Goblins (webcomic)
Appearance
Goblins | |
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Author(s) | Ellipsis Hana Stephens |
Website | goblinscomic |
Current status/schedule | Active |
Launch date | June 2005 |
Genre(s) | Fantasy |
Goblins is a webcomic by Ellipsis Stephens.
Premise
[edit]Goblins started in 2005,[1] and as of 2024 is still updating.[citation needed] It is part of Hiveworks Comics.[2]
The comic's setting is based on a Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game and parodies these games, in that the rules of reality follow game mechanics; characters are aware of this and can take advantage of these rules. The story follows both a group of goblins, including Chief, Big Ears, Fumbles, Thaco and Complains-of-Names. It also follows Minmax and Forgath, "adventurers" based on RPG player characters. Goblins mixes comedy with bleak situations and gruesome violence.[1][3]
Reception
[edit]Goblins won the 2011 and 2012 Aurora Awards, a Canadian literary award, for Best English Graphic Novel.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Hogan, Robert (October 11, 2015). "Goblins Review". Over Analysing.
- ^ "Hiveworks Comics". hiveworkscomics.com. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
- ^ Ficca, Donielle (February 18, 2008). "Sequential Tart: A Comics Industry Web Zine - The Report Card". www.sequentialtart.com. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
- ^ "Past Winners". Aurora Awards. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
- ^ Medley, Mark (November 21, 2011). "Robert J. Sawyer among Aurora Award winners". nationalpost.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10.