Aikonia Webcomic

Aikonia Page 155

Mon, 20 May 13 00:00:00 -0700

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Good day everyone!
Nothing much to talk about this week, once again, so just enjoy this week's page! And don't forget to check back on Wednesday for next week's preview!
Have a wonderful week :)

Aikonia Page 154

Mon, 13 May 13 00:00:00 -0700

Page 154:
Hello everyone!
Not much to say today. For those of you who are mothers, we hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day, and to the rest of you: we hope you wished your mothers a happy Mother's Day!
Have a great week and enjoy the comic!

Aikonia Page 153

Mon, 06 May 13 00:00:00 -0700

Page 153:
Hello everyone!
Nothing much to report this week. We announced a bunch of changes last week, so if you didn't read last week's blurb, go do that now! Don't forget to check back on Wednesday for next week's preview!
Have a great week :)

Aikonia Page 152

Mon, 29 Apr 13 00:00:00 -0700

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Hello everyone!
As you've probably noticed, there has been a couple changes to the site. The first, and most important, new feature we'd like to announce is the preview page! Every Wednesday we will be releasing a small preview of the next week's page. You will be able to see it by tweeting or liking the preview page!
The second change would be this huge square ad you obviously noticed on the left side of the blurb box. We're sorry if ads bother you, we tried to keep it out of the way and we removed another ad when adding this one to keep it fair. The ads help us a lot so if you have adblock, add this site to your whitelist, we really do appreciate it!
The third and final change is the archives page. We've split up each chapter into its own archive page instead of loading all the chapters on a single page. This will help you browse the archives faster :)

Enjoy today's page and have a great week! And don't forget to come back on Wednesday to check out next week's preview! :D

Aikonia Page 151

Mon, 22 Apr 13 00:00:00 -0700

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Hello everyone!
In case you haven't noticed, we've redesigned the comments page! You can now optionally select an emotion when posting a comment and a little emoticon will appear next to your name to represent the emotion you picked.
And that's about it. Have a nice week!

Aikonia Page 150

Mon, 15 Apr 13 00:00:00 -0700

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Hello everyone!
I don't know what to say here this week other than today's page is a milestone, story-wise, and we guarantee that what we have planned for the next two pages will make you cry. If you don't cry, your heart is made of stone.
ENJOY TODAY'S PAGE AND HAVE A NICE WEEK! :D

Aikonia Page 149

Mon, 08 Apr 13 00:00:00 -0700

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Hello everyone!
Aside from the April Fools' jokes everyone was doing on the internet, last week was pretty uneventful. I couldn't even find any interesting finds to link you to that wouldn't be jokes. Speaking of which, the blog post we did last week was a joke, for those of you who did not see the update we did the next day.
Have a nice week!

Aikonia Page 148

Mon, 01 Apr 13 00:00:00 -0700

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Hello everyone!
We're sorry for posting the page so late today. We were really busy getting THIS HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT ready to post! GO READ IT NOW!
We hope you enjoy today's page as well! Have a nice week :)

UPDATE: In case you hadn't figured it out, the game announcement we made yesterday was an April Fools' joke. To those of you who thought this was real and were disappointed: We apologize. And to those of you who thought this was real and were actually excited: What? Really? Really. Ok.

Aikonia Page 147

Mon, 25 Mar 13 00:00:00 -0700

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Hello everyone!
First thing's first: Our Facebook page reached 2000 likes last week and we'd like to thank you for all of your amazing support so far! Also, here is a long list of interesting finds to make up for not posting any for so long. YAY!
Have a great week :)

Aikonia Page 146

Mon, 18 Mar 13 00:00:00 -0700

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Hello everyone!
And we're back to where we left off at the end of the third chapter! As you can see, there's a lot of tension and a lot is about to take place in the next couple pages.
The soldier pointing at the tower in the bottom panels is one of our Kickstarter backers named Gregory LaFael! He will be appearing a couple more times in the upcoming pages :)
And finally, it looks like Google Reader will be shutting down soon, unfortunately. For all of you who use it to subscribe to Aikonia's RSS feed (among plenty of other RSS feeds), we will try to find and recommend alternative RSS feed readers for you to use in the future.
Thank you all and have a wonderful week!

Aikonia Page 145

Mon, 11 Mar 13 00:00:00 -0700

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Hello everyone!
Sorry for not posting a page last week and thank you for being patient! I was moving to Alberta and I had no internet for over a week.
Also, I really like the theories that you've been discussing in the comments. It's really great to see that you're all so dedicated!
Keep on being awesome and have a nice week!

Aikonia Page 144

Mon, 25 Feb 13 00:00:00 -0800

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Hello everyone!
I was distracted by the Oscars and it almost made me forget to post today's page! D:
Oh, also, I am moving to Alberta on the 27th of February, so there MIGHT not be a page next Monday. It really depends on whether or not I will have internet setup there before then.
Thank you and have a great week! :D

Aikonia Page 143

Mon, 18 Feb 13 00:00:00 -0800

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Hello everyone!
The feedback you've given us so far has been truly magnificent and we really appreciate the amazing support! We're glad you like Ira's work :)
Have a great week!

Aikonia Page 142

Wed, 31 Dec 69 16:00:00 -0800

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Hello everyone!
This new page officially means we're out of hiatus! We hope you enjoy Ira's work :)
Have a great week!

Aikonia Page 141

Sun, 03 Feb 13 00:00:00 -0800

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Hello everyone! This is the new version of the chapter's second page as illustrated by our new, new illustrator, Ira Gladkova!
We really hope you like the new style and we're looking forward to reading your opinions in the comments section! :)
Read more about our new illustrator here!

Aikonia Page 140

Sun, 03 Feb 13 00:00:00 -0800

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Hello everyone! This is the new version of the chapter's first page as illustrated by our new, new illustrator, Ira Gladkova!
We really hope you like the new style and we're looking forward to reading your opinions in the comments section! :)
Read more about our new illustrator here!

Aikonia Page 139

Mon, 03 Dec 12 00:00:00 -0800

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Hello everyone!
So, as you probably noticed, we're taking a short break. We're not sure how long it's going to last, but we'll try to keep it as short as possible.
We're taking this break because we want to give our new illustrator some time to polish the art and build a buffer so he can work on the pages at a comfortable pace. When we return, the artwork will be much improved and everything will be awesome.
Until then, enjoy the holiday season if it's something that you do, check back regularly for updates, and have a wonderful week!
UPDATE: Read about Aikonia's current situation on our blog!

Aikonia Page 138

Mon, 26 Nov 12 00:00:00 -0800

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Hey everyone!
So we've read the comments you left us on the last page and we really appreciate the feedback. We understand that some of you feel that Jared's art work may not live up to Katie's work or that we've made a mistake with our choice of new illustrator but I assure you that this is not how we feel. Jared is Aikonia's new illustrator, not Aikonia's new "Katie." You can not expect him to illustrate the exact same way as Katie did.
Change is often something that requires time to adjust to. This applies to both you, our readers, and Jared, our new illustrator. His style will evolve over time and will definitely become more solid the more experience he gains.
We've taken some of your comments into consideration and we've edited the last page. We will continue to incorporate them in the upcoming pages.
Thank you and have a great week!

Aikonia Page 137

Mon, 19 Nov 12 00:00:00 -0800

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Hello everyone!
For those of you who haven't read the blurb from the last page of chapter 3 and the blog post we wrote alongside: Chapter 3 was the last chapter that Katie Tiedrich was illustrating. As you can see, chapter 4 has a slightly different art style, and that's because it's illustrated by our new illustrator, Jared Markley!
We hope you enjoy his artwork just as much as you enjoyed Katie's and, please, don't be too harsh on him :)
Enjoy the new page and have a great week!

Aikonia Page 136

Fri, 16 Nov 12 00:00:00 -0800

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Hey everyone!
Today's guest page is brought to you by Lauren Zukauskas from Rachael And Penny! This is the last guest page we'll be posting this week, unfortunately, so enjoy!
Chapter 4 begins on Monday! :)

Aikonia Page 135

Mon, 12 Nov 12 00:00:00 -0800

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Hello everyone!
Today's comic is by Shelbie P. "KoniraThax" from "Delirium"! We were hoping to post a new guest page every day of the week like last time but, unfortunately, we're still not sure how many guest pages we'll be able to post this time around. So, unless you're subscribed to our RSS feed, check the site regularly to see if there are new guest pages up!
Have a nice week!

Aikonia Page 134

Mon, 05 Nov 12 00:00:00 -0800

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Hello everyone!
This page marks the end of chapter three! We were hoping to get this page up on the week of halloween, but it looks like we miscalculated!
Also, for those of you that were affected by hurricane Sandy, we hope you managed to make it through okay and that your family and friends are alright as well. We offer our deepest condolences to all those who had a hard time this past week.
And, finally, we are sad to announce that this third chapter of Aikonia is the last chapter that Katie illustrated. We will be taking the next week off to prepare for chapter four with a new illustrator and we will be posting guest pages during the week off as per usual.
READ THE POST WE WROTE REGARDING KATIE'S DEPARTURE!
Thank you all for your support so far and have a nice week!

