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Remember this from last night?

CeCi wondering if her actions had saved everyone she cares about and more?

If you haven't read all of DataChasers, the next panel, MIGHT confuse the heck out of you.

Who is that?  And why are they directly behind CeCi?  If you have read all of DataChasers, you would know about how the Authoresses denote when different people, or in this case Androids, are speaking.  Each "Android" has it's own unique color and font for their speech bubbles.  And if you had been reading, you would know, that that person behind CeCi is speaking using "Watchdog's" color and font.

Who or what is "Watchdog"?

I don't want to ruin your enjoyment of DataChasers, but I will pique your interest and explain one of the complexities that actually had grown men and women getting upset, and I mean REAL WORLD upset, because a character they had invested in might have been destroyed.  Not physically, but mentally.  By "Watchdog".

CeCi, is an Android a type called a "Black Angel" sent on a mission to help rescue a young woman and protect the person who she is helping to rescue that young woman.  Inside her head she has her mind with a programmed personality, but no real wants or desires other than to accomplish her mission.  But she breaks out of that assigned roll and her mind unshackles itself from the restrictions, while still wishing to follow her original mission.  Just not quite as planned by her creator.

Inside CeCi's head, there is "Something" we call "Watchdog", to enforce CeCi's obedience and compliance.  Because CeCi has broken free of most of her leashes, "Watchdog" has changed as well.  Before, Watchdog tried to sit in the background and give nudges here and there.  However CeCi soon outgrew those nudges, so Watchdog tried to force things.  Unfortunately for Watchdog, it soon was altered itself by an outside force, not through malice, but from compassion.

As CeCi's mission came closer to completion, however.  Watchdog's own priorities took precedence.  And after a very bad fight, when the goal line is in sight, Watchdog "Erased" CeCi and took over.

That is when I and others were incoherent, apoplectic, stuttering and screaming.  The idea that this beautiful young "Person" had just been wiped away.

Now after another battle, this one of the minds, we find that CeCi IS alive, however, so is "Watchdog".  And because of their creator and how those creations are designed, both of these two intelligences, might now be wiped out.  Destroyed.

And this is where we are until Friday's update at 0000 hours EDT.

I started reading DataChasers, and I found the story so compelling and involving that I put banner links to it and it's prequel LunaStar here on my blog.  Because I want others to enjoy them and hope they would find the enjoyment in them that I did.  I've written several short stories in the DataChasers milieu for my own enjoyment.  I've actually downloaded the program that is used to draw DataChasers and I'm trying to learn it myself, because I'd like to help tell stories like it myself.  When LunaStar ended, I tried to get it nominated for a Hugo Award and a Dragon Award, because the story is that good in my opinion.  And not just mine, but others agreed with me, and we spent money for the WorldCon Registration. 

Well we were unable to get LunaStar nominated for a Hugo.  But we don't know if we were able to get it a nomination for a Dragon Award yet.  I hope we were.

This is a long post, about a story and set of characters I have become invested in.  Because they and the story, speak to me deep down inside.  A world of wonder on the page.  Like my post about Eric Frank Russel's story "Dear Devil", stories like these need to be shared for all to enjoy.  These stories have made a world in my head, engaged my imagination, suspend my disbelief and draw me into them.

I write this in the hope, that you might find these stories and characters and make them a part of your mind.

DragonCon has it's own award now - And I have something I'd like you to nominate

With all the Hugo Award kerfuffle, DragonCon decided to start their own Award.

The Dragon Award

You can sign up to nominate and vote HERE.

And you will be sent a Confirmation E-mail.

When the time to Nominate opens you will be sent a reminder e-mail, the same as to when it is time to vote.

Now...

I have a Web-Comic Graphic Story I would like you to READ first and then I hope you will find it good enough to Nominate it and to vote for it.

LuaStar finished it's run August 30th 2015 which becomes it "Publishing"date.

It is a COMPLETE, Fully fleshed out and written story, and I personally feel it should have gotten into the finalists for the Hugo's this year.  I know I nominated it.

So without further Ado, please click on the following link to go to the start of LunaStar.

LunaStar Chapter 1

You will note at the bottom of the page it gives you a link to the parent publication, DataChasers, which came first.  LunaStar is the Prequel to DataChasers by about 900 years.

