A Softer World

A Softer World
Author(s)Joey Comeau, Emily Horne
Websitewww.asofterworld.com
Current status/scheduleConcluded
Launch date7 February 2003[1]
End date1 June 2015[2]
Genre(s)Dark humor, surreal humor, photo comic

A Softer World is a webcomic by the writer Joey Comeau and artist Emily Horne, both Canadians.[3] It was first published online on 7 February 2003 and was released three times a week until its end in June 2015. Before starting the website in 2003, the comics had been published in zine form.[3] With the launch of the website, the comic gained wider recognition, most notably when Warren Ellis linked to the comic on his blog, and then began to feature it as a "Favored Puny Human". It appeared in The Guardian for a short time[4] until a change of editors caused it to be removed.[5] Between 2008 and 2010, science fiction-themed strips of A Softer World were also produced and published on Tor.com.[6][7]

  1. ^ "1". A Softer World. Archived from the original on 6 January 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  2. ^ https://twitter.com/joeycomeau/status/605353172878684161 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine "This is the final A Softer World We hope you liked them. We liked you!"
  3. ^ a b "Interview: Emily Horne & Joey Comeau of "A Softer World" by Aaron Matthews | Maximum Fun". Maximum Fun. 30 March 2008. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  4. ^ Jensen, K. Thor (27 November 2018). "The most influential webcomics of all time". Polygon. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  5. ^ thesoutherndisaster (27 May 2015). "Back in 2004, Joey g…". r/IAmA. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Comeau and Horne Create "A Softer World"". CBR. 2 March 2010. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  7. ^ Horne, Emily; Comeau, Joey (15 September 2008). "A Softer World". Tor.com. Retrieved 22 August 2019.