Shadman / Shadbase
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About
Shadbase is a sexually explicit art and webcomic site operated by illustrator Shaddai Prejean (a.k.a. Shadman), who is known for creating various "rule 34" depictions of fictional characters.
History
On July 10th, 2009, Shadman created an account on the entertainment portal site Newgrounds,[3] where he began sharing his original artwork. Shadbase.com[1] was launched on October 15th. On March 28th, 2010, the Shadman YouTube[9] channel was created, which features speed drawing videos by the artist (shown below).
On January 29th, 2011, the Shaddai Prejean Facebook[2] page was launched, garnering upwards of 11,200 likes in the next five years. On October 7th, YouTuber Lyle McDouchebag uploaded a parody video in which he impersonates Shadman and demonstrates how to illustrate a nude cartoon character using only scribbles on a touch pad (shown below). In the first three years, the video gained over 1.04 million views and 3,500 comments.
On July 9th, 2012, Redditor Middy13 submitted an animated GIF comic by Shadman featuring the Team Fortress 2 Pyro to the /r/tf2[5] subreddit (shown below, left)
On January 22nd, 2013, the @shadbase[4] Twitter feed was launched, gaining over 8,400 followers in the next two years. On March 29th, Shadman launched the Shadbase Tumblr[8] blog, highlighting many of his original artworks. On July 15th, 2014, Shadman's rule 34 comic featuring the characters Violet and Helen Parr from the 2004 animated film The Incredibles was submitted to the /r/rule34[7] subreddit, where it accumulated upwards of 2,100 votes (92% upvoted) in the next three weeks.
Features
The Shadbase website features a webcomic archive, art gallery, video gallery, web forum, store and a link to the Shagbase spin-off site which contains the most explicit of Shadman's works.
Traffic
As of August 2014, Shadbase has a global rank of 8,731 and a United States rank of 2,898 on the traffic analytics site Alexa.[6]
Search Interest
External References
[1] Shadbase – Shadbase [NSFW]
[2] Facebook – Shaddai Prejean
[3] Newgrounds – TheShadling [NSFW]
[4] Twitter – @shadbase [NSFW]
[5] Reddit – Totally Spies
[7] Reddit – An Incredible Dinner [NSFW]
Top Comments
Captain Vespa
Aug 01, 2014 at 07:18PM EDT
Nedhitis
Nov 11, 2021 at 08:28PM EST