| Dresden Codak | |
|---|---|
 Blank cover of the complementary 2010 sketchbook, by Senna Diaz | |
| Author(s) | A. Senna Diaz |
| Website | http://dresdencodak.com/ |
| Current status/schedule | Every 2–4 weeks (as of late 2022) |
| Launch date | June 8th, 2005 |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction, philosophy, humour, Decopunk |
Dresden Codak is a webcomic written and illustrated by A. Senna Diaz.[1] Described by Diaz as a "celebration of science, death and human folly",[2] 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 Cartoonist's Choice Awards for Outstanding Use of Color and Outstanding Use of The Medium.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5] The campaign reached its original goal of $30,000 in less than 24 hours and ended with a total of $534,994.
- ^ Diaz, Senna. "Senna Diaz on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ Callan, Jonathan (September 5, 2008). ""Dresden Codak" Digs Deep Into Life & Death". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
- ^ "2008 List of Winners & Finalists". The Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards. Archived from the original on 10 March 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
- ^ Diaz, Senna (22 October 2008). "Hob #27 – The End". Dresden Codak. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
- ^ Diaz, Senna. "The Tomorrow Girl: Dresden Codak Volume 1". Dresden Codak. Retrieved 25 February 2013.