So I hope you will sign up to nominate, I hope you will read LunaStar, and also come over to DataChasers to read it a well.  And if you do, please join me and everyone else in the comment sections of both LunaStar AND DataChasers.  If you leave a comment of LunaStar, don't be surprised if the creators of LunaStar and DataChasers answers you.

Hard Connection Made

CeCi has made the hard connection, and entered her access code.  Now what happens next?

TO find out, you need to click on DataChasers, to find out.

And while you are there, please click on the Top Web Comics Link and Vote for DataChasers.

Also check out the DataChasers Prequel LunaStar. It is the fully complete storyline, and I personally am using my World Con membership to nominate it for a Hugo Award.  And please click on LunaStar's Top Web Comics Link to vote for it as well.

Hugo Awards Nominations are now open

Whether you are a "Sad Puppy", whatever Vox Day is calling his version or not, if you are interested in GOOD Science Fiction and Fantasy, and you seek to help acknowledge good authors, you need to send in your nominations and don't forget to VOTE.

If you joined the World Con, at Mid America Conn II this year,and have not yet received your nomination notice, they plan on having them all out by February 7th.

I just got mine in this mornings first e-mail delivery.

Size is misleading

I wonder what the other Black Angel's look like now since CeCi is so tiny compared to them.

Head on over to DataChasers if you have no idea what I or the snippet above are talking about.

While you are there, if you haven't already, sign up for a free Comic Fury account and join me and everyone else in the comment section.  Last updates strip, (Monday 10/26/2015) we had a very informative discussion about Sentience, and a few other things.  You'd be surprised some of the things that get discussed in the comment section at DataChasers.  From technology, to sociopolitical theory to just the regular fun stuff of bagging on a particular character in the strip.  But if you don't read it, and the comments, you'll never know.

And Please, don't forget to click on the Top Web Comics button and vote for DataChasers

Also you might want to check out the Completed Prequel to DataChasers, Luna-Star.  Luna-Star is now eligible for nomination for the Hugo Awards and I fully intend on getting it nominated if I can.  Read Luna-Star yourself, to see if you agree or disagree with me.

Gas his own troops?

Man Decimus has wigged out for sure.  If you want to find out if he DOES gas his own troops you need to click on over to DataChasers to find out.

While you are there, if you haven't already, sign up for a Free Comic Fury Account and join me in the comment section.

Also please click on the Top Web Comic link to Vote for DataChasers.

Also be sure to check out the now Complete PreQuel to DataChasers, Luna-Star. 

And please vote for Luna-Star as well at Luna-Star's Top Web Comic Link.

I really think you will like Luna-Star, and I feel it is good enough to be nominated for a Hugo Award.

It sounds like Nox

Oh Please don't be Nox.

If you want to find out what I'm talking about you should really be reading DataChasers.  While you're there sign up for a FREE Comic Fury Account and join me in the Comment Section.

Also be sure to hit the Top Web Comics button to Vote for DataChasers.  Help me get DataChasers into the top 10.

If you want to read a very good story that I personally feel is good enough for a Hugo Award, click on the Luna-Star link at the bottom of the page at DataChasers.  Luna-Star is completed, finished.  A ALL in one story with a beginning middle and end.  Although I hope Cent Comm and tokyo Rose will revisit it and give us more stories about Galina.

Dolly is giving a demonstration as to why you don't mess with her.

Just wait until she what she does NEXT.

To find out go over to DataChasers and find out.

While you are there sign up for a Free Comic Fury account and join me and everyone else in the comment section.

Also please click on the Top Web Comics link to vote for DataChasers.  Let's see if we can get DataChasers in to the top 10.

Also check out what in my personal opinion a Hugo Award worthy PreQuel of DataChasers, Luna-Star.

Luna-Star is Finished, complete, done, at the end of it's story.  And thus eligible for nomination in the 2016 Hugo Awards.

Read it for yourself and see if you agree with me.

Shield Overload

Do High Explosives take down Dolly's already weakened shield?

If you don't read DataChasers you won't find out what happens next.

While you are there, sign up for a free Comic Fury account and joins me in the comments.

Also if you can, vote for DataChasers at Top Web Comics.  Let's see if we can get DataChasers to break into the top 10.  We had it up to 11 last month.

Also check out the finished Prequel to DataChasers, Luna-Star.  After reading Luna-Star from beginning to end over 14 times, I am convinced it is worthy of a Hugo Award next year.

