Hey guys! Just wanted to let you know that the 2008 Webcomic Holiday Postcard Fundraiser is now underway! And since Staccato is still on hiatus, I decided to do a Halolz themed postcard this year!
If you’ve never heard of the fundraiser before… it’s a project I started a few years ago where I get together with some other webcomic friends and we sell packs of holiday postcards and all the proceeds go to Penny Arcade’s Child’s Play charity! Pretty neat right?
So anyway if you have any loose cash laying around (after buying stuff from Ninja-Bot of course) be sure to pick up some cards and help a good cause!
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Posted by Shawn Handyside on December 6, 2008 · 6:12 PM
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Why hello there! What, you want some sexy new shirts in time for the holidays? Yes I believe I can make that happen!
Yes it’s the holiday season, and because of that, it is my duty to slam you with an onslaught of in-blog advertisements! My kid has to eat, ya’ know?
Well anyway, for this first round of hucksterism we have three new shirts to show off! Yes, finally some (official) Halolz themed shirts!
Murderkarp
For the angry emo pokeman in all of us! An enhanced version of this submission!
I Have A Rocket Launcher
Rule the debate team one rocket at a time! A Team Fortress 2 style spin on this submission by Paulrus and SmirnoffJoe! Available in Team Red and Team Blu versions! (Each version has the appropriate team logo printed on the sleeve!)
Medics Do It From Behind
A shirt design by my friend Tina Pratt! So awesome I demanded we make it! Demanded I say! Actually I just asked her nicely…
So yeah, get that Christmas shopping done early! Pick up some awesome shirts today! Also for more new stuff check out the updated Ninja-Bot store! I will be advertising some more of the new stuff later!
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Posted by Shawn Handyside on December 3, 2008 · 9:24 PM
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So I finally got around to fixing a few issues with the new site design. The biggest change however is that I’ve installed the IntenseDebate commenting system, which in the future will be a standard part of WordPress. So I figured why not get ahead of the curve and start using it now?
It’s definitely an upgrade to the old comment system, especially with its threaded replies (something we’ve needed for a while). Also it imports all the old comments, so they’re all still there, but now when you make new comments things will be a little more dynamic.
Also I should note you don’t have to sign up with IntenseDebate to comment, but it will add more features to the whole commenting experience. If you leave a lot of comments it’s probably worth the time to sign up. Also Gravatars won’t stop working, but if you don’t have a Gravatar yet signing up at IntenseDebate will bypass that whole process.
So yeah, check it out… let me know if there are any bugs. Feel free to go nuts with test comments in this thread!
Hope this makes the site a little more enjoyable!
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Posted by Shawn Handyside on November 25, 2008 · 12:04 PM
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![[HALOWEEN] Samus](http://www.halolz.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/haloween-samus.jpg)
And finally… some of you already guessed it… our first place winner is Ian Wagner with his totally rad Samus jack o’ lantern!
I doubt many people will argue with me when I say that this is one outstanding entry! Alyssa and I both agreed this was the clear winner. I love the effect you get between day and night with the nighttime showing her face through the visor (OMG SPOILER ALERT SAMUS IZ A GIRL)!
For getting first place Ian gets a whole mess of stuff, including the 16″x 20″ Halolz Poster (v1.1), five Wolf stickers, Accordion Hero T-Shirt, BLOW ME T-Shirt, This Is My Axe T-Shirt and a Ninja-Bot shirt of his choice! Just don’t wear them all at once or you will die of awesome shirt overload!
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Posted by Shawn Handyside on November 1, 2008 · 7:04 PM
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![[HALOWEEN] Five Pack!](http://www.halolz.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/haloween-fivepack.jpg)
Our second place winner is actually a team… BananaDib (right) and Dr. Falcon (left)!
You have to give them credit, with five entries they were bound to make at least one we’d like! My favorite was the RRoD pumpkin (especially because it red rings in the dark!) and Alyssa’s was The Song of Time because it brought back fond memories of playing Ocarina of Time on the N64.
For second place the happy couple will be receiving a 16″x 20″ Halolz Poster (v1.1), five Wolf stickers, an Accordion Hero T-Shirt, and a Ninja-Bot shirt of their choice! Hey that works out perfectly… one shirt for each of them!
