On August 5, 2008, Theater Hopper suffered a catastrophic failure on an external hard drive storing over 5 years of original art, family photos and videos. The crash resulted in all the data being lost.

The decision was made to send the ailing hard drive to a data recovery specialist, but the procedure is not cheap. That is why Theater Hopper is asking for your help by participating in our donation drive!

We’re not asking for much - just whatever you can spare. Whether it’s $5 or $500, every contribution helps!

However, to spur interest, we will be offering incentives for those who donate larger amounts:

A donation of $25 will earn you a custom sketchA donation of $50 will earn you a full-page drawingA donation of $75 will earn you an appearance in Theater Hopper

A donation of $100 will you a fully-rendored custom comic strip!

In addition to these incentives, anyone who donates any amount will be in the running to win this custom artwork, created to commemmorate the occassion as a full-color poster and signed by creator Tom Brazelton.

If you are unable to donated, but would still like to contribute, please consider the following options:

We have advertising spots available through Project Wonderful!

We are selling a variety of t-shirt and books in the Theater Hopper store.

Or, if you have no money to spend, please pass along the word to as many friends and collegues that you know. Linking to Theater Hopper from social bookmarking sites like Digg, Reddit, StumbleUpon, del.icio.us or others is extremely helpful!

If you would like to learn more about the Theater Hopper Donation Drive or are ready to help lend a hand, please visit the following page:

http://www.theaterhopper.com/donation.php

Thanks to everyone for their support!

It’s long overdue for another Jam Comic! This one is titled Dude… Check This Out and it get’s a little graphic at the end so shield the little tyke’s eyes if need be.

Today’s strip features the talents of returning alumni, Brandon J. Carr, and the regulars Clay Yount, Ali Graham, Joe Dunn, Wes Molebash and Tom Brazelton

After months of hard work, a small extract of AfterStrife has taken on a third dimension. The musically accompanied animation sees the initial discovery of the ominous interdimensional vortex. Although there have been some slight adaptations from the original comics, the fundamental concept remains.

Although there are no immediate plans to persue the comic within the animated medium, it was a very interesting and productive experiment.

On Wednesday afternoon, I had the opportunity to teach some kids at a local elementary school how to draw cartoons. We had a really good time, and my friend, Chris Free, took a ton of pictures. You can check ‘em out here.

- Wes

Welcome to the second official Boxcar Jam entitled That’s Weird. If you missed last months don’t forget to check it out here and start getting excited for the next one because were having a ton of fun with these!

Today’s strip features the talents of Clay Yount, Ali Graham, Joe Dunn, Wes Molebash and Tom Brazelton