So please help me get it nominated.

WorldCon 2016 - Sad Puppies IV

Are you registered for Mid America con II?  So you can nominate and vote for the 2016 Hugo Awards?

If you aren't but want to, click on the following link: MidAmerica Con II Registration 

Registration is $50.00 USD.

Once you get registered could you help me get one of my favorite Web Comics Nominated?

Luna-Star

It has finished it's run and is eligible for Nomination in 2016.

I'm also trying to nudge Cent Comm and Tokyo Rose the Authoresses of Luna-Star AND my OTHER Favorite Web Comic DataChasers to have a Kickstarter to publish a Print version of Luna-Star and DataChasers.

So can you help out?

Knowledge is Power

Democlus shows the lapse in intelligence of Decimus' training regimen.

To find out Arianna's, Lynn's and Acantha's reaction, you need to be reading DataChasers.  Let's just say Arianna gets a little warm.

While you are there, sign up for a free Comic Fury Account, and subscribe to DataChasers.  Also if you would, click on the Top Web Comics link and vote for DataChasers. 

And you might want to check out what I feel to be worthy of a Hugo Award in next years Hugo's, Luna-Star.  Luna-Star, is completed, and is a prequel to DataChasers, and it sets up large parts of the DataChasers Milieu.

But read it for yourself, to see if you agree with me that it is worthy of a Hugo Award.

And you can also vote for it on Top Web Comics as well.

Stand still for the nice Deathbot

As a reward for DataChasers breaking in to the top 15 on Top Web Comics Top 100, DataChasers will update FIVE that is 5 times this week instead of the usual Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

So be sure to read and VOTE daily.

Also if you haven't already, sign up for a "FREE", Comic Fury account and click on the "Subscribe" button on DataChasers.

And also if you haven't yet, read the Prequel Comic to DataChasers, Luna-Star which has finished it's story, and is now eligible for a Hugo Award Nomination.  Give it a read and find out why I think it DESERVES a Hugo Award.

Hugo Awards Voting Ends Friday

So if you signed up an paid for your membership, go to sasquan.org and sign in to fill out and submit your ballot.

If you want to sign up and join for next years WorldCon being held at Mid America Con 2, go to midamericon2.org and register.

Luna-Star has ended Galina's story however goes on

However, for the moment, it shall be left for a possible future telling.

I'd like your help.  I would REALLY like to see Luna-Star get a Hugo Nomination next year.

Don't just take my word for it, read ALL of Luna-Star yourself, and see if you feel the story of Luna-Star, the characters, the plot, see if they all are as compelling and as interesting to you, as they were to me.

To read Luna-Star from the Beginning click the following link: Luna-Star First post

To read the main story of which Luna-Star is the Prequel to, click on the following link to read DataChasers:

DataChasers First post

And please sign up for a free Comic fury account, so you can subscribe to the comics and it will also keep track of your comments and replies to your comments.

Comic Fury 

I have no connection with Luna-Star, DataChasers OR Comic Fury other than I enjoy the stories vey much and Comic Fury keeps track of all the replies to my comments. 

It has begun

The signal has been given.  What happens next?  If you want to know, you had better be reading DataChasers.

And Luna-Star has Officially Finished.  All that is left is the last few wrap up pages.  I really, Really, REally, REAlly, REALly, REALLy, REALLY want to get it nominated for a Hugo next year.  Can you help me do that?  Go to Luna-Star, and click on the link to take you to the First Page, and read on from there.

Seriously, I think both Luna-Star AND DataChasers deserve a nomination for a Hugo, however Luna-Star has finished it's run/arc so it is definitely eligible for nomination, and I'm not sure if DataChasers will finish it's arc before the end of the year.  It's run however is to continue as it is a continuing story.

And let all of your friends know about Luna-Star and DataChasers.

Also please sign up for a free Comic Fury account and subscribe to DataChasers and Luna-Star.

I have no connection to Comic Fury or the Authors of DataChasers and Luna-Star other than I enjoy their work.

ETA: The artists of DataChasers have been going back and remastering their early posts, condensing multiple pages into one, redoing the art, tweaking the story.  So if you see the art style change from page to page, that is why.  They aren't resting on their laurels, they are constantly striving to improve their art and tightening up their story to make it more entertaining.