Aikonia Page 133

Mon, 29 Oct 12 00:00:00 -0700

Page 133:
Hello everyone!
Nothing much to say this week, but we have a pretty big announcement coming next week, so keep an eye on the blurb!
Until then, enjoy the comic and have a nice week!

Aikonia Page 132

Mon, 22 Oct 12 00:00:00 -0700

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Hello everyone!
We hope you had a nice week. We don't have much to say today, so enjoy the comic and have a nice day!

Aikonia Page 131

Mon, 15 Oct 12 00:00:00 -0700

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Hello everyone!
No questions to answer and we've been pretty busy shipping comics out so we don't have much else to say this week.
Have a nice day!

Aikonia Page 130

Mon, 08 Oct 12 00:00:00 -0700

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Hello everyone!
No new questions to answer this week and we don't have much to talk about either. So, for those of you in Canada, we hope you have a happy Thanksgiving Day!
Have a nice week everyone!

Aikonia Page 129

Mon, 01 Oct 12 00:00:00 -0700

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Hey everyone!
We've been so busy lately! Working on a ton of stuff that we're hoping to release soon!
We don't have any new questions to answer and we don't have much to say today, so have a nice week!

Aikonia Page 128

Sun, 23 Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700

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Hey everyone!
Here's this week's question:

You've stated that there are other races in the world of Aikonia, but only humans seem to be studying magic at the school. Do other races (such as Bardans) lack ability with magic, or do they just have different approaches to it that aren't taught at the school?
There are other races in Aikonia that are magically inclined, but those races are either not living among the humans or not in good terms with them. The Bardans, on the other hand, can simply not master magic. Many of them have tried, but for mysterious reasons, channeling does not seem to work with them. Some think it's because of the copper in their skin, others think it's because they lack the mental ability.

Have a nice week everyone :)

Aikonia Page 127

Mon, 17 Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700

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Hey everyone!
We hope you had a nice week! We had three questions in the forum this week, so here goes:

According to the Set 10 post, you said that the game will be maybe over a hundred years after the comic. Why such a great time lapse. Plus, after so much time, the story would still have any significance?
Not sure what "Set 10 post" is supposed to be, but yes, the story will definitely have an impact on the game! The game's setting, as well as a lot of its events, rely on events from this comic.

If the king is openly distrustful of the council (mages in general perhaps), does that mean that the position at the castle is only given to those as some sort of punishment, like traffic duty for cops on TV?
No, not at all! Just because the King is biased against mages, that does not mean their role is not important to the Kingdom or that they consider their position as mages to be a punishment of some sort. Becoming a mage is more of an honor and the King couldn't do anything about them without a proper reason.

Hey Aikonia, I was just wondering if there are any other races besides Orcs and Humans.
Hey there! The orc-like race in Aikonia are actually called "Bardans" but, yes, there are other races in Aikonia! We'll be introducing more soon, and you'll definitely see more of them in the upcoming game! :)

And that's all for this week! We love answering questions, so keep them coming!
Thank you all and have a nice week!

Aikonia Page 126

Mon, 10 Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700

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Hello everyone!
Looks like there was only one new question on the forum this week:

Are any of the characters in the comic going to be in the video game?
The game is set to take place several (over a hundred) years after the events of the comic. Some will be referenced at certain points and others will be shown in flashbacks, in books, or as statues.

Enjoy this week's page! :)

Aikonia Page 125

Mon, 03 Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700

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Hey everyone!
We've gotten one new question on the forum this week:

"Are these characters going to be in the comics? HELP!"
This person is referring to the adventurers featured at the top of the Aikonia site, as well as one of the posters in our store. And yes, they will be showing up in the comic soon! Just be a little more patient :)

And to those of you who have the day off today because of labor day, we hope you have a nice and relaxing day!

Aikonia Page 124

Mon, 27 Aug 12 00:00:00 -0700

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Hey everyone!
So we've implemented a new spam prevention system and it seems to be working great so far! Let's hope it stays that way :)
And it looks like we do not have any more questions to answer on our question forum thread. Maybe next week!
Until then, enjoy the comic and have a wonderful week :D

Aikonia Page 123

Mon, 20 Aug 12 00:00:00 -0700

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Hello everyone!
I can't believe we've been working on Aikonia for two years now! It truly is amazing and we could not have gone this long without your support. So thank you all for being so awesome! Also, for those of you who haven't followed last week's anniversary event, there are two new wallpapers on the goodies page now! Go check them out!
And it looks like we have no questions from the forum this week. If you have any questions that you'd like to see answered in next week's blurb, go ahead and post them there!
Have a great week :)

Aikonia Page 122

Mon, 13 Aug 12 00:00:00 -0700

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Hello everyone!
This coming Thursday (August 16th) marks Aikonia's second year anniversary! And to celebrate that, we're going to do something different each day of the week! Some things will only be available during that one day, so make sure you check every day so you don't miss out!
We're starting out with 15% off Volume One in the store! If you were hesitating on picking up a copy, now's your chance! And now it's time to answer some more forum questions!

"How is it possible to tell that someone has a talent at casting, and should go to mage school, when in order to cast, you need some channeler to feed magic to said person in particular? Seems to me that you'd have to hire a channeller just to find out."
The difference between casters and channelers is that they have different sets of talents that allow them to go through the training they require to become mages. Channelers need more endurance and self-control, while casters need to be really smart and be able to think fast under pressure. It's similar to the difference between medical doctors and surgeons. Scouts that are sent out to recruit new students are usually either a couple made up of a channeler and caster, or a single binder like Cyril. They are trained specifically to detect those qualities in people. Sometimes, when a scout is not entirely certain about their find, there are some tests that can be made to help. Such as channeling a very minimal amount of energy to a person to see how they react. The school doesn't really allow anyone to join the school, which is why the scouts are really strict when looking for new students. That's why there are not thousands upon thousands of mages in Aikonia.

I'm looking forward to answering more questions next week! Feel free to ask your own question HERE! Have a nice week and we hope you enjoy the specials we have prepared for you this week!

Aikonia Page 121

Mon, 06 Aug 12 00:00:00 -0700

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Hey everyone!
For those of you that I met at this year's Otakuthon in Montreal: That was awesome, I hope to see you again next year!
We had some copies of Volume One on sale there, so thank you to those of you who purchased some :)
Alright, on to answering questions from this forum post! We only got one new questions this week:
"I am confused about Binders. In Chapter 2 page 1, it is implied that students are either Casters, Channelers, or Binders, with Binders being naturally talented at channeling and casting. However, in the biographies of the council members, it is shown that they started as caster/channeler and later learned channeling/casting. Basically, can initiates start as binders? Also, is it possible for any mage to become a binder through years of study or does it take years and natural talent?"
Alright so, technically, anyone can try becoming a binder, but doing so successfully is incredibly difficult. When we mentioned that it took a certain natural talent, we didn't mean that you'd have to be born with a unique power of some sort that allows you to become a binder, but that it requires a lot of determination, willpower, durability, and such. And no, an initiate can not start as a binder. They must graduate from their caster or channeler courses and then advance to the one they haven't completed yet before becoming a binder. It takes several years of dedication and hard work.
Feel free to ask us more questions HERE!
Enjoy the comic and have a wonderful week!

Aikonia Page 120

Mon, 30 Jul 12 00:00:00 -0700

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Hey everyone!
So, we announced that we'd be answering three questions from this forum thread every week! And this week, we only got three questions, meaning I'm answering all of them :)

Question 1: "Hey, I was just wondering if you had a set amount of chapters you are going to make or if you just have a basic story line that you want to complete."
The comic's story is already planned out and written. So we know the exact number of chapters its going to be, although we won't be revealing that number :)

Question 2: "I was actually wanting to know if there were any plans to do some backstory for some of the main characters. I realize the main story takes precedence, but I like knowing more about the people I'm reading about, like Solaris or one of the many students."
The first printed volume of Aikonia includes a mini comic that covers some of Arial and Solaris' backstory. Each volume we release will include an exclusive mini comic that covers more backstory!

Question 3: "Can you tell us what all cloaks are there at the academy? We've seen the Black With Blue/Red Trim for first-year students, White With Color Trim for upper-classmen, the instructors had their own color (which I forget), then there were those awesome Red cloaks that random-guy-outside-the-councilroom wore. Can we get some insight?"
Sure thing! Casters, Channelers, and Binders are universally represented by blue, red, and green trims respectively. First grade students start out with black cloaks and one trim, second grade students have a dark grey cloak and two trims, and third grade have a light grey cloaks with three trims. White cloaks are instructors, with trims colours that represent what it is they teach. And finally, purple with gold trims are council members (obviously).

