We're coming to the very end of February and keeping our fingers crossed that all of our Blind Dates turn out well. We have three for Monday:

• One, alas, went astray but Phantos did submit a solo effort for today. Have a heart and check his comic out.
• One from Reva Sharp and Eddie Bowley. Let's hope their collaboration went better than this webcomic's date.
• And one from Phil Kahn (I'm Just Drinking) and Dan Turcotte (The Loser Brothers). Sometimes you just need to drown your sorrows in a bathtub of three parts gin, one part grain alcohol and a twist of cucumber.

I am pleased to announce that Shadensmilen, starting this week, will be published twice per week. Now each Monday and Wednesday morning a nice big helping of murderous comedy involving that most hated of symbols; the happy face. Shadensmilen/ noun/ the malicious glee experienced upon viewing the misfortune of a happy face.

If you’re the type who likes to look, gaze, enjoy... you know- savor the aesthetic awesomeness of things- check out Neil Brideau’s Sock-Monster.

The line work speaks of a kid who doodled his way through every class he ever had. Doodled the tip off every Sharpie he owned and then saved his allowance for more. Got half his pens confiscated and detention to boot for doodling instead of doing decimals, and then got the other half taken away for doodling during detention... then raked every lawn within a two mile radius to earn money to buy more pens.

... all for the love of lines, man. The lines.

The writing in Sock-Monster can be out there, but that’s just as readily interpreted by many as inventive, unique, or borderline-genius. It even has a touch of “the New Cute” (if I may liberate from Mr. Payne). And anyway, there are enough hands-down fantastic ones to keep the hooks in readers easily frustrated by left field flies.

The second chapter of Draven: The Vampire Chronicle has started! You can read all about it here

http://www.webcomicsnation.com/draven/draven/series.php?view=archive&chapter=16960&mpe=1&step=1