http://www.starkweatherstudios.com/insider/

Just had to say, nice review.

I’ll just note that the “team-up” story you witnessed with the crossover to starkweather and the “superhero accidental brawl” is actually a little short story they created to put in a True20 RPG supplement they’re creating. I think it’s ment as a leadup to a sample mission for GM/DMs to run.

I’m gonna have to agree with you on the filler. Personally, I love it since it tells the journey of the comic but at the same time I can understand your notes that for an online reader trying to get through it in one sitting, they break the mood.

Also, click my name for a link to a special website they created to deliver deeper information about the Shadowgirls world and the Deep One’s history. Imagine if you will, that we expect to see a comic page (a wallpaper pic of Becka) but we get this outline of a figure, advertising the linked page. The fans were first led to believe it was a hacker attacking the comic site, but it was later revealed to be hints to a secret site they created on the side. This was our introduction to Fides (Thats right! She hacked the 4th wall!).

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If you’re bothered enough to read the comments, you’ll notice that at some point the creators found that their fans had unexpectedly turned a site that was simply ment to relay extra information for the detail hungry, into a makeshift online RPG. This progressed to them directing the players to the forum to clear up the site. The line-up of Fides’ fighters in the beach sequence is actually a line-up of some RPG characters that readers have created for the online RPG game in the forums.

I think stunts like that, plus all the easter eggs they’ve put through the comic over time, have earnt them a very strong fan-base (even if it’s a little small currently).

Again, nice review. Hopefully they’ll see a fresh one from you sometime down the track of season 2.