We look forward to answering more questions next week! Oh, also, I (Andrew-David) will be at Otakuthon in Montreal this weekend (August 3rd to August 5th)! If any of you are going to be there, look for me! I'd love to say hi and maybe give away some stickers and whatnot!
Have a great week and enjoy the this week's page :D

Aikonia Page 119

Mon, 23 Jul 12 00:00:00 -0700

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Hey everyone!
So, last week I said that we started a new forum topic HERE for our readers to post questions and that we'll be answering three random questions in the blurb every week.
Unfortunately, there were no questions asked, so we have no answers for you this week. Maybe next week?
Enjoy the comic and have a nice week! :)

Aikonia Page 118

Mon, 16 Jul 12 00:00:00 -0700

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Hey everyone!
So, as some of you suggested in last week's comments, we're going to start answering questions here in the blurb. Post all your Aikonia-related questions HERE and we'll pick three random ones and post the answers on the next page's blurb. Also, Poor Shark's Jared makes an appearance again!
Enjoy the comic and have a great week! :)

Aikonia Page 117

Mon, 09 Jul 12 00:00:00 -0700

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Hey everyone!
So you've probably noticed that those blurbs haven't really been very interesting lately. Unfortunately, we've been so busy and, until our projects are ready for launch, we don't really have anything exciting to discuss or announce.
So, aside from pointing out major holidays every now and then, what kind of stuff would you like to read on here? Insights on the comic? Maybe general news not related to the comic and our other projects? Suggest stuff! We'd love to hear your opinions! :D
Thanks and have a great week!

Aikonia Page 116

Mon, 02 Jul 12 00:00:00 -0700

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Hey everyone!
Just wanted to say happy Canada Day for those of you in Canada (yesterday)! And for those of you in the U.S., happy Independence Day (in 2 days)!
And that's it, have a nice week and enjoy the comic! :)

Aikonia Page 115

Mon, 25 Jun 12 00:00:00 -0700

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Hey everyone! This has been a pretty big week for us! Some of the copies of the first volume of Aikonia are currently over at Tim's for him to sign and they'll be on their way to Katie within the next couple days for her to sign as well!
We've also been doing a lot of work on our other products (MADSOFT Connect, Project: Velyria, Me And My Dinosaur 2) so look forward to some updates from those soon! Until then, enjoy the comic!

Aikonia Page 114

Mon, 18 Jun 12 00:00:00 -0700

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Hey everyone!
First off, we'd like to wish a happy Father's Day to all you dads out there! We hope you had a great weekend :)
Also, the Awkward Zombie Kickstarter campaign ended last night and reached over $89,000! That's amazing!
Other than that, our projects are moving forward along nicely. We'd like it if you could check out the MADSOFT Connect forum and suggest avatar items for us to do before launching the avatars and the avatar shop!
Thanks and have an awesome week! :D

Aikonia Page 113

Mon, 11 Jun 12 00:00:00 -0700

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Hello everyone!
Hope you had a good week and enjoyed E3! We've had a pretty busy week, but hopefully this next one will be a little more relaxed so we can write a more interesting blurb next Monday.

Aikonia Page 112

Mon, 04 Jun 12 00:00:00 -0700

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Hey everyone!
Nothing much to talk about this week, we're pretty busy :(
Enjoy the comic and have a great week!

Aikonia Page 111

Mon, 28 May 12 00:00:00 -0700

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Hey everyone!
Not much to discuss this week, we've been pretty busy with our in-house projects :/
Oh, and for those of you who are in the U.S., today is Memorial Day. Not sure if saying "happy" would be appropriate here, considering what it's about, but yeah, have a happy memorial day!
To the rest of you, have a great week :)

Aikonia Page 110

Mon, 21 May 12 00:00:00 -0700

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Hello everyone!
First off, we'd like to thank everyone who's pre-ordered the comic from our store so far. We really appreciate the support and we look forward to start sending out the merchandise!
Also, Katie is running a Kickstarter campaign for printing Volume One of Awkward Zombie, so go check it out!
And that's all for today, enjoy the comic and have a great week!

Aikonia Page 109

Mon, 14 May 12 00:00:00 -0700

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Hey everyone!
Yesterday was Mother's Day (in most countries), so for all you Mothers out there, we hope you had a happy Mother's Day :)
We also wanted to remind you all that the pre-order discount expires on the 16th! If you'd like to pre-order some stuff, now's your chance! Head over to our store and type "PREORDER" in the discount code field when checking out to get 25% off all pre-order purchases!
Have a great week! :D

Aikonia Page 108

Mon, 07 May 12 00:00:00 -0700

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Hey everyone!
This week's page is the 100th page of the comic! Thank you all for your amazing support!
Another interesting thing about this page is that it features a guest cameo! That blonde channeler character is Jared Saul, writer and illustrator of Poor Shark!
But wait, there's even more news! The store is now officially open for business! And to celebrate, you can type "PREORDER" in the discount code field when checking out to get 25% off all pre-order purchases. The code expires on the 14th (next Monday), so if you're interested in getting the printed volumes of the comic, now's your chance!
Also, if you haven't seen it yet, you should check out the teaser page we released for "Space Chase", one of our upcoming games!
Have a great week :)

Aikonia Page 107

Mon, 30 Apr 12 00:00:00 -0700

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Hey Everyone!
We've had a really busy week so, once again, we don't really have much to say.
Enjoy this week's page! :D

Aikonia Page 106

Mon, 23 Apr 12 00:00:00 -0700

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Hey everyone!
We don't really have a lot to talk about this week since we've been really busy with other projects.
Enjoy the comic!

Aikonia Page 105

Mon, 16 Apr 12 00:00:00 -0700

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Hey everyone!
Hope you had a nice week. We don't really have much to say again, so enjoy the comic and this week's interesting finds!

Aikonia Page 104

Mon, 09 Apr 12 00:00:00 -0700

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Hey everyone!
Nothing much to say this week since we've been extremely busy :(
Enjoy the comic and have a nice week!

Aikonia Page 103

Mon, 02 Apr 12 00:00:00 -0700

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Hey everyone!
So we finally received the first printed copy of Aikonia volume one! Unfortunately, it didn't turn out quite right. We have to do a couple fixes to the files, and we're going to add a couple pages to separate the main comic and the mini comic properly. This can take up to three weeks, again, but we'll finally be able to start shipping them out once they're right and ready!

Aikonia Page 102

Mon, 26 Mar 12 00:00:00 -0700

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Hey everyone!
We've been pretty busy lately so, again, nothing much to say this week. Enjoy the comic!

Aikonia Page 101

Mon, 19 Mar 12 00:00:00 -0700

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Hey everyone!
Hope you all had a great week! Nothing much to say this week, so enjoy the comic :D

Aikonia Page 100

Mon, 12 Mar 12 00:00:00 -0700

Page 100:
Hello everyone!
We hope you had a great week!
Nothing much to say this week, so enjoy the comic and the interesting finds!

Aikonia Page 99

Mon, 05 Mar 12 00:00:00 -0800

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Hello everyone!
Wait a minute! OH NO! EVERYTHING IS DIFFERENT!
Yes, we've done a couple changes to the Aikonia homepage. We're still working on the other pages at the moment, so those are still the same. Let us know what you think!
Also, you should check out the teaser page we released last week for one of our upcoming games! Please spread the word :D
That's all! Have a nice week and enjoy the comic!

Aikonia Page 98

Mon, 27 Feb 12 00:00:00 -0800

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Hey everyone!
So, the first volume of the comic is finally being printed! We know it took forever, but we had so much to do and it ended up being more work than we thought!
Right after we've shipped out the first volume, we'll make them available in our upcoming online store and we'll get ready for printing the second volume. Until then, enjoy the comic :)
And have a nice week!

Aikonia Page 97

Mon, 20 Feb 12 00:00:00 -0800

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Hello everyone!
Not much to talk about this week. We're still working on couple improvements for the site and on that new feature we mentioned a while ago. We should be done soon!
For now, enjoy the comic and have a nice week! :D

Aikonia Page 96

Mon, 13 Feb 12 00:00:00 -0800

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Hey everyone!
Nothing much to say this week. So enjoy the page :)

Aikonia Page 95

Mon, 06 Feb 12 00:00:00 -0800

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Hey everyone!
Last week, the donation bar reached 100% again, so we released a new goodie last night. Go check it out!
Nothing much to say otherwise. Have a great week! :D

Aikonia Page 94

Wed, 01 Feb 12 00:00:00 -0800

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Hey everyone!
We know this is super late, but this page serves as the tenth and final extra page promised to you when we reached the tenth milestone during our Kickstarter campaign.
We're also aware that some of you had been having some difficulties visiting the site. The issue is fixed now and it shouldn't be occurring any more.
Also, we're doing some changes to the Aikonia site, and adding a new feature that we hope you're all going to enjoy! We can't really talk about it too much yet, but look forward to more details next week :)
And that's all! Have a great weekend!

