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'''Kristofer Straub''' (born January 17, 1979) is an American Web Cartoonist and the creator of ''Checkerboard Nightmare'', ''Starslip'', ''Chainsawsuit'', ''Broodhollow'', and ''F Chords''. He is also a co-founder of ''Web Comics Collectives, Blank Label Comics, and Halfpixel.'' Straub and ] have co-created the animated series ''Blamimation with Kris and Scott'', and the live-action comedy webseries ''Kris and Scott's Scott and Kris Show'' for ]'s ''PATV''. '''Kristofer Straub''' (born January 17, 1979) is an American Web Cartoonist, performer, and content creator. His key web comic projects include ''Checkerboard Nightmare'', ''Starslip'', ''Chainsawsuit'', ''Broodhollow'', and ''F Chords''. Other notable projects include the ] "]" as well as collaborations with ] ("''Blamimations"),'' ] ("''The Chainsawsuit Podcast''"), ] ("''28 Plays Later"''), and ] (''"Strip Search", "Kris and Scott's Scott and Kris Show," "Acquisitions Incorporated: The C-Team").''


He currently writes and produces the YouTube ] series ]. He also works with Penny Arcade, co-hosting the ] gaming conventions as well as appearing in their ] collaborations with ].
He currently hosts the podcast ''28 Plays Later'' alongside ]. Straub also manages and writes for the horror fiction site ''Ichor Falls'', which is notable for the ] '']'', and creates YouTube videos for his horror anthology channel, '']''.


==Career== ==Career==
Straub graduated from the ], with a degree in computer science. Straub graduated from the ], with a degree in computer science.
===As a cartoonist=== ===As a cartoonist===
Straub launched his first comic, ''Checkerboard Nightmare'', online in 2000. The strip was self-aware, using ] extensively, and the title character, ''Checkerboard Nightmare'' (Chex) being obsessed with gaining fame as a webcomic character and willing to do anything necessary to achieve it.<ref name="CBR">{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=12723|title= Killing Time with Kristofer Straub, Part 1| publisher=Comic Book Resources|access-date=October 24, 2013}}</ref> Straub launched his first comic, ''Checkerboard Nightmare'', online in 2000. The strip was self-aware and used ] to follow the main character Chex's obsession with gaining fame as a webcomic character.<ref name="CBR">{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=12723|title= Killing Time with Kristofer Straub, Part 1| publisher=Comic Book Resources|access-date=October 24, 2013}}</ref>


In 2005, Straub began creating ''Starslip'', a daily science fiction/comedy webcomic. ''Starslip Crisis'' was first set in the 3440s, aboard the ] IDS ''Fuseli'', In 2005, Straub began creating ''Starslip Crisis'' (eventually shortened to ''Starslip''), a daily science fiction/comedy webcomic. ''Starslip'' was first set in the 3440s and followed the crew of ]-museum IDS ''Fuseli'',
named after painter ].<ref>http://www.starslip.com/concepts.shtml{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The ''Fuseli'' was a former luxury warship which has been converted into a starship museum. It is still capable of military activities. The ''Fuseli'' travelled from system to system with its exhibits (using a ] "starslip drive"), the comic chronicling the adventures of the crew. Much of the art featured upon the ''Fuseli'' dated from the 20th or 21st centuries.<ref>{{cite web named after painter ]<ref>http://www.starslip.com/concepts.shtml{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>, which largely featured 20th and 21st century art.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.starslip.com/archive/20050524.shtml |url=http://www.starslip.com/archive/20050524.shtml
|title=Starslip – Tuesday, May 24, 2005 |title=Starslip – Tuesday, May 24, 2005
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|archive-date=May 14, 2009 }}</ref> |archive-date=May 14, 2009 }}</ref>
''Starslip Crisis'' was part of the webcomics cooperation collective Blank Label Comics,<ref>{{cite web ''Starslip Crisis'' was part of the webcomics cooperation collective Blank Label Comics<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/article_brief/eandp/1/1000939106 |url=http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/article_brief/eandp/1/1000939106
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The comic initially ran under the name ''Starshift Crisis''. The nearly identical ''Starslip Crisis'' appeared early in the strip's run, with its own website and associated content, differing only in that the term "starslip" replaced "starshift". The two ran in parallel, until a strip in August 2005 which definitively ended the plot of ''Starshift Crisis'', but which played out differently in ''Starslip Crisis''. Reportedly the name change was caused by a legal issue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comixtalk.com/starshift_crisis_changes_its_name|title=Starshift Crisis Changes Its Name?|publisher=Comixtalk|access-date=October 24, 2013}}</ref> The comic initially ran under the name ''Starshift Crisis''. The nearly identical ''Starslip Crisis'' appeared early in the strip's run, with its own website and associated content, differing only in that the term "starslip" replaced "starshift". The two ran in parallel, until a strip in August 2005 which definitively ended the plot of ''Starshift Crisis'', but which played out differently in ''Starslip Crisis''. Reportedly, the name change was caused by a legal issue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comixtalk.com/starshift_crisis_changes_its_name|title=Starshift Crisis Changes Its Name?|publisher=Comixtalk|access-date=October 24, 2013}}</ref>

