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Brian Clevinger is the cartoonist who creates 8-Bit Theater. 8-Bit Theater is a serial strip that follows the lives of a group of adventurers from the world of Final Fantasy™. Black mage, an impulsive person with homicidal tendencies, is one of the two original heroes that comprise the “light warriors”. Black Mage prefers to let his magic or his dagger do the talking for him, inflicting random violence on hapless passer-bys and only remains in the group due to his desire for ultimate power and his belief that he can use the group to further his goals. Fighter is a naïve, gentle soul whose blatant cluelessness (healthy denial or stupidity, depending on who you ask) is off sided by his awesome displays of physical prowess. Fighter enjoys swords of all kinds, and is working on a secret technique that involves using sword-chucks to his best advantage. Despite repeated attempts on his life, Fighter regards Black Mage as his best friend, and follows him everywhere. Unfortunately for Black Mage, Fighter entered into a contract deal with his new friend Thief, who is now the party leader. Seeing the “light warriors” as a way to further his own needs and make a little bit of money on the side through less-than-legal means, he continues adventuring with them. Finally, the newest member to the party, Red Mage, is a guru of various role-playing statistics, and has (or perhaps believes) the ability to change his statistics or skills around. He always has a plan for action, no matter how dangerous the situation, but for the most part doesn’t take into consideration all aspects, as they usually don’t work. Now the “light warriors” are being guided (whether they know it or not) by White Mage in her quest to save the world.

Mark Shallow is the cartoonist who creates Adventurers!. Adventurers! is a serial strip that follows the lives of two "typical" role-playing game characters, Karn and Ardam. Karn is the typical fighter of the group, in order to balance his physical prowess, his intellect leaves much to be desired. Karn enjoys going with the plot of the game and takes no notice of most of the oddities that exists in his world. Ardam is the mage of the group and with his spells, he can be quite a formidable foe in battle, however his physical skills are minimal. Ardam questions most things about the world, not being content with his current standing in life. Ardam tries to keep Karn from blindly going off on some quest, but cannot help and tag along, if only to keep him out of trouble, and perhaps because a little part of him wants to go along as well. Ardam and Karn fight many foes in their journeys, ranging from cute fluffy bunnies, to evil animated pants, to even a plethora of bosses. Fortunately, Ardam and Karn are not alone in their endeavors as they have their own party of friends to go along with them and help them battle the forces against them.

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Tiffany Ross is the cartoonist who creates Alien Dice. Alien Dice is a serial strip that follows the life of a Rishan named Shira Lexx. Rishan’s are a genetically engineered race that was created from the human race. Hundreds of years ago, aliens came to Earth and captured numerous women, in order to harvest their offspring. They chose Earth to be their target due to its relative obscureness in the Galactic Order. The Rishans were developed for slavery, but after people found out where they came from, they were freed. This was not the end of the exploitation of the Rishan race. Most orphaned Rishans were taken by the ADC, the Alien Dice Corporation, and trained in numerous training academies in order to become “productive members of society”, when in reality, they were screening them to see which ones would be best suited for their game. Alien Dice was originally a game that rich people played by using special dice to augment animals and have them fight one another. This, over time, became boring, as animals only had so much intelligence and unpredictability. It was only a matter of time before they started using sentient beings in their game. Lexx is one of those people, and has become one of the best players in the game. The ADC makes a lot of money through the exploitation of the players, and through contracts that the players signed as children; they are not allowed to reveal anything until they are able to fight through three sets of collecting dice. Lexx is on his third set now, and everything was going smooth for him, until he ended up having to take a human girl named Chel with him on his last set. Now everything that defined Lexx’s world is changing. Lexx finds himself torn between living the life that he so desperately wants to have, and finishing the game so he will be alive or not a slave, in order to enjoy it.

