Chopping Block is a darkly humorous webcomic by Lee Adam Herold that is a member of Alternative Brand Studios. Chopping Block chronicles the exploits of Butch, a hockey mask-wearing serial killer who is equal parts Jason Voorhees, Hannibal Lecter, Norman Bates, and Ziggy. The strip takes a one-panel format with a text caption underneath the picture. The strip uses a distinct, gray-tone art style that is both inked and sponged before being scanned into the computer. More detail on the process. Webcomics, also known as online comics and web comics, are comics that are available on the Internet. ... Alternative Brand Studios, or Altbrand for short, is a collective of seven creators (six originally but Bob Roberds joined later). ... A goalie mask is a mask worn by an ice or field hockey goalie to protect the head from injury. ... Serial killers are individuals who have a history of multiple slayings of victims who were usually unknown to them beforehand. ... Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood Jason Voorhees is a fictional character from the Friday the 13th series of slasher films. ... Hannibal Lecter as portrayed by Anthony Hopkins. ... Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates. ... Ziggy is a single panel comic strip created by Tom Wilson, an American Greetings executive. ...

As of November 2005, The comic is on the third month of a long hiatus. No indication has been given when the comic may return, or to the status of its creator.

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Chopping Block official webcomic

As of November 30th, 2005, Lee Adam Herold has redesigned the Chopping Block website, and posted two new comics, in a new style. The comics, though neither features Butch, alude to a small arc explaining his abscence.

The new style seems to involve the same "hatchet job" sponged ink, but with more negative space, and a looser, more dream-like, or perhaps nightmare-like feel.