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Jun13

Fan Photo from Lrayholly

by Mav on June 13, 2008 at 2:13 am
Posted In: Fanpics

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I created the Cosmic Hellcats fanpics section, because I thought it would be cool to see some interpretations of the characters from other artists. And by interpretations, I was kind of expecting drawings. 
It really never dawned on me that we’d have people submitting photographs. But I think it’s great that they do. It seems everyone wants to be a Hellcat.
I couldn’t be happier.
This is from Lrayholly who has informed us that the one thing the Cosmic Hellcats team is missing is an older member. So she has created the character of Mz. Kittie, an elderly but feisty felinoid from back in the old days. I actually think the idea shows some promise. What do you think? Could Mz. Kittie be a Hellcat?
We’d love to see more people’s Hellcat creations, either photos or drawings and your interpretations of the official characters, or just any other comments about the comic or the site you happen to have. Please write us at feedback@cosmichellcats.com. We look forward to it.
-Mav
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Jun07

Fan Art from Steph

by Mav on June 7, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Posted In: Fanpics

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Steph felt that there needed to be more fan art pictures of Damsel and Amaya, so she sent this in.
We’ve been quite pleased with all the submissions for the fan art section. Thank you all for participating. 
We’re always looking for more. So if you have any Hellcats pictures and would like them posted here, we’d love it if you’d send them in to feedback@cosmichellcats.com.
-Mav
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Jun03

Fan Art and Photo from Like_Shipwrecks

by Mav on June 3, 2008 at 8:55 pm
Posted In: Fanpics

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In some ways, posting fanpics is more fun than working on comic itself. Don’t get me wrong. I love writing the comic, and without the comic there’s nothing for people to send in fan pics for. But it’s always nice to see that there are people out there who like the strip.
This one was sent in from Like_Shipwrecks. She says that she tried to draw a hellcat, but it wasn’t working out so she decided to just dressup as one. Her original drawing is below. I don’t know, as good as the drawing is, seeing her is even better. 
What do you think? Have we found the next Cosmic Hellcat?
If you have fan art, or you’ve dressed up as a character from the strip, send it to us at feedback@cosmichellcats.com.
-Mav
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May30

Fan Art from Helder

by Mav on May 30, 2008 at 12:11 am
Posted In: Fanpics

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I love it when I can just ask for something and it happens.
I asked for more fan art of the girls and we received this sketch from another of my Flickr peeps, Helder.
Helder did a sketch of all four girls, which is awesome because now they’re all represented in the fanart section at least once. But more importantly I like that he used a very different style from what we normally do here. It’s always nice to see different interpretations of the characters.
Of course we still want more fan art as well, so if you feel like drawing any, or if you just want to tell us what you think of the strip or the book, please email us at feedback@cosmichellcats.com.
-Mav
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May29

Hidden Details in our comics

by Mav on May 29, 2008 at 1:35 am
Posted In: Announcements

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Sometimes Max and I like to throw little in-jokes or sight gags in the comic. They’re actually all over the first issue of the book if you care to look for them (still available, in two different versions, from the Hellcats Bookstore, order yours today! End Cheap Plug). There have been a couple in the webcomic as well. Sometimes they’re really subtle or even really really inside and only we’d get them. Other times, they’re there for anyone who cares to see them.
There was one we wanted to do today, but no one would ever notice it because we don’t publish the webcomics at high enough resolution to make it legible, so I thought I’d point out the warning label on Chaste’s giant gun in today’s comic. Max actually came up with the text here, so full credit goes to him on this one. I just added it to the gun when I was doing the coloring and lettering. You can see the text more clearly by clicking on this image, but if you still can’t read it, it says:

WARNING: The Federated Union of Confederated Kingdoms declaration 187352-97B has categorized the use of this weapon as a Class 3 War Crime except in extraordinary circumstances outlined in section 14b R7 of Federated Union of Confederated Kingdoms Declaration 165432-44D. Operators are advised to file request for Authorization of Excessive Destructive Force under code 6786453-J of the Transdimensional Interstellar Tranquility Squadron Charter


See, you always have to pay attention. We’re so clever…  or bored… I’m not sure which.

