PS3 Vista Evo

PS3 Vista Evo theme by Mr Evo

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PS3 Vista Evo Theme
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P3T Unpacker v0.12
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This program unpacks Playstation 3 Theme files (.p3t) so that you can touch-up an existing theme to your likings or use a certain wallpaper from it (as many themes have multiple). But remember, if you use content from another theme and release it, be sure to give credit!

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Instructions:

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Dj4NRv Custom PS3

Dj4NRv Custom PS3 theme by Dj4NRv

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Dj4NRv Custom PS3 Theme
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P3T Unpacker v0.12
Copyright (c) 2007. Anoop Menon

This program unpacks Playstation 3 Theme files (.p3t) so that you can touch-up an existing theme to your likings or use a certain wallpaper from it (as many themes have multiple). But remember, if you use content from another theme and release it, be sure to give credit!

Download for Windows: p3textractor.zip

Instructions:

Download p3textractor.zip from above. Extract the files to a folder with a program such as WinZip or WinRAR. Now there are multiple ways to extract the theme.

The first way is to simply open the p3t file with p3textractor.exe. If you don’t know how to do this, right click the p3t file and select Open With. Alternatively, open the p3t file and it will ask you to select a program to open with. Click Browse and find p3textractor.exe from where you previously extracted it to. It will open CMD and extract the theme to extracted.[filename]. After that, all you need to do for any future p3t files is open them and it will extract.

The second way is very simple. Just drag the p3t file to p3textractor.exe. It will open CMD and extract the theme to extracted.[filename].

For the third way, first put the p3t file you want to extract into the same folder as p3textractor.exe. Open CMD and browse to the folder with p3extractor.exe. Enter the following:
p3textractor filename.p3t [destination path]Replace filename with the name of the p3t file, and replace [destination path] with the name of the folder you want the files to be extracted to. A destination path is not required. By default it will extract to extracted.filename.

DarkSide v2

DarkSide version 2 theme by goggles182

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DarkSide v2 Theme
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P3T Unpacker v0.12
Copyright (c) 2007. Anoop Menon

This program unpacks Playstation 3 Theme files (.p3t) so that you can touch-up an existing theme to your likings or use a certain wallpaper from it (as many themes have multiple). But remember, if you use content from another theme and release it, be sure to give credit!

Download for Windows: p3textractor.zip

Instructions:

Download p3textractor.zip from above. Extract the files to a folder with a program such as WinZip or WinRAR. Now there are multiple ways to extract the theme.

The first way is to simply open the p3t file with p3textractor.exe. If you don’t know how to do this, right click the p3t file and select Open With. Alternatively, open the p3t file and it will ask you to select a program to open with. Click Browse and find p3textractor.exe from where you previously extracted it to. It will open CMD and extract the theme to extracted.[filename]. After that, all you need to do for any future p3t files is open them and it will extract.

The second way is very simple. Just drag the p3t file to p3textractor.exe. It will open CMD and extract the theme to extracted.[filename].

For the third way, first put the p3t file you want to extract into the same folder as p3textractor.exe. Open CMD and browse to the folder with p3extractor.exe. Enter the following:
p3textractor filename.p3t [destination path]Replace filename with the name of the p3t file, and replace [destination path] with the name of the folder you want the files to be extracted to. A destination path is not required. By default it will extract to extracted.filename.

Rammstein – Völkerball

Rammstein – Völkerball theme by RammsteinWorld.com

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Rammstein - Völkerball Theme
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P3T Unpacker v0.12
Copyright (c) 2007. Anoop Menon

This program unpacks Playstation 3 Theme files (.p3t) so that you can touch-up an existing theme to your likings or use a certain wallpaper from it (as many themes have multiple). But remember, if you use content from another theme and release it, be sure to give credit!

Download for Windows: p3textractor.zip

Instructions:

Download p3textractor.zip from above. Extract the files to a folder with a program such as WinZip or WinRAR. Now there are multiple ways to extract the theme.

