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''The Perry Bible Fellowship'' (or '''PBF''') is a Newspaper Comic Strip and Webcomic by Nicholas Gurewitch. It originated in the Syracuse University newspaper '' The Daily Orange ''. The comics are usually three or four panels long, and are generally characterized by the Juxtaposition of whimsical childlike imagery or fantasy with extremely morbid, Absurdist Humour . Common themes include religion, sexuality, war, science fiction, suicide, irony, violence, and death. COMIC Content Despite the potentially because of ''PBF'''s sometimes demented humor." Associated Content's exclusive interview with Gurewitch " ''Associated Content'', March 3, 2007. ART The art in ''PBF'' varies constantly. While some comics feature simplistic human figures with little more than a mouth and eyes for a face, other strips are extensively-colored and meticulously-detailed. Sometimes, the artistic style changes within the strip itself. A recurring feature of the strip are simplistically-drawn human figures exhibiting little detail or realism, and heads reminiscent of Video Game Punch-Out!! http://www.pbfcomics.com/?cid=PBF088AD-Punch_Bout.gif#157. Awards Gurewitch has received multiple major awards for ''The Perry Bible Fellowship'', such as the for outstanding comic in 2006 and 2007 . In total, ''PBF'' has received eight Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards in various categories. Web Cartoonist Choice Awards Most recently, Gurewitch won the 2007 Harvey Award for "Best Online Comics Work." Publishing ''PBF ''is updated, irregularly, on Wednesdays (earlier on Sundays to correspond with its "'' in 2005. On August 1 , 2006 , after several months on a temporary site managed by Cheston Gasik, the comic moved to its permanent Internet home at ''pbfcomics.com''. TITLE The comic received its title, taken from the name of a church in Maine, in its Daily Orange incarnation."[http://thedailycrosshatch.com/2007/02/27/111/#more-111 Interview: Nicholas Gurewitch Pt. 1 (of 2)]" ''Daily Crosshatch'', February 27, 2007. AUTHOR, NICHOLAS GUREWITCH Nicholas Gurewitch was born March 9 , 1982 , in New York , and is currently based in Rochester, New York . He attended Syracuse University , where he studied film and where his comic strip was first published in '' The Daily Orange ''. Besides ''PBF'', he worked on developing a program called ''Daisy Garden Story Time'' with Comedy Central , though the program was not produced.Heater, Brian; “Interview: Nicholas Gurewitch Pt. 1 (of 2)”, ''Daily Crosshatch'', February 27, 2007. BOOKS ''Perry Bible Fellowship'' comics and an interview with Gurewitch were included in '' in July 2006. In response to questions as to why he has shortened his online archive, Gurewitch has hinted that there will be a ''Perry Bible Fellowship'' book to come out soon, to be released by Dark Horse Comics PBF FAQ page . According to TFAW.com, where the book can be pre-ordered, it is due to come out Sept. 26, 2007, while on Amazon.com the release date for ''The Trial of Colonel Sweeto and Other Stories'' is October 3, 2007. REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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