HOSERS

Aric's blurb: 01/26/2012

denim@hosers.org — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:21:30 +0000

UPDATE!!!!!!!!!
WE ARE NOT DEAD! HOSERS LIVES AGAIN!!!!!

Aric's blurb: 08/25/2009

denim@hosers.org — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:04:02 +0000

Hello HOSERS readers,
Here is a new comic. No more promises. Enjoy. :)

New strip!

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:56:25 +0000

Aric's blurb: 12/13/2008

denim@hosers.org — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 21:13:02 +0000

Hello HOSERS readers,
I know it's been damn near forever since we've updated, and it may be a while before we update again. But hey, here's to the future!
Enjoy the comic, and thanks for reading.

New strip!

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 13:45:55 +0000

Aric's blurb: 12/15/2007

denim@hosers.org — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 04:47:42 +0000

Hello readers (those we have left).
Suffice it to say, it's been a while. I was looking over the archives, and HOSERS production has been in a fairly steady decline, with only two comics out in 2007 (it will be three, but even so). I love working on the comic, but frankly a lot of the issue is finding time. Not to mention, so many other things going on.
I am going to try to find more time for HOSERS in 2008. It's not really a resolution, per-se, since I can't PROMISE I will, but I want to. I also have two other comics projects I Want to get cracking on in 2008. So for me, 2008 will be the year of the comics. Assuming I find enough free time... between my new job, which has a serious commuting issue (one hour each way, roughly); my part-time teaching job, which starts up in January and goes through April; and my somewhat difficult to overcome weekend apathy, I have some challenges to face -- but hopefully, I'll master them.
But there's a big reason why I want 2008 to be a good year for HOSERS. Even though the first comic was published on March 22, 1999, HOSERS was conceived in 1998 -- meaning the concept itself will turn 10 years old next year. Part of me is excited that I stuck with a project for so long, but then I look at my productivity for 2007 and 2006, and I wonder if I truly did stick with it. So I'm going to give it a kick in the ass!
Lev and I always wanted HOSERS to be just for fun, and never a chore or work. And for me, the artwork is cathartic. Like therapy. Fun, and challenging. And I feel like I've been letting my artistic endeavors, all of them, slowly slip away since leaving college -- a time when I was a pretty artsy person. Theater, music, comics... not so much since then. The comic really has been the one thing I've stuck with, even if failingly as of late.
And I miss it. I miss working on my artwork. Once upon a time I Told myself I would take some time every week and work on artwork, and that the doodles I make in my notepads at work during meetings wouldn't count. In 2008, that is a resolution I make -- even if it's not always HOSERS, I will do SOMETHING every week, that I can be satisfied and proud for having done. Even if it's just concept work for another project, or some random doodle for my DeviantArt account.
Wish me luck. This will be harder, I think, than losing weight.

Lev's blurb: 10/25/2007

harley@hosers.org — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:54:15 +0000

It appears that due to disuse, general apathy and budget cuts, the decrepit shed that served as our store has finally collapsed. Fear not our faithful fans - with help of some duct tape, spare widgets and illegal transplants we have put it back in service. So, rejoyce ye adoring masses. You can once again satisfy your bouts of consumerism.

The object of your adoration,
Lev

Aric's blurb: 05/17/2007

denim@hosers.org — Thu, 17 May 2007 11:00:27 +0000

CONGRATULATIONS TO Jon Rosenberg of GOATS: The Comic Strip on the arrival of a new family member! HOSERS' birth was greatly inspired by GOATS, and we will always have a place for them in our hearts.

Aric's blurb: 05/14/2007

denim@hosers.org — Mon, 14 May 2007 12:59:59 +0000

Hello readers! A special treat for you today. HOSERS has provided a guest comic to Two Lumps, a nifty comic about two cats named Ebenezer and Snooch. In case you are reading this after May 14th, try this link to see our contribution. But read the rest of the comics there, too. It's a fun strip!

