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The BLOCKHAMS™ Are Coming!
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THE BLOCKHAMS ARE COMING.
THE BLOCKHAMS™ is an online comic strip devoted to the life and culture of Michigan fans, as told in the adventures of one multi-generational family and their loyalty to the maize and blue.
Created by soon-to-be outed MGoBlog user "Six Zero," THE BLOCKHAMS™ is to be an ongoing series, with two editions published per week. Every Tuesday it will run on the pages of www.mgoblog.com, the web's premiere Michigan athletics blog and information portal; and every Thursday will see a new strip on the site's own domain, www.theblockhams.com. For the sake of archiving and full catalog reading, each Tuesday strip will also be posted on the official site as well.
Despite previously teasing a January 1st start date, series creator Six Zero has opted to hold the series launch until January 3rd, the date of the team's actual bowl game and pending destruction of the Virginia Tech Hokies. As such, www.theblockhams.com will not be activated until its official launch date.
Although the surname 'Blockham' is obviously a not-so-subtle reference to the familiar 'Block M' brand that represents Ann Arbor's exceptional institution, the series is not affiliated in any way with the University of Michigan and/or its athletic department. The series' creator invites anyone to pronounce the name "Blockham" however they would like, but he phonetically says it as "BLOCK-ums."
At its best, THE BLOCKHAMS™ will be a fun distraction to anyone who loves comics, but it should certainly be understood that the series is a strip about Michigan sports for Michigan fans created by a Michigan fan. There will be inside jokes, obscure trivia and references, and even the occasional criticism. And it will show little mercy to Sparty and Ohio.
For more information on the upcoming release of THE BLOCKHAMS™, please keep a close eye on www.mgoblog.com posts by Six Zero. Business partners interested in advertising opportunities should express an interest on related posts, and further arrangements will be made for direct contact.
THE BLOCKHAMS™ arrive on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012.
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and Go Blue!
December 20th, 2011 at 10:48 AM | 
So. Excited.
So. Excited.
December 20th, 2011 at 10:51 AM |
Love it!
Love it!
I already gave you a million points so I'll just reward your efforts as follows:
Disgruntled former moderator. I got a lot of problems with you people!
December 20th, 2011 at 11:01 AM |
Mgoblog userR Kelly
Mgoblog userR Kelly
Mgoblog user R Kelly also like referring to himself in the third person.
/Kidding, I'm excited for the premier!
December 20th, 2011 at 11:05 AM |
I didn't write it
I didn't write it
My agency's marketing department knocked this out after several phone interviews this week.
No, not really... It was weird for me, too, to write it this way-- but I wanted to present this as an official press release of sorts, so I went for the third person perspective.
December 20th, 2011 at 1:53 PM |
Do you actually have a trade
Do you actually have a trade
Do you actually have a registered trademark for the name?
December 20th, 2011 at 2:22 PM |
Are you trying
Are you trying
to steel this if it's not?
Step 1.) steel Six Zero Trademark
Step 2.) ???
Step 3.) Profit
We're onto you Moleskyn, yes we are.
"Always do right. This will gratify some people, and astonish the rest." -Mark Twain
December 20th, 2011 at 4:48 PM |
No
No
but likely "not yet."
Only an ® is a registered trademark. He has a ™, which can mean he is trying to protect it through common and exclusive usage or has filed to register it.
Six Zero: there's a misuse of "premiere" in the release. Mgoblog is the "premier" blog for Michigan sports, meaning the best or greatest, not the first (premiere).
December 20th, 2011 at 11:02 AM |
Very Excited!
Very Excited!
I am very excited about this addition to the MGoUniverse, and I think it is appropriate to launch it on the same day as the bowl game actually - the more Michigan that day, the better, I think.
"Funny isn't it, how naughty dentists always make that one fatal mistake."
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December 20th, 2011 at 11:13 AM |
Did I miss wife day 2011?
Did I miss wife day 2011?
Did I miss wife day 2011?
December 20th, 2011 at 11:36 AM |
Tremendous.
Tremendous.
Tremendous.
"I recently heard from fans and friends that Michigan will be great again one day. In my opinion, Michigan never stopped being great." --Zac Ciullo
December 20th, 2011 at 11:41 AM |
I was honored that...
I was honored that...
...Six Zero provided me with the opportunity to preview the site and the first several strips. I'm happy to report that you should believe the hype. In a word, Tremendous.