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Posted by Shawn Handyside on November 1, 2008 · 2:44 PM
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![[HALOWEEN] SO… I HERD U LIEK MUDKIPS?](http://www.halolz.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/haloween-mudkipz.jpg)
Congrats to Paulrus, who is our third place winner!
At first I had trouble seeing it… but now I can’t unsee it! >__<
Either way, you have to give him props for recreating his earlier submission in pumpkin form! That’s dedication!
For third place Paulrus will be recieving a 16″x 20″ Halolz Poster (actually he’ll be getting the newly updated version 1.1 which is not yet online!) and five Wolf stickers! Nice job!
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Posted by Shawn Handyside on November 1, 2008 · 10:24 AM
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Well it took me a while to get them all sorted (also I was busy giving out candy to kids all evening and dressing my daughter up in a bee suit…) but here are the entries we received for the 2008 Pumpkin Carving Contest! Considering the short notice I gave everyone for this first year of doing it, I think the results were awesome! In fact, I thought they were so awesome that I’ve decided that all the entrants will be getting “Honorable Mention” status (which means a prize)! As for the first, second and third place winners… I’ll announce them in the next three posts!
But for now, here’s a listing of the creators of these fine pumpkins, from top to bottom!
Legend of Zelda Emblem
By BananaDib and Dr. Falcon
The Smashing Pumpkin
By rocker23220
Toon Link
By BananaDib and Dr. Falcon
TF2 Engineer Patch
By BananaDib and Dr. Falcon
Hiiiiii!!!!! (Kirby)
By Christian Felts
Hey, Listen!
By Matthew Terrell
(Template by Scott Ramsoomair)
Castle Crasher (Painted)
By Akuma Kurai
(Template by Scott Ramsoomair)
SO… I HERD U LIEK MUDKIPS?
By Paulrus
Samus
By Ian Wagner
Luigi
By PikaNoob
Master Chief
By 7he Red
Castle Crashers Green Knight
By Hariku
(Template by Scott Ramsoomair)
You Will DIE
By FiercerDeity
Can’t Let You Carve That…
By Brandon Blakey
Hollow
By Lekonua
Red Ring of DEATH!
By BananaDib and Dr. Falcon
Master Chief
By Jeremy McClellan
The Song of Time
By BananaDib and Dr. Falcon
Congrats again to everyone who entered! And stay tuned for the announcement of the big winners!
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Posted by Shawn Handyside on November 1, 2008 · 1:33 AM
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Okay, I know Halloween is right around the corner… but I still wanted to do this contest just to kind of get it rolling!
So what is it all about? Halolz First Annual Haloween Pumpkin Carving Contest is, as it sounds, a jack-o-lantern carving contest! The theme? Anything video game related! Carve something awesome in a pumpkin that has something to do with video games and you can win! Entries will be judged on originality, creativity, and juiciness (not really).
How to enter:
Step 1: Make a rad video game themed jack-o-lantern
Step 2: Carve a small visible “H” somewhere on the pumpkin, or make a sign that says “Halolz.com” to show in the photo (this is to avoid cheating)
Step 3: Take a digital photo (lights on or off or both) and send it to haloween@halolz.com
Step 4: All elegible entries must be recieved by 5pm EST on Oct 31st
Prizes:
First Place
• (1) Ninja-Bot T-Shirt of Your Choice
• (1) Accordion Hero T-Shirt
• (1) This Is My Axe T-Shirt
• (1) BLOW ME T-Shirt
• (1) Halolz 16″x 20″ Poster
• (5) Wolf Vinyl Stickers
Second Place
• (1) Ninja-Bot T-Shirt of Your Choice
• (1) Accordion Hero T-Shirt
• (1) Halolz 16″x20″ Poster
• (5) Wolf Vinyl Stickers
Third Place
• (1) Halolz 16″x20″ Poster
• (5) Wolf Vinyl Stickers
Honorable Mentions
• (1) Wolf Vinyl Sticker
I’ll start posting entries as they start coming in… and the official winners will be determined on Halloween night. If you have any questions just post them in the comments! Good luck!
[Update!] I’ve already gotten quite a few entries… and I don’t really want to single any out, so I’m going to post entries starting on Halloween day!
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Posted by Shawn Handyside on October 28, 2008 · 1:49 PM
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