-Mav
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May27

Damsel and Sarah by Stephen Poff

by Mav on May 27, 2008 at 6:45 pm
Posted In: Fanpics

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For those who don’t know, I co-host a podcast based on one of my other art projects (365 Days, a daily photographic, self-portrait journal) with a guy named Stephen Poff. 
I made a comment on one of my 365s that I was looking for Hellcats fan art to add to the site, and Stephen was nice enough to draw one. So here are Damsel and Sarah.
Sarah, at two pics, now has more fan drawings than any of the other Hellcats, I’m sure they’re jealous; especially Amaya, who has none. So now is your chance, draw your favorite Hellcat (or Hellcats) and send it to us at feedback@cosmichellcats.com, and we’ll add it here on the site. And if Sarah is your favorite, feel free to draw her too. She loves bragging. 
-Mav
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May16

Sketchbook Update

by Max on May 16, 2008 at 2:57 am
Posted In: Sketchbook

Chaste has not yet appeared in the webcomic, so she gets a little love here. The first drawing is from before it was decided she should have stripes. I was against the stripes initially, as I thought she was plenty badass without them. But eventually I had to concede they look great on her, and now it’s strange seeing her without them.

Chaste fans would be well-advised to check out Issue 1, in which she PWNZ. 

Also today we have the first drawings of Rigellian boss N’Ukul, one of his battledroid minions, Fluffy, and Amaya in stylish prison threads. Enjoy!
-Max
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May13

Max and Mav presenting Hellcats at art show

by Mav on May 13, 2008 at 3:15 am
Posted In: Announcements, Photoshoots

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Max and I are going to be appearing at the “Good and Evil” show at Pittsburgh’s Creative Treehouse displaying photos from the Hellcats photoshoot as well as the comic.
If you’re in Pittsburgh or near here, by all means stop by and buy a print or a signed book. Should be a blast.
This is an 18 and over show, and BYOB. There will be live bands. I’ve presented my photography at these shows before and they’re generally quite fun. So if you’re not busy Saturday night then please come on by.
And if you are busy. Well, cancel your plans. We’re much cooler than whatever you were going to be doing anyway.
When: May 17, 2008
Where: Creative Treehouse
           517 Lincoln Avenue
           Bellevue, PA 15202
           www.creativetreehousepgh.com
Time: 8pm to 12am
Cost: $5
18 and Over Show
BYOB w/proper ID

Hope to see you there.
-Mav
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May09

Hellcat Pinups by Kristoffer Smith

by Mav on May 9, 2008 at 10:50 pm
Posted In: Fanpics

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Since there’s no update to the comic itself til Monday, and since so far in the current story, only Damsel and Amaya have appeared, I thought it might be a good time to post these sketches of Chaste and Sarah by Kristoffer Smith.
Kris is a local Pittsburgh artist and comic book creator and insanely talented. He’s been “in the biz” since he was a teenager and had his own table at comicon. He stopped by our booth and saw the comic on the first day, and then came back a few hours later with this sketch of Chaste, simply because he liked the book.
The next day, Sarah asked him to do one of her, so he did that as well.
I love Kris’s art and hopefully there’ll be some future Hellcat project we can collaborate on.
If you have Hellcats fan art, please send them to us at feedback@cosmichellcats.com.
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May07

More Pictures From Pittsburgh Comicon 2008

by Mav on May 7, 2008 at 1:02 pm
Posted In: Fanpics
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Flickr user Elston, who is a member of my 365 Project recognized me and approached me at the Con.

We spoke for a while about my 365 book and the Hellcats comic and he asked if it was ok if he took a picture with me and the team for his daily self-portrait. Being total camera whores, we of course obliged. 

He also gave us a picture of Chaste that he took at the convention before he even knew that i was involved in the project.
Thanks to Elston, and if anyone else has any pics they’d like to share, please send them to feedback@cosmichellcats.com.
Chaste and Lollipop


-Mav
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