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ICECUBES the comic strip. #0291
Posted on April 21, 2016 by Leroy Brown
Speaking of technology, did you know that you can navigate through all the past ICECUBES comic strips on the website by simply using your arrow keys? Try it! Just tap the back arrow and watch last week's comic pop right up! If you think that's amazing, you're right and it's all in large part thanks to a guy named Philip Hofer, otherwise known as Frumph. testscreen-buttons Back in the day when I decided to put ICECUBES online, I had no idea how to design a website. So I did my best to cobble together a botchy WordPress site. Little by little, through intensive research I finally came across ComicPress. ComicPress was a way to publish comics that could be read online in an intuitive, user friendly way. Setting it up wasn't easy especially since I wanted to customize my page. That's when I reached out to Comicpress's creator Frumph. Lo and behold he didn't hesitate to teach me all kinds of things about php, css and sundry variables that would allow ICECUBES to end up looking the way it does today. Over the months and years Frumph was always there to help with coding. Recently he helped me with a new comics project I am about to launch. So I decided to thank him in this post and point out that he now has a Patreon account where you too can get help with your comic site.

2 thoughts on “ICECUBES the comic strip. #0291”

  1. Mark Stokes

    There’s a first time for everything!

    1. Leroy Brown

      Freeze is a typewriter noob! 🙂

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Contest Extension!

Posted on October 3, 2023 by Leroy Brown
  • Congrats to our First Place Winner Luc, who wins an original Cartoon Commission drawn by Leroy Brown!

  • Congrats to our Second Place Winner Marela, who wins the original comic strip art for ICECUBES strip #325!

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  • The Third Place Prize of a free one year subscription to the ICECUBES Member’s Only Area has not yet been claimed. So, to make sure we get a winner, I am extending the contest for one more week. To enter, all you need to do is tell us who is your favorite ICECUBES character and why. Leave the answer in the comments below and we’ll pick a Third Place Winner. Remember, every winner also gets a free download of ICECUBES Vol. 2 “The i’s Have It” in digital format. So leave a comment and good luck!

    • The Second Contest Question Is:

    Posted on September 22, 2023 by Leroy Brown
  • Question #2
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    Recently in ICECUBES the comic strip, one of the characters quoted a famous American Literature book. What is the title of that book and which strip did the quote appear in?
    Remember: send your answers via email only to icecubescomic@yahoo.com. Do not answer in the comments!
    Please read the complete rules before participating. Thanks and good luck!

    15 Years of ICECUBES Contest 2023!

    Posted on September 16, 2023 by Leroy Brown
    ICECUBES contest logo 3 Ok, cool ICECUBES fans, here it is: the brand new 15 Years of ICECUBES Contest!
    To celebrate 15 years of ICECUBES being online, I’m giving away a bunch of cool ICECUBES prizes!
    For a chance to win, all you have to do is answer 3 easy questions about ICECUBES the comic strip. This will be EASY for anyone who has been following the strip. It’s also a great way for me to discover who are ICECUBES biggest fans.
    The rules are simple:
  • 1/ Answer 3 questions about ICECUBES.
  • 2/ Email your answers to icecubescomic@yahoo.com before September 30, 2023 at midnight CST.
  • 3/ Standby to see if you are a winner!
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      There are 3 grand prizes.
  • 1st Prize: An original commissioned drawing by Leroy Brown on 9×12″ Bristol Vellum of anything you choose. (Hopefully ICECUBES characters!)
  • 2nd Prize: Original ICECUBES comic strip art signed and personalized by Leroy Brown.
  • 3rd Prize: A free one year subscription to ICECUBES the comic strips Member’s Only where you get to read all the Classic ICECUBES strips and private blog posts!

    • BONUS PRIZE! All winners will receive a free download of ICECUBES Vol.2 “The i’s Have It” book as a readable .pdf file! This book is already out of print and a collectible. I just saw a copy of it on Ebay for $14!!

    ICECUBES Vol. 2 THE i'S HAVE IT!
    ICECUBES Vol. 2 THE i’S HAVE IT!