Aikonia Page 93

Mon, 30 Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800

Page 93:
Hey everyone!
We hope you enjoyed guest comic week as much as we did :)
This page marks the beginning of chapter three! We'll be posting another page Wednesday night, so check again mid-week!
See you then! :D

Aikonia Page 92

Sun, 29 Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800

Page 92:
And this marks the end of guest comic week! Thank you all so much for participating, we really enjoyed this and hope to do it again :)
We'll post page one of chapter three tomorrow, as well as page two on Wednesday night! So look forward to that :D

Aikonia Page 91

Sat, 28 Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800

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Hey everyone!
Today's page is by Nick Roger! You can check out his deviantArt profile RIGHT HERE!
The "Rex" council member shown in this comic is from one of our upcoming games "Me & My Dinosaur"! Read more about it on the MADSOFT Blog!
Have a good weekend :)

Aikonia Page 90

Fri, 27 Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800

Page 90:
Hey everyone!
Today's page is by Jake Richmond from "Modest Medusa"!

Aikonia Page 89

Thu, 26 Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800

Page 89:
Hey everyone!
Today's page is by Jared Markley! Check out his deviantArt profile!

Aikonia Page 88

Wed, 25 Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800

Page 88:
Good day everyone!
We hope you're enjoying the guest pages so far :)
Today's page is brought to you by Ranu from "Sugar Stars"!
Also, we made some site optimizations, so the site now loads much faster! Enjoy! :D

Aikonia Page 87

Tue, 24 Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800

Page 87:
Guest comic number two!
Today's page is by Jared Saul, from "Poor Shark"!
Look forward to a new guest comic on each day of this week :D

Aikonia Page 86

Mon, 23 Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800

Page 86:
Hey everyone!
Let guest comic week begin! Today's comic is by Shelbie P. "KoniraThax" from "Delirium"!
Look forward to a new guest page every day this week!

Aikonia Page 85

Mon, 16 Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800

Page 85:
Hey everyone!
This page marks the end of chapter 2!
We're super excited to show you what we have in store for the next chapter, but you'll have to be a little patient. We'll be taking the next week off and starting chapter 3 on the 30th of January. In the meantime, we will be posting guest comics during our week off to keep you entertained until we resume.
Have a nice week!

Aikonia Page 84

Mon, 09 Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800

Page 84:
Hey everyone!
Hope you had a great first week in 2012! We actually don't really have much to talk about this week, so enjoy the comic! :D

Aikonia Page 83

Mon, 02 Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800

Page 83:
Happy New Year everyone! :)
This has been an amazing year! It wouldn't have been as great if it weren't for all our amazing readers and supporters though, so thank you all so much!
We're working really hard to get things done around here, so expect a lot from us this year!
Have a nice week :D

Aikonia Page 82

Mon, 26 Dec 11 00:00:00 -0800

Page 82:
Hey everyone! Sorry for the late post!
The Facebook Giveaway has ended and we'll be announcing the winner in a couple minutes! Make sure you check out the Facebook page to see if you won!
This is the last page we post this year, since next Monday is in 2012!
Happy holidays and have an awesome new year! :D

Aikonia Page 81

Mon, 19 Dec 11 00:00:00 -0800

Page 81:
Hello everyone!
Hope you all had a good week :)
Unfortunately, it's taking us a little longer than expected to print the first volume of Aikonia, but hopefully we assure you that we're still working on it! In the meantime, make sure you participate in the giveaway we're having on Facebook!
We might also finally release the extra page for milestone number 10 this week, so make sure you check back on Wednesday!
And that's all for today! Have a nice week :D

Aikonia Page 80

Mon, 12 Dec 11 00:00:00 -0800

Page 80:
Good news everyone!
We have a super special awesome giveaway ending on the 24th of December for our fantastic readers. The grand prize will be the complete Aikonia poster collection (printed courtesy of our successful Kickstarter campaign) including four different posters to one of the contest entrants.

The rules are simple:
1. Go to our Facebook Giveaway page.
2. Follow the instructions featured on the giveaway page.
3. Spread the word using your referral link.
4. ???
5. Profit!

You earn one entry each time you complete a step on the giveaway page. You can then earn even more entries by having friends click your referral link. Then, we will use a random number generator to choose our winner. The most entries, the more likely to win. So get to sharing!
Isn't that what the holiday season is all about? ;D

Aikonia Page 79

Mon, 05 Dec 11 00:00:00 -0800

Page 79:
Hello everyone!
No blurb this week either, sorry! Although we're thinking of running a contest soon, so keep your eyes peeled :)
Hope you have an excellent week!

Aikonia Page 78

Mon, 28 Nov 11 00:00:00 -0800

Page 78:
Hello everyone!
Nothing much to say this week, so... yeah.
Have a nice week! :D

Aikonia Page 77

Mon, 21 Nov 11 00:00:00 -0800

Page 77:
Hello everyone!
Hope you all had a nice weekend :)
We're almost done preparing all the backer rewards for those of you who pledged during the Kickstarter campaign, so look forward to hearing more about that soon! We might release a new page on Wednesday again this week, just like we did last week, so check again on Wednesday just in case!
And finally, we'll be doing the Kickstarter Raffle this week as well, so make sure you check the Kickstarter updates to see if you won!
Have a nice week! :D

Aikonia Page 76

Wed, 16 Nov 11 00:00:00 -0800

Page 76:
Hey everyone!
We're releasing this page early because back when the Kickstarter campaign was still running, we promised we'd post extra pages whenever we passed a milestone.
Unfortunately, at the time, we were really swamped and couldn't produce enough pages on time, so we're releasing this one now for the 9k milestone. Hopefully we'll be able to release another extra page mid-next week for the 10k milestone!

Aikonia Page 75

Mon, 14 Nov 11 00:00:00 -0800

Page 75:
Hey everyone!
We still owe you all two extra pages and there might be one up on Wednesday this week! We'll do our best :)
We're done working on redrawing the old pages and fixing up inconsistencies for printing the comic, now all that's left is sending all the files to the printer! We're also getting ready to print posters. We'll make sure to keep you all updated.
Have a nice week!

Aikonia Page 74

Mon, 07 Nov 11 00:00:00 -0800

Page 74:
Hello everyone!
We're finally back to regular blurb updates! Because of you, we've successfully reached (and surpassed) our goal on Kickstarer! Thank you all so much for your support, you should be receiving your rewards hopefully some time around mid-December.
We're working on the store and it should be up right around new year's eve! We'll be selling Volume one, along with a bunch of assorted posters and stickers :)
Also, we now have an official page on Google+! Go check it out!

Aikonia Page 73

Mon, 31 Oct 11 00:00:00 -0700

Page 73:
Hey everyone!
Make sure you check the page we posted mid last week! We released it earlier because we reached the $8k milestone on KICKSTARTER!
Also, thanks to all of your amazing support, we've reached our goal on Kickstarter! We'll be posting an extra page this Wednesday and we'll start sending out the reward surveys as soon as we reach the deadline :)

Aikonia Page 72

Wed, 26 Oct 11 00:00:00 -0700

Page 72:
This is an early page release because we passed the $8000 milestone on KICKSTARTER!
Thank you so much for all the support so far! We're almost there, just one more milestones to go! :D

Aikonia Page 71

Mon, 24 Oct 11 00:00:00 -0700

Page 71:
Hey everyone!
Make sure you check the page we posted mid last week! We released it earlier because we reached the $7k milestone on KICKSTARTER! Every time we reach $1000, we release a new page, no matter what day of the week it is :)

We're almost there! Spread the word!

Aikonia Page 70

Wed, 19 Oct 11 00:00:00 -0700

Page 70:
This is an early page release because we passed the $7000 milestone on KICKSTARTER!
Thank you so much for all the support so far! We're almost there, just two more milestones to go! :D

Aikonia Page 69

Mon, 17 Oct 11 00:00:00 -0700

Page 69:
Hey everyone!
We surpassed another milestone on KICKSTARTER this week, but we've been surpassing milestones so fast lately that we're actually out of pages to release! D:
We're working on getting some more pages done though and we'll have an extra page up by Wednesday at the latest.
Thank you all so much for the support so far!

Aikonia Page 68

Wed, 12 Oct 11 00:00:00 -0700

Page 68:
This is an early page release because we passed the $6000 milestone on KICKSTARTER!
Thank you so much for all the support so far! We're almost there, just three more milestones to go! :D

Aikonia Page 67

Mon, 10 Oct 11 00:00:00 -0700

Page 67:
Hey everyone!
Because of all the amazing support we've received, we release three pages this week, make sure you go back and check them out!
And keep in mind that every time the total amount pledged reaches a $1000 milestone on KICKSTARTER, we release a new page, no matter what day of the week it is!