The first way is to simply open the p3t file with p3textractor.exe. If you don’t know how to do this, right click the p3t file and select Open With. Alternatively, open the p3t file and it will ask you to select a program to open with. Click Browse and find p3textractor.exe from where you previously extracted it to. It will open CMD and extract the theme to extracted.[filename]. After that, all you need to do for any future p3t files is open them and it will extract.

The second way is very simple. Just drag the p3t file to p3textractor.exe. It will open CMD and extract the theme to extracted.[filename].

For the third way, first put the p3t file you want to extract into the same folder as p3textractor.exe. Open CMD and browse to the folder with p3extractor.exe. Enter the following:
p3textractor filename.p3t [destination path]Replace filename with the name of the p3t file, and replace [destination path] with the name of the folder you want the files to be extracted to. A destination path is not required. By default it will extract to extracted.filename.

Spiderman #4

Spiderman theme by PDSangster

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Spiderman Theme 4
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Danny Phantom

Danny Phantom theme by DrZoidSpock

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Danny Phantom Theme
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Danny Phantom
Genre
Created byButch Hartman
Developed bySteve Marmel
Directed byButch Hartman
Wincat Alcala
Sean Dempsey
Richard Bowman
Juli Hashiguchi
Ken Bruce
Gary Conrad
Kevin Petrilak
Daniel de la Vega
Voices of
Theme music composer
Opening theme"Danny Phantom", performed by Deric Battiste and Guy Moon
Ending theme"Danny Phantom" (instrumental)
ComposerGuy Moon
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes53 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerButch Hartman
ProducersBob Boyle (2004–05)
Steve Marmel (2004–05)
George Goodchild (2006–07)
AnimatorRough Draft Korea
Running time23 minutes
46 minutes (2-part episodes)
Production companiesBillionfold Inc.
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Original release
NetworkNickelodeon
ReleaseApril 3, 2004 (2004-04-03) –
August 24, 2007 (2007-08-24)

Danny Phantom is an American animated superhero action adventure television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon. The series premiered on April 3, 2004, right after the 2004 Kids' Choice Awards, and ended on August 24, 2007. The series follows Danny Fenton, a teenage boy who, after an accident with an unpredictable portal between the human world and the "Ghost Zone", becomes a human-ghost hybrid and takes on the task of saving his town (and the world) from subsequent ghost attacks using an evolving variety of supernatural powers. Danny is aided in his quest by his two best friends, Sam Manson and Tucker Foley, and later by his older sister Jazz, who for most of the series' run are among the only people who know of his double life.[2]

Throughout its run, Danny Phantom received five Annie Award nominations and positive reviews.[3] In recent years, the series, particularly its first two seasons, has received renewed attention and critical acclaim from critics and audiences, being considered by many as Hartman's best and most acclaimed work.[4][5] Additionally, Danny Phantom has spawned video games, home video releases, toys, and various other merchandise. A campaign to revive Danny Phantom called the Go Ghost Again Movement has spawned in recent years, including a petition on Change.org that has received thousands of signatures.[6]

Premise[edit]

Daniel "Danny" Fenton, a 14-year-old boy living in the small town of Amity Park, lives with his ghost hunting eccentric parents, Jack and Madeline "Maddie", and his overprotective but caring 16-year-old sister, Jasmine "Jazz". Upon pressure from his two best friends, Samantha "Sam" Manson and Tucker Foley, Danny decides to explore the Ghost Portal created by his parents in their attempt to bridge the human world and the Ghost Zone (the parallel universe in which ghosts reside), that when plugged in, failed to work. Once inside, he inadvertently presses the "On" button (which his parents naively failed to do), thus activating the Portal and infusing his DNA with ectoplasm, transforming him into a half-ghost.[7]

Danny, who calls himself "Danny Phantom" in ghost form, develops the ability to fly, become invisible, intangible, and "overshadow" (possess and control) people after first learning how to switch back and forth at will between his ghost and human forms. Over time, he develops much stronger abilities, such as his Ghost Ray (a concentrated blast of energy he fires from his hand), his Ghostly Wail (an intensely powerful scream with sonic capabilities that knocks back anything caught in its path), and even cryokinesis. Danny is initially frightened by his new abilities and has little control over them, but he soon learns to use them to protect his town from evil spirits. Danny turns to the life of a superhero, using his powers to rid his hometown of the various ghosts and mutant animals which begin to plague it and are almost always brought into the world thanks to the sporadic activation of the Fentons' Ghost Portal. Sam, Tucker, and Jazz are Danny's primary allies in his ghost-fighting activities,[8] and help him keep his ghost-half a secret.