LSA '89 - MBB Natl Champions, Big 10/Rose Bowl Champions | @MGoShoe
December 20th, 2011 at 11:45 AM |
Braggar.
But seriously,
Braggar.
But seriously,
Braggar.
But seriously, thanks for adding to the hype. This is gonna be great!
December 20th, 2011 at 11:51 AM |
Avatar
Avatar
I like the added touch of the Block M on the cruiser there. Looks good!
Disgruntled former moderator. I got a lot of problems with you people!
December 20th, 2011 at 12:09 PM |
Double the...
Double the...
...tradition, double the excellence.
LSA '89 - MBB Natl Champions, Big 10/Rose Bowl Champions | @MGoShoe
December 20th, 2011 at 12:13 PM |
And all this time
And all this time
I thought that was Brandon's answer to the yacht.
December 21st, 2011 at 1:04 AM |
Which one?
Which one?
Yep, looks good. Ticonderoga class isn't it, which one you got there?
December 22nd, 2011 at 9:56 AM |
That would be...
That would be...
...USS Normandy (CG-60).
LSA '89 - MBB Natl Champions, Big 10/Rose Bowl Champions | @MGoShoe
December 20th, 2011 at 2:15 PM |
Seconded.
Seconded.
I'd like to see the Department of the Navy mandate the inclusion of the Block M as standard markings on all naval vessels. Shoe needs to make this happen.
Imagine a Block M on the flight deck of every aircraft carrier in the US Navy? Goosebumps.
"...what do you say, is it the new Bluesmobile or what?"
"Fix the cigarette lighter."
December 21st, 2011 at 1:11 AM |
umm, we did!
umm, we did!
Actually, we did have one on the USS Midway. Everyone else thought it stood for "Midway", except for a couple of us that designed it,... seems it had a distinctive maize Block M shape. What they don’t know doesn’t hurt, right?
December 20th, 2011 at 12:41 PM |
THE RETURN OF THE KING
THE RETURN OF THE KING
THE RETURN OF THE KING
December 22nd, 2011 at 7:40 PM |
Welcome back...
Welcome back...
Shoe
I have no idea what I'm doing...
December 20th, 2011 at 11:51 AM |
I am so excited... it is hard
I am so excited... it is hard
I am so excited... it is hard for me to put this excitement into words. January 3, 2012 will go down as the greatest day in all of history.
“What the mind can conceive, the mind can achieve and those who stay will be champions.” - Bo
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December 20th, 2011 at 11:59 AM |
Scrumtrulescent. You're
Scrumtrulescent. You're
Scrumtrulescent. You're welcome.
Dreads > Lil Boosie fade
December 20th, 2011 at 11:56 AM |
Calvin
Calvin
Charlie Blockham looks like what Calvin (of Hobbes fame) would look like as a teenager. I find this to be a little bit tremendous.
December 20th, 2011 at 5:32 PM |
Your avatar, dude
Your avatar, dude
It says a lot. What it says, I don't know. But it says it loudly
December 20th, 2011 at 7:04 PM |
I'm just a horse
I'm just a horse
"I'm just a tiny horse that likes to hang out with naked dudes."
That's pretty much what it says.
December 20th, 2011 at 6:38 PM |
"After years of secret
"After years of secret
"After years of secret training in the football arts with a tiger-sensei, is Calvin ready for varsity high school ball?"
Abort, Retry, Fail?
December 20th, 2011 at 12:01 PM |
I'm nitpicking
I'm nitpicking
You said biweekly, which means once every two weeks. I believe you mean semi-weekly, seeing as you are publishing two per week.
I'm a cucumber. | Twitter
December 20th, 2011 at 12:12 PM |
Fixed
Fixed
Nice catch. Thank you.
And don't apologize for the nitpicking-- it's what makes this place great. Do not settle for mediocrity when excellence is within reach. Leaders and Best and all that.
December 20th, 2011 at 12:59 PM |
Six Zero
Six Zero
Are you the illustrator too? And the sole author?
I'm sure this will be a win. Can't wait to see the first drawing of Hoke pointing at something.
December 20th, 2011 at 1:19 PM |
Is the family a 5-star??? If
Is the family a 5-star??? If
Is the family a 5-star??? If so I'm down.
Blue is Faster
December 20th, 2011 at 1:50 PM |
Maybe
Maybe
they are preferred walk-ons!