Why aren't you reading Luna-Star and DataChasers?

Galina is in the heart of the Epiphyte ship, trying to disable the Beacon.  Before it destroys her, and drives most of the population of Earth insane.

To read more, go to Luna-Star.

Why does Malati have her blade to Irene's throat?  And why is Maxus covered in blood?

If you don't read DataChasers, you won't find out.

Remember, both DataChasers and Luna-Star are hosted by Comic Fury.  So sign up for a Free account and subscribe to both of them.  It's not required though.  But it would be nice to get both of them over 300 Subscribers.

And Remember, Luna-Star is close to the End.  As in the story, plot, EVERYTHING is finished.

As such.  I hope to be able to Nominate it next year for a Hugo Award.  Read Luna-Star and see if you agree with my decision.  And also maybe you'll help me get it a Nomination.

And both DataChasers and Luna-Star have something very unique.

Comment Sections which draw you into the conversations.  Theories are exchanged, the Creators of the series also interact with the commenters, and while you don't get "Spoilers" per se, you do get hints and gentle nudges.

In many places it is said "Don't Read The Comments", not at DataChasers and Luna-Star.  They are both places where you DO want to read the comments.  That is just one more reason you should sign up for a Comic Fury account.  So you can join in the discussions in the comment sections.  They are THAT GOOD.

Hugo Voters Sasquan Members

Have you submitted your ballot for this years Hugo Awards?

I just finished mine and sent it in.  You have until July 31st, 2015 to get your ballot filled out and sent in.

So go to Sasquan.org, sign in, and fill out your ballot. Don't forget to click Save All Choices.

If you run a Script Blocker as part of your browser Security, you will need to authorize sasquan.org to run the script to register your ballot.

And don't forget if you haven't already, be sure to register for next years Con at MidAmerica Con II in Kansas City Missouri.

It took me several weeks to read through all the submissions for this years Hugo's and I was actually surprised I enjoyed Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu as much as I did. So you never know, you might find something in next years submission pack to turn you on to some new authors for your library.

Hugo Awards - Sasquan Registrants - Hugo Packet Available

If you registered for Sasquan this year to be eligible to vote for the Hugo Awards and have NOT recieved the e-mail with your Download Links to download the nominated works so you can "Honestly" vote for the award, the following link will take you there.

Sasquan Hugo Packet

You will need to sign in with your First, Last name and your Member number and PN Number.  If you cannot remember your PIN Number or can't find the e-mail with your PIN Number, they have a lookup tool to find your PIN, OR you can e-mail: hugopin@sasquan.org, with your information, to request your PIN Number.

It looks just from eyeballing the download links to be over 200 MB of stuff.  So if you Registered to vote in this years Hugo Awards, go get your packet, read the materials, and VOTE!!

And please, only vote on what you have Read/Reviewed.  To do otherwise is dishonest, hurtful and downright RUDE!

Goerge R.R. Martin Responds to Sad Puppies

The Hugo Awards - Have you Registered for Sasquan to vote?

Are you an avid Science Fiction and Fantasy reader like I am? Would you like to be one of the people who help to choose the Hugo Awards? You can be.

Any person who registers for and pays for a Membership the World Science Fiction Society can nominate and vote on the works that are eligible for Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing's Premier Award, the Hugo Award.

This year World Con is being held at Sasquan, where the voting will take place. You don't have to be present to vote though. You can vote in person, via U.S. Postal Service Mail, or via E-mail.

As a Voting Member you will receive copies of the nominated works, so that you can read them for yourself and make your determination as to which ones you wish to vote for.

If you are interested you can buy a "Membership" for as little as $40.00.

Note that the $40.00 Membership is NOT for if you actually wish to attend Sasquan. However you are able to nominate and vote for any eligible/nominated works. If you do wish to attend, there is an additional Entry/Attending Fee. They do have payment plans available, if like me you are on a tight budget.

Even though I would love to go, I have kids still in school so in August when the Con is, I would be unable to go, as that would be during the first few weeks of school for my kids.

I DO however plan on Submitting my votes for the Hugo Awards.

In fact I plan on registering for next years Worldcon next month, although the Membership is $50.00 for it. That one, I probably might be able to attend, as I can make proper arrangements for my kids and I can save up the funds necessary to go.

So what about you?

Are you going to sign up?