Aikonia Page 66

Sat, 08 Oct 11 00:00:00 -0700

Page 66:
This is the SECOND early page we release this week because we passed yet another milestone ($5000) on KICKSTARTER!
Thank you so much for all the support so far, you're all such amazing people :)

Aikonia Page 65

Tue, 04 Oct 11 00:00:00 -0700

Page 65:
This is an early page release because we passed the $4000 milestone on KICKSTARTER!
Thank you so much for all the support so far, you're all such amazing people :)

Aikonia Page 64

Mon, 03 Oct 11 00:00:00 -0700

Page 64:
Hey everyone!
We'd like to thank you for all the support we've gotten so far!
And keep in mind that every time the total amount pledged reaches a $1000 milestone on KICKSTARTER, we release a new page, no matter what day of the week it is :)

Aikonia Page 63

Mon, 26 Sep 11 00:00:00 -0700

Page 63:
Hey everyone!
Make sure you check the page we posted mid last week! We released it earlier because we reached a milestone on KICKSTARTER! Every time we reach $1000, we release a new page, no matter what day of the week it is :)

Aikonia Page 62

Tue, 20 Sep 11 00:00:00 -0700

Page 62:
This is an early page release because we passed the $3000 milestone on KICKSTARTER!
Thank you so much for all the support so far, you're all such amazing people :)

Aikonia Page 61

Mon, 19 Sep 11 00:00:00 -0700

Page 61:
Hey everyone!
Make sure you check the page we posted mid last week! We released it earlier because we reached a milestone on KICKSTARTER! Every time we reach $1000, we release a new page, no matter what day of the week it is :)

Aikonia Page 60

Thu, 15 Sep 11 00:00:00 -0700

Page 60:
This is an early page release because we passed the $2000 milestone on KICKSTARTER!

Aikonia Page 59

Mon, 12 Sep 11 00:00:00 -0700

Page 59:
Hey everyone!
Make sure you check the page we posted mid last week! We released it earlier because we reached a milestone on KICKSTARTER! Every time we reach $1000, we release a new page, no matter what day of the week it is :)

Aikonia Page 58

Fri, 09 Sep 11 00:00:00 -0700

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Early page release because we reached $1000 on KICKSTARTER!

Aikonia Page 57

Mon, 05 Sep 11 00:00:00 -0700

Page 57:
Wooo! We started a Kickstarter campaign!

Aikonia Page 56

Mon, 29 Aug 11 00:00:00 -0700

Page 56:
Hey everyone!
We had an awesome announcement and thing to show you this week, but unfortunately, it'll have to wait until next Monday :(
Other than that, we don't really have much to talk about.
Have a nice week! And don't forget to vote for Aikonia! :D

Aikonia Page 55

Mon, 22 Aug 11 00:00:00 -0700

Page 55:
Hey everyone! Hope you had a great week :)
Unfortunately, we don't really have much to say this week, so instead, just enjoy some of our interesting finds below.
Also, don't forget that you can vote for Aikonia on topwebcomics.com once a day! And, if you really enjoy the comic and would like to support what we do, you can donate! If you donate more than $5, you'll receive a PDF that contains Cyril's report (the one he reported on page 7), as well as the original sketches of the first 30 pages of the comic. You'll also increment the donation progress bar which, once 100% is reached, unlocks a new free goodie!
Have a great week! :D

Aikonia Page 54

Mon, 15 Aug 11 00:00:00 -0700

Page 54:
Hello Everyone!
We had an amazing weekend this week, we met so many amazing people, talented artists, and awesome readers. We ended up giving away over 720 stickers! Also, this week marks the first year anniversary of Aikonia (August 16th to be exact) and we can't believe we've actually been going on for a whole year! You're all so amazing and thank you so much for sticking with us all the way! We have a lot planned for the comic and we're really looking forward to sharing it all with you :)
This week, the interesting finds below will be some links to awesome artists and comics from people we met at Otakuthon this week.
Have a great week, and don't forget to vote for Aikonia on topwebcomics.com!

Aikonia Page 53

Mon, 08 Aug 11 00:00:00 -0700

Page 53:
Hey everyone!
We hope you had a great week :)
We're not sure if you've noticed, but we've removed the "Advertise" link from the navbar and replaced it by a "Members" link. That page is not complete yet, but we're hoping to get it done by the end of August. It will feature all kinds of exclusive stuff such as original artwork (like maps, characters, creatures, sketches, and more), documents and PDFs, and exclusive goodies that won't be in the donation section of the site. All those will help expand the world of Aikonia.
Also, this is a final reminder that we'll be attending Otakuthon in Montreal this coming weekend (August 12 -> 14) and if you're planning on going, you should look for us! We'll be giving away stickers :D

Now, on a more serious note, I'm sure some of you have heard about the famine happening in Somalia right now. A lot of people are donating to help out and we decided to help out as well. So, during this entire week (until the next page is released), 100% of the donations we receive will be sent to The Humanitarian Coalition to help Somalia!
"But why donate through Aikonia instead of straight to them?" you ask? Because, remember, whenever our donation meter is filled, we unlock a free goodie for you (and you get some exclusive goodies when you donate $5 or more)! You can take advantage of that. Not only will you be helping us help Somalia, but you'll also be getting stuff in exchange! Everyone wins :)

Oh, and, don't forget to vote! ;)
Thanks! Have a great week!

Aikonia Page 52

Mon, 01 Aug 11 00:00:00 -0700

Page 52:
Hello Everyone!
So, last week we launched the new cast page! It combined the team members and cast members into one area and separated them into categories. We also started writing biographies for the cast members. They don't all have biographies yet, but we'll be releasing them as we write them. Currently, the ones for Cyril, Syd, Enceladus, and Mar are available. Let us know what you think!
Also, please keep in mind that you can vote for Aikonia once a day, and you can donate if you're awesome and love what we do :)
Oh and one more thing, as mentioned last week, we'll be attending Otakuthon this year (August 12->14), so if any of you are planning on going, look for us! We'll be giving away free stickers! :D

Aikonia Page 51

Mon, 25 Jul 11 00:00:00 -0700

Page 51:
Hello everyone!
So, we're working on a new cast page, writing new descriptions and making it a lot fancier and easy to use :)
We're planning on having it done by Wednesday, so keep an eye open for that!
Also, if any of our readers are in, or close to, Montreal and are planning on going to Otakuthon, you should keep an eye open for us! We'll have an awesome illustrated ad for Aikonia on the first page of the Otakuthon magazine (which we'll soon release as a purchasable poster) and we're gonna be giving out free stickers to all our readers! Let us know in the comments (or on Facebook/Twitter/Google+) if you'll be there!
Until then, we'd like to remind you that you can vote for Aikonia once a day!

Aikonia Page 50

Mon, 18 Jul 11 00:00:00 -0700

Page 50:
Hello everyone!
We hope you've had a great week! Not a lot going on here except for some minor changes we've done to the site. For example, we've added the Google+ icon at the bottom of the page, and replaced the Stumble Upon share button by a Google +1 button.
Don't forget that you can vote for Aikonia on topwebcomics.com once a day!
Thanks and have a great week! :)

Aikonia Page 49

Mon, 11 Jul 11 00:00:00 -0700

Page 49:
Hey Everyone!
We've done a few changes to the site this week. We've combined the about and cast page into one page and cleaned it up a little. We also added the Links page to the navbar (and styled the links page a little) and moved the RSS link to the footer of the site.
Don't forget that you can vote for Aikonia on topwebcomics.com once a day!
We're also proud to announce that Aikonia is now on Google+! Let us know if you're interested in being invited to Google+ (if you don't already have an account) and we'll send you an invite! :)
Oh, also, you can now go to the next page (if there is a next page) simply by clicking the page. Should make it easier for you to read through the archived pages :)
Have a great week!

Aikonia Page 48

Mon, 04 Jul 11 00:00:00 -0700

Page 48:
Hello everyone!
Sorry for the slight delay. Not much to talk about this week. For our readers in Canada, happy belated Canada day (July 1st)! And for our readers in the United States, happy 4th of July!
Don't forget to vote for Aikonia! And have a great week!

Aikonia Page 47

Mon, 27 Jun 11 00:00:00 -0700

Page 47:
Hello everyone!
We hope you all had a great week :)
The donation meter has been filling up pretty fast and we really appreciate all your support. We'll run a little contest some time soon, and if the donation bar fills up extra fast, we'll include a bunch of super special prizes on top of the regular prize :D
Also, if you support and love our comic, but don't really want to donate, there are alternatives! You could vote for us on topwebcomics.com (the site allows you to vote once a day) or, you could disable your ad blocker (if you have one activated), or at least allow the ads on this site. We placed them all the way at the bottom so they don't get in your way, and we promise that they're safe :)
Thank you, and have a wonderful week!

