Cameo Comics is one of the core comics behind the Crossover Wars and is a combination of meta-comic and epic storyline. The comic follows the journeys of Scale, a character with the ability to dimension-jump, much in the same vein as public-source character “Jenny Everywhere,” and in theory would be used in an ongoing series of cameos through a multitude of comics. The comic’s startup coincides with the comic Evil Overlords United, and indeed the start of the comic hints at what was to come in the CW with the webcomics creators inserting themselves into the comic to tell a friend (and the audience) of what they have planned. Even I can deduce that the comics were planned together as part of CW rather than exist as seperate entities.

EOU’s “invasion” of CC brought about Scale’s insertion into the meta-comic itself and seemed to hint at CC’s evolution into an action-adventure comic with Scale being involved in a war between various webcomics while trying to find and rescue her kidnapped cartoonists/creators. That promise was not actualized, and while for a while Scale was staying true-to-concept and visiting various comics, lately she’s turned into a stay-at-home protagonist, occasionally popping into other dimensions to recruit help to find and rescue her cartoonists. Part of this has evolved out of the plot itself. However, this doesn’t lessen the recent inertia within the comic where nothing seems to happen.

Part of this also lies with update issues. Cartoonist Caitlin Woods has been unable to draw the comic of late, and guest-artist Gothia has likewise been unable to help, resulting in a multitude of cartoonists drawing scenes for the comic. As CW has suffered from integral comics failing to update (Pimpette being a prime example), this has only exacerbated the problems faced within CW. Likewise, I am unsure as to the viability of CC to continue once CW comes to a conclusion, due in part to the epic nature of the storyline and of Woods’ inability to continue updating on top of her duties in other comics. Its crossovers with various comics also makes it difficult to read the comic on its own, and can result in some confusion as to what is going on at times. As a part of Crossover Wars, CC is essential reading to understand much of what is going on. On its own, justification for reading becomes more problematic and depends on your tastes.