In 2008, Straub began writing another webcomic, ''Chainsawsuit'', publishing three strips a week. The comic featured simple black and white drawings and slapstick humor. It ran for 11 years and achieved particular notoriety for its strip upon release in 2016<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lopez |first=German |date=2015-09-04 |title=Next time someone tells you "all lives matter," show them this cartoon |url=https://www.vox.com/2015/9/4/9258133/white-lives-matter |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=Vox |language=en}}</ref> and then again during the 2020 ] protests.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yes, all lives matter, but black lives REALLY matter, right now |url=https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/yes-all-lives-matter-black-really-right-now-barbara-briggs-davies |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=www.linkedin.com |language=en}}</ref>


===Writer and producer=== ===Writer and producer===
In December 2006, Straub was named co-writer and co-producer alongside ] on PvP: The Series, a series of animated shorts featuring the ] characters. In 2007, to coincide with his move to Dallas, Straub repurposed the ''Halfpixel'' site to serve as a hub for his and Kurtz's joint creative projects. ''Halfpixel'' later expanded to include webcartoonists ] and ] of the comics ] and ], respectively. The four published ''How To Make Webcomics'' through ] in the first quarter of 2008. The book covers a variety of topics of interest for beginning and intermediate webcartoonists.<ref name="htmw"></ref> In December 2006, Straub was named co-writer and co-producer alongside ] on PvP: The Series, a series of animated shorts featuring the ] characters. In 2007, to coincide with his move to Dallas, Straub repurposed the ''Halfpixel'' site to serve as a hub for his and Kurtz's joint creative projects. ''Halfpixel'' later expanded to include webcartoonists ] and ] of the comics ] and ], respectively. The four published ''How To Make Webcomics'' through ] in the first quarter of 2008. The book covers a variety of topics of interest for beginning and intermediate webcartoonists.<ref name="htmw"></ref>


Straub went on to co-produced ''Blamimation'' and the ''Kris and Scott’s Scott and Kris Show'' for Penny Arcade TV. In 2012, ] announced that Straub and Kurtz were co-producing a new animated web series, '']'', in which they also voice all the characters. The series premiered in July 2013 and aired for 13 episodes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/23405.html|title=ShiftyLook Announces First 2 Animated Series|publisher=icv2|access-date=October 24, 2013}}</ref> Straub went on to co-produce ''Blamimations'' and the ''Kris and Scott’s Scott and Kris Show'' for Penny Arcade TV. In 2012, ] announced that Straub and Kurtz were co-producing a new animated web series, '']'', in which they also voice all the characters. The series premiered in July 2013 and aired for 13 episodes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/23405.html|title=ShiftyLook Announces First 2 Animated Series|publisher=icv2|access-date=October 24, 2013}}</ref>


