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I'm always whining that Slightly Damned is crap because it has basically squat in terms of "notable" attention. No professional reviews, no awards, no Wikipedia page, etc. So this year, I want to try to win an Ursa Major Award.
What are the Ursa Major Awards?
"It is intended as Anthropomorphic (a.k.a. Furry) Fandom's equivalent of the Hugo Award ® presented by the World Science Fiction Society, mystery fandom's Anthony Award, horror fandom's Bram Stoker Award, and so forth."
For those of you that want to know more about the UMA's, you can visit the official website here: www.ursamajorawards.org/index.…
Nominations should be opening up sometime in January.
In the mean time how about we work together to get Slightly Damned onto the 2012 Recommended Anthropomorphic Graphic Story list?
What is the 2012 Recommended Anthropomorphics List?
This list is separate from the actual awards, and serves as a sort of archive of recommended Anthropomorphic art that was created in 2012.
The list can be seen in its entirety here: www.ursamajorawards.org/ReadLi…
Here's where you, my dear reader, come in.
Your mission, should you chose to accept it, is to send an email to recommended@ursamajorawards.org that contains the following information:
The title of the work: Slightly Damned
A link to the website: www.sdamned.com/
Any other information you wish to include. The exact instructions are on the Recommended List page in the above link, but they aren't much different than what I have stated here.
THE DEADLINE IS JANUARY 15, 2013!
PLEASE DO NOT SPAM THE EMAIL
EDIT: We did it! Slightly Damned will now be added to the recommendations list in mid-February, and nominations for the Ursa Major awards will be open shortly after that. Keep an eye on the Ursa Major awards and the instructions for the nomination process (I will, too!) and maybe... just maybe... Slightly Damned has a chance. Thanks for your support!
...of course, only if you actually believe that Slightly Damned should be recommended/nominated/awarded.
I know it may seem silly to covet an award like this, but... I dunno, I figure I have nothing to lose by giving it a shot. Some of you might be confused as to why I care about a furry award when I've fought against being pigeonholed by the label for years, but I have two good reasons for this:
1) I think this is the only webcomic award where I have a snowball's chance in hell of actually being eligible for. The Harvey and Eisner awards are just... yeah, no way, the Hugo Awards require registration for expensive cons (one in San Antonio, TX, one in London), and the Webcartoonist's Choice Awards have been dead for years. If there's anything else out there that you guys know of, I'm all ears!
2) Hey, I figure if Pixar's Brave is elligble for an Ursa Major award, why not Slightly Damned?
(P.S. Thanks to Tec for writing the logistics stuff!)
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Commissions are closed!
Commission info: raizap.com/commissions
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The first Slightly Damned book is finally on sale at IndyPlanet! I know the price is a bit steep and it takes a while, but that's what happen when you have a print-on-demand title that's as big and colorful as this book! Believe me, the book looks great!
Here's the link to its IndyPlanet listing: indyplanet.com/store/product_i… Yes, they ship internationally!
If you want to see a video of what it looks like on the inside, I have one here on Flickr (although it's a video of the flawed first book, they are practically the same thing): www.flickr.com/photos/the_chu/…
...And if you don't want or can't afford a hard copy, a digital version of the book is now available on IndyPlanet Digital: www.indyplanet.com/digital/pro… It features the exact same content at a fraction of the price.
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For upcoming convention appearances, please check the main Slightly Damned website: sdamned.com
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Join the Slightly Damned club!
Membership is open to everybody.
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I also have an account on FurAffinity with identical content: www.furaffinity.net/user/the-c…
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Want to hear more?
Follow me on my public twitter account: @sdamned
What are the Ursa Major Awards?
"It is intended as Anthropomorphic (a.k.a. Furry) Fandom's equivalent of the Hugo Award ® presented by the World Science Fiction Society, mystery fandom's Anthony Award, horror fandom's Bram Stoker Award, and so forth."
For those of you that want to know more about the UMA's, you can visit the official website here: www.ursamajorawards.org/index.…
Nominations should be opening up sometime in January.
What is the 2012 Recommended Anthropomorphics List?
This list is separate from the actual awards, and serves as a sort of archive of recommended Anthropomorphic art that was created in 2012.
The list can be seen in its entirety here: www.ursamajorawards.org/ReadLi…
Here's where you, my dear reader, come in.
Your mission, should you chose to accept it, is to send an email to recommended@ursamajorawards.org that contains the following information:
The title of the work: Slightly Damned
A link to the website: www.sdamned.com/
Any other information you wish to include. The exact instructions are on the Recommended List page in the above link, but they aren't much different than what I have stated here.
THE DEADLINE IS JANUARY 15, 2013!
PLEASE DO NOT SPAM THE EMAIL
EDIT: We did it! Slightly Damned will now be added to the recommendations list in mid-February, and nominations for the Ursa Major awards will be open shortly after that. Keep an eye on the Ursa Major awards and the instructions for the nomination process (I will, too!) and maybe... just maybe... Slightly Damned has a chance. Thanks for your support!
...of course, only if you actually believe that Slightly Damned should be recommended/nominated/awarded.
