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Achewood

Achewood

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About

Achewood is a webcomic created by Chris Onstad. It was originally published regularly throughout the 2000s before undergoing numerous hiatuses in the 2010s, and is currently inactive. The comic follows the lives of a cast of anthropomorphic stuffed animals with full backstories. It has received numerous awards for its writing and writer.

History and Overview

The first Achewood comic was posted by Onstad on October 1st, 2001 (shown below).[1][2] He states that he was inspired to start the comic after the events of September 11th, 2001.


acheweed We have the instruction manual for it. This drum machine utterly confounds me. 9 Philippe is standing on it. 9


Over the following decade, Onstad regularly updated Achewood, creating long story arcs and developing backstories for the characters. These story arcs and backstories are not told linearly, but rather through one-off strips, and the information on the characters has been gathered by connecting the strips. The characters include Raymond Smuckles, a cat who sold his soul to the devil in exchange for success in pop music, wears a thong, fur coat, and a gold medallion; Cassandra "Roast Beef" Kazenzakis, a cat interested in computer programming, married to Molly Sanders, whom he met in heaven during a near-death experience; Phillippe, a younger, optimistic character; and many more. There have been 46 story arcs developed between 2002 and 2010. Onstad has published seven collections of Achewood books. The In late 2012 and 2013, Onstad floated the possibility of an animated Achewood series[4] and posted test footage, though the show never came to fruition.

Hiatuses

After beginning to skip days in late 2010, Onstad announced in March of 2011 that Achewood would be going on hiatus.[3] It returned in November of 2011 and updated sporadically before going on hiatus again on April 7th, 2014. The comic returned on December 24th, 2015 and went on hiatus again on December 25th, 2016.[5]

Awards and Praise

The comic has won numerous accolades and the praise of several influential internet comedians. It won the Ignatz award in 2007 and 2008 for Outstanding Online Webcomic. It has also won multiple Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards. It has also been named a top webcomic by Cracked, TIME, and AV Club. It also a noted favorite of web cartoonist Branson Reese. [6]

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acheweed ⑩ 2006 Chris Onstad :: achewood.com It's five AM, chochacho! You ready to gruzzle down some cheese omelettes, or you want to watch Braveheart again first? Oh, crap. I was supposed to tuck Philippe in tonight. I'm the only one at the house right now Dude, what time is it? Uh oh. This is bad Duuuude! Philippe is fine! He probably just fell asleep exactly wherever he was standing at 8:30! l wish. If someone doesn't tuck him in and read him a few chap ters of Rock Star Soccer Robot 9, he won't go to sleep Alright! Choice is yours. Totally asleep alive kid, or fontina omelet tes with a hundred dollar bill put next to the plate at a forty-five degree angle He's probably in the garage Let me know chugging out of a big glowing bottle marked "POISON." acheweed PREVIOUSLY.) Miriam's body grew sexually excited. Her many glands and sacs readied the savory gels of her lust. Rob the stronq mail man had done this, by touching her cleverly" Wow, Pete! Your writing of female characters has really grown by leaps and bounds! Pistol Adobo grabbed the body. "you are good!" he said. The body was fine about this. Names and everything! It did not scream, or leak its wicked gunge. It talked back Sonething positive Why thank you, Teodor It was the greatest happiness he had ever known. It was not to last Did you have some kind of breakthrough? Understanding women is kind of like picking up a beetie and looking underneath._ It is a brief glimpse into the insanity and desperation of Heh an inexperienced god. Well acheweed It's kind of like playin a basketball game It's kind of like What's it like to.. what's it lke to kill someone, Pete? and the other player is there and it's just the two of us and I put the other player's body in my vanS and I am the winner l am there HOME VISITOR 00 01 04 That game we used to play in the fifth grade?! Man, that game was decent! What the heck is that, Beef? Oh wow yeah I bet they hella updated it Check it out man I found a PC emulator for old Oregon Trail Let's tak a look Say, you think they stil makin it? TAP SOON Airight so what did I miss while I was on the phone "The next day: A tender letter arrives from Hiram the black smith, Do you want to read it?" Dang what in the heck Ray How did you get syphilis Did you qet your He wrote! Uhhh hold on! O 2008 Chris Onstedachewood.com Badass men do not mess around! They get down to business IMMEDIATELY Each of you take a place at one of the five tables when I say Go! Welcome to the BADASS GAMES! EP Your first challenge: BAKEA LOAF OF BREAD USING THE PROVIDED FLOUR, WATER YEAST, AND SALT What is badass about bakink loaf of bread7! I am thinkink we are at least Ultimate Fight ink against wino! Nothing is more old-school than baking your own damn staff of life! A dude who can walk into any kitchen in the world and make bread is COMPLETELY RAW! #rne n, look at this! No woman is geing to talk to you if this is the first thing she sees RELIGION IS Ana when ows the time you wore this oneT PLUS

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External References

[1] Wikipedia – Achewood

[2] Achewood – First Comic

[3] Blogspot – Hiatus, Explained Tenderly and with a Great Gentleness.

[4] Daily Dot – Can “Achewood” make the jump from webcomics to TV?

[5] Comics Alliance – CHRIS ONSTAD WALKS AWAY FROM ‘ACHEWOOD’

[6] Twitter – @bransonreese

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