Mohammad “Hawk” Haque and Ananth Panagariya are the cartoonists who create Applegeeks. Applegeeks is a comic in the gag-a-day format (having no overall storyline, but maintains the cast of characters) that follows the lives of a group of Maryland college students. Hawk, a computer science major, spends the vast majority of his time tinkering with various electronic devices, playing various video games, or just doodling. At times he can be a bundle of energy, bouncing off the walls as he searches for the right woman. Along the way he enjoys hanging out with his friends and making pointed comments about situations they observe, all the while fighting against PC users with his Apple™ powers. Jayce Wilder, Hawk’s roommate and foil, an undeclared major student at the college. Jayce is a PC user and usually has to tolerate Hawk’s ridicule of the superiority of Apple computers, but plots his untimely demise in secret. Jayce participates in Hawk’s little flights of fancy most of the time, if not to just end up poking fun at him. Hawk’s friend from high school and an art major, Mario “Frost” Linares, rooms just down the hall of the dorms from Jayce and Hawk. He enjoys hanging around with Jayce and Hawk, but his job in the chemistry lab tends to steal much of his time, and he usually has to come in and save them both from some bout of trouble they landed in. At times they run into Jayce’s high school friend, Alice Fox, a business major at the college. Alice is good at time management, and can manage to get her schoolwork done and manage to hang around with the guys most of the time.

Liriel McMahon is the cartoonist who creates Bad Blood. Bad Blood is a serial strip that follows the life of a troubled young man named Jared Jacobs. Jared’s family life is like many others, he comes from a broken home, as his father was sent to prison early in Jared’s life, and his mother, Jo Ann, decided not to wait for him to get out of jail. Jo Ann started drinking heavily and soon became an alcoholic because she was unable to cope with her husband’s sudden and violent outburst at a family gathering, the prospect of raising two kids by herself, and having to jump back into the dating world in her thirties in order to make ends meet. She didn’t have much opportunity to meet eligible men by hanging out at bars, so the quality of her boyfriends noticeably went down the more she drank. This left Jared to look out for his younger sister, Justine, and having both of them to fend for themselves, especially as their mother’s boyfriends became more and more violent. Jared was able to take the brunt of anything that his life could dish out onto him, which left him a little jaded and fiercely independent. It was these qualities that attracted a vampire named Eve to Jared. She wanted to create a living vampire, and felt that Jared possessed the qualities suitable for him to sustain the vampiric change without dying in the process. Afterwards, Jared wandered, half-aware of his surroundings, and feeling a strange new urge to feed off of the blood of the living. Months later, Jared returns to his home to take his sister away from his mother’s current boyfriend, J.D., in order to protect her, but little does he know that during the time he was gone, Justine has been at J.D.’s “tender mercy”.

Tariq De Vore is the cartoonist who creates Ban the Basics. Ban the Basics is a serial strip about a class of gifted sixth-grade students. All of the students in Ms. Walker’s class are extremely bright, and because of such, has a rich blend of varying interests and unique needs. Of course, with gifted students, you have to continue to challenge them; otherwise they will end up getting bored, and finding their own ways to amuse themselves. This is why Ms. Walker’s class always has projects to do, and considers their needs at all times, but their definition of classroom projects, is far above what would be a normal sixth-grade classroom project. She has such students to consider as: Leene, an avid web page designer, who even runs her own computer maintenance business for the neighborhood; Deetzer, a young computer programmer who programs in text editors or in Dos and views those people who program in code editors to be newbies, when he is in the sixth grade!; Freda, an avid robot enthusiast, who loves to create new an exciting machines, and believes in robot rights and the idea of cybernetic implants; Paskal, Deetzer’s co-conspirator and fellow programmer, who’s addicted to using his PDA; Walter, who enjoys playing around with new gadgets, and seeks out new ways to enhance the new things his fellow classmates make, even without knowing how they work!; and Lynne, a shy introverted girl, with a massive IQ, who enjoys doing data analysis and number crunching for fun. These students are just the tip of the iceberg for Ms. Walker’s class, and with such intelligent students under her care, she worries that she can meet their expectations as a teacher. At least she passed their background inspection and received the class consensus to just be their teacher!