Danny's ghost form is a polarization of what he looked like when he first entered the Ghost Portal. When he "goes ghost", his jet-black hair turns snow-white, his sky blue eyes turn neon green, and the black-and-white jumpsuit he had put on before the accident appears in negative color, with the originally white areas of the suit appearing black, and vice versa. In the premiere episode of season two, a ghost grants Sam's inadvertent wish that she and Danny had never met; in consequence, Danny loses not only memories but his ghost powers as well, as Sam had primarily been the one to persuade Danny to investigate the portal in the first place, which led to the accident. Luckily, however, Sam had been protected from the wish by the ghost-hunting technology of Danny's parents, allowing her to persuade the now fully human Danny to regain his powers by re-enacting the accident. This time, before Danny enters the portal, Sam replaces the logo of his father's face on the jumpsuit, which she also had removed the first time (if she hadn't, it would have been part of Danny's ghost form), with her recently designed "DP" fused-letter logo on the chest so that it appears when he goes ghost from then on.

Danny faces threats of many kinds, including vengeful ghost hunter Valerie Gray (voiced by Cree Summer) who, for a short period of time, becomes his love interest,[9] an enemy half-ghost Vlad Masters, an old college friend of his father's and considered to be Danny's true arch-rival,[10] and even his own parents who, as ghost hunters, view Danny Phantom (as they would and do to any ghosts) as nothing but a menace to human society. Furthermore, Danny tries to keep his secret safe from his classmates, teachers, and family.[11] Throughout the progression of the series, Danny slowly realizes his own potential and purpose, while both worlds slowly begin to accept him as their defender.[12]

Episodes[edit]

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
120April 3, 2004 (2004-04-03)June 17, 2005 (2005-06-17)
220June 24, 2005 (2005-06-24)June 9, 2006 (2006-06-09)
313October 9, 2006 (2006-10-09)August 24, 2007 (2007-08-24)

Broadcast[edit]

Danny Phantom premiered on April 3, 2004, at 9:30 p.m. with its first episode airing after the 2004 Kids' Choice Awards.[13] The final episode aired on August 24, 2007. Shortly after the series ended, reruns aired occasionally on Nicktoons until March 31, 2021. The series also aired on TeenNick's NickSplat block for the first time in January 2019.

The series aired on CBC, YTV, and Nickelodeon in Canada. Danny Phantom also appeared on CITV in the UK as part of the CITV morning block Action Stations in 2008.[14]

Merchandise[edit]

Video games[edit]

There have been two video games released for the main series. Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy is a 2D platformer that adapts the events of the TV movie of the same name; it was released for the Game Boy Advance on September 8, 2005.[15] Danny Phantom: Urban Jungle is a shooter game loosely based on the episode of the same name, released for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS on September 19, 2006.[16]

Danny is one of the main heroes in the Nicktoons Unite! series, appearing in all four games: Nicktoons Unite!, Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island, Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots, and SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom.[citation needed]

Danny and other characters and locations from the series have also been featured in other Nickelodeon crossover video games, including: Nicktoons: Summer Camp, Nicktoons Basketball, Nicktoons: Freeze Frame Frenzy, Nicktoons Movin', Nicktoons Winners Cup Racing, Nicktoons Nitro,[17] Nicktoons MLB, Nickelodeon Super Brawl Universe, Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix,[18] Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl,[19] Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis,[20] Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway, and Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2.[21]

Danny was one of several Nickelodeon-themed character skins released during a limited-time event in Smite on July 12, 2022[22]

Print media[edit]

