Matt Meylikhov of the website Multiversity Comics just published a fantastic review of Smash:

I can’t recommend this comic enough. I read all of Season 1 in one sitting and I was hooked by the end of it, truly and triumphantly. Smash won me over like no other web comic before it has, and I am definitely looking to see where the story goes for season 2. And I’ll say it once, I’ll say it again: as soon as this is available in trade, I’ll be first in line to order a copy. A truly wonderful story with so much potential, it’s bursting at the seams.

Thanks to Matt for all the support! And, if you’re just finding us via Multiversity Comics, here’s a great place to start reading!

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Here’s a great picture from Aaron Houston! (Click for a larger version)

Thanks, Aaron! Man, do I know how Andrew feels in that picture…

Send us your Smash fan art — if you’ve got it, we want it! And we’ll happily run it on our blog.

Yesterday, Hero Spy featured five questions with me. Today it is Kyle’s turn.

Which gives me a nice excuse to post one of my favorite illustrations from Kyle:

Besides the obvious fact that Smash is an awesome comic that deserves every bit of praise it receives, there is the fact that the artwork is at least partially responsible for that praise. Kyle A. Bolton is the mastermind behind those addictive illustrations and I’m incredibly pleased to have this opportunity to pick his brain. Kyle hit the comic scene after graduating from the Art Institute of Seattle and then going on to work with the likes of Surreal Software and Electronic Arts. I won’t bore you with his resume but it is worthy of some inspection if your interested in that sort of thing. You can learn more about Kyle on his website: www.kylebolton.com.

Click here to read the post. And thanks once again to Shawn Swanson at Hero Spy for a great opportunity!

Shawn Swanson of the comics site Hero Spy has already posted some wonderful feedback about Smash.

Now he’s gone one step further, giving Kyle and I five questions to answer.

He posted my responses today, and Kyle’s will go up tomorrow. Shawn begins:

Here we are once again talking about the changing landscape of the comic book industry. I have mentioned more then once that I believe web-comics are going take over in the near future and writer Chris Bolton is prepared to lead the way with his comic “Smash”. This is possibly one of the best all ages comics on the web. From its awesome illustrations to it’s genuine voice, Smash hits all the right notes.

Here’s the link to his post. Thanks to Shawn for the kind words and a fun opportunity!

Hard to believe it’s been five years since Kyle and Jamie got married! Here’s a moving tribute on their fifth anniversary:

Smash even makes an appearance!

We’ve got a fresh batch of Kyle’s artwork! And check out his brand-new DeviantArt page here. (Click on the images below for larger views.)

Here’s a poster hanging on Andrew’s wall, with Defender racing an F-4 Phantom.

Kyle has been a huge Sherlock Holmes fan since childhood — he even liked the new Robert Downey Jr. movie, in spite of the many liberties it took. This is his homage to the Great Detective.

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Kyle and I were recently interviewed by Melanie Jordan of Imagine Magazine — a free digital magazine “for and about storyboard artists, comic book artists and writers, game artists, commercial artists, Composers and voice-actors, Illustrators, Screen play writers and forthcoming artists.”

I.mag: Will we see any new characters’ in the next season of Smash?
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From the Indy Comic Book Week website:

Diamond Comic Distributors announced they will not ship any new comics for the last week of December….This vacancy allows independent and small press comic book creators to claim this week as their own.

We think this is a brilliant idea — and even though Smash is a webcomic, and not (yet) published in paper form, we encourage you to join us in supporting Indy Comic Book Week! (Read more about it here.)

In honor of this week, we’re offering the first episode of Smash. (Click here to read more.) Please take a few minutes to swing by your local comic shop to support independent creators!

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Happy holidays, everyone!
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