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Rob Hamm, Cat Glewwe, and Shannon Henry are the cartoonists who create Blue Crash Kit. Blue Crash Kit is an anthropomorphic (animals that are attributed human-like qualities), serial strip that follows the lives of a superhero trio. Blue, a panther/timber wolf hybrid, is impulsive and hardheaded, but this is probably due to his particular super powers. Blue goes by the superhero name Talon and has superhuman strength, agility, stamina, regenerative powers, toughened skin, and enhanced senses. Blue is the leader of the trio and often the first into battle, but a lot of the decisions are decided as a group. He lives in a house with his two mates, Crash and Kit. Crash, a tiger/Scottish wildcat/cheetah/? hybrid, who ends up being the voice of reason for the group, and sometimes has to act as a sort of mother for Blue and Kit. Crash is a psychic superhero by the name of Firecat, who can use her telekinetic powers to manipulate objects with her mind, fly, and use her pyrokinetic powers to create fire and bend it to her will. Crash spends a lot of her time working with computers and trying to write, but usually ends up getting dragged into Blue and Kit's random antics. Kit, a artic fox, is the youngest member of the trio, and acts as such, but behind her childlike antics is a great analytical mind that is constantly working. Kit goes by a wide variety of names, and constantly changes her superhero identity so often that the media finally gave up trying to keep up with her and dubbed her Enigma. Her powers are mystically based and allow her to change into any animal that she has observed in person. She enhances her abilities with martial arts and her uncle ha started training her with further developing her mystical powers. Kit throws herself headlong into life and enjoys everything to it's fullest, and if she could focus for long enough, she could become the strongest member of the team.

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Jennifer Boeke is the cartoonist who creates Catharsis. Catharsis is an anthropomorphic (animals that are attributed human-like qualities), serial strip that follows the life of a woman named Gwenivere Ivy Dahlgren and her strange collection of roommates. Gwen was originally in a relationship with a guy for whom she moved away from the big city, to a quiet suburban town. Not long after she moved, she ends up being dumped by the very same person who she moved to be with. This didn’t really leave her alone, as she always was with her stalwart companion, a Labrador-sized dragon named Rremly. Rremly was the runt of a clutch of dragons that was hatched over 400 years ago, and not long after he hatched, he was sent off to live in a castle, as it was the custom at the time. Rremly wasn’t so much used for his dragon prowess as he was more used as a playmate for the princess. Rremly grew up with the princess, and developed his loyal and carefree personality, which he maintains to this day. He continues to act silly and impulsively for the amusement of Gwen, as she is easily in touch with her inner child and can romp with Rremly whenever real life doesn’t intrude on their time together. On a whim, Rremly “adopted” a squirrel named Baxter, who continually puts up a sour front, in spite of which has come to care for his newfound friends, even if he doesn’t show it often. Of course Baxter has to be careful of random biting attacks from three sentient balls of dust named Romulus, Remus, and Bitey, or from stealthy ninja attacks from the newly acquired kitten named Aya.

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Maritza Campos-Rebolledo is the cartoonist who creates College Roomies From Hell. College Roomies From Hell is a serial strip that follows the lives of six friends who all go to the same college together. Michael Redford Green, Roger Pepitone, and Dave Jones met during freshman orientation and due to a room shortage they ended up rooming together in the same apartment. Mike is the dominant roommate, a trait he inherited from his parents, as he is the son of two wealthy and neurotic entrepreneurs. He dislikes people in general, and usually takes joy in making others lives miserable, much to the dismay of Roger and Dave. Roger, a were-coyote, is the most laid back of the three roommates, and enjoys going off in fits of nonsense (or perhaps rants that only make sense to himself and his twin sister). Dave is the kind of guy who feels that he can’t succeed in life, that his luck in general is horrible, and that the world is out to get him (something that he feels is reinforced over and over again). A similar room situation took place for Marsha Hart, Margaret B. Browning, and April Sommers, the other three friends, and they ended up in the same apartment building as Mike, Roger, and Dave. Marsha has learned to get by based on her good looks (if she uses them too often, she ends up attracting wildlife like a modern day Snow White), but has a savage temper if she feels that the object of her affections is potentially cheating on her, and does not hesitate to use near-lethal force to express her displeasure. Margaret has grown up with misfortune, having found that the Devil wants to make her his bride for the end times, she has developed her fighting prowess to a keen edge. She tends to be melancholy at times, since she feels that she cannot escape her fate, so she throws everything she has behind the single desire to live, by any means necessary. April from a family of circus entertainers, and she was brought up with high moral standards which sometimes rub her roommates the wrong way. She was the most naïve member of the group, but soon comes to see the world in a bitter light due to her experiences in college, feeling that good girls finish last, and changes her viewpoint appropriately.