In October 2005, Scholastic Corporation published a Nick Zone chapter book, Stage Fright, with an original Danny Phantom story written by Erica David and illustrated by Victoria Miller and Harry Moore.[23] Danny Phantom also made several appearances in Nickelodeon Magazine, including original comics "Brat's Entertainment!" (featuring Youngblood) and "Seeing Red" (featuring Undergrowth).[citation needed]

A graphic novel, titled Danny Phantom: A Glitch in Time, was released on July 18, 2023. It was written and illustrated by Gabriela Epstein and published by Abrams Books.[24] The graphic novel is set after the events of the series finale and features the return of Dark Danny. A sequel is currently in the works.[25]

Home media[edit]

Nick Picks releases[edit]

DVD name Release date Episode Ref.
Nick Picks Vol. 1 May 24, 2005 "Bitter Reunions" [26]
Nick Picks Vol. 2 October 18, 2005 "Splitting Images" [26]
Nick Picks Vol. 3 February 7, 2006 "Fright Night" [26]
Nick Picks Vol. 4 June 6, 2006 "Teacher of the Year" [27]
Nick Picks Holiday September 26, 2006 "The Fright Before Christmas" [28]
Nick Picks Vol. 5 March 13, 2007 "Fanning the Flames" [29]

CreateSpace releases[edit]

DVD name Release date Discs Episodes Ref.
Season 1 September 16, 2008 4 13 (early copies)
20 (later copies)
[30]
Season 2 September 16, 2008 4 13 (early copies)
17 (later copies)
[31]
Season 3 June 9, 2009 3 12 [32]

Shout! Factory releases[edit]

DVD name Release date Discs Episodes Ref.
Season 1 September 13, 2011 4 20 [33]
Season 2: Part 1 April 3, 2012 2 9 [34]
Season 2: Part 2 August 28, 2012 2 12 [33]
Ghost Hunter October 7, 2014 1 5 [35]
The Final Season October 14, 2014 2 12 [36]
The Complete Series January 28, 2014 9 53 [37]

Other releases[edit]

DVD name Release date Episode(s) Ref.
Classic Nickelodeon Halloween Specials October 1, 2015 "Fright Night" [38]
A Very Nickelodeon Christmas November 4, 2015 "The Fright Before Christmas" [39]
Out Of The Vault Rewind April 20, 2018 "My Brother’s Keeper"; "Fanning The Flames" [40]
Keepin’ It Nick October 2, 2018 "Mystery Meat"; "Parental Bonding" [41]
Out of the Vault Forever Favorites ???? "Memory Blank"; "Doctor's Disorders" [citation needed]

Toys[edit]

Little official merchandise has been produced for Danny Phantom.

In 2005, Burger King released a line of Danny Phantom kids' meal toys.[42][43]

In 2012, a company called Jazwares Toys released a 6-inch tall action figure of Danny Phantom as part of their Nicktoons toy line.[44]

In 2020, Funko Pop released a limited edition Danny Phantom figure for 2020 New York City Comic Con. The figure was also released in Target stores.[45]

Apparel[edit]

As of 2020, a line of Danny Phantom shirts is available at Kohl's as part of their licensed Nickelodeon merchandise collection.[46]

Reception[edit]

Critical reception[edit]

