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| EGS | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Dan Shive |
| Website | egscomics.com |
| Current status/schedule | Ongoing |
| Launch date | January 21, 2002 [1] |
| Publisher(s) |
|
| Genre(s) | Science fantasy, Comedy, Dark humor, Action, Horror, Superhero, Gender, Drama |
| Rating(s) | 13+ |
EGS (previously known as El Goonish Shive [2]) is an ongoing epic fantasy superhero adventure webcomic written and drawn by Dan Shive, published online since 2002, ongoing in excess of two decades (without hiatus) as of 2024. [3] [4]
The plot originally centered on Elliot Dunkel, a teenage martial artist; his androgynous mad scientist best friend Tedd Verres; shapeshifting squirrel-girl hybrid Grace Sciuridae; and their neighbour Sarah Brown. [5] However, over time a supporting cast of characters has grown to include members of the shadow government, magic-users, classmates, and clones, including Elliot's gender-swapped duplicate Ellen Dunkel. Combining romantic melodrama, situational comedy, and sexual humor, while considering questions of relationships, sexuality, dealing with emotional trauma, self-identity and gender, EGS's storytelling style has received a generally positive critical reception.
EGS describes itself as "a strange comic about a group of teenagers and the bizarre, often supernatural, situations that they face, including a continuing storyline with non-linear joke comics on the side, while often ignoring the laws of physics." Split into three publications: the main storyline follows a series of tightly connected storylines involving Elliot Dunkel, his female clone Ellen, and genderfluid best friend Tedd Verre as magic and science begin to merge, in conjunction with the arrival of shapeshifting fugitive Grace Sciuridae, with whom Tedd falls in love, while the secondary storylines, "EGS: NP" and the "EGS Sketchbook", respectively follow self-contained storylines and topical one-offs using the same characters with observations from beyond the fourth wall. [2]
The comic was collected in a two-volume book independently published by Shive in March 2005, titled Read, or the Owl Will Eat You, followed by a second greyscale volume, The Piece That Does Not Fit, published by Keenspot in January 2006. The first volume contains strips from the comic's launch up until the end of the fifth part of the Sister arc, with the second volume containing strips from the sixth part of Sister up until Q&A #2. [6]
| Title | Material collected | Published date | Publisher | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Goonish Shive – Read Or The Owl Will Eat You | Arc 1–Sister Part 5 (190 p.) | March 2005 |
Keenspot Entertainment Publishing Platform |
ISBN 1-93277-510-2 |
| El Goonish Shive – The Piece That Does Not Fit | Sister Part 6–Q&A #2 (204 p.) | January 2006 | ISBN 1-93277-540-4 |
Annie Blitzen of WomenWriteAboutComics complimented EGS for "featuring strong, positive trans themes since well before the creator really understood what that meant" and as being "a great source of comfort and satisfaction" for transgender readers, providing further praise towards the "different ways to interact with the world of EGS [and how] webcomics creators can select different forms to best meet the needs of the story they want to tell." [7] Sam Barber of The Avocado praised the comic's characters as "impressively well-rounded, likeable, and compelling", particularly focusing on Grace Sciuridae and her " Kimmy Schmidt-like sunny outlook [about] finding where she fits into the world". [5] Leah Love of Compulsive Creative lauded the "decidedly humorous" nature of the series for "embrac[ing] the ‘suck’ [of webcomics] in a way that is funny and familiar", with the "simplicity of the drawing and its sharp wit work[ing] for the comic" in a manner reminiscent of Bloom County. [8]
Suzannah Weiss of Bustle praised the comic for a strip addressing "breaking the double-standard for toplessness — which the #freethenipple movement [had in 2016] brought attention to — [a]s really, really complicated. On the one hand, this double-standard is culturally specific and stems from the sexualization of women's bodies. It can be empowering to do something that's normally sexualized, like go topless, and have it mean nothing other than what it means to you." [9] Aaron Greenbaum of Geek Reply praised EGS as "a modern classic, thanks to fantastic character arcs, well-written dialogue, excellent comedy, and an occasional helping of creepy/disturbing events", describing the series as "a slightly mature and extremely clever comic [with] the occasional exposition dump or random physical transformation." [10]
- ^ Shive, Dan (January 21, 2002). "EGS Story for Monday, January 21, 2002". EGS Comics. No. 1.
- ^ a b Shive, Dan [@elgoonishshive] (August 31, 2020). "We're Back, an EGS Story – https://egscomics.com/comic/party-194 #elgoonishshive" ( Tweet). Retrieved August 31, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Shive, Dan (June 9, 2021). "New Readers Guide: EGS by Dan Shive". EGS Comics. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ Spurgeon, Tom (February 28, 2008). "Crosbys Buy Out Other Half Of Keenspot". Comics Reporter. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008.
- ^ a b Barber, Sam (January 2, 2019). "Day Thread of El Goonish Shive". The Avocado. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
- ^ Colfer, Markus (March 10, 2007). "Keenspot Articles". KeenSwag.com. Retrieved March 10, 2007.
- ^ Lauer, Emily (October 26, 2018). "Webcomics Roundup: Some Spooky, Some Heartfelt, Some Both!". WomenWriteAboutComics. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
- ^ Love, Leah (October 15, 2014). "Review: El Goonish Shive by Dan Shive". Compulsive Creative. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
- ^ Weiss, Suzannah (January 11, 2016). "5 Choices Every Woman Should Have". Bustle. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
- ^ Greenbaum, Aaron (July 26, 2017). "Five Ongoing Webcomics You Probably Should Read". Geek Reply. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- Official website
- EGS on DeviantArt
- EGS on X
- EGS on Reddit
| Draft article not currently submitted for review.
