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Drawn from sources that are enjoying good weather…

• The Escapist has a webcomic contest. The winner gets a paid gig.
• The Webcomic Overlook reviews Order of Tales.
• Project Wonderful has added a geotargeting feature to their site.
• Fleen reports of a malware-distributing hack that targets Wordpress/Comicpress.
• The Beat moves from PW to its own site.
• Webcomics Community opens up in response to Webcomics.com going behind a pay wall.
• Robot 6 at CBR has a conversation with Phil Foglio about why he chose to publish Girl Genius online.
• WOWIO and Top Cow team up to bring you Wanted, Darkness Witchblade and others.
• Comics Alliance talks with the creators of Axe Cop and Dinosaur Soldier.
• Webcomics on the iPad? An interesting article on Comics Alliance.
• Valley News has story about Zuda contestant Forest Rhodes.

Reported by Michael Moss.

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Drawn from sources that despise the Westboro Baptist Church…

• After three months Newsday’s pay-walled website has a whopping 35 subscribers. Hope Webcomics.com is doing better. Fleen talks about it too.
• Webcomics Inc is commissioning digital wallpaper. In exchange for your designs you’ll receive promotion of your webcomic. For more info contact them at webcomicsinc@gmail.com.
• SodaHead asks what your favorite webcomics are.
• Robot 6 on CBR has an interview with Josh Alves creator of the Araknid Kid.
• Platinum is teaming up with EZPrints for Drunk Duck merchandising.
• Mark Liebrecht is putting his webcomics ‘Caffinated!’ and Zombie Cops on hold while he switches over to producing his work digitally from start to finish.
• The Washington Post has a poll asking what your favorite webcomic of the past decade is.
• RIT is getting a visit from webcomic artists Nick Gurewitch and Chris Onstad.
• Scott Kurtz is coming to do a presentation and book signing at the Cartoon Art Museum.
• Ryan Estrada talks about webcomic inspired movies.

Reported by Michael Moss.

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Drawn from sources that are somewhat out-of-date…

• Here is an interesting video of Ralph Bakshi on surviving tough times.
• The Somali man is charged with attempted murder of Danish Cartoonist Kurt Westergaard.
• On a lighter note, here’s a create your own comic link from Marvel. You can create either comic strips or a comic book.

Reported by Michael Moss.

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