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Robert Balder
Webcomics, filk music
Notable works
PartiallyClips
Erfworld
AwardsPegasus Award
http://www.robbalder.com/

Robert T. Balder is a professional cartoonist and singer-songwriter.[2] He graduated from Roanoke College with a major in English in 1993 and, after a variety of jobs, entered a seven-year career in IT, starting as a manager of database development, which he left for his current career.[3]

Comics

As a comic author, he was first published in Scene magazine in 1998.

Other Paper.[4] He is also the writer for the Erfworld webcomic, which was listed as one of Time magazine's "Top 10 Graphic Novels of 2007".[5]
As of October 13, 2019, Erfworld has been discontinued due to personal reasons.

Balder is well-known within the webcomic creator community, as evidenced by his writing of guest comics for other webcomics: Fragile Gravity,

Get Nifty.[11]

In August 2010, he co-wrote a 24-page comic called A Duel in the Somme, based on a story by the science fiction author Ben Bova and illustrated by the syndicated cartoonist Bill Holbrook. The comic was released on its own website under a Creative Commons license at a rate of one page per day and used a reward-driven donation model for revenue.[12]

Music

Balder writes and sings comedy songs, and has recorded two CDs.

Worm Quartet, in which they present new songs released under a Creative Commons license.[2]

His comedy music has received national airplay in the United States on the syndicated

Worm Quartet called "Baldbox".[16] The duo released one CD (The Dumb Album) and several follow-up songs, which have also been played frequently by Dr. Demento and other terrestrial radio shows.[17]

Professional and public

Balder is a frequent guest and program participant at science fiction, comic, gaming and anime conventions, participating in as many as 20 events a year.

I-Con,[20] MidSouthCon,[21] and OASIS.[22]

References

  1. ^ "Biography". Rob Balder dot com. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d "CoastCon XXXII Guests". Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  3. ^ Schroeder, Al. "At A Fast Clip: Rob Balder Talks to Comixpedia". Archived from the original on 2009-02-15. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  4. ^
    ISBN 1-56163-465-4
    . Page 93 and on.
  5. ^ "Top 10 Graphic Novels of 2007", Time
  6. ^ "Fragile Gravity, with Rob Balder's Guest Comic". Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  7. ^ "Goats Erfworld Guest Comic". Archived from the original on 1 March 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  8. ^ "Order of the Stick Guest Comics". Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  9. ^ "Comic for 11/16/03". Sluggy Freelance. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  10. ^ "Guest Comic by Rob Balder". Wondermark. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  11. ^ "Get Nifty - The Sluggy Freelance Card Game". Archived from the original on 12 April 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  12. ^ Liu, Jonathan H. (19 August 2010). "A Page a Day Keeps the Doldrums Away: Duel in the Somme". Wired. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
  13. ^ "Pegasus Awards - Rob Balder". Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  14. ^ "The Dr. Demento Show #09-39 - September 27, 2009". Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  15. ^ "The Dr. Demento Show #09-44 - November 1, 2009". Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  16. ^ "The Official World Wide Dr. Demento Streaming Site". Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  17. ^ "Disc-overies: Baldbox, "The Dumb Album" - Canandaigua, NY". MPNnow. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  18. ^ "American Erfs: Rob Balder and Jamie Noguchi". Comixtalk. 7 February 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  19. ^ "Capclave 2009: Music Guest of Honor". Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  20. ^ "I-Con 22". Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  21. ^ "MidSouthCon". Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  22. ^ "OASIS 23". Retrieved 10 November 2009.

External links

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