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It is strongly discouraged to write about yourself, your business or employer. If you do so, you must declare it. Where to get help
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| EGS | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Dan Shive |
| Website | egscomics.com |
| Current status/schedule | Ongoing |
| Launch date | January 21, 2002 [1] |
| Publisher(s) |
|
| Genre(s) | Science fantasy, Comedy, Dark humor, Action, Horror, Superhero, Gender, Drama |
| Rating(s) | 13+ |
EGS (previously known as El Goonish Shive [2]) is an ongoing epic fantasy superhero adventure webcomic written and drawn by Dan Shive, published online since 2002, ongoing in excess of two decades (without hiatus) as of 2024. [3] [4]
The plot originally centered on Elliot Dunkel, a teenage martial artist; his androgynous mad scientist best friend Tedd Verres; shapeshifting squirrel-girl hybrid Grace Sciuridae; and their neighbour Sarah Brown. [5] However, over time a supporting cast of characters has grown to include members of the shadow government, magic-users, classmates, and clones, including Elliot's gender-swapped duplicate Ellen Dunkel. Combining romantic melodrama, situational comedy, and sexual humor, while considering questions of relationships, sexuality, dealing with emotional trauma, self-identity and gender, EGS's storytelling style has received a generally positive critical reception.
EGS describes itself as "a strange comic about a group of teenagers and the bizarre, often supernatural, situations that they face, including a continuing storyline with non-linear joke comics on the side, while often ignoring the laws of physics." Split into three publications: the main storyline follows a series of tightly connected storylines involving Elliot Dunkel, his female clone Ellen, and genderfluid best friend Tedd Verre as magic and science begin to merge, in conjunction with the arrival of shapeshifting fugitive Grace Sciuridae, with whom Tedd falls in love, while the secondary storylines, "EGS: NP" and the "EGS Sketchbook", respectively follow self-contained storylines and topical one-offs using the same characters with observations from beyond the fourth wall. [2]
The comic was collected in a two-volume book independently published by Shive in March 2005, titled Read, or the Owl Will Eat You, followed by a second greyscale volume, The Piece That Does Not Fit, published by Keenspot in January 2006. The first volume contains strips from the comic's launch up until the end of the fifth part of the Sister arc, with the second volume containing strips from the sixth part of Sister up until Q&A #2. [6]
| Title | Material collected | Published date | Publisher | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Goonish Shive – Read Or The Owl Will Eat You | Arc 1–Sister Part 5 (190 p.) | March 2005 |
Keenspot Entertainment Publishing Platform |
ISBN 1-93277-510-2 |
| El Goonish Shive – The Piece That Does Not Fit | Sister Part 6–Q&A #2 (204 p.) | January 2006 | ISBN 1-93277-540-4 |
Annie Blitzen of WomenWriteAboutComics complimented EGS for "featuring strong, positive trans themes since well before the creator really understood what that meant" and as being "a great source of comfort and satisfaction" for transgender readers, providing further praise towards the "different ways to interact with the world of EGS [and how] webcomics creators can select different forms to best meet the needs of the story they want to tell." [7] Sam Barber of The Avocado praised the comic's characters as "impressively well-rounded, likeable, and compelling", particularly focusing on Grace Sciuridae and her " Kimmy Schmidt-like sunny outlook [about] finding where she fits into the world". [5] Leah Love of Compulsive Creative lauded the "decidedly humorous" nature of the series for "embrac[ing] the ‘suck’ [of webcomics] in a way that is funny and familiar", with the "simplicity of the drawing and its sharp wit work[ing] for the comic" in a manner reminiscent of Bloom County. [8]
Suzannah Weiss of Bustle praised the comic for a strip addressing "breaking the double-standard for toplessness — which the #freethenipple movement [had in 2016] brought attention to — [a]s really, really complicated. On the one hand, this double-standard is culturally specific and stems from the sexualization of women's bodies. It can be empowering to do something that's normally sexualized, like go topless, and have it mean nothing other than what it means to you." [9] Aaron Greenbaum of Geek Reply praised EGS as "a modern classic, thanks to fantastic character arcs, well-written dialogue, excellent comedy, and an occasional helping of creepy/disturbing events", describing the series as "a slightly mature and extremely clever comic [with] the occasional exposition dump or random physical transformation." [10]
- ^ Shive, Dan (January 21, 2002). "EGS Story for Monday, January 21, 2002". EGS Comics. No. 1.
- ^ a b Shive, Dan [@elgoonishshive] (August 31, 2020). "We're Back, an EGS Story – https://egscomics.com/comic/party-194 #elgoonishshive" ( Tweet). Retrieved August 31, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Shive, Dan (June 9, 2021). "New Readers Guide: EGS by Dan Shive". EGS Comics. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ Spurgeon, Tom (February 28, 2008). "Crosbys Buy Out Other Half Of Keenspot". Comics Reporter. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008.
- ^ a b Barber, Sam (January 2, 2019). "Day Thread of El Goonish Shive". The Avocado. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
- ^ Colfer, Markus (March 10, 2007). "Keenspot Articles". KeenSwag.com. Retrieved March 10, 2007.
- ^ Lauer, Emily (October 26, 2018). "Webcomics Roundup: Some Spooky, Some Heartfelt, Some Both!". WomenWriteAboutComics. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
- ^ Love, Leah (October 15, 2014). "Review: El Goonish Shive by Dan Shive". Compulsive Creative. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
- ^ Weiss, Suzannah (January 11, 2016). "5 Choices Every Woman Should Have". Bustle. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
- ^ Greenbaum, Aaron (July 26, 2017). "Five Ongoing Webcomics You Probably Should Read". Geek Reply. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- Official website
- EGS on DeviantArt
- EGS on X
- EGS on Reddit