    Stay tuned as we reveal the questions starting Monday, September 16 right here in the

    Official Rules (please read): The contest ends on September 30, 2023 at midnight CST. Winners will be announced on Friday, October 6, 2023 directly on the ICECUBES website. All winners will be notified prior to Friday, October 6 by email. Answers MUST be submitted by email only, please do not post them in the comments. If there is a tie between contestants, names will be drawn out of a hat. The winner of the 1st Prize will be asked to describe the art they want to commission and it must be comic strip art, preferably ICECUBES related. The downloadable .pdf of ICECUBES Vol. 2 “The i’s Have It” will be available for download via a link sent to the winners. The link will be available for a short period only. Please do not share the link. “The i’s Have It” is a copyrighted comic book that is registered with the US Copyright Office and distribution electronically or otherwise is prohibited. You accept that your email address will be added to the ICECUBES email list and you may receive promotional emails from time to time. You can opt out at any time. No cash money prizes are given or mentioned. All rights in the characters, stories, characterizations, drawings, animations, strips, books and any derivative merchandise remains copyright and trademark property of Leroy Brown and estates. September 19, 2023.

  • Click Here for the First Question.

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  • Click Here for the Third Question.

    • Penguin at Work!

    Posted on August 14, 2023 by Leroy Brown
    penguin at work
    Freeze is hard at work.
    Hello cool friends, I have some great news to share. We have a bunch of new readers! What we have found out is that most of you read the strip on your smartphones now that the strip is published every week. While Peckinpaw might not be happy about that, it does mean we have to think about how to maximize your viewing experience while visiting the ICECUBES website. So, as a result, we will be making some changes to the layout and behind the scenes to accommodate the new format. The hardest part is figuring out how to best present the comic vertically. So, pardon our dust as we work on the site and add new features. We’ve already activated our Member’s Only! area, which allows you to read ALL the Classic ICECUBES comic strips. For only $1 per month, you can go through the entire archives of ICECUBES, plus get exclusive news and prizes only reserved for members.
    Subscribe now! Cancel anytime.

    Also, keep your eyes peeled for a new contest coming soon! Lots more to come, so stay tuned and thanks for stopping by.

    Leroy Brown

    New for Subscribers!

    Posted on May 26, 2023 by Leroy Brown
    Hello ‘cool’ ICECUBES subscribers. Welcome to our new subscriber space. With your login you will be able to access dozens of Classic ICECUBES strips as well as subscriber only posts. If you’re not a subscriber yet, what are you waiting for? Try a one day free access pass now!
    Cancel anytime. Only $1 a month for all the Classic ICECUBES comics plus exclusive access to digital downloads and much more!

    Funnies #9 from 1937!

    Posted on May 17, 2023 by Leroy Brown
    Funnies comic book 1930s
    Funnies comic book 1930s
    This “Funnies” comic book is from the early era of transition to comic books. Comic strips have existed since the late 1880s but comic books started in the 1930s. Of course they began by re-printing the comic strips from newspaper syndicated strips before any new characters and stories were developed. So, this issue #9 carries newspaper strips such as Alley Oop, Captain Easy, Mutt & Jeff. The art on this is so bad it makes my teeth hurt, but such was the birth of comic books!
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    Will Henry: a gentleman and an artist.

    Posted on May 13, 2023 by Leroy Brown
    You must check out his wonderful comic strip Wallace The Brave.

    Daredevil Dan Comic Book Ad

    Posted on May 3, 2023 by Leroy Brown
    Daredevil Dan Comic Book Ad from the 1970s
    Daredevil Dan Comic Book Ad from the 1970s
    I found this cool retro toy ad on the back cover of a Harvey Comics comic book from the ’70s. “Tournament of Thrills” and “Wild Power Spin-Outs”. Came with a “Mustang II”, Daredevil Dan, hook, thrill-bar, jump-ramp, barrels and a T-stick to rev up the car. 😀 I bet it was a bunch of fun too! Kenner always had the best cheap plastic toys and the best ads for them. Still amazes me to think that Kenner belonged to the General Mills cereal company. I always wondered who they would get to illustrate those ads. Whoever did it had to ink all the lettering and cram all that information into that drawing, not that easy!
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    Funny Inky Animal

    Posted on February 21, 2023 by Leroy Brown
    Funny Animal
    Funny Animal by Leroy Brown ~ created while inking ICECUBES
    Check out this goofy guy that popped up while I was inking the latest ICECUBES comic strip. I was just practicing before jumping onto the strip and this guy showed up. You can see I also practiced my lettering. ICECUBES is all hand-drawn, including he lettering (which is the hardest part!) Thanks for reading ICECUBES the comic strip and remember to click on the ads, it really helps!