R. Stevens is the cartoonist who creates Diesel Sweeties. Diesel Sweeties is a gag-a-day/serial strip that follows the lives of a loving couple. There is nothing very unusual about this couple, unless you think a large robot and a woman dating as "nothing unusual". They strive to keep their relationship going, despite what people might say, and really don't have many problems with the fact that Clango isn't human. Aside from the stigma against people dating and having sex with robots, Clango has other problems to deal with ranging from the jibes from Indie Rock Pete, to the rampaging tendencies of Red Robot #C-63.

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Michael Terracciano is the cartoonist who creates Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire. Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire is a serial strip that follows the life of a seer named Dominic Deegan. At an early age Dominic learned that he had the power to see the future, but he soon learned that this made him special, yet an outcast at the same time. As he grew up, Dominic uses his gift of second sight to divine futures for money. This has probably made him a little cynical; as many of his customers ask him questions they probably could have answered on their own. At times his second sight works without his prompting, showing him visions of an unaltered future (meaning that he could still change it if he wished) that might be of importance to him. It's through these visions that he becomes entangled with another lonely soul by the name of Luna Travoria. Luna was born with slight tusks, a rare human birth defect, indicating that orcs were located somewhere in the Travorian bloodline. This constant reminder of a secret shame, coupled with the fact that her mother prided herself on being the fetching beauty with lovely daughters, prompted Luna's mother to enact a terrible plot. If Luna would end up killing herself after a visit from a Royal Knight of Callan, then the Callanese government would owe Luna's mother recompense for the death of her daughter. Her plan of belittling and diminishing her daughter's self esteem almost worked, if not for the timely intervention of Dominic. Dominic not only foiled Luna's mother's plot, but also managed to save Luna's live twice in the process. Perhaps sensing a kindred spirit, or because his second sight lead him to her, Dominic allowed the now abandoned Luna, to become his apprentice and help him in his theories of magical research. Now they travel together, their lives enmeshed with one another, as they continue trying to find a place of peace and quiet, but only if Dominic's visions will allow him to do so.

Gavin Chafin and Steve Wood are the cartoonists who create Down to Earth. Down to Earth is a gag-a-day strip that follows the life of The Devil (nicknamed Lew) and his operation of hell. Lew runs hell much like a business, and has few equals, though even he tends to shun former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates. Down to Earth has tortured souls that are trapped down in Hell, God, Death, and a bartender named Bernard whom everyone goes to talk to for advice. Down to Earth uses intellectual humor mixed in with some slapstick that reflects on topics such as current events or movies.

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Ryan Smith is the cartoonist who creates Funny Farm. Funny Farm is an anthropomorphic (animals that are attributed human-like qualities), daily serial strip that follows the lives of six people who live in a small boarding house. Ront (a dog) and Mewn (a cat) are the co-owners of the boarding house. They have to deal with the eccentric lifestyles of their boarders and roommates. In addition to dealing with the boarders, they have to deal with all sorts of problems ranging from dealing with a shadowy corporation, to a sentient PC that takes over Finland and renames it Siliconoplis.

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Jeffrey T. Darlington is the cartoonist who creates General Protection Fault. General Protection Fault is a serial strip that focuses on the employees of GPF Software. Dwayne Duncan is the owner and lead software engineer of GPF Software, but spends the majority of his time charting out the progress for his company, rather than coding software. Dwayne is warm and open man, who is very trusting of his employees, so much so that he can be taken advantage of (and has been) from time to time. Jason (or Fooker as he prefers to be called) is the co-system administrator, who is a programming guru, but seems like he lacks much in interpersonal skills and basic hygiene habits. In addition to his duties for GPF software, Jason used to moonlight as a secret agent for a covert US agency called the UGA (Undisclosed Government Agency), and had become a top agent before his cover was blown and had to lie low for a while. After growing tired of his double-life, Jason switched places with his twin-brother (who was supposed to be the one to become a secret agent in the first place), and re-inserted himself back into society. Ki is a software programmer as well as the head of the DBA for the company. Ki is a self-proclaimed geek, who acts like one of the guys, fitting in well with the rest of her co-workers. While she maintains a tough-independent woman in public, she still maintains her connection to her feminine side, which makes her a bit of a romantic. Nick is a software programmer who has a talent for creating innovative devices due to his "inventor's gene," but sometimes doesn't test them through for safety. Nick is usually shy around women and people he doesn't know, due to his fascination with all things "geeky", and often tries to view the good in people and takes them at their word. Sharon is the other co-administrator, and is every bit the counterpart to Fooker. She is an expert programmer and computer geek, who is being sought after by a cult of computer programmers who believe she is going to be the one to bring balance to the world.