Aikonia Page 46

Mon, 20 Jun 11 00:00:00 -0700

Page 46:
Hello everyone!
We hope you had a great week! And to all fathers reading our comic, Happy Father's Day! :D
So, I hope you've all noticed that the progress bar on the donate page has finally reached the $100 mark! This means you all get access to a brand new free goodie for you to download and enjoy! We also released a new poster for you to purchase!
If you want the next free goodie to unlock, and you'd like to be one of our amazing supporters, feel free to donate! And if you donate more than $5, you get a PDF that contains Cyril's original report (the one he reported on page 7) and the original sketches for the first 30 pages of the comic, drawn by Katie Tiedrich! You'll also automatically get access to any donator-only goodies we unlock in the near future :)

And finally, have you noticed the guest strip we put up last week? Go check it out if you haven't!
Have a great week! :D

Aikonia Page 45

Wed, 15 Jun 11 00:00:00 -0700

Page 45:
Guest Strip!
Thank you all for the 1,250 likes on Facebook! In return, enjoy this guest strip by Jared Markley! And, in case you missed it, make sure you check this week's page too!
Have a nice week :)

Aikonia Page 44

Mon, 13 Jun 11 00:00:00 -0700

Page 44:
Hey Everyone!
Nothing much to announce this week. We'll be posting a guest strip on Wednesday, so make sure to keep an eye on the site! We're also only $10 away from reaching a full progress bar and unlocking the next free goodie! So if you want to help us out, and be the person who unlocks the next goodie, donate! :D
I'm also so overwhelmed with all the things that happened last week at E3 that I don't know what to put as interesting finds. The list is huge and I usually try to link to a maximum of three or four. It's so hard to pick! D:

Aikonia Page 43

Mon, 06 Jun 11 00:00:00 -0700

Page 43:
Hello everyone!
This week was supposed to be a guest strip week. A lot of you contacted us to let us know that you'd be willing to draw a guest page, but unfortunately, only one of you actually sent us a page, and that's not enough to have a guest strip week :(
In other news, we made some changes to the site's paging system. They're now organized by chapters and you can see that on the archives page :)
We added three new members to the cast page! Go take a look! We also added some new sharing features at the bottom of the page. You can now easily share on StumbleUpon and Twitter!
Finally, don't forget that you can support us by donating! When that progress bar reaches $100, we'll release some new free goodies, and if you donate over $5, you receive an exclusive PDF that contains the sketches for the first thirty pages of the comic (drawn by Katie Tiedrich) and Cyril's report (the one he reported on page 7).
Thank you! And we hope you enjoy Chapter Two! :D

Aikonia Page 42

Mon, 30 May 11 00:00:00 -0700

Page 42:
Hello everyone!
Page 42 marks the end of Chapter One! We were hoping to take a week off and just have guest strips during that whole week and continue with Chapter Two the week after, but unfortunately we couldn't find any artists who wanted to do guest strips :(
So instead, we'll just continue with our regular schedule next Monday.
We'll also be adding new cast members to the Cast page next week, so look forward to that!
Thank you all for your support so far, you're all so great and we love you for reading our comic! And don't forget, you can help us out by donating and we'll unlock more free goodies in return! :D
Have a nice week!

EDIT: Looks like we might actually have a guest strip week next week! We'll be posting a new guest strip here each day of the week (6th to 12th of June). The strips won't be canon, so don't confuse them with the actual storyline. We'll continue with our regular schedule (page 43) on the 13th of June. See you then! :D

Aikonia Page 41

Mon, 23 May 11 00:00:00 -0700

Page 41:
Hello everyone!
We hope you had a nice week :)
Nothing much going on this week, we've been really busy with work, but there's one really important thing that I have to point out: We made changes to page 39 and page 40 to make it clearer and less confusing. There will be more exposition and explanation as to how the school system works in a few pages, but until then, please make sure you re-read page 39 and 40 :)
That's all, have a nice week!

Aikonia Page 40

Mon, 16 May 11 00:00:00 -0700

Page 40:
Hello everyone!
This week, we've release the brand new advertisement system. I'm not going to talk about it too much here, but you can read more on our blog. We've also done some minor enhancements to MADSOFT Connect, including code optimization which makes the site load and function much faster.
We've got a few features planned for the Aikonia site, including a "contests" page which keeps track of all the previous, active, and upcoming contests, and a referral system which will be tied to MADSOFT Connect (earn achievements!). As soon as those two features are complete, we'll run another contest, so look forward to that! :)

Aikonia Page 39

Mon, 09 May 11 00:00:00 -0700

Page 39:
Hello everyone!
Still not much to talk about this week. Although, we'd like to know what you'd like to see in a merchandise store if we were to open one. T-shirts? Buttons/Pins? Stickers? Prints? Anything! Just let us know!
Also, we're still waiting for the donation progress bar to reach $100 so we can release the next goodie! If you donate $5 or more, you get an exclusive PDF, as well as a new exclusive goodie that we'll be sending out soon (you'll receive it if you've already donated $5 or more in the past).
Thanks and have a nice week!

Aikonia Page 38

Mon, 02 May 11 00:00:00 -0700

Page 38:
Hello, awesome readers!
Nothing much to discuss this week. I've been too sick to do much of anything, so enjoy the comic & interesting finds and have a nice week! We'll have more content for you next week :)

Aikonia Page 37

Mon, 25 Apr 11 00:00:00 -0700

Page 37:
Hey everyone!

We have a couple of things we want to talk to you about this week.

First off, we have merged the Aikonia blog with the MADSOFT Games, LLC. blog. We feel that moving all of our updates about our games and projects to one area will make it easier for everyone to keep track of our progress.

Also, as you may have noticed, we have made some changes around the website in our constant efforts to bring you the best experience possible. We have made some changes in the links in the navigation bar, the buttons and the design of the blurb, comments and archives. Let us know what you think in the comments below!

In super awesome sticky images news, we have made some stickers for everyone to enjoy. They feature characters from Aikonia, both alive and slightly less alive, as well as some of the more memorable panels from the comic. You can find out more about our plans for distributing the stickers here.

Finally, we must turn to a slightly more serious topic. We are aware that certain members of our community may frown upon our recent move towards increasing advertisements, but hear us out. In order to provide you with content on a weekly basis, we need funds. There is a lot of time and money put into this comic from our staff and any funds we receive through ads and donations go directly towards sustaining the site. We hope you will understand that we will never change the content of Aikonia; no advertisers will ever have sway over the plot in any way.

We bring this up now as we are planning on implementing a system for sponsors, advertisers or other companies to place their own ads directly in our ad spaces at the bottom of every page. We would love to hear your opinions on this.

And if you have the money to spare, please consider supporting us with your donations. We are overwhelmed with the enthusiasm exuded from this community and it can only grow from here.

Thank you all and have a wonderful week.

Aikonia Page 36

Mon, 18 Apr 11 00:00:00 -0700

Page 36:
Hello everyone!
Nothing much going on this week. We did a little server maintenance and did some changes to the donation system. It now immediately increases the progress bar after you donate and automatically emails you with links to the PDF files (if you donated more than $5). The next goodie is also ready for release, we're just waiting for that bar to hit $100! :)
We also added a new section to the blurb: "Interesting Finds". It's basically links to interesting/cool stuff we find through-out the week! It's right below this post, so check it out! Also, don't forget we added the links page! We'll feature your site on there if you feature ours on yours :)
That is all, enjoy this week's interesting finds and have a nice week!

Aikonia Page 35

Mon, 11 Apr 11 00:00:00 -0700

Page 35:
Hey everyone!
Hope you all had a wonderful week :)
We have quite a few announcements to make this week. First, I'd like to mention our brand new donation & goodies page! We added a progress bar on there that keeps track of the donations. So every time that bar reaches $100, we will unlock a new goodie for you to download and enjoy, and on top of that (if you donated $5 or more), not only will you receive an exclusive PDF, but you'll also be entered in a draw! We ordered a ton of stickers and we'll be sending a bunch to the winner of the draw along with a personal thank you note!
We also added ads on the site. I am aware that some of you hate ads, and most of you probably have ads blocked, but they really do help keep this comic going, so we'd really appreciate it if you bear with us on this one :)
And, as some of you have noticed, the "links" link in the footer has been there for a while, but never led anywhere, so I decided to finally build that page. We'd be glad to feature your site on there as long as you feature ours in return.
Finally, by popular demand, we replaced the "share on Digg" button by a StumbleUpon button at the bottom of the comic.
Thank you all so much for your support, we really appreciate it and you're all so very awesome for helping us out :D

Aikonia Page 34

Mon, 04 Apr 11 00:00:00 -0700

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Hello everyone :)
This week, I finally finished the PDF. It contains Cyril's original report (The one he reported to the council on page 7) along with Katie's original sketches for the first thirty pages of the comic. I'll be sending the winners a copy of the PDF, and everyone who donates $5 or more will be receiving a copy by email. It will be sent to the email that is associated to your Paypal account. If you would prefer otherwise, please let us know by messaging us through our contact form. We've also been getting a lot of work done on Project: Velyria and MADSOFT Connect. You can see a preview screenshot of Project: Velyria on the MADSOFT Connect forums right here! We'll post another screenshot as soon as the Project: Velyria Facebook page reaches 116 likes.