Danny Phantom was well received by both television critics and audiences, gathering a cult following since its original run.[47] Sean Aitchison from CBR said "Danny Phantom might have a few elements that firmly place it in the 2000s, but the storytelling and design still feel fresh and fun in modern day. The show was full of action and humor, and the characters felt real and layered. If you're looking for an old Nickelodeon cartoon to rewatch, Danny Phantom should be on your list."[48] Eric McInnis writing for Study Breaks Magazine said, "The show offered fun comedy, memorable characters, and fantastic character designs for the enemies Danny had to fight in each episode."[49] Joly Herman of Common Sense Media criticized the mature themes of Danny Phantom, saying that, "This cartoon can be funny, and the characters are unique. But, as is the case with so many contemporary cartoons, the rush to violence overshadows the good aspects of the series. Death threats, torture, knives, and violence against women are commonplace. There's no opportunity to work things out. Danny is either a coward or a hero – there's no in between. He either fights or perishes, which is a heavy choice for a sensitive guy."[50]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref.
2004 BMI Film/TV Awards BMI Cable Award Butch Hartman and Guy Moon Won [51]
2006 33rd Annie Awards Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production Ben Balistreri for "Identity Crisis" Nominated [52]
2007 34th Annie Awards Character Design in an Animated Television Production Ben Balistreri for "King Tuck" [53]
Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production Ben Balistreri for "Urban Jungle" [53]
Shaunt Nigoghossian for "Reality Trip" [53]
2008 35th Annie Awards Ben Balistreri for "Torrent of Terror" [54]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Danny Phantom". Metacritic.
  2. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 144–145. ISBN 978-1538103739.
  3. ^ Danny Phantom, retrieved 2021-04-30
  4. ^ "Cult Corner: 'Danny Phantom' Was a Nicktoon Too Ahead of Its Time". Decider. 2017-03-08. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
  5. ^ "Danny Phantom: 15 Best Episodes Of The Nickelodeon Cartoon". CBR. 2017-02-25. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
  6. ^ Kim, Brendan (13 July 2021). "Danny Phantom Petition to Bring Back Nickelodeon Show Gets over 17,000 Signatures". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  7. ^ "Memory Blank. Director: Butch Hartman, Ken Bruce, Gary Conrad; Writer: Steve Marmel.". Danny Phantom. Season 2. Episode 21. 2005-06-24. Nicktoons.
  8. ^ "Mystery Meat. Director: Butch Hartman; Writer: Butch Hartman, Mark Banner, Steve Marmel.". Danny Phantom. Season 1. Episode 01. 2004-04-03. Nicktoons.
  9. ^ "Shades of Gray. Director: Butch Hartman, Wincat Alcala, Juli Hashiguchi; Writer: Sib Ventress.". Danny Phantom. Season 1. Episode 10. 2004-09-24. Nickelodeon.
  10. ^ "Bitter Reunions. Director: Butch Hartman, Wincat Alcala, Juli Hashiguchi; Writer: Steve Marmel, Sib Ventress.". Danny Phantom. Season 1. Episode 07. 2004-05-07. Nickelodeon.
  11. ^ Perlmutter, David (2014). America toons in : a history of television animation. McFarland & Company. pp. 314–317. ISBN 978-1-4766-1488-5. OCLC 903291765.
  12. ^ "Reign Storm. Director: Butch Hartman, Wincat Alcala, Kevin Petrilak; Writer: Steve Marmel.". Danny Phantom. Season 2. Episode 24/25. 2005-07-29. Nickelodeon.
  13. ^ Nickelodeon (2004-04-03), Nickelodeon's Countdown To KCA 2004, retrieved 2023-11-04
  14. ^ "CBC.ca/kids Reviews .::. My Two Cents: Danny Phantom". Archived from the original on 2007-01-28.
  15. ^ "Search Reviews, Articles, People, Trailers and more at Metacritic - Metacritic". Metacritic.

    Guns, Guns, Guns!!!!!

    Guns, Guns, Guns!!!!! theme by The Boss (C.)

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    Guns, Guns, Guns!!!!! Theme
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    P3T Unpacker v0.12
    Copyright (c) 2007. Anoop Menon

    This program unpacks Playstation 3 Theme files (.p3t) so that you can touch-up an existing theme to your likings or use a certain wallpaper from it (as many themes have multiple). But remember, if you use content from another theme and release it, be sure to give credit!

    Download for Windows: p3textractor.zip

    Instructions:

    Download p3textractor.zip from above. Extract the files to a folder with a program such as WinZip or WinRAR. Now there are multiple ways to extract the theme.

    The first way is to simply open the p3t file with p3textractor.exe. If you don’t know how to do this, right click the p3t file and select Open With. Alternatively, open the p3t file and it will ask you to select a program to open with. Click Browse and find p3textractor.exe from where you previously extracted it to. It will open CMD and extract the theme to extracted.[filename]. After that, all you need to do for any future p3t files is open them and it will extract.

