Hey. I’m slacking for a while because this site’s a year old. Happy Birthday. In honor of my li’l experiment going for a year, I’m running the old original black & white strips I did when Hubris was first conceived.
This is the first Hubris cartoon, as they ran on Tribune Media’s Early ‘Here’s-The-New-Guys’ website. It was kinda like GoComics.com’s Comics Sherpa except we didn’t have to pay. In fact, there my have been some small amount of money paid to us- I can’t recall now. Not that or exactly what the name of the site was…It’s one of those maddening things. I thought I’d never forget it, it was so exciting, but now I can’t even find the backup discs that had the name saved. It was only 11 years ago or so. Anyhow. Several of us got space on this site and people could go to it and see what they liked and make comments. It was long before Facebook, but it was all very chummy and we all hoped we were on our way to fame and fortune with our funnies. That was in, I think, 2000. Tribune Media is gone. The web has taken over the world, and the strip then known as ‘Because It’s There’ is now a webcomic called ‘Hubris’.
Potential sponsors for Team Hubris.
Bactine, Curaid brand band-aids,Ace bandages and Gold bond anti-itch powder with menthol.
I found a place online that makes custom printed band-aids. If Hubris ever makes any money, I’m makin’ helmet stickers and BAND-AIDS. That’s just too cool. Not ‘cool’ in the Menthol ‘burns like ice’ way, either.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY HUBRIS.
Greg, keep up the work my friend, you’ve become one of my all-time favourite writers, you’re tied for first with the greats like Jim Davis, Lynn Johnson, Jim Unger, Chip Dunham etc.
YOU KNOW you’ve made it, when you’re listed with Jim and Lynn! 😛
I’ve met Lynn a couple of times, and I’ve always heard that Jim Davis is a really nice guy. I like the idea that you count me alongside them. Thanks much, and spread the word!
G
You’ve met Lynn eh? That’s cool…
My ‘coolest things’ include:
1 – fixing Margaret Attwoods computer
2 – mowing the lawn of Eric Lindros
3 – Shaking hands with Singapore President Hon. S.R. Nathan.
I’m in the NCS. I’ve met a few truly cool cartoonists. Other than cartoonists, though. I met Carl Perkins. He and my dad were friends.
Pretty cool about Margaret Attwood. I’ve got an unabridged audio copy of The Handmaid’s Tale.
Happy Birthday!
As an avid outdoor enthusiast and someone who works with the public (pushing gear on a regular basis) your strip is one of my faves! Keep up the good work 🙂
Wow! Everyone’s being so great! If you have time, scroll down a bit and read up on the Washington Post Favorite Webcomic nominations below- Tell ’em about Hubris. That’d be a kick, to get mentioned on their blog. I don’t think we can make a huge splash in the voting this year, but maybe we can get some more Hubris readers out of a mention… Then next year- we cry havoc and loose the puppies of war on ’em.