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Mon, 28 Mar 11 00:00:00 -0700

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No blurb this week, have a nice day! :D

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Mon, 21 Mar 11 00:00:00 -0700

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Hello everyone!
We've had a very hectic week! Working on MADSOFT Connect, Project: Velyria, and transferring Aikonia to our regular MADSOFT server.
We've been working really hard to make sure everything is perfect, so expect a lot from MADSOFT Connect really soon. Not only will we be releasing the achievement system, custom avatar system, and avatar shop, but you'll also be able to use your MADSOFT Connect account to comment on Aikonia and earn achievements!
We're also not sure if we'll do the progress bar idea we got for Aikonia. We're working on it, but Katie already works really hard on keeping up and drawing both our and her comic. So we're not sure if she'd be able to draw an extra Aikonia page per week, in case you DO fill the bar every week, without her burning out :/
We'll keep it on the back-burner and we'll see where it goes later on.
For now, have a nice week! :D

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Mon, 14 Mar 11 00:00:00 -0700

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Hey Everyone!
We hope you had a nice week. We had a very, very busy week. But we managed to finally launch MADSOFT Connect! Go sign up, the official Aikonia forum is located on there :)

Also, if you love what we do, and you're willing to support us, consider donating!

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Mon, 07 Mar 11 00:00:00 -0800

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Hello everyone!
Hope you all had a great week! :D
We've been super busy lately, mostly because of Project: Velyria and MADSOFT Connect, so unfortunately, the report and artwork/sketches PDF isn't ready yet. So, for those of you who won a copy of the PDF as a runner-up prize, we're sorry, we'll do our best to get it done this week :(
On the other hand, MADSOFT Connect, and the forums, are almost ready! We're just running a few final tests and doing some minor bug fixes! Expect it to be launched some time tomorrow, if not in a few hours! Keep an eye on the Facebook page and Twitter stream to be the first to get the latest updates! :)

Edit: MADSOFT Connect is open to the public! Feel free to register and chat with us in the forums! :)

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Mon, 28 Feb 11 00:00:00 -0800

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Hello everyone!
For those of you who missed it, we announced the winner and runner-ups of the fan art contest in last week's blurb, feel free to hit that "Previous" button and read if you missed it.
As for the runner-ups, we're sorry about not sending you that PDF yet, we're working on making it awesome enough, so just a little more patience :)
We promised a big announcement last week, unfortunately, what we wanted to announce isn't entirely ready yet. We wanted to present the new MADSOFT Connect platform, as well as the forums for all you faithful readers to join and discuss with one another. We've built a lot of features for connect, but the forums aren't quite complete. I'm working on it though, and they'll probably be done before the end of the week. So check back sometime later this week! :D
As for the other thing we mentioned last week, the "more interactive features that will allow you to get an extra page a week" is basically a progress bar. That progress bar will be filled as you perform certain actions on the Aikonia website such as Facebook liking, commenting, submitting fan art or edits, donating, and more.
If you manage to fill the bar before the end of the week, we'll release an extra page on that day, along with our usual Monday update. If you don't fill the bar before the end of a week, the progress will be carried on to the next week, unless it's the end of the month, in which case the progress bar will be reset! And keep in mind, you will only be able to earn one extra page per week.
Keep an eye on our Facebook page and Twitter stream to be the first to know when we release MADSOFT Connect and the forums!
Have a nice week! :)

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Mon, 21 Feb 11 00:00:00 -0800

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Hey everyone!
Sorry for the late blurb entry! Although, we do have valid reasons for the delay, we were making some final tweaks to the brand new official "Project: Velyria" homepage and we wanted to make sure everything was ready before we announced it here :)
We also needed some extra time to decide which entry would win the contest. We loved all of the work you've submitted, and you're all very awesome for even participating in the first place! We felt bad picking a single one, so we decided to also have three runners-up! The winner will receive the print, as well as a pdf file containing artwork, sketches, and Cyril's original expedition report! Unfortunately, we can't send a print to the runners-up, but you will be receiving a copy of the pdf file as well :)
So, here we go, the winner is...Bowee the Cat for Shadows That We Are!
And the runners-up are FiliaFlammae for Aikonia Poster, Cerulean Fox for Ariel and, Cayys for Ariel as well! Good job everyone, and we'll be getting in contact with you shortly!

I'd like to take this opportunity to also discuss some of the features I'm building for the site. First, I'm doing some changes to the comment system. Those include a captcha field to avoid spambots, comment rss feeds, an optional automated email system that sends you an email when someone replies to your comment, flagging comments as spam, liking/disliking comments, and a few more I can't really discuss yet.
We're also planning on adding some more interactive features, which will allow you to get one extra page posted per week! We'll discuss this a little further next week, along with another big announcement we'll have for you then.
Have a nice week! :D

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Mon, 14 Feb 11 00:00:00 -0800

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Hello awesome readers!
So, as you can hopefully tell, we did some minor changes to the Aikonia website. Some of you may want to refresh their caches to see the changes (ctrl+shift+delete on most browsers). They mostly involve the header and footer. Tell us what you think! :)
I'd also like to remind you that the contest ends this weekend (February 19th), so if you've drawn something and haven't submitted it to the gallery yet, now is your chance!
Finally, I know I mentioned the forum was on it's way last week, but unfortunately, I decided to postpone that. Although it should be up before the end of February, so in the meantime, keep an eye on the Facebook page and Twitter stream!
Also, happy Valentine's Day to those of you who celebrate it! :D

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Mon, 07 Feb 11 00:00:00 -0800

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Hello everyone!
I hope you had a nice week, and I'd like to remind you that you still have less than 2 weeks to submit your fan art to the gallery! The contest ends on February 19th at midnight (GMT -5). We'll then select a winner and send them this awesome 36"x24" print, digitally signed by Katie Tiedrich!
We're also happy to announce that we launched our brand new company website! You should check it out and tell us what you think! Oh, and, since you requested them so much, we're finally working on forums for all of you to enjoy! They should be up some time this week, so look forward to that!
And, of course, don't forget to keep an eye on our Twitter feed and Facebook page for the latest updates!

Also, if you really love what we do, and you're feeling particularly awesome, you should donate! Thanks! :D

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Mon, 31 Jan 11 00:00:00 -0800

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Hello everyone!
Earlier this week, we released the Council wallpaper as a print, digitally signed by Katie Tiedrich, for you to purchase! You can also submit your art to our gallery, before February 19th, for a chance to win one for free (we'll be paying for shipping as well, so no worries)!
And next week, we'll be releasing the brand new Project: Velyria homepage! It'll feature a bunch of new information on the game and classes, so look forward to that! :)

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Mon, 24 Jan 11 00:00:00 -0800

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Hey everyone,
I hope you all had a nice week! We opened the artwork gallery for you to submit your own fan art or edits last week, and we really love the submissions so far! Keep 'em coming! We'll pick our favorite fan art from all the entries submitted before February 19th, 2011(duh) and send the winner a 36x24 print of this illustration! We'll pay for shipping no matter where you are in the world too! So you don't have to worry about that :)

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Mon, 17 Jan 11 00:00:00 -0800

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Hello everyone!
I hope you all had a great week, because we sure did! We finally reached 1000 likes on Facebook! We're also opening up the fan art gallery and uploader later today, so keep an eye on the site! You'll be able to upload any artwork, fan art or page edits you make! They'll show up in the gallery right after we've approved them :)
AND, we'll be running a small contest to celebrate this great week! The best submission uploaded before February 19th will recieve this as a print for FREE (we're also paying for the shipping, so no worries)!
We also posted something new on our development blog, so go check it out!
And finally, we made a few changes to the about page! You can click on each of the team members to view a small bio of each of us!

Have a nice week! :D

EDIT: The artwork gallery is now open! Submit your artwork, fan art & page edits!