    The second way is very simple. Just drag the p3t file to p3textractor.exe. It will open CMD and extract the theme to extracted.[filename].

    For the third way, first put the p3t file you want to extract into the same folder as p3textractor.exe. Open CMD and browse to the folder with p3extractor.exe. Enter the following:
    p3textractor filename.p3t [destination path]Replace filename with the name of the p3t file, and replace [destination path] with the name of the folder you want the files to be extracted to. A destination path is not required. By default it will extract to extracted.filename.

Girly

Girly theme by JohnSpace

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Girly Theme
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Girly
Author(s)Jaqueline Lesnick
Websitehttp://www.jaqqqln.com/girly
Current status/scheduleCompleted
Launch dateApril 2003
End dateSeptember 16, 2010
Genre(s)Romantic comedy

Girly is a webcomic created by Jaqueline Lesnick which follows the romantic relationship between two girls named Otra and Winter, as well as other citizens of the city of Cute-Town. It ran from 2003 until 2010. The author describes their work as, “a comic that went everywhere and did everything, for better or worse. But all in all it is a comic about 2 gals who love each other very much dawwww. Girly is a comic that helped sexually awaken a generation of readers, as well as (eventually) myself.”

Plot summary[edit]

The webcomic is a sequel to Lesnick's previous work, CuteWendy. The initial plotline describes Winter making Otra her sidekick, with the two then becoming friends and later lovers. The first chapter also describes the downfall of the character El Chubacabre, who reviewer Kate Ditzler said "is described as a lover, pleasurer, eater, and penetrater of women."[1]

History[edit]

Girly launched in April 2003.[2][3] It was an offshoot / sequel to Lesnick's previous work, CuteWendy and was originally intended to run for no more than 50 strips.[4][5] However, Lesnick became enamored with the characters.[citation needed]

Girly was hosted on Keenspot,[5] but in November 2004, Girly moved to its own server.[citation needed] In October 2005, Girly became a part of the Dayfree Press collective, a collective of webcomics which included strips such as Dinosaur Comics and Questionable Content.[6][7]

in August 2006, Lesnick announced that a sales and donation drive had raised $5,000 and while she could not live solely from Girly, it meant she "could officially concentrate on comics for the rest of the year and not worry too much about making ends meet."[8]

Girly ended in September 2010, after 764 strips.[9][3][10]

Printing and collections[edit]

In July 2006, the first print collection of Girly was published by Radio Comix, in black and white on newsprint.[11][12] On May 2, 2007, volume 2 became available.[citation needed] Lesnick also ran a successful Kickstarter to print a single collection of all of Girly in four books in one slipcover.[13] There have also been book printings of the prequel comic, CuteWendy.[14]

  • Girly Volume 1 ISBN 0-9786385-0-6
  • Girly Volume 2 ISBN 0-9791417-1-0
  • Girly: The Complete Collection ISBN 0-9791417-2-9

In 2017, Girly was included in the first set of 39 webcomics archived by the Library of Congress.[15][16]

The original website for Girly is no longer available, the comics was hosted on Lesnick's new website, SuperHappyJackie.[17] However this website is also no longer available.

On November 30, 2021, an edited version of Girly was made available for download on itch.io by Lesnick in comic book archive format.[18]

Style[edit]

Girly's style is line-based and monochrome, using a vertical format. The original style of line drawing is akin to a manga-style but with more abstractions, giving it a sketched, freehand sort of look. The line art has evolved a great deal as time has passed, and no longer bears a great resemblance to most manga, however; recent works are somewhat reminiscent of some of John Kricfalusi's work. The art of the strip has shown a steady trend away from thin, pencil-like lines towards a much more variable, ink-brush look.

After a short hiatus, on August 4, 2007, in Girly #504, the art of the strip transitioned to a much more prominent use of color.

Along with absurdity, playing with stereotypes and frequent pop culture references, Girly has a strong vein of sexual humor.

