Search for Comics

Another new feature I've just added to the comic is the ability to search the archive for comics containing a certain word or phrase. I've wanted this feature since 2014! I always had to bring up a terminal and perform SQL queries manually to find the comic I was looking for.

Since the titles often don't give any real hints as to the content, I often had trouble finding one.

If you want to give it a try, go to the Archive page. You'll see the search box near the top.

The new Search feature!

Just type in a word or two and give it a try. If your search comes up empty, you'll get a confused-looking Business Frog to share in your puzzlement.

You won't have to search for today's comic though. The link to it is right here:

Amphibian.com comic for 15 August 2018

Answering Questions

Tonight I'm working on answering interview questions. Yes, I'm being interviewed by Best WebComics, a site that promotes the discovery of new webcomics. Their questions are rather unique so the finished interview should be a good read. I also get Amphibian.com promoted on their site for a week next month.

I've been working on the comics for over 2 years now. The first comic was published in August of 2014 but I actually started working on it in January of that year. It took almost 8 months to get things ready. I had to develop the web page stuff, the back-end application that runs everything, make the editor for the comics, and write a bunch of comics. Looking back on some of my early work, I think I've gotten a lot better.

So when you view today's comic, why don't you click the link to go back to the first comic too? Even if you've been reading them from the beginning, you've probably forgotten the early ones.

Amphibian.com comic for 22 April 2016

Searching my Comic Archive

I have so many comics now (252) that finding one in the archive is getting hard, even for me. And what if you want to find all the comics that have Science Frog, or Pirate Frog? It's not easy. How many comics have embedded games? Who knows?!?

To correct this problem, I've decided to add tags to all the comics. Whenever I make a new one, I'll tag it with the characters, the theme, a special feature, or whatever else makes sense. You'll be able to see these tags at the bottom of the comic. Like all tags these days, they'll have # in front of the word. Clicking on one of the tags will take you to the archive page, filtered to just show the comics with that tag.

A test page showing my new comic #tags

I'll also be able to put a filter link directly on the Archive page, so you can find comics that contain a search term or have a common tag such as "#game" or something. These are exciting times for frog comic lovers everywhere.

Of course, these new features aren't available yet on the public version of Amphibian.com, but they will be soon. I'm still working out some things, but I'm also sitting in a hotel room in Dallas this week. I can never seem to be as productive when I'm away from home. You can still view today's comic without the tags at the bottom; just follow the link below.

Amphibian.com comic for 9 March 2016