Aric's blurb: 05/05/2007

denim@hosers.org — Sat, 05 May 2007 03:57:25 +0000

Also in the news is the upsetting story of Matt Boyd, one of the geniuses behind the old MacHall comics and now the new Three Panel Soul comic. Mind you, Matt is not the artist -- he is the writer.
Matt became interested in a hobby of paper-target shooting, and had the poor timing to discuss this with a co-worker at about the same time as the VT shootings happened. For those who don't know, paper-target shooting with a .22 rifle is pretty harmless, and many Boy Scout rifle-range masters will tell you being shot with a .22 rifle is no fun, but it's rarely lethal.
Apparently someone at his worksite complained about it, and he was promptly fired. On the spot. Without being given a chance to discuss, explain or defend himself. So, he chronicled the story on Three Panel Soul, Starting Here. I guess as a way of letting off steam.
One of the co-workers found the comics, and called the police. He was visited by detectives because he was considered a "borderline terroristic threat". If you are a Lawyer or lawyerly-type person and can help Matt out, please drop him a line ( machallboyd ATTHEPRICEOF gmail.com ). If you are a fellow web 'toonist, a blogger, or anybody with a public outlet thru which to spread the word, please do so.
More information is here, at the Diesel Sweeties blog. Thank you for further supporting webcomics!

Lev's blurb: 05/05/2007

harley@hosers.org — Sat, 05 May 2007 07:02:03 +0000

Alas my adoring readers, I must protest! The link list below is incomplete. Where would I be if not for... Krispy Kreme UK?

The Object Of Your Adoration, Lev

Aric's blurb: 05/05/2007

denim@hosers.org — Sat, 05 May 2007 03:38:28 +0000

Today is Online Comics Day. I shall let the comic speak for itself. Some links of interest:

Diesel Sweeties
Comic Maps Project (Under Construction)
Krispy Kreme (just because)

New strip!

Sat, 05 May 2007 18:51:36 +0000

Aric's blurb: 04/10/2007

denim@hosers.org — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 18:03:58 +0000

Also in the news, Cadbury has indeed shrunken the size of their Creme Eggs. Oh, you could go to the Cadbury/Schweppes website for Cadbury Creme Eggs and read all about how "they're not smaller, you just grew up!" but we're calling bullshit on them. Cadbury, FESS UP! You did shrink the eggs, and here is the proof, on national television. (Link goes to a YouTube video.)

Aric's blurb: 04/10/2007

denim@hosers.org — Sat, 05 May 2007 03:39:45 +0000

No update yet, but working on it. Instead I wanted to bring to your attention this interesting newsbit.
Todd "Goliath" Goldman is a popular artist, who makes money selling posters, art and t-shirts at stores such as Hot Topic. He had an art show in San Francisco, where someone noticed one of his art pieces is apparently (and has been proven to be) an exact, direct copy of a scene from a webcomic called Purple Pussy (not safe for work or children). It turns out, much of Mr. Goldman's supposedly "original" work may be plagiarized, as many of the posts in this forum aim to prove. Now, Lev and I don't make any money doing this, but it's really, really wrong if someone were to cop my artwork and make money off of it for themselves. Please don't support this type of intellectual theft... we (webcomics) are a valid, thriving, and real art form, not just a bunch of schlumps. Todd Goldman, pay up... you owe a lot of people a lot of money for using their artwork, and no small amount of recognition.
UPDATE:Todd Goldman's business is settling with Mr. David Kelly. It looks like David has won again in the battle of David and Goliath. However, Mr. Goldman's attorneys are now sending out accusations of libel and slander to any website that tells the truth of this whole situation, and so we here at HOSERS wanting to avoid any kind of legal entanglement have softened the tone of this post and limited it to legally-defensible statements of fact. We say nothing here that isn't true, and where we speculate, we clearly label it as speculation. It sucks that we have to censor ourselves but in thie litigious society, one protects one's self if necessary.