In one strip showing Cute-Town's skyline, Lesnick comments that it "[took] the skyline of Dallas [Texas], add[ing] smiley faces and kittens".[19] However, the interior of Cute-Town is said by the author to resemble Austin, Texas.

Writing at Fleen, webcomics commentator Gary Tyrrell described Girly as a comic which "quickly became a plot-heavy, continuity-driven strip".[3]

Main characters[edit]

Girly revolves around the main characters Otra and Winter (and often the cat as well). Occasionally the story will move to a small sub-story centered around one of the secondary characters but will eventually be tied back into one of the main characters again.

  • Otra - Otra is the main character of Girly. She is 26 years old[20] and is currently self-employed as a freelance fashion designer for the company Guapa. Not much is known about Otra (her name was not fully revealed until well into the comic) except that she has not had too hard of a life; she's just constantly disappointed/sad about mostly everything. Her main hobby is roaming through the city and observing life. Before she met Winter, she would deal with the annoying people in her life by cramming them into or tying them to small rockets and launching them into space. Winter's sudden appearance in her life has changed her a little day by day. Otra first appeared in strip 1.[21] Her name is Spanish for "other one" - a reference to CuteWendy's sidekick, known only as the Other Girl.
  • Winter - Winter is Otra's girlfriend. She is 19 years old,[22] has no job or home and has declared Otra to be her sidekick early in the comic. She has since looked out for Otra devotedly, helping her with work and even occasionally saving her life as well. Not much is known about Winter except that she is the daughter of CuteWendy and her sidekick Other Girl from Girly's predecessor CuteWendy (as revealed early on[23]). She's free-spirited, with an attitude that's both serious and yet silly. First appeared in strip 1.[21]
  • Marshmallow Kitty - A cat that was originally homeless and wandered the downtown area living off scraps and donations of food. After meeting Winter and Otra, it took a liking to them and followed Otra home. It soon became Otra's cat. Although the cat was intended to stay a secondary character or mascot, it became a primary character through its popularity.[citation needed] Its early appearances made it appear slightly perverted, but that has since stopped. The cat is too pudgy to roll itself over when it's on its back, and is totally indestructible. Recently it has given birth to several kittens, much to Winter and Otra's distress, and is now officially designated as female. In strip 504[24] it was shown that Marshmallow Kitty was part of a scientific project to create the world's greatest cat, however this experiment resulted in the destruction of the laboratory along with everyone inside of it excluding Marshmallow Kitty. First appeared in strip 36.[25]

Reviews[edit]

A writer for Sequential Tart, talking about Lesnick's work in general as of 2004, described her as "ha[ving] a thing for shiny, slippery bodies" and "tend[ing] to have a wacky sense of humor". They continued: "Combine these elements, and you get some of the most entertaining, ridiculous, and sexiest comics on the Internet."[5]

Also in 2004, Wednesday White wrote for Comix Talk that "at the heart, Girly is a gentle story that doesn’t want you to know that it’s a gentle story. It’s lovingly crafted, occasionally poignant, and just a little bit removed from itself. It’s also young, bearing the illusion of greater length by dint of loose sequelhood, and still getting a feel for itself. When it’s done kicking chin-heavy law enforcement into reader space to avoid dealing with itself, it’ll be fantastic. Right now, it’s engaging and sweet; that, in and of itself, is no mean feat."[26]

Writing for Websnark, Eric Burns-White said in 2006 that Lesnick was "one of those webcartoonists all the other webcartoonists read" and said that she "has had tremendous influence over the form [of webcomics]. [Her] development of Slipshine rewrote the book on NC-17 webcomics."[27] Burns-White called Girly "Lesnick's finest work to date, and a strip that has tremendous critical acclaim",[27] said that Girly was "a strip that works like jazz music" where "the absurdity carries humor with it",[12] and said that Lesnick knew how smartly write stupid people.[28] In a 2006 article for Fleen, Kate Ditzler said that Girly made her uneasy and angry, arguing that the comic strip used sexual harassment as a joke in some panels.[1]

Girly was nominated for a Web Cartoonists' Choice Award in 2005 for "Outstanding Layout".[29]

Author[edit]

