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Jeffrey J. Rowland (born May 22 , 1974 ) is the author and artist responsible for '' Wigu '' and ''Overcompensating'', two popular Webcomics . Originally from Locust Grove , Oklahoma , Rowland now lives in Easthampton , Massachusetts where he continues to work on the two projects, while running TopatoCo, a company he uses to sell merchandise based on his comics. Jeffrey Rowland's comics are part of the Dumbrella network, along with comics such as '' Diesel Sweeties '' and '' Scary Go Round ''. Rowland can be considered one of the small number of professional webcartoonists, as running ''Overcompensating'' and ''Wigu'', in addition to his merchandise company TopatoCo, is his full time job and source of income. COMICS Rowland started his webcomics career on June 14 , 1999 with the webcomic '' When I Grow Up ,'' a comic about four friends living in an apartment building in the fictional town of Shallow Brook, Oklahoma. The main characters were Neal, a young African-American Scientist working for the U.S. government; Roger, an unemployed Slacker ; Zoe, a selfish, bitter Newscaster ; and Gina, a college student and part-time employee of a video store. ''When I Grow Up'' was hosted by Keenspot for some time, but eventually Rowland moved it to its own webserver. In January 2002 , ''When I Grow Up'' ended. On July 1 of the same year, his new comic, '' Wigu '' began. ''Wigu'' was about the adventures of a young boy named Wigu, his dysfunctional family, and Topato Potato and Sheriff Pony, a couple of magical Cartoon Character s from another dimension. Rowland planned to end Wigu in December 2004 , but in early 2005 changed his mind and continued to work on the comic. On by having Weedmaster P update the comic, posting that Rowland had died. For a time, Rowland announced that Wigu was to become a primarily print-based format, to be published monthly and distributed via the Internet and some comics shops. The first issue, ''Case of the Missile Crisis'', went into presale on March 14 2006 . Wigu went back into its regular serial format on November 22 , 2006 . Rowland's comics were used along with '' Penny Arcade '', '' Fetus-X '' and '' Questionable Content '' as an example of comics using the web to create "an explosion of diverse genres and styles" in Scott McCloud 's 2006 book '' Making Comics '' McCloud, Scott (2006). '' Making Comics '', New York: Harper Collins Publishers. ISBN 0-06-078094-0. Pg. 227 CULTURAL PHENOMENA AND WORD COINAGE Jeffrey Rowland is responsible for many (although most of his coined words may be found in Urban Dictionary ). Among other terms coined by Rowland are "Awesomelope," "Eternify," "Intoxihol," and "Awesinine." [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Awesinine Snakes on a Plane In addition, Jeffrey Rowland has been strongly linked with the '' he appeared on a panel with Samuel L. Jackson discussing the film. Rowland attended the film's premiere and appears in the "Snakes on a blog" featurette on its DVD release. REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS Interviews
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