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I've been running a low-cost advertising campaign on Project Wonderful recently, and I'm finding some interesting comics in my referrals as a result:

North World is one that I'd seen before. I'm a sucker for styles like that - an effortless blend of American comic strip and European juvenalia. I also love the concept of sword and sorcery fantasy in a modern setting and with modern dress.

Heliothaumic, on the other hand, mixes contemporary and period settings freely. It has a cute style and looks interesting with a unique approach to figure drawing. I haven't archive-dived it yet, but will do when I've got a little more time.

Curvy is the weirdest of them all and the one that generated the most buzz in a short time. I briefly looked at it when it started, thought "this is interesting" and filed it away for future archive-diving. It appears to update frequently, so I'd better get a move on.

All three to be added to my Belfry account (how about creating public profiles, guys? After 12 years, it's about time you got around to doing that!) and my giant link list.

I discovered not one but two very promising fantasy webcomics today: The Meek, and Lumia's Kingdom.

The Meek has fantastic art and lovely colouring and reminds me a bit of Zander Cannon's The Replacement God. At only six pages into the story, it could go in a lot of different directions, but from the commentary, the creator has thought about the concept for a long time and has put a lot of work into character and concept art prior to starting on the comic proper. That is a good sign.

I instantly liked the title character of Lumia's Kingdom. Her attitude reminds me of Kel's in a lot of ways, including the bit of quick thinking in a crisis. The art is not as pretty as The Meek, but it's more than serviceable.

I'll be following both comics in the next few months, though I'll hold off on putting them on the front page list until I've seen more of their stories unfold.

... that the part of webcartooning where I spend hours prepping files for publication and then uploading them through a database has lost all its appeal.

Xenozoo is an interesting, so far wordless webcomic about a space traveling animal collector. Neat style, though there's still several gaps to be bridged between the realism with which the alien bunnies are rendered, the gangling, cartoony shape of the human character and the cute, children's animation look of the same character in the header. One to watch.