Whitney Matheson of USA Today’s Pop Candy blog was the first person of note in the national media to write about us Idiots back in 2007, when she listed us above her “personal faves” in the independent comics world (alas, that link seems no longer to be available). Not long after, she wrote a piece about the series of One Page Wonders DIY recombinables we did for Tor.com. (Feel free to download, print, and make these free, single-page comic/book/whatsits).

Back then, we were thrilled to be counted among pop cultures “hip and hidden treasures,” and were not just a little grateful for Whitney’s help in becoming slightly less hidden.

It’s been a few years since we’ve heard from her, but yesterday Whitney paid us the compliment of sharing our TEDx talk with her readers, as well as linking to several of our titles and filling them in on the past few years of our creative evolution. It’s a nice little piece if you care to read it. Now, instead of being hip and hidden, we are “charming,” which seems like a fair substitute. 

Pop Candy has a new look now, but it’s the same old fun, interesting, timely content. Plus, the new format gives us the ultimate thrill of being included in a grid that includes Nic Cage.

Thank you, Whitney! Hello, world.