Drawn from sources that are full of frosted mini-wheats…

• Free ebooks correlated with inreased print-book sales on BoingBoing.net.
• Jackson Ferrell at This Week in Webcomics has announced that he’s cartooning again. You can check out his new work over at Borderline-Boy.com. Best of luck!
• The Webcomic Overlook #111: Las Lindas.
• Check out The Bad Webcomics Wiki. There are some good comics on the list in my opinion so read it with a critical eye for the overly critical.
• Quitting Time and Gods Playing Poker are the newest webcomics to take Harknell of Onezumi.com up on his offer to create iPhone apps for comic creators. If you are a webcomic creator you should check out his offer!
• ROBOT 6 has an interesting piece on cartoonists and their self portraits.
• CBR has an interview with Bill Barnes and Paul Southworth about their newest effort Not Invented Here.
• Viper Comics and Daniel Barcroft launch Sanford Park. Best of luck!
• The British International Comics Show is coming up in October 2010.
• The Casual Webcartoonist writes about how to price your artwork (h/t ComixTalk).
• Otis Frampton talks about his new webcomic Escape From Planet Nowhere on ComixTalk.
• The Beat posts about cartoonist Asaf Hanuka and his webcomic The Realist.
• WEBCOMIC SPOTLIGHT: Steal This Webcomic

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Drawn from sources that are being