Webcomics Wednesday

by Hal Bent 

I may be busy--I'm still mourning that one of my favorite websites (and comic book nerd site), Comics Alliance, was shut down by parent company, AOL two weeks ago--but I gotta get excited each Wednesday because I love my Webcomics Wednesday!  I get so excited about highlighting these hardworking Internet heroes, so I don't have any time to waste and need to get right to this week's fantastic find:

Hyperbolic Dystopia: by Barry J Gardner
WEBSITE: http://hyperbolicdystopia.com

I read this fairly new webcomic (it kicked off last fall) and instantly knew this webcomic "spoke to me". Maybe it was title, maybe it was the vision of the future that is over-run with watchers (seriously, privacy is such a concept of the past), maybe it was the smart dialogue and distinctive artwork, or maybe it was a bit of all of those wrapped together.  Whatever it was, I feel like I am getting in close enough to the ground floor and am eagerly awaiting to see where it goes in the future. It's fun, but serious. I like not having to deal with juvenile jokes and boobs spilling out all over the page (not that I'd complain, but some pages just go for "gratuitous" without adding to the story or fitting the characters).  From what I've read so far, it looks like a fun ride.

Main Characters: 
As the webcomic is still fairly new, I don't know all the details on all the characters yet, but  am excited to see what happens in the future.
Winston Copperhead: the man with the hammer,  but is he able to lead a revolution?
Aldous Jimenez: He has already helped Winston but what is his game? Fellow renegade? Part of authority? An inside helper? And where did he get that awesome futuristic talking koala?
Dr. Thaddeus Faust: The mad genius? The brains behind the power? Pure evil? Not sure yet.
Tod: All powerful leader of the future with a Napoleon complex along with a serious fetish as a keyhole peeper (he has cameras everywhere...I had to go there) to go along with his stature. His world is high tech for his control and low tech for the plebes. 

About the creator:  Great post by the creator on his blog here: A great example of a creator who is driven to create and not letting the realities of life get in the way by working to make it happen.

OK, again be sure to check out Hyperbolic Dystopia at: http://hyperbolicdystopia.com, and remember that it was the Daily Comics Review on Webcomics Wednesday that gave you the scoop. Enjoy!