A bit of updating fun, but otherwise the new site seems to be kicking along. Sorry for the bummer of a cartoon topic, but (a) I really like that line, (b) I was pressed for time, and (c) it IS dorktower # 666 on the web site! DORK TOWER 666! Aieeeee!
I shoulda had Walden in it.
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Not sure why a Google Ad ad for a "Chubby Gay Dating Service" popped up (no pun intended) on the web site this morning (in rotation with the Robot Chicken Star Wars DVD, no less). Which is not to say I've anything at all for people who are chubby, gay and date-less. I'm just not sure any dating service ads are appropriate for the web site.
I'm assuming this came up (no pun intended) because of the word "Dork" on the site. Though I'm not sure. Anyway, I'm sure both I and the advertisers will be happier with such ads going to web sites where they may actually get more click-throughs (I'm CERTAIN there's no "click-through" pun to be made, but even if there is, NONE IS INTENDED!)...
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Hey, HEY! The new "Feedback page" seems to work, at last! I got the first feedback from the site that I've had in months, this morning. (The previous Feedback's page short, painful death being one of the things that spurred us on to getting the entire new site ready ASAP).
It went live-ish last night: some of you may or may not be able to see it yet, due to some server stuff (the actual Grand Opening itself should be Monday - I'm told whatever slowness and bugginess there is on the site should vanish by then, too).
Anyway, here's what I posted there:
It’s kind of hard saying “Welcome to the new web site” when a few of you are probably still seeing the OLD web site.
All this morning, I’ve been shunted back and forth between teh Old and the New as I’ve refreshed pages and tested them out. Apparently, teh intertubes work in mysterious ways, and a straightforward, clean switchover is quite hard to accomplish.
If you DON’T see the new web site - indeed, if you’re still seeing the “Technical Difficulties” message, don’t give up hope. The switchover’s been a bit more problematic that nay of us could have realized, but the good folks at Gamespy assure me that it’s just a matter of time -hours, perhaps - before the whole world sees the brand-spanking new DorkTower.com web site.
We’re still very much a Gamespy site: you can tell that by the loverly big Gamespy ads on the right-side of the page. But switching over to new servers means that we can proudly fly the Dorktower.com banner - any links to us should now simply go to “www.dorktower.com” instead of the old “Gamespy.com/hosting/lots/of/comics/on/our/servers” thingy, or whatever it was.
I can’t possibly thank Chuck and Chris from Gamespy enough. To say they suffered to get this new website up and running is an understatement. Massive, massive thanks also go to Dorktower.com’s new webmistress, Cat Wagner, who designed, built and pretty much implemented this entire freaking new site.
Wendy, our last and much-beloved webmistress, is off to Iraq in a few days, but she’ll hopefully be popping back in from time to time to say “hi.” Obviously, we all wish her the best overseas, and our biggest hope is for her safe return, soon.
This site is pretty much a work in progress. Time considerations dictated that we get it up ASAP after the old jalopy of a web site finally quit working - we’re still not sure why the code stopped allowing me to update new comics, but there ya go. Once that happened, we could either spend massive amounts of time trying to figure that out, or go full-steam ahead on the new site, on which we’ve all put in months of work.
More bells and whistles will gradually be added to the site, as time goes on. This coming Monday will be the official “Grand Opening,” as there are sure to be things popping up here and there. The Dork Store will become a little slicker, but for the first time, you should be able to get just about anything I make from there. (Of course, we’d still prefer you patronize your Friendly Local Game Store, but sometimes that’s just not possible).
The problems with the website remain. On the plus side, it's sped up work on the new, improved website. Either the current site will be fixed, or the new design up and running, soon. Fingers crossed
Until then, please look for new cartoons on any of the following:
My Blogspot blog (C'mon! Who's gonna be the first person to comment over at the new Blogspot mirror site?)
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Finishing up Munchkin Quest II this weekend. So, yay!I may even get a chance to continue cleaning and reorganizing the office, afterwards.
