Axe Cop

Article summary

Axe Cop is a webcomic by brothers Malachai Nicolle (age 5 when the series began) and Ethan Nicolle (age 28 when the series began). Malachai is responsible for the ideas and stories, while Ethan turns them into comics. The first four comics were drawn in December 2009 and posted to Facebook; the website was not launched until January 2010. The site also features Ask Axe Cop, a series of comics where Axe Cop responds to questions from readers. The webcomic has been highly praised, leading to a publishing deal with Dark Horse Comics for both a limited online and print run.

Key claims

1. publication date: 2010 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. publication date: 2011 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the publication date is "2010". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the publication date is "2011". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367458080