WebComic Corner

#1 (Part 1): Our Every Episode is the New Tradition

June 20, 2022 Season 1 Episode 1
WebComic Corner
#1 (Part 1): Our Every Episode is the New Tradition
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For our first episode, we're going to take a metaphorical journey to a little place called Achewood to hang out with a couple of fans -- or "chochachos", as they liked to be called -- and find out what makes Chris Onstad's webcomic Achewood such an incredible trip into the early days of Internet culture. 

Cool Fact: Throughout its 15-year-run, Achewood has received recognition from a variety of different notable sources, including The Economist, The New Yorker, Small Press Expo (SPX), TIME magazine, and the Onion. THE ONION!

Not-So-Cool Fact: Being able to edit a little bit of audio in post doesn't make you a miracle worker. Yeah, when I said the audio quality would improve in future episodes, I wasn't talking about this one since, technically, it was recorded before the podcast even started. Again, apologies for the spotty sound quality in some parts and the background noises. 

Not-So-Cool Fact #2:  Future episodes are going to be 45-60 min at most and we will have an actual theme song next week

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you can start here if you like
intro's over, let's meet the guests: winston, annie, and aaron
question 1: how did you discover Achewood?
winston's answer: the olden days of '03-'04
annie's answer: An angry Internet guy's blog
aaron's answer: crappy webcomics
aj's answer: read the disclaimer, waited 3 years
question 2: were you already into webcomics and/or comics before you started reading achewood?
aaron: wolverine at the circus
annie: dicking around reading The Far Side
winston: newspaper comics in Thailand
aj: not the homestuck episode but everything comes back to gas station darkwing duck
don't be a dick to your ex and use them as fodder for your pretentious webcomic
question 3: what effect(s) do you think achewood has had on webcomic/internet culture as a whole?
aaron: the shibboleth simpsons of the internet and scott pilgrim
winston: less weird and more share like subscribe
annie: first achewood tinder date
annie and aaron: the world that chris onstad built
annie: the "phillipe is standing on it" litmus test
question 4: do you appreciate achewood more now than when you first became a fan? why or why not?
annie: my go-to place
winston: afraid to be weird
aaron: the collective "this rocks!" and recreational herbology
annie's magnets: tales of chochacho cons
aj and aaron: 10+ years of a fan's journey into depression and tattoos
aaron: ray days and beef days
annie's church sign and aj's bridge to part 2