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Mon, 10 Jan 11 00:00:00 -0800

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Hello everyone! Hope you all had a nice week! :)
There isn't much to say this week, just going to remind you that we have 3 wallpapers up on Facebook and deviantArt. Also, we need a few more likes to reach one thousands likes on Facebook! So please share our page with your friends! We'll try and think of some reward if we get to one thousand! :D

NOTE: It may not be very clear, but in the first panel, it's Solaris talking. We'll try and edit that page to make it more obvious, sorry :/

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Mon, 03 Jan 11 00:00:00 -0800

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Happy New Year everyone!
We hope you had a great year and that this one goes even better! :D

To start the year off, we've uploaded three new wallpapers to Facebook and our deviantArt group! We hope you enjoy them! Let us know what else you'd like to see from us :)

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Mon, 27 Dec 10 00:00:00 -0800

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We'll post an update later today, sorry!
And happy holidays!

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Mon, 20 Dec 10 00:00:00 -0800

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Hello everyone!
Nothing much to talk about this week. We're pretty much done with the wallpapers, just doing some last minute changes, but until then, keep an eye on our Facebook page and Twitter stream! Also, we're working on Project:Velyria, we're hoping to have the private beta by April 2011, so check it out!
And that is all, Happy Holidays! :D

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Mon, 13 Dec 10 00:00:00 -0800

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Hey everyone!
Thanks for all the comments on last week's page, so keep 'em coming! We love hearing from you!
Not sure if you noticed, but we changed the feature suggestions page. Silly suggestions, or ones with low ratings, can now be rejected. We've also separated the active suggestions from the completed and rejected ones so it's easier for you to browse :)
We'll soon be adding a gallery for edits and fan art, so if you're feeling particularly awesome, send in your art and we'll feature it there!

Happy holidays everyone, and we'll see you next week!

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Mon, 06 Dec 10 00:00:00 -0800

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Hello, awesome readers!
If you follow our Twitter stream and Facebook page, you probably already know that we updated the comment system this past week. The changes include a new reply system! We'd love to hear your thoughts and opinions on what you'd like us to add to the comment system and we'll see what we can do!
Besides that, check out the Project:Velyria development blog and Facebook page!

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Mon, 29 Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800

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Woo! 500 likes on Facebook! Thanks a lot everyone, we'll be putting up some free goodies sometime soon =D

We released the cast page this week, if you haven't seen it yet, check it out right HERE! Tell us what you think =)
Also, if you noticed small numbers on the archive page, those represents the number of comments each page has. We added that recently and we'll soon be making changes to the comments page! So keep an eye out for this!

There's also some new artwork up on the Project Velyria development blog, check it out HERE!

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Mon, 22 Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800

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Hello everyone!
This week is when we release the changes we've done to the site. Katie's almost done with the cast page character illustrations and we figured we'd wait until that's done and put everything up in one shot =)
While you wait, feel free to tell us what you think of the comic so far on this blurb's comment page, Twitter, or Facebook!

Also, check out Project:Velyria's new Development Blog!

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Mon, 15 Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800

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Hello everyone! Hope you've had a good week =)
Not much to say this week, we're working on making some changes to the site, very minor, no worries. We'll add the cast page and improve the homepage to give you better access to the suggestions page and our social network pages (Twitter & Facebook). So yeah, look forward to that =P

Also, check out Project:Velyria's new Development Blog!

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Sun, 07 Nov 10 00:00:00 -0700

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No blurb this week, again :P
Have a great week!

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Mon, 01 Nov 10 00:00:00 -0700

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Hey everyone! Happy Halloween if you celebrate that! =)
We're still working on the cast page, and we'll be putting that "send us a question for the recording" some time this week. In the mean time, check out Project: Velyria! And sign up for the beta =)

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Mon, 25 Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700

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Hello everyone! =)
We'd like to talk about an idea we had. Sometime next month we'll be recording a one-time podcast of some sort where we all talk about the game and the comic, as well as answer as many questions you request as possible.

We'll all be participating: Andrew-David, Tim, Katie, and Jose if he has time (He's been super busy being awesome lately =P). If you'd like to leave us a question, simply go to the about page and click on the very large "Call Me" button. It will ask for your name and phone number, and then attempt to call you. When you answer, you'll be able to leave your message through your phone, simple! Once we start recording, we'll say "x person asks: *question goes here*".
If you'd prefer us not to mention your name, then just write "anonymous" in the name area! You can also click on the small "Keep number private" checkbox if you want that to be anonymous as well, either way we won't mention the phone number.

We'll keep that button up for one or two weeks, and then we'll remove it so we can start recording. So asks your questions while you can!

We'd also like to talk about merchandise. Recently we got some suggestions to sell some merchandise such as posters, stickers, t-shirts, and buttons! We think it's too early to start selling t-shirts, but we'd love to make buttons, they sound like they could be fun to do! Although we have to know, would you prefer 1-inch , 1.5-inch or 2.25-inch buttons? We'll also be making a digital pdf containing some of the original artwork and concept sketches for both the comics and the game for you to purchase.
And on top of all that, we'll do a few wallpapers for you to download for free as a thanks for being so awesome! =)

And finally, sorry for the long post this week, but we're also almost done doing the cast page, it will contain some basic information and brand new illustrations drawn for each character shown in the comic so far!

Hope you have a great week! =D

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Mon, 18 Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700

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No Blurb this week, sorry. Have an awesome week! :D

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Mon, 11 Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700

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Hey everyone!
We don't have much to say this week, but maybe you all do? We'd love to read your comments =)
Feel free to comment on this blurb's comment form, on Facebook, on Twitter, or leave us questions on our Formspring page! You can also leave us suggestions on our feature suggestion page!
Oh, and for you readers in Canada, happy Thanksgiving! =D

EDIT: We'd love to hear your opinions on buying prints! Check out the post right HERE!

Aikonia Page 8

Mon, 04 Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700

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Hey everyone!
Nothing much to say this week. Although you should totally check out this game! =D

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Mon, 27 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700

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Hey everyone!
Sorry for not updating last week's blurb, we didn't really have much to say =(

We would like to remind you to keep an eye on the Facebook and Twitter pages because we'll be doing a contest soon! We have a bunch of cool prizes for you guys, and we thank you all for the support so far!
Don't forget to leave us your suggestions on the feature suggestions page! And if you like the comic, please support us by donating, the more you donate, the more cool stuff you get! We'll be writing a list of the goodies you can get by donating on the Facebook page very soon! =)

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Mon, 20 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700

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Sorry for the late update guys!

No news blurb this week, have a nice week! :)

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Mon, 13 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700

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Hey everyone! Thanks a lot for all your support so far, you're all great!
It's kind of late and I'm pretty tired to write a proper blurb entry right now, I'll update this in the morning, so check it out later! =)

In the meantime, check out Nick's deviantArt gallery, he has pretty cool stuff!
We'll also be running a contest super soon, I'll talk about it more on here, once I update in the morning, as well as on Facebook and Twitter! Until then, leave us more suggestions here! We love hearing from you and we do our best to implement the best suggestions!

Oh, and ask us questions on Formspring!

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Mon, 06 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700

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Sorry for being a few hours late =)
Not much to say this week, people have been doing hilarious edits to the comic, and you can check them out right HERE. There's also an awesome game a friend of ours made that we'd like to share with you, check it out!

And finally, a lot of you guys have been asking about the game this comic is based on, so we made this quick development blog which we'll be updating as we develop the game. Feel free to leave comments on there, as well as ask us question by clicking the "ASK" button in the blog's navbar!

And once again, don't forget you can use the feature suggestions page to leave us some suggestions!

Have a nice week everyone! =D

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Mon, 30 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700

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Hey guys!
Thanks a lot for all the support so far! And we're working hard to get those feature suggestions up as soon as possible!
For the time being, make sure you check Twitter and the Facebook page regularly for updates! =)

Also, if you love the comic so far, help us out by donating and check out this thread about what stuff you could get if you donate $5 or more! We'd love to know what you'd like to get!

Woo colors!

Edit: We're proud to announce that we've switched to Media Temple! Hopefully there won't be anymore issues and downtime from now on!

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Mon, 23 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700

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This is the last page in sepia tone, the back story being established, you will be introduced to the main storyline on page 3 next Monday!
We really love all your feedback so far everyone, thanks a lot!

So, there was a suggestion on the Feature Suggestions page about placing info about the game this comic is based on. We'd just like to inform you guys that the game is not complete yet and is far from being released. Although, we'll try putting up a mini site of some sort that contains some information and screenshots about the game, maybe even some artwork and the such! =)

We might also run a small contest soon too, so keep an eye out on the Facebook page and Twitter stream!

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Mon, 16 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700

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Hello everyone! Welcome to the official Aikonia web comic!

This comic actually serves as a precursor to a game we're developing at MADSOFT Games LLC.
Right now, you can follow us on the several social networks we've linked on the cast page.
We're looking forward to hearing all your suggestions and we hope you'll enjoy the comic!

We'll be putting up a new page every Monday!

By the way, you can click the social icons below to share this page with your friends on Facebook, Twitter and Google+!

This blurb entry has been edited.