_marketing_plans_superosity_tv_show_sorta Keenspot Comic-Con 2006 Announcements: YIRMUMAH!, DARKEN, SORCERY 101 join! Fall Marketing Plans! SUPEROSITY TV Show (sorta)! | COMIXTALK ] ]

Press and achievements

*Comics Buyers Guide positively reviewed the first two issues of the "Superosity" comic book in late 2001. [http://keenspot.com/pressbox/cbg-superosity1-2review.gif]
*Salon.com included Crosby in an August 2001 article on webcomics. [ [http://archive.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/08/09/comics/index2.html Salon.com Technology | No laughing matter ] ]
*Websnark has written many articles about "Superosity". [http://websnark.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-search.cgi?IncludeBlogs=1&search=superosity] Eric Burns recently cited it as one of his favorite comics. [ [http://comixpedia.com/2006_Roundtable The Comixpedia End of 2006 Roundtable | COMIXTALK ] ]
*Online webcomics magazine Comixpedia named Crosby the 10th most prominent person in webcomics for 2006. [ [http://comixpedia.com/people_of_webcomics_list_for_2006?page=0%2C3 Comixpedia's People Of Webcomics List For 2006 | COMIXTALK ] ] In 2005, he ranked 13th. [ [http://comixpedia.com/comixpedias_list_of_25_people_in_webcomics_for_2005?page=0%2C2 Comixpedia's List of 25 People Of Webcomics for 2005 | COMIXTALK ] ] In 2004, he ranked 2nd. [ [http://comixpedia.com/comixpedias_list_of_25_people_in_webcomics_for_2004?page=0%2C4 Comixpedia's List of 25 People Of Webcomics for 2004 | COMIXTALK ] ]
*"Superosity" was nominated for "Best Superhero Comic" in the 2002 Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards. [ [http://www.ccawards.com/2002.htm The 2002 Cartoonist's Choice Awards ] ]
*In October 1999, "PvP" creator Scott Kurtz called "Superosity" "my favorite strip online" in spite of getting into frequent "shouting matches" with Crosby. [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.comics.strips/browse_thread/thread/c1581ceef5ddda5e/a7718eecc25f6c4a]
*According to a June 2000 Daily Variety article, Crosby is managed by Benderspink, producers of films like American Pie and The Ring. [ [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117782978.html?categoryid=18&cs=1 Bender tooning up with KeenSpot.com - Entertainment News, Business News, Media - Variety ] ]
* [http://www.comicon.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php/ubb/get_topic/f/36/t/000721.html COMICON.com's online magazine The Pulse] interviewed Crosby about "Superosity" in a February 2003 article. [ [http://www.comicon.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php/ubb/get_topic/f/36/t/000721.html Comicon.Com: Chris Crosby'S Keen Webcomic Superosity ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.superosity.com/ "SUPEROSITY": The Daily Comic Strip by Chris Crosby]