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EDIT: I had no idea so many people didn't realize Dork Tower Miniatures existed. They do, and are awesome, produced by Steve Jackson Games and sculpted by legendary designer Tom Meier. They can be found at Warehouse 23, or ordered directly from your Friendly Neighborhood Games or Comics Store.
All of these will have essentially the same content, and cartoons should continue Monday-Wednesday-Friday as per usual, with cartoons going up (hopefully) no later than noon on any days.
Designed by Steve Jackson - Illustrated by John Kovalic
56 cards. - Suggested Retail Price $9.95 Stock #1460 - ISBN 978-1-55634-786-3 In Production
You Asked for It!
A munchkin can never have enough good cards . . . so we bring you . . . More Good Cards!
In this small but mighty expansion, you'll find the cards that you, yes, YOU, asked for in our online survey.
* More Wandering Monsters! The best from Munchkin Blender, with new art, along with the brand new . . . And Its Little Friends. * More Monster Enhancers! New ways to beef up the critters your opponent is facing. * More Cheats! More copies of the classic Cheat!, plus the TRULY abusive Cheat With Both Hands and Cheat Like There's No Tomorrow! * More Curses! Don't Call Me Shirley from Blender, and two all-new cards, diabolic and hilarious! * More Wishing Rings! Actually, just one. We wouldn't want to spoil too many of those Curses, would we?
Plus potions, items, and item enhancers! Shuffle them all in, or just add your favorites.
Munchkin 7 – More Good Cards is an expansion for the classic Munchkin set.
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Jeff Mackintosh clued me in to this. It's freaking brilliant. Especially if you lead the kind of creative (quote, unquote) life Jeff and I lead:
I might have a shot at the Racine show. Possibly St. Paul...we'll see.
AUGUST 2008 01 FR Dublin OH Dublin Irish Festival, Coffman Park 614.410.4545 02 SA Dublin OH Dublin Irish Festival 03 SU Dublin OH Dublin Irish Festival 07 TH Zumbrota MN Crossings at Carnegie, 320 East Ave. 507.732.7616 08 FR St Paul MN Irish Fair of Minnesota, Harriet Island Regional Park 952.474.7411 09 SA St Paul MN Irish Fair of Minnesota 10 SU St Paul MN Irish Fair of Minnesota 12 TU Racine WI McAuliffe's Pub, 3700 Meacham Rd. 262.554.9695 14 TH Rochester NY German House, 315 Gregory St. 585.271.3354 15 FR West Hartford CT University of Hartford Wilde Hall ( WWUH ), 200 Bloomfield Ave. 800.274.8587 or 860.768.4228 16 SA Brunswick ME Maine Highland Games, Thomas Point Beach, 29 Meadow Rd. 207.443.1165
SEPTEMBER 2008 10 WE South Carthage ME NE Celtic Arts, NE Celtic Arts, 2 Highland Dr. 207.562.4445 11 TH South Carthage ME NE Celtic Arts 12 FR Canton MA ICONS Festival, Irish Cultural Center, 200 New Boston Dr. 13 SA Canton MA ICONS Festival 14 SU Pawling NY Towne Crier, 130 Rt. 22 845.855.1300 17 WE Felton CA Don Quixote's International Music Hall, 6275 Hwy 9 831.603.2294 19 FR Sebastopol CA Sebastopol Celtic Festival, 390 Morris St. 707.823.1511 20 SA Sebastopol CA Sebastopol Celtic Festival 21 SU Winters CA Palms Playhouse, 13 Main St. 530.795.1825 23 TU Charlottesville VA Gravity Lounge, 1301 S. 1st St. 434.977.5590 24 WE Bedford VA Friends of Bedford Public Library, 321 N. Bridge St. 540.586.8911 x18 26 FR Bethlehem PA Celtic Classic, Historic Bethlehem festival grounds 610.868.9599 27 SA Bethlehem PA Celtic Classic 28 SU Bethlehem PA Celtic Classic
I note I'm missing their two most recent albums, Alchemy (2000) and Arnish Light (2003). But after a series of just brilliant recordings in the 90s that came every two years apart, it's a shame there's not more out there that I'm missing. Plus: five years since their last release
Designed by Steve Jackson - Illustrated by John Kovalic
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