Jonathan Rosenberg is the cartoonist that creates Goats. Goats is a serial strip that follows the life of a computer geek named Jon. Jon usually has a cynical view on life, but has changed toward the better when he hooked up again with his former girlfriend, Megan. Aside from Megan, Jon's constant companion through all the absurdities and strangeness that surround his life is his friend Philip. Jon's other friends are as follows: Toothgnip, a goat descended from the gods; Diablo, a satanic chicken from hell; and Neil & Bob, two aliens who happen to get addicted to beer and decide to stay on earth. Jon has to deal with many different problems in his life ranging from a plague of zombies, to an evil version of himself, to even a sentient blob of cheese that eats people.

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Brad J. Guigar is the cartoonist who creates Greystone Inn. Greystone Inn is a serial comic strip that follows the life of Argus, a gargoyle. Argus is the star for a fictional comic strip called Greystone Inn. He reports for work every day, and with the help of a production team, he shoots strip after strip. The production staff of Creative Contracts Studios (the syndicate who releases Greystone Inn) is as follows: MacKenzie "Mac" Miller, the producer; Samantha "Sammy" Bruce, the public relations director; Keagan Newborne, the head comedy writer; Lawrence Price, the editor; and The Narrator, who is the narrator, a mysterious person who we never get to see. Argus and the staff of Creative Contracts Studios do have their share of problems to face, from ghosts, to relationships, to even visits from family.

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Christopher B. Wright is the cartoonist who creates Help Desk. Help Desk is a weekday serial strip that follows the life of a help desk technician named Alex. Alex works for a software giant named Ubersoft, and is the best help desk operator that the company has. Ubersoft is run by a demon who was known as the Dark Lord of Ubersoft, but after a lawsuit by the Department of Justice for unholy business practices, he changed his name to Mr. Bunny, the Hoppy Computer Guy. Ubersoft’s policy for their help desk is to give the customers as little help as possible and to get them to purchase more Ubersoft software. Alex has to deal with many problems ranging from a sickingly sweet "artificially" intelligent paper clip, to fighting off his conscience, to battling the constant horde of customer calls.

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Ali Graham is the cartoonist who creates HOUSD. HOUSD is a serial strip that follows the lives of the actors who star in the online comic, HOUSD. Craig lives in one house together with Neil, Jess (or at least she is over enough to seem like she is), and an anthropomorphic (animals that are attributed human-like qualities) penguin named Cubert. Craig is the main focus of the comic, and without him, the cartoonist, Ali (the cartoon version), wouldn't be able to create the comic effectively (beyond his normal drunken ramblings). Craig spends a lot of his time playing video games or getting into different problems, which usually end up with him getting hurt. Craig can be awkward at times, not usually using common sense when finding something to do, due to his impulsive nature. Craig and Neil end up often playing pranks on one another. Neil can be very accident-prone and often finds himself being taken advantage of because of his naiveté. Neil can often with simple reasoning skills, but claims to possess many deadly fighting arts, but doesn't yet get to display them. Jess often has to be the bastion of sanity in the household as she feels like she is the only levelheaded one in the house. Jess doesn't actually stop any of the things that Craig or Neil does, but just enjoys the events as they unfold. Jess does have a quick temper, especially where her sister is concerned. Jess often has to beat Craig and Neil due to the various things they say or do, but is quite used to it, since she went to high school together with them (and they haven't changed much). Cubert is a very intelligent penguin that can talk, and often gets the guys into trouble with his sarcastic comments and weird plans. Cubert, like everyone else, is in for himself, and often does things at their expense.