Girly was created by Jackie Lesnick. She is also the creator of the comics Cutewendy, and Wendy, and has been the editor and main artist of Slipshine, a subscription site featuring pornographic comics by over a dozen artists.[5] According to her website, she was born in 1977 and is a trans woman;[30] Lesnick wrote Girly under her birth name and changed her name to Jackie some time later.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Ditzler, Kate (2006-06-28). "The Act Itself is a Joke". Fleen.
  2. ^ "girly: #1". Archived from the original on 2011-01-08.
  3. ^ a b c Tyrrell, Gary (2011-03-22). "Deep Archives". Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  4. ^ Tyrell, Gary (2009-04-03). "Now With Extra Parasaurolophus!". Fleen. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  5. ^ a b c d MacHatton, Mia (March 2004). "Slippery, Shiny, and Definitely Sexy". Sequential Tart. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  6. ^ Burns, Eric (October 20, 2005). "At this hour of the morning, I'm lucky I can spell "Dayfree." So, don't complain if this analysis makes no sense". Websnark. Archived from the original on 2005-10-23.
  7. ^ "Dayfree Press: The Webcomics Network". Archived from the original on 2006-01-15. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
  8. ^ joshl (2006-08-26). "Another webcomic (Girly) reaches a $$$ goal]". ComiXpedia. Archived from the original on 2012-02-04.
  9. ^ "Girly #764". Archived from the original on 2020-02-17.
  10. ^ Tyrrell, Gary (2010-09-07). "Fleen Book Corner: Amulet Book Three: The Cloud Searchers". Fleen. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  11. ^ Lesnick, Josh (June 2006). Girly Volume 1, Amazon.com. Radio Comix, Incorporated. ISBN 0978638506.
  12. ^ a b Burns, Eric (July 31, 2006). "This has nothing to do with the essay, but next year I want someone to videotape Josh Lesnick and Howard Tayler dancing in the aisles at ComiCon. Because that would be the most awesome thing ever". Websnark. Archived from the original on 2006-11-10.
  13. ^ "Girly: The Complete Collection by Josh Lesnick". Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  14. ^ "The Girly Store". Archived from the original on 2010-02-13.
  15. ^ Lu, Alexander (2017-06-14). "In the event of a digital apocalypse, these 39 webcomics are safe". The Beat. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  16. ^ Cavna, Michael (2017-06-14). "Webcomic fans, rejoice: Library of Congress is launching a new archive for you". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  17. ^ "SUPERHAPPYJACKIE.COM / Girly / The culmination of everything random, fluffy, and gay". superhappyjackie.com. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
  18. ^ "Girly by Jaqueline Lesnick". Itch.io. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  19. ^ "girly: #398". Archived from the original on 2006-11-07. [in alt-text for comic] "Take the skyline of Dallas, add smiley faces and a kitten..."
  20. ^ Girly #577: Otra's current age is given in the Alt-text.
  21. ^ a b "girly #1". Archived from the original on 2005-02-06.
  22. ^ Girly #576: Winter gives her age.
  23. ^ "girly #18". Archived from the original on 2005-02-09.
  24. ^ "girly #504". Archived from the original on 2008-02-26.
  25. ^ "girly #36". Archived from the original on 2005-02-09.
  26. ^ White, Wednesday (February 7, 2004). "Josh Lesnick's girly, reviewed by Wednesday White". Comix Talk. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
  27. ^ a b "Time for the yearly Wikipedia bitching-out. After all, they've been *so* successful in the past, right?". Websnark. Archived from the original on 2007-01-11.
  28. ^ Burns, Eric (February 6, 2006). "Seriously, don't you imagine Jennifer Connelly is sick of talking about that movie? She was sixteen when it came out, and now she's over twice that age!". Websnark. Archived from the original on 2006-03-22.
  29. ^ "2005 Results". ccawards.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-20.
  30. ^ Lesnick, Jackie. "SUPERHAPPYJACKIE.COM / Jackie Lesnick: comic artist and illustrator". superhappyjackie.com. Retrieved 2020-11-29.

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