Dresden Codak

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Science fiction webcomic by Senna Diaz

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titleDresden Codak
image[[File:Dresdencodak wallpaper.jpg]]
captionBlank cover of the complementary 2010 sketchbook, by Senna Diaz
authorA. Senna Diaz
urlhttp://dresdencodak.com/
statusEvery 2–4 weeks (as of late 2022)
firstJune 8th, 2005
genreScience fiction, philosophy, humour, Decopunk
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Dresden Codak is a webcomic written and illustrated by A. Senna Diaz. Described by Diaz as a "celebration of science, death and human folly", the comic presents stories that deal with elements of philosophy, science and technology, and/or psychology. The comic was recognized in 2008 at the Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards for Outstanding Use of Color and Outstanding Use of The Medium.

On October 22, 2008, Dresden Codak concluded a long-running sequence called "Hob", which focused on the character Kimiko's discovery of a post-Singularity robot and its attempted recovery by people from a future in which Earth was destroyed in a war with the artificial intelligence that once tended the planet.

On February 25, 2013, Senna Diaz launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for a hard cover book edition of the webcomic. Dubbed The Tomorrow Girl: Dresden Codak Volume 1, it collected the first 5 years of the webcomic plus additional art and reformatted everything to fit printed media. The campaign reached its original goal of $30,000 in less than 24 hours and ended with a total of $534,994.

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Subject matter

*Dresden Codak'''s second longest-running story arc, HOB, focused primarily on the results of a technological singularity and the consequences of time travel. Accordingly, much of *Dresden Codak'' falls into the cyberpunk and science fiction genres.

The current and longest-running major story arc is Dark Science. The arc centers on Kimiko Ross, while introducing a few new characters. The arc also utilises to great effect the artistic style of decopunk, which, though notably present in the HOB arc, defines the city of Nephilopolis.

Major characters {{anchor|Major Characters}}

Dark Science arc

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  • Kimiko Ross (given name Kimiko Sarai Kusanagi, middle name later given as Serena) is ''Dresden Codak'''s main character. Her uncompromising devotion to science leads her into social and militaristic conflicts throughout the comic, but also provides much of the genesis for each plot arc. The comic "Mother" At the end of the "Hob" storyline Kim was badly wounded, losing both legs, her left arm and her left eye. Following these events she uses cybernetic replacements of her own design, which she frequently adjusts and upgrades.
  • Melchior – a rogue agent of Department of Opposition.
  • Lilith – a twin of Asmodea.
  • Xiaoling Chavez – a cyborg woman, a warrior, a former leader of a gang of cyborgs.
  • Yvonne “Vonnie” Awning – a former lead of a fashionable magazine, now Leviathan and a head of dept. of Inquisition. Kimiko's best friend.

HOB arc

  • Kimiko Ross
  • Dimitri and Alina Tokamak are two of Kimiko's close Russian friends. They are shown to have impressive superpowers and Diaz describes the two of them as "probably Nuclear-Powered", a reference to the Tokamak nuclear fusion reactor that is their namesake.
  • Tiny Carl Jung is a tiny version of Carl Jung, "one of the fathers of modern tiny psychology". He seems to live with Kimiko, or at least to associate with Kimiko and the Tokamak siblings closely.
  • Rupert and Hubert are a pair of Victorian intellectuals who have moved to a magical palace on the moon to escape the insincerity of the world's leaders. They are less frequently recurring than the staple characters of the comic, and spend their time discussing scientific issues in the surreal manner typical of the comic. They do not interact with the other characters.

Reception

The Perry Bible Fellowship creator Nicholas Gurewitch wrote that he enjoyed reading Dresden Codak.{{Cite web |url=http://www.brianmpalmer.com/gurewitch.htm |accessdate=24 October 2009 |last=Palmer |first=Brian M. |title=Nicholas Gurewitch interview |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104015431/http://brianmpalmer.com/gurewitch.htm |archivedate=4 January 2010

Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards

  • 2008 Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards Winner for multiple awards:
    • Outstanding Use of Color
    • Outstanding in a field
  • 2008 Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards Nominee for multiple awards:
    • Outstanding Artist
    • Outstanding Layout
    • Outstanding Environment Design
  • 2007 Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards Nominee for Outstanding Layout.

References

References

  1. Diaz, Senna. "Senna Diaz on Twitter". [[Twitter]].
  2. Callan, Jonathan. (September 5, 2008). ""Dresden Codak" Digs Deep Into Life & Death". [[Comic Book Resources]].
  3. "2008 List of Winners & Finalists". [[The Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards]].
  4. Diaz, Senna. (22 October 2008). "Hob #27 – The End". Dresden Codak.
  5. Diaz, Senna. "The Tomorrow Girl: Dresden Codak Volume 1". Dresden Codak.
  6. Diaz, Senna. (7 June 2008). "Hob #22: Eloi". Dresden Codak.
  7. Diaz, Senna. (4 September 2007). "Hob #9:An Exotic Matter". Dresden Codak.
  8. Diaz, Senna. (3 June 2010). "Dark Science #01 – The Collected Works of Shakespeare: the Movie". Dresden Codac.
  9. Diaz, Senna. (25 September 2010). "Dark Science #05 – Friendship Status". Dresden Codac.
  10. Diaz, Senna. (18 May 2008). "Hob #21: Mother". Dresden Codak.
  11. Diaz, Senna. (28 November 2010). "Dark Science #06"). Dresden Codak.
  12. Diaz, Senna. "Cast". Dresden Codak.
  13. Diaz, Senna. (16 August 2008). "Hob #24: The Mediator". Dresden Codak.
  14. Diaz, Senna. (15 November 2007). "Hob #12 – You Gotta Make Way For The Homo Superior". Dresden Codak.
  15. Diaz, Senna. (22 June 2005). "Rupert and Hubert". Dresden Codak.
  16. Sjoberg, Lore. (5 December 2006). "Dresden Codak: Webcomic". [[Wired (magazine).
  17. (15 September 2006). "Daily Zeitgeist". [[Seed (magazine).
  18. "The 2007 Cartoonists' Choice Awards". The Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards.

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