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David Morgan-Mar is the cartoonist who creates Irregular Webcomic. Irregular Webcomic is a serial strip that features a medium of Lego pieces to convey the story, and focuses on several different themed storylines. Cliffhangers follows the life of Dr. Montana “Monty” Jones in the 1930’s, and his run-ins with the Nazi army as he tries to keep them from plundering the world’s archeological treasures. Death follows the dealings of the deaths assigned to collecting souls that died in various ways, and their troubles involved in the collection. Espionage follows the life of British secret agent 0x0A, James Stud, as he tries to save the world from evil masterminds bent on conquering the world. Fantasy follows the lives of a adventuring group and their explorations and interactions with the Game Master. Harry Potter is based on the works of J.K. Rowling and follows the lives of students at Hogwart’s Academy. Imperial Rome is set in the Roman era, and follows the lives of a senator, Marcus, and an aspiring senator named Julius. Martians follows the lives of three Martians who try to take over the world, but have to deal with inept plans and The Men In Black. Mythbusters follows the lives of the cast of the television show, Mythbusters, as they try to find out the truth about various urban myths. Nigerian Finance Minister follows the cast of the finance ministry of Nigeria and their various plans to try and raise money for various purposes. Pirates follows the life of Captain Long Tom Short and his crew of dastardly pirates. Shakespeare follows the life of Will(iam) Shakespeare if he was born in the modern era and the influences it has on his writing. Space follows the lives of a crew of explorers and their adventures in space and cyberspace. Star Wars follows the lives of the casts of all of the Star Wars movies that were created by George Lucas and their adventures and insights about their experiences in the Star Wars universe. Steve and Terry follows the lives of the crocodile hunter, Steve Erwin and his exploration of the natural and supernatural world. Finally, Supers follows the lives of The League of Good Guys, starring: Captain Spatula, Dino Boy, Refractive Man, and the Worm Master. They fight against the Axis of Antagonists, which is comprised of: The Hippo, The Sea Dog, Aqualich, and The Bug.

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Bill Holbrook is the cartoonist who creates Kevin and Kell. Kevin and Kell is an anthropomorphic (animals that are attributed human-like qualities), serial strip that follows the lives of the Dewclaw family. The Dewclaw family came together when a rabbit named Kevin Kindle and a wolf named Kell Dewclaw fell in love from their frequent online chats. There was a little bit of turbulence when they realized how different they really were, but managed to overcome the traditional predator and prey relationship and build a marriage together. From his previous marriage, Kevin brought with him his adopted daughter, a hedgehog named Lindesfarne, and Kell brought her son, a wolf named Rudy. In order to stay as much out of public scrutiny as possible, they moved to the suburban town of Domain, which bordered the great Wild, where animals still held the traditional ways. Kevin started up his Internet Service Provider, Hare-Link, and Kell continued to work as an executive for Herd Thinners, a company that specializes in products made from prey species as well as trimming down the prey species population. Together, they had a child, a carnivorous rabbit named Coney, who looks just like a rabbit, but behaves like and has the same diet as a wolf. As for humanity as a whole, they are only known to most people as an online comic that Rudy draws in his spare time, but the various bird species knows of the existence of humans in another dimension, and provides a barrier between the two worlds.

Sean Lindsay is the cartoonist who creates Krakow. Krakow is a serial strip that follows the lives of two roommates, Tom and Case. Tom tends to be laid back, preferring to make comments on life while observing. He spends a lot of his free time searching for that elusive relationship that will make him happy. Having repeatedly striking out in this department, he has developed a cynical attitude toward life in general. Case is a computer science major at the local college, and is a pretty normal guy, save for the fact that he summoned a succubus named Kia to be his girlfriend. Kia has lived for quite a long time, having known King Arthur back in 900 AD. Kia is a little naïve to how the world works, having lived most of her life in Hell, a fact that Tom takes advantage of. At first, Tom finds it morally reprehensible for Case to have summoned a succubus, but later it seems clear that Tom has friction with Kia more because she is to Case what tom has desired all along: a stable relationship. This doesn’t mean that he tries to kill her, but rather plays little pranks on her, or generally gets on their case. The tables are turned later, however, when Tom starts dating Hanna, a neo Nazi, and Case wants to break up the relationship because he finds Nazi’s are evil! Once Tom breaks up with her for being taller than him, Hanna swears eternal vengeance upon him. Now Tom has to duck a stalking ex-girlfriend in addition to dealing with Kia, and all the while seeking that relationship which will bring him happiness.