Straub manages and writes for his own horror fiction website ''Ichor Falls'', which features his most notable work of short fiction, ''Candle Cove''. Straub's original short story is in the form of a series of ] by people reminiscing about a children's show called ''Candle Cove''. Although it seems at first to be a normal children's program, they gradually recall disturbing aspects of the program and a bizarre episode in particular, before discovering that ''Candle Cove'' was merely half an hour of TV static which the children believed was a program.<ref name="Candle Cove"> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203232817/http://www.ichorfalls.com/2009/03/15/candle-cove/ |date=December 3, 2012 }}, Kris Straub</ref> Straub manages and writes for his own horror fiction website ''Ichor Falls'', which features his most notable work of short fiction, ''Candle Cove''. Straub's original short story is in the form of a series of ] by people reminiscing about a children's show called ''Candle Cove''. Although it seems at first to be a normal children's program, they gradually recall disturbing aspects of the program and a bizarre episode in particular, before discovering that ''Candle Cove'' was merely half an hour of TV static which the children believed was a program.<ref name="Candle Cove"> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203232817/http://www.ichorfalls.com/2009/03/15/candle-cove/ |date=December 3, 2012 }}, Kris Straub</ref>

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Kris Straub
Straub at the 2018 PAX West
Born (1979-01-17) January 17, 1979 (age 45)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationUCLA
Occupation(s)Cartoonist, graphic designer, story writer
Years active2007–present
Known forCreator of Starslip, Checkerboard Nightmare, Chainsawsuit, Broodhollow, Local58 and F Chords
Websitehttp://www.krisstraub.com

Kristofer Straub (born January 17, 1979) is an American Web Cartoonist, performer, and content creator. His key web comic projects include Checkerboard Nightmare, Starslip, Chainsawsuit, Broodhollow, and F Chords. Other notable projects include the creepypasta "Candle Cove" as well as collaborations with Scott Kurtz ("Blamimations"), Mikey Neumann ("The Chainsawsuit Podcast"), Paul Verhoeven ("28 Plays Later"), and Penny Arcade ("Strip Search", "Kris and Scott's Scott and Kris Show," "Acquisitions Incorporated: The C-Team").

He currently writes and produces the YouTube analog horror series Local 58 TV. He also works with Penny Arcade, co-hosting the PAX gaming conventions as well as appearing in their Dungeons and Dragons collaborations with Wizards of the Coast.

Career

Straub graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, with a degree in computer science.

As a cartoonist

Straub launched his first comic, Checkerboard Nightmare, online in 2000. The strip was self-aware and used metahumour to follow the main character Chex's obsession with gaining fame as a webcomic character.

In 2005, Straub began creating Starslip Crisis (eventually shortened to Starslip), a daily science fiction/comedy webcomic. Starslip was first set in the 3440s and followed the crew of starship-museum IDS Fuseli, named after painter Henry Fuseli, which largely featured 20th and 21st century art. Starslip Crisis was part of the webcomics cooperation collective Blank Label Comics until Straub split away from Blank Label to merge Starslip with his new collective, Halfpixel, in November 2007.

The comic initially ran under the name Starshift Crisis. The nearly identical Starslip Crisis appeared early in the strip's run, with its own website and associated content, differing only in that the term "starslip" replaced "starshift". The two ran in parallel, until a strip in August 2005 which definitively ended the plot of Starshift Crisis, but which played out differently in Starslip Crisis. Reportedly, the name change was caused by a legal issue.

In 2008, Straub began writing another webcomic, Chainsawsuit, publishing three strips a week. The comic featured simple black and white drawings and slapstick humor. It ran for 11 years and achieved particular notoriety for its strip All Houses Matter upon release in 2016 and then again during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests.

Writer and producer

In December 2006, Straub was named co-writer and co-producer alongside Scott Kurtz on PvP: The Series, a series of animated shorts featuring the PvP characters. In 2007, to coincide with his move to Dallas, Straub repurposed the Halfpixel site to serve as a hub for his and Kurtz's joint creative projects. Halfpixel later expanded to include webcartoonists Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett of the comics Evil Inc. and Sheldon, respectively. The four published How To Make Webcomics through Image Comics in the first quarter of 2008. The book covers a variety of topics of interest for beginning and intermediate webcartoonists.

