Dresden Codak

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Dresden Codak
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Blank cover of the complementary 2010 sketchbook, by Senna Diaz
Author(s)A. Senna Diaz
Website http://dresdencodak.com/
Current status/scheduleEvery 2–4 weeks (as of late 2022)
Launch dateJune 8th, 2005
Genre(s) Science fiction, philosophy, humour, Decopunk

Dresden Codak is a webcomic written and illustrated by A. Senna Diaz. [1] Described by Diaz as a "celebration of science, death and human folly", [2] the comic presents stories that deal with elements of philosophy, science and technology, and/or psychology. The comic was recognized in 2008 at the Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards for Outstanding Use of Color and Outstanding Use of The Medium. [3]

Contents

On October 22, 2008, Dresden Codak concluded a long-running sequence called "Hob", which focused on the character Kimiko's discovery of a post-Singularity robot and its attempted recovery by people from a future in which Earth was destroyed in a war with the artificial intelligence that once tended the planet. [4]

On February 25, 2013, Senna Diaz launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for a hard cover book edition of the webcomic. Dubbed The Tomorrow Girl: Dresden Codak Volume 1, it collected the first 5 years of the webcomic plus additional art and reformatted everything to fit printed media. [5] The campaign reached its original goal of $30,000 in less than 24 hours and ended with a total of $534,994.

Subject matter

Dresden Codak's second longest-running story arc, HOB, focused primarily on the results of a technological singularity [6] and the consequences of time travel. [7] Accordingly, much of Dresden Codak falls into the cyberpunk and science fiction genres.

The current and longest-running major story arc is Dark Science. [8] The arc centers on Kimiko Ross, while introducing a few new characters. The arc also utilises to great effect the artistic style of decopunk, which, though notably present in the HOB arc, defines the city of Nephilopolis. [9]

Major characters

Dark Science arc

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Kimiko as a child

HOB arc


Reception

The Perry Bible Fellowship creator Nicholas Gurewitch wrote that he enjoyed reading Dresden Codak. [16] The comic's highbrow patter is distinctive yet not based in realistic physical medium: internet pundit Lore Sjöberg described it as "Little Nemo in Higher Education Land", [17] while the pseudo-Victorian pseudoscience of "Traversing the Luminiferous Aether with Rupert and Hubert" was featured in the "Daily Zeitgeist" section of science magazine Seed . [18]

Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards

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References

  1. ↑ Diaz, Senna. "Senna Diaz on Twitter". Twitter . Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  2. ↑ Callan, Jonathan (September 5, 2008). ""Dresden Codak" Digs Deep Into Life & Death". Comic Book Resources . Retrieved 1 December 2008.
  3. 1 2 3 "2008 List of Winners & Finalists". The Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards . Archived from the original on 10 March 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
  4. ↑ Diaz, Senna (22 October 2008). "Hob #27 – The End". Dresden Codak. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
  5. ↑ Diaz, Senna. "The Tomorrow Girl: Dresden Codak Volume 1". Dresden Codak. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  6. ↑ Diaz, Senna (7 June 2008). "Hob #22: Eloi". Dresden Codak.
  7. ↑ Diaz, Senna (4 September 2007). "Hob #9:An Exotic Matter". Dresden Codak.
  8. ↑ Diaz, Senna (3 June 2010). "Dark Science #01 – The Collected Works of Shakespeare: the Movie". Dresden Codac.
  9. ↑ Diaz, Senna (25 September 2010). "Dark Science #05 – Friendship Status". Dresden Codac.
  10. 1 2 Diaz, Senna (18 May 2008). "Hob #21: Mother". Dresden Codak. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  11. ↑ Diaz, Senna (28 November 2010). "Dark Science #06". Dresden Codak. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  12. 1 2 Diaz, Senna. "Cast". Dresden Codak. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  13. ↑ Diaz, Senna (16 August 2008). "Hob #24: The Mediator". Dresden Codak. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  14. ↑ Diaz, Senna (15 November 2007). "Hob #12 – You Gotta Make Way For The Homo Superior". Dresden Codak. Retrieved 24 October 2008.
  15. ↑ Diaz, Senna (22 June 2005). "Rupert and Hubert". Dresden Codak.
  16. ↑ Palmer, Brian M. "Nicholas Gurewitch interview". Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
  17. ↑ Sjoberg, Lore (5 December 2006). "Dresden Codak: Webcomic". Table of Malcontents. Wired . Retrieved 24 October 2009.
  18. ↑ "Daily Zeitgeist". Seed . 15 September 2006. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  19. ↑ "The 2007 Cartoonists' Choice Awards". The Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
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