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David Hopkins is the cartoonist who creates Jack. Jack is an anthropomorphic (animals who take on human-like qualities), serial strip that follows the life (or rather, existence) of an embodiment of the sin of Wrath, a green rabbit named Jack. Jack's job as the Sin of Wrath is to herd souls of those who died, to their final destination. Jack's punishment in hell is that he doesn't remember any moment's of his life on Earth, and finds himself questioning God's plan, and his role in it. He empathizes with those souls who are basically good, but fall prey to weakness, and end up being dammed for it. This is an uncharacteristic trait for a sin to have, and he is far different from his fellow sins, as he actually dislikes his job, but follows the rules (or rather, doesn't abuse them to cause more suffering). Jack finds himself slowly regaining memories the more he interacts with the angel Farrago. These same memories he finds is a curse to him, yet he drives on taking little bits of memories back here and there, and mulling over them in his vast expanse of time working. Farrago is an angel who had her wings removed from a previous battle in hell, but finds that she cannot help but be curious about the sin that displays compassion over his charges, and even takes interest in their well-being. Even so, by just talking to Jack, Farrago could end up in trouble, because fraternizing with the enemy tends to ruffle the feathers of some of the higher-ups.

Ryan Sohmer and Lar Desouza are the current cartoonists who create Least I Could Do, while Chad WM Porter and Trevor Adams are the former artists who worked with Ryan on Least I Could Do. Least I Could Do is a serial strip that follows the life of a writer named Rayne Summers. Rayne believes he is God’s gift to women, and frequently feels the need to share his gift with them. Aside from the pursuit of getting laid, Rayne spends a lot of his time scouting out new conquests and playing pranks on his friends. Rayne hates the idea of a continuous relationship, and for now plans on being a bachelor on the prowl until he dies. Rayne continues to chase his best female friend, Isse Alie, as they have been friends for years and she has been the one woman who he hasn’t been able to sleep with, not that he hasn’t tried. Isse prefers to keep Rayne as a friend, but seems to be secretly in love with him (due to the similarity of men she dates), but doesn’t want to ruin their friendship. Rayne rooms with his friend, John Gold, an elementary teacher, who is almost the exact opposite from Rayne. John seeks a long-term, stable relationship, and his sudden statements of asking women he just met to start a serious relationship, tends to keep him single. This has caused John to become a little bit desperate to find the right person for him, but not as much as his friend Mick Alfa. Mick is a mutual friend of Rayne and John, but ends up receiving the most abuse from they guys because of his almost utter failure to even get a date, let alone keep one. A lot of Mick’s problems stem from his habit of overeating and his lack of exercise. Rob Penfeild and Noel tend to get a lot of sarcastic remarks and outright insults from Rayne as they end up spending more time with their significant others, who rarely let them hang out with their friends.

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Christian Fundin and Pontus Madsen are the creators of Little Gamers. Little Gamers is a strip in the gag-a-day format (having no ongoing storyline, but keeping the same characters) that follows the lives of the incarnations of the creators of the comic. Christian typically runs the comic with his poking stick and access to the scripts. He is known for his skill with Tekken and his biting political commentary about the United States. He enjoys most games (or at least making fun of them if he doesn’t like them), when he can get the controllers away from Madsen. Madsen is a longtime friend of Christian, and prides himself on his pr0n (porn) collection. He even accepted his current job with the understanding that they had high-speed Internet access. Not known for his spelling, or personal hygiene, he rabidly defends his pr0n collection with his life. Fortunately for him, Marcus doesn’t know too much about computers, and is slowly being ushered into the idea that the Internet has vast access to pr0n. He is an avid fan of the Final Fantasy series, and is slowly trying to fix his reputation between Christian and Madsen’s ribbings, but they aren’t making it easy for him. They all have to beware of the Cute Ninjas and their perchance for playing various ninja games on the Playstation 2, lest they be duct-taped to the ceiling again.

