2009 marked the double debut of my comic ZEGAS. It made its first print appearance (with the story “Cactus”) in the Act-i-vate Primer book, and it made its online debut (with the story: “Birthday”) over at Act-i-vate on the same day. The response from peers, friends and fans was positive and very supportive. As a result, a few folks give ZEGAS a nod amidst the slew of “Best Of” lists this last holiday:

Marc Sobel gave ZEGAS an honorable mention in his Top Comics of 2009 over at Trouble With Comics: “My favorite webcomic of the year, though I am hardly the best person to judge since I still prefer good old paper and ink.”

Dean “the Deenie Weenie” Haspiel was kind enough to give me a shout out over at The Beat: “On a personal note: it was an honor to watch a butterfly emerge from its cocoon when Michel Fiffe manifested ZEGAS, and brought a bold, new vision to the game at ACT-I-VATE.” Read the rest of Dean’s (and others) shout outs.

ZEGAS got its first review, courtesy of Brian Warmoth over at Warmoth.org! It was a real treat to read, so thanks for your consideration, Brian.

That review was for the online ZEGAS story, but the other print one has been favorably mentioned in other reviews for the A-I-V Primer:

Trouble With Comics (Christopher Allen)
Warren Peace (Matthew Brady)
Comic Critique (Adam McGovern)

Thanks again, folks! You’ve all made 2009 a solid year for ZEGAS. Here’s looking to more stories and comix!