"It is better, of course, to know useless things than to know nothing."
"The world is given to me only once..."
December 20th, 2011 at 1:58 PM |
Maybe it's just me, but I
Maybe it's just me, but I
Maybe it's just me, but I think the Blockhams should have dreads.
December 20th, 2011 at 2:02 PM |
yey
yey
can't wait!!
December 20th, 2011 at 2:11 PM |
Exciting...
Exciting...
Since I only read comic strips that comic strip for Michigan.
"...what do you say, is it the new Bluesmobile or what?"
"Fix the cigarette lighter."
December 20th, 2011 at 2:22 PM |
Congratulations!
Congratulations!
1. Like the art style - good clean line but still cartoony which is meant as a compliment. Tangential but relevant to cartooning: The earlier post comparing with Bill Watterson is an awesome compliment. If you come close to that level of humor, insight and art, it will be terrific. And yes, he was from that state down south and the best collection of cartoon art is down at that institution. Worth a look if you want to see actual Calvin and Hobbes original panels and also the work of greats such a Milton Caniff (Terry and the Pirates), Hal Foster(Prince Valiant), Chester Gould (Dick Tracy) among many others.
2. Great topic and perfect for the web. Since the downfall of the traditional papers, many cartoonists are struggling to find a place. A strip like Nancy under Ernie Bushmiller used to be circulated nationally over hundreds of large papers. Today, most papers don't run anything or a really strip down version of a comic page.
December 20th, 2011 at 2:41 PM |
It's sort of hard to tell
It's sort of hard to tell
with the way Startpage and Mozilla are interacting with my URL line, but I don't think Mgoblog has a "www." in the URL; I ran across this when editing the URL directly.
December 20th, 2011 at 3:03 PM |
YES
YES
YES!
Can't wait!!!
December 20th, 2011 at 6:01 PM |
Let this serve as your
Let this serve as your
Let this serve as your official warning, Six Zero: I have very high hopes for this.
"We've beaten Michigan the last four years. So where's the threat?"
- Mark Dantonio
Blogging the Virginia Cavaliers at http://fromoldvirginia.blogspot.com/<
December 20th, 2011 at 7:10 PM |
CANNOT. WAIT.
CANNOT. WAIT.
CANNOT. WAIT.
"[Denard] is not a moody guy. He’s got only one mood, and it’s bouncing off the walls.”
December 20th, 2011 at 7:23 PM |
I already can't wait til the
I already can't wait til the
I already can't wait til the 3rd and now you gotta go an pull this!
"Wasn't that Michigan drive just great. That's like Patton riding into Berlin." ~Bob Ufer
December 20th, 2011 at 11:02 PM |
Tremendous, that's what this is!
Tremendous, that's what this is!
Twice per week? Don't I violate my firm's acceptable use policy enough as it is? Oh well, haven't fire me yet.
Six Zero, I really can't wait for this. Based on your prior work, in particular Wife Day, I have high hopes for you with this. Like I said, I can't wait.
"Nobody cares what you think!"
December 21st, 2011 at 1:47 AM |
Clicking on the blockhams.com
Clicking on the blockhams.com
Clicking on the blockhams.com link in the OP sends me to Google Blogger, which requires me to sign in with my google account. After signing in it says "Permission Denied" due to not having an invitation. Does accessing that site require an invitation or will it not open until Thursday?
December 21st, 2011 at 4:03 AM |
My apologies, I should have read morning carefully.
December 21st, 2011 at 4:04 AM |
...and apparently I should type on my Droid more carefully.
December 21st, 2011 at 5:46 PM |
interesting
interesting
I don't always read comic strips. But when I do, I prefer Michigan-related comic strips.
Stay blue, my friends.
December 21st, 2011 at 9:10 PM |
Wow
Wow
This is epic. Can't wait to see how it turns out.
Tip: create an email delivery component . I know it's passe with RSS readers and such, but I would love to have a comic strip be delivered to my email on a regular basis.
December 22nd, 2011 at 9:59 AM |
For those who care...
For those who care...
...Six Zero has established a Twitter account for the strip: @TheBlockhams
LSA '89 - MBB Natl Champions, Big 10/Rose Bowl Champions | @MGoShoe
"It would be a travesty, it would be ridiculous to all of a sudden come back and get the feeling back, get the health back, feel good again and then all of a sudden go throw some other colors on my shirt and go coach."