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Steve Troop is the cartoonist who creates Melonpool. Melonpool is a daily serial comic strip that follows the lives of a group of stranded aliens on Earth. The aliens are as follows: Mayberry Melonpool, the captain of their ship, the Steel Duck; Ralph Zinobop, a coffee-loving alien that happens to be a incredible engineer; Sam T. Dogg, a telepathic dog-like alien who is the navigator; Sammy the Hammy, a five foot, 220 pound talking hamster, who is also the Steel Duck’s “engine”; Roberta Smeffinfeffer, the same species as Mayberry and is the ship’s doctor; and Ralphie Zinobop, a good clone of Ralph. The crew of the Steel Duck is trying to get the Steel Duck operational so that they can end up going home, but that doesn’t mean that this is their only problem. The aliens have to solve other problems ranging from evading human notice of their extraterrestrial backgrounds to earning enough money to buy parts for the ship.

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Isabel Gonzalez-Marks is the cartoonist who creates Namir Deiter. Namir Deiter is an anthropomorphic (animals who take on human-like qualities), serial strip that follows the lives of four girls. Tipper, a white and light orange cat, the youngest of the four, she is used to “benefiting” from the other girls advice, if she wants it or not! Tipper struggles through high school trying to find the right person to fall in love with, but hasn’t had any luck as of so far. Fortunately, she has her sister, Snickers to help with her problems. Snickers Namir, a purple cat, is the oldest of the Namir sisters, and is one of the most levelheaded and responsible people around. She usually gets flack for sticking to the rules and tendencies toward mothering her younger sister, but she surprised them all when she married her boyfriend, Twix. Twix, a white and orange spotted cat, is eccentric in that he takes his mannerisms and manners from an earlier age of wearing tails and a top hat. He ended up taking the Namir name (much to his surprise) and moved into the Namir home when Snickers and Tipper’s mother left the country on an open-ended trip. This amuses Blue Deiter, a blond cat with blue hair, to no end, because she gladly verbally spars with Twix from time to time. Blue is a free spirit, enjoying the moment, and the company of boys, but without the commitment. This stems from having come from a broken home, and running off to live with the woman she believes is her older sister. Fortunately, she has friends like Joy Satu, a formerly pink rabbit (now white), to amuse herself with. Joy loves computers, but is a shy person, as she felt self-conscious about the fact her fur would turn white in the winter. She is growing to accept this fact, but she seems to meet with several setbacks ranging from her longtime boyfriend leaving her and her friend Mallory having betrayed her. At least the others can take comfort in that she is getting better.

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Thomas Dye is the cartoonist who creates Newshounds. Newshounds has anthropomorphic (animals that are attributed human-like qualities) elements mixed in with human society in a weekday serial strip that follows the lives of the employees of the all-animal news station, KPET. KEPT and the animals are owned by Lorna Dilbrook and the operations are ultimately run by her. Despite that, the staff of KEPT keeps her on her toes, from problems such as mind control of the pet population, to her father trying to get money from her to pay off his gambling debts.

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David Craig Simpson is the cartoonist who creates Ozy and Millie. Ozy and Millie is an anthropomorphic (animals who take on human-like qualities), serial strip that follows the lives of two best friends, an artic fox named Ozy and a fox named Millie. Ozy is introspective, submissive, and philosophical about life in general. This is probably because of his unusual family structure, having been adopted at an early age by a red dragon named Llewellyn, whom has been his father figure ever since. The differences between Ozy and Millie are like night and day, where Ozy is passive and serene, Millie is active and rambunctious. This tends to get Ozy dragged into various tangents that Millie finds herself on. Millie constantly questions the social order, and continues to operate outside of the norm, which is fine with Ozy, since his background firmly puts him there. It's obvious where Millie gets her streak of rambunctiousness when you look at what her mom used to be like before society started wearing her down, and the fact that her father is a pirate captain. Where Ozy and Millie tend to go against society's norms, some of their friends (or more at times, acquaintances) firmly stick with their places in the social order. Avery, a raccoon, is an advertisers dream, as he follows all of the constant ads and looks at famous figures for cues on what is cool. Stephan, an aardvark, became disillusioned with the crash of the dotcoms but still struggles to show that being a techno-savant will firmly establish his popularity and financial security. Felicia, a sheep, is a typical “popular” girl, taking her cues from pop-culture, fashion, and famous individuals, she travels with her clique around the school and makes fun of those on the outside of the class social order.