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Alex’s Guide is on Vacation!

by Alex on December 19, 2011 at 10:16 AM

As I do every year, I’m taking a break from comicking for the Christmas and New Year’s holidays.  (Need time for all those handmade gifts, since I am poor!)  Thanks for another awesome year, my readers.  I hope you all have Merry Christmases, Happy Hanukkahs, Joyous Festivus, and whatever else you might be celebrating and that you’re doing so surrounded by people you care about.

Alex’s Guide will return on January 6th!

Now to play us out, my favorite novelty Christmas song:

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Bronies and Babies

by Alex on July 11, 2011 at 8:55 AM

Hi everyone!  I’m still in the process of getting home from ConnectiCon, which was a damn good time, and am currently hanging out at the abode of Pete of Bardsworth (and the new and adorable Tarkulich Jr.!) until we set off for home in a little bit.  I’m going to try to get a comic up tomorrow, so check back then, or keep an eye on my Twitter for when it goes up.

My pony comics got noticed by Equestria Daily!  Hello to all the pony fans who have stopped by!  I have more pony art over here in my Artician Gallery that you might be interested in.  Thanks for checking out my work! :D

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New Vote Incentive

by Alex on February 12, 2011 at 5:58 AM

I spruced up the website a little bit!

Website Screencap Feb. 2011

New vote incentive is a closer look at the new tile background. :D

Commenting Fixed

by Alex on January 31, 2011 at 7:50 PM

It’s been awful quiet around here the last week or so, and I realized that WordPress sometimes likes to set all posts to “Comments are Closed” when I’m looking away, which I guess explains why there haven’t been any comments on the last few comics!

That, or I’ve been boring you.  But I’m hoping it’s the block on comments instead.

Anyways, it’s fixed now, so comment away again!

On 6 Years

by Alex on January 18, 2011 at 6:00 AM

Today’s my 6th anniversary of webcomic making.  On January 18th, 2005, I started my very first webcomic, the spiritual predecessor to Alex’s Guide, Jigworthy.

Jigworthy checks off several of the Don’ts that are present on most How to Start a Webcomic guides these days:

  • I made it about me and my friends.
  • The humor was a lot of inside jokes.
  • I used fucking Comic Sans for lettering.*

And of course, I’m essentially doing a very similar comic right here and now, albeit without the Comic Sans. ^_^;  Today kind of snuck up on me, otherwise I might have had something special planned like last year’s fanart contest.

But I figure, if you want to take a little jaunt down Alex Heberling history on this most joyous of days, head on over to Jigworthy and give it a read.

*I got better about 20 comics in, when I switched to “Dadhand.”

Ze Updates!

by Alex on December 10, 2010 at 1:55 PM

Hey y’all!  I hope everyone is having a relatively easy time this holiday season.  Here are some updates!

Our fine collective hosts, the Rampage Network, is celebrating it’s 7th anniversary with a really sweet giveaway!  You can go here for all the details, but you can win one of two prize packs that includes items from Wacom(!!!), ThinkGeek, and steampunk gear.  Pretty sweet.

I’ve officially joined the team of the Webcomic Beacon! I’m currently co-hosting the Newscast and Trope Discussion episodes for the time being, but I’ll keep you guys updated if I branch out into anything else. ^_^  If you’re not listening to the Webcomic Beacon already, then you should be!  We broadcast each episode live when we record on Ustream, so you can chat with other listeners while we make each episode.

Chris found a really nice writeup of my work on Comi Girl.  That’s pretty cool!

And lastly, I wanted to share that Wednesday the 8th was the 4th anniversary of Chris’ and my first date.  Awww. ^_^

Have a good weekend!

Launching June 14th

by Alex on June 4, 2010 at 3:48 PM

Hi there!  I’m Alex, the maker of this webcomic.  Alex’s Guide is currently gearing up for its official launch on June 14th, 2010.  Please feel free to read through the comics that are already up, and link to your friends if you like!

I’m returning to humor comics after a long time away, and I’m really looking forward to it!  To see more of my work, you can head over to AlexHeberling.com.