Oh My Gods! News

Chat Room Added to Sidebar

Shivian Balaris — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:25:06 -0800

I added the Chat Room that can normally be found here to the sidebar too! Same chat room, just another way to access it! Have fun!

We're on Facebook!

Shivian Balaris — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:18:34 -0800

Want to show your Oh My Gods! love on Facebook? Wait no more! Now there is a page for Oh My Gods! and a page for Shivian — feel free to “become a fan“ of both, and share them with everyone you know!

Get Satisfaction!

Shivian Balaris — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 13:46:33 -0800

Oh My Gods! just got it’s own Get Satisfaction site! Huzzah! Now simply go to getsatisfaction.com/ohmygods to leave comments, feedback, suggestions, and whatever else you’d like! There is also a tab on the left called “Feedback” you can use, as well as a link in the menu on the right. So go for it! I’ll be checking it, so feel free to use it to help Oh My Gods! grow!

Deepest apologies for the vacation

Shivian Balaris — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:18:37 -0800

Welcome back everyone! I see many faces I remember and tons more new to me! Welcome back veterans and glad to have you newbies!

My deepest apologies for the strip’s long vacation. To not get into much detail, thankfully my feet are back underneath me again and I’m hopefully in a place where I can create the strip on a regular basis again. Currently there is a (huge) void in the strip (from August 4th to November 3rd) – I will try to refill this with content, but I do not want to promise what I am unsure I can deliver. If I do, you’ll be the first to know! Until then, I’m looking forward to a bright and continued future for Oh My Gods!

Upward! Onward! Plasma Grenades!

In the Works - Oh My Gods! Hardcover

Shivian Balaris — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0700

While it's not ready to be finalized yet, I wanted to let all you lovely fans know about a special project I am working on. I am going to create an Oh My Gods! Special Edition Hard Cover book of the first Five Years of the strip. It will be pretty! It will be fantastic! It will (sadly) also be very expensive! However, I know there will be at least one customer (me) and perhaps maybe more!

Just wanted to give you all a tease!

2000 Strips!

Shivian Balaris — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:05:40 -0700

Wow, I can’t believe it’s been this long. I’ve officially now done 2000 strips. It doesn’t feel that long, and frankly, it’s kind of weird to think that I’ve created something 2000 times. In the end, though, I am very thankful to have such a great audience who has stuck with the strip for so long, and to have new readers each and every day! Here’s to the next 2000!

PS: If you missed the 2000th strip, check it out here

Year 4 Anthology NOW AVAILABLE!

Shivian Balaris — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:10:37 -0700

Hot on the heels of the release of the Complete Year Three Anthology, the Forth Year anthology of the famed comic strip is now available!, and if your curious you can even take a look inside.

(Of course the first three years of anthologies are still available)

What People are Saying about Oh My Gods!

“This is some seriously clever occult humor! Hey, someone had to take the piss out of NeoPaganism. Leave it to Shivian Balaris to apply his observations and critiques in the form of entertaining comic art. For a lighthearted, fun, and educational perspective of our weird and Witchy ways, Oh My Gods! is the place to turn.”
Raven Digitalis, author of Shadow Magick Compendium & Goth Craft

Lon Milo DuQuette, author of The Chicken Qabalah of Rabbi Lamed Ben Clifford

“I’ve been enjoying Oh My Gods! long enough to remember when the Boob Vampire still had boobs! Quirky characters, fun storylines, and consistent quality have kept me hooked for years. Amid the humor, there are honest assessments of some of the Pagan community’s not-so-finest moments, and occasionally a good “zing” will hit a little close to home. Still, it’s wrapped in some of the best of what the community has to offer, and gives us a good chance to laugh and learn.”
Lupa, author of DIY Totemism: Your Personal Guide to Animal Totems

“[Oh My Gods!] has done what only one other webcomic has made me do: want to go to church and repent for my sins.”
Summer, Oh My Gods! Fan

Information

Released: Bealtainne-tide (June 11th), 2008 (Releasing during the 7th Year of Oh My Gods!)

Stats: 75 pages, 8.5” x 11”, perfect binding, white interior paper (80# weight), full-color interior ink, white exterior paper (100# weight), full-color exterior ink

Litha Theme!

Shivian Balaris — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:16:48 -0700

Since I won’t be here during official Litha (I’ll be at PSG) I turned on the Litha theme for the site. Remember, you can always change your themes in your user settings!

Year 3 Anthology NOW AVAILABLE!

Shivian Balaris — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:25:53 -0700

The third year anthology of the famed comic strip is now available!, and if your curious you can even take a look inside.

(Of course the Complete Year One Anthology and Complete Year Two Anthology are also still available!)

What People are Saying about Oh My Gods!

“An irreverent romp through our modern pagan culture … its humor spotlights the foibles and fun of being pagan in the 21st century … it always adds a smile to my day.”
Dana Haefne, owner of Kamala Health & Beauty

“I love Oh My Gods!”
Christopher Penczak, author of the Inner Temple of Witchcraft

“The new age is no safer from parody here than fundamentalist Christians are. It’s this quality of being able to laugh at all religions with an understanding of human foibles that makes the strip fun and funny instead of elitist holier-than-thou crap. There’s an intelligence here, as well as a sense of humor that comes from really knowing human nature. Oh My Gods! may claim to be about the powers that be, but it’s really about we, the people, down here on earth. Excellent.”
Barb Lien-Cooper, Sequential Tart

“Irreverent, tongue-in-cheek look at life; no one in this strip is safe from the core characters’ scathing wit, not even themselves. My Catholic friend couldn’t stop reading; when I heard about the site, we both spent every moment online reading every single one until we had read them all! 9 out of 10, Excellent.”
Wolfen Moondaughter, Sequential Tart

“A+ for originality, A+ for content … a little obscure and odd. It’s cute, check it out.”
Shadow Witch Web Review

“One of the few daily webcomics I make it a point to read: Oh My Gods! – a very funny pagan-centric strip that pokes fun at religion, tradition, superstition, icons, and most importantly, itself.”
KU-2, October, 2004

Information

Released: Beltainne-tide (June 4th), 2008 (Releasing during the 7th Year of Oh My Gods!)

Stats: 135 pages, 8.5” x 11”, perfect binding, white interior paper (80# weight), full-color interior ink, white exterior paper (100# weight), full-color exterior ink

Latest Updates

Shivian Balaris — Sat, 31 May 2008 19:17:39 -0700

Not only are there new strips for all of May, but I’ve updated some of the site’s functionality as well. Hopefully now some of the problems with Captcha (et al) will be gone. Let me know if anything is broken the moment you find it broken using the contact page.

Lastly, due to the number of problems it was causing, the Fan Map has been moved to it’s own page in the Fans section. Enjoy!