I know it may seem silly to covet an award like this, but... I dunno, I figure I have nothing to lose by giving it a shot. Some of you might be confused as to why I care about a furry award when I've fought against being pigeonholed by the label for years, but I have two good reasons for this:
1) I think this is the only webcomic award where I have a snowball's chance in hell of actually being eligible for. The Harvey and Eisner awards are just... yeah, no way, the Hugo Awards require registration for expensive cons (one in San Antonio, TX, one in London), and the Webcartoonist's Choice Awards have been dead for years. If there's anything else out there that you guys know of, I'm all ears!
2) Hey, I figure if Pixar's Brave is elligble for an Ursa Major award, why not Slightly Damned?
(P.S. Thanks to Tec for writing the logistics stuff!)
===
Commissions are closed!
Commission info: raizap.com/commissions
===
The first Slightly Damned book is finally on sale at IndyPlanet! I know the price is a bit steep and it takes a while, but that's what happen when you have a print-on-demand title that's as big and colorful as this book! Believe me, the book looks great!
Here's the link to its IndyPlanet listing: indyplanet.com/store/product_i… Yes, they ship internationally!
If you want to see a video of what it looks like on the inside, I have one here on Flickr (although it's a video of the flawed first book, they are practically the same thing): www.flickr.com/photos/the_chu/…
...And if you don't want or can't afford a hard copy, a digital version of the book is now available on IndyPlanet Digital: www.indyplanet.com/digital/pro… It features the exact same content at a fraction of the price.
===
For upcoming convention appearances, please check the main Slightly Damned website: sdamned.com
===
Join the Slightly Damned club!
Membership is open to everybody.
===
I also have an account on FurAffinity with identical content: www.furaffinity.net/user/the-c…
===
Want to hear more?
Follow me on my public twitter account: @sdamned
Happy 20th Anniversary, Slightly Damned!
On March 14, 2004, I posted the very first page of Slightly Damned online on my personal website. I built the site myself from notepad and updated it manually for years. Every page of the comic was a separate .html file, and it as inefficient as heck! I remember getting emails from folks telling me their internet speeds couldn't handle the high quality JPEGs I initially put up. Those could exceed 500kb EACH! So I decided to replace them with lower quality ones that were under 200kb for a while... Wait, where was I? Oh, excuse this old fart for reminiscing. With the current state of the modern internet, I can't help but feel wistful for the world wide web as it was when I first started Slightly Damned. Slightly Damned is 20 years old now! I never imagined I would keep up with it for this long. When I first started, I was just an ambitious teenager with no real thoughts about the future. I didn't even think about collecting the comic into books. I assumed no one would want
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Hey all, Chu here! In February I'll be working on preparing for the Slightly Damned Book Three Kickstarter! If you drop by my art streams on Twitch during February, then you'll be able to see me work on updating the Book Three cover and redrawing certain pages. Time permitting, I also plan to make the long overdue chapter covers for Book Five: Part Nine and Part Ten. --- The Ursa Major Award nominations are open until February 11! https://ursamajorawards.org/nominations.htm It would mean a lot to me if you could write in to nominate Slightly Damned for "Best Graphic Story"! Getting nominated-- and ideally, winning-- helps attract new eyes to the comic, which is essential for its ongoing success. But don't forget that you can nominate up to 5 creations per category, so please be generous and vote for other works that you enjoy as well! The Ursa Major Awards also have a Fursuit category, and 2022 just happens to be year where I got my very first fursuit! You may have seen it in
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Hey y'all, I'm doing great! Just keeping my info updated so you know how to find me! === Upcoming In-Person Events: Midwest FurFest Chicago, Illinois // December 1-4, 2022 Further Confusion San Jose, California // January 12-16, 2023 Furnal Equinox Toronto, Ontario // March 17-19, 2023 Online stores: http://chu.storenvy.com/ https://hivemill.com/collections/slightly-damned === You can find me streaming my artwork on Twitch on Tuesdays & Thursdays.On Sundays I do blind playthroughs of JRPGs. Twitch: http://twitch.tv/hyenachu === Twitter: http://twitter.com/sdamned Patreon: http://patreon.com/raizap Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/chu63425 Art mirrors: FurAffinity: https://www.furaffinity.net/user/the-chu/ Tumblr: http://hyenafu.tumblr.com === Slightly Damned: http://sdamned.com The Junk Hyenas Diner: http://junkhyenas.com Main Website: http://raizap.com
2020's Almost Over!
Hey folks! Just wanted to write a new journal to let you all know how I'm doing these days, what's coming next, and update information on where to find me. The Slightly Damned Kickstarter to print a new and improved version of Book 2 was a smashing success! I just finished drawing nearly all the bonus material for it, and before you know it, it'll be off to the printers. 2020 was a pretty tough year, as I'm sure all of you know. It got even tougher when a friend of mine suddenly passed away in fall. A week later, one of our cats became ill and we had to put him down. I still did my best to hold things together, work on the Kickstarter campaign and work on the book while also keeping up with my normal obligations. And, well, now I'm really tired and I need a break!! Slightly Damned is fast approaching its 1000th page. Quite a milestone. I have decided that once we reach it, I am going on a short sabbatical. There will be no new pages from the 1000th page's debut on January 2 until
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Email has been sent! Winning an award like this would be great! God knows that this comic deserves it. You've done a great job with it and kept it running for several years now. I'll keep my fingers crossed! 