The Emerald City Comic Convention, that is!

This will be our second convention appearance, in “sunny” Seattle, on March 13th and 14th. We’ll have T-shirts, posters, sketchbooks, and other fun stuff on hand.

You’ll find us in Artist Alley at table A-11 (which is just to the left of the main entrance).

Get your tickets now! We hope to see you there.

We love hearing from people who enjoy Smash — like Sean McGrath of the Comics Plus Blog*, who calls our favorite 10-year-old superhero’s exploits “stupendous.”

If you enjoy Smash (or even if you don’t), we want to hear from you! Here are three good ways to show your support:

• Leave a comment and let us know what you think! We’d love to be able to read your mind, but we aren’t that powerful (yet). Just take a quick minute to tell us your favorite part of Season 1, what you’d like to see more (or less) of, or ask us a question. (Any question!)

  If you’re the quiet type who likes to enjoy Smash in peace, email us privately and we’ll just keep it between us.

• Donations really help out! We’re still scraping by, doing the best we can to keep Smash free for everyone to enjoy.

  The expenses do add up, however, and every little bit helps!

• Spread the word! There’s no more powerful tool on the Internet than word-of-mouth… but sometimes the mouths move a bit slower than one would hope. Share Smash on Facebook, Twitter, or a multitude of other social media. Send emails to friends and others you think might enjoy the comic. Contact your favorite critic or comics blog and let them know about us!

Thanks yet again for all of your support. We promise more Smash is on the way… very soon!

(* On a side note: I love that blog, because Comics Plus was the name of the first comic book store Kyle and I went to, way back in… uh, I’m not saying. It was a while ago.)

And Happy Valentine’s Day to everyone else!
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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!

Help support Smash and get a free wallpaper for your desktop! Click here to visit our Support page for one of the wallpaper designs below — and more! And thanks for your support!

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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