Straub went on to co-produce Blamimations and the Kris and Scott’s Scott and Kris Show for Penny Arcade TV. In 2012, ShiftyLook announced that Straub and Kurtz were co-producing a new animated web series, Mappy: The Beat, in which they also voice all the characters. The series premiered in July 2013 and aired for 13 episodes.

Straub manages and writes for his own horror fiction website Ichor Falls, which features his most notable work of short fiction, Candle Cove. Straub's original short story is in the form of a series of forum posts by people reminiscing about a children's show called Candle Cove. Although it seems at first to be a normal children's program, they gradually recall disturbing aspects of the program and a bizarre episode in particular, before discovering that Candle Cove was merely half an hour of TV static which the children believed was a program.

Podcast host

Straub has co-hosted numerous podcasts, most of which center around the online comic industry, daily life, or comedy talk shows.

In 2005, while part of the comic collective Blank Label Comics, Straub and Dave Kellett co-hosted the Blank Label Comics Podcast. The podcast interviewed fellow webcomic creators about their comics and creative process.

In 2007, leading up to the release of How To Make Webcomics, Straub - alongside the books co-authors, Scott Kurtz, Brad Guigar, and Dave Kellett - produced the podcast Webcomics Weekly. The show featured comic industry news, techniques and general advice on how to create and maintain a successful comic online. In this same time period, Straub and Kurtz also produced two joint podcasts, The Kris and Scott Power Hour and Daily Affirmation.

From 2009 to 2012, Straub also hosted the comedy internet radio talk show Tweet Me Harder with David Malki. The show was recorded live and had the hosts interact with a Twitter feed of listeners' reactions to the broadcast, occasionally using comments as a springboard for their conversations. Following Tweet Me Harder, Straub then co-hosted Chainsawsuit: The Podcast with Mikey Neumann. The show began in April 2013 and spanned to December 2014 and included contents such as comedic sketches, satire, movie reviews, and general discussion. Beginning in January 2015, Straub and Neumann began hosting Morning Rush, which ended in June 2015 after 16 episodes.

In 2016, from July to December, Straub co-hosted the horror podcast Scared Yet? with cartoonist Abby Howard. It lasted 6 episodes, with Straub and Howard discussing horror storytelling, writing advice, personal favorite horror stories, as well as personal experiences with writing horror.

From 2017 to 2021, Straub played 'K'thriss Drow'b', on podcast and live DnD twitch stream, Acquisitions Incorporated: The "C" Team.

References

  1. "Killing Time with Kristofer Straub, Part 1". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  2. http://www.starslip.com/concepts.shtml
  3. Kris Straub (May 24, 2005). "Starslip – Tuesday, May 24, 2005". Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved February 8, 2008.
  4. Kris Straub (November 16, 2005). "Starslip – Wednesday, November 16, 2005". Archived from the original on May 14, 2009. Retrieved February 8, 2008.
  5. "Blank Label Comics is Formed". Editor & Publisher. May 31, 2005. Retrieved February 8, 2008.
  6. "Three Cartoonists Leave Blank Label Comics to Form New Halfpixel". Halfpixel. November 1, 2007. Retrieved February 8, 2008.
  7. "Starshift Crisis Changes Its Name?". Comixtalk. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  8. Lopez, German (September 4, 2015). "Next time someone tells you "all lives matter," show them this cartoon". Vox. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  9. "Yes, all lives matter, but black lives REALLY matter, right now". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  10. Drawn.ca review of How To Make Webcomics
  11. "ShiftyLook Announces First 2 Animated Series". icv2. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  12. Candle Cove Archived December 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Kris Straub
  13. "Blank Label Comics Launches Podcast". Digital Strips. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  14. Webcomics Weekly Archived May 1, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  15. "The Kris and Scott Power Hour - Live & Recorded Episodes".
  16. "Daily Affirmation with Scott and Kris - Live & Recorded Episodes".
  17. "Scared Yet - A horror podcast". Chainsawsuit.com.
  18. Acquisitions Incorporated: The C Team (Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy), March 18, 2017, retrieved November 7, 2022

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