All posts by 'Chris A. Bolton'

In her enthusiastic review for the School Library Journal blog, Elizabeth Bird wrote, “If [Smash] follows the lead of such other successful webcomics as Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Jellaby in print form, I will be well pleased.”

And now, we’re doing just that.

We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve signed a deal to have Season One of Smash published by Candlewick Press, the home of such acclaimed children’s books as the Judy Moody, Girl Detective series and the novels of Kate DiCamillo (The Tale of Despereaux)!

We want to give our HUGE thanks to Mary Lee Donovan, our editor at Candlewick, who loved and believed in Smash at first glance, and our amazing agent, Bernadette Baker-Baughman of the Baker’s Mark Literary Agency, for her tireless support in making our dream a reality.

Kyle and I also owe a gigantic debt to the other half of Team Smash: Sarah Fenton for her fantastic colors, and Jamie Bolton for all of her hard work behind the scenes.

We don’t have a publication date yet, but you can bet we’ll let you know as soon as we do. And for the time being, you can still read all of Season One online for free!

Here are some pictures of the signing:

Chris signs the contract in Portland.

Kyle signs in Seattle.

Chris is kind of glowing here.

Kyle’s turn to smile!

This morning it was announced that DC’s Zuda webcomics site is closing its gates. Several of its ongoing comics will continue on DC’s Digital Publishing initiative.

I’m sad to see Zuda end. Even though I haven’t kept up with the monthly contests or many of its winners, I thought it was a fun experiment and a great opportunity for newcomers who wanted a chance at earning a living with their webcomic.

But my feelings are more personal than that: without Zuda, Smash wouldn’t exist in its current state.

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We have one more commissioned sketch from the Stumptown Comics Festival. This is from the hugely talented Susan Tardif — and it’s even in color!

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Kyle’s version of Han Solo and Chewbacca (in normal clothes and Hoth gear)
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Here are a couple of sketches Kyle worked on at this year’s Stumptown Comics Fest:

Cupid — with a vengeance!
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Hercules (there was a Greek mythology thing happening here)
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Sure, you can click on each comic and read them all individually. But why put all that stress on your poor wrist? (Not to mention the buttons on your poor mouse.) Here, in one, handy post, is the entire Season One of Smash — all 135 pages of it!

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We are thrilled to celebrate the birth of Claire Ferguson to our friends, Alan and Kristin!

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Smash is an all-ages webcomic about a ten-year-old boy who absorbs the powers of his superhero idol, Defender — along with his greatest villain, the Magus.

Click here to start reading the first episode. Or read the entire first season at once!

Got an iPad? Our webcomic is designed to fit perfectly on your screen. Click here to start reading!

Kyra, Alexa and Quinto Sandejas model Smash on the iPad.
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This latest Smash sketch from the Stumptown Comics Fest comes from Alexis Fajardo, the writer/artist of the terrific all-ages comic Kid Beowulf!

Poor Smash…

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The latest Smash Stumptown sketch was commissioned from Natalie Nourigat, whose gorgeous work can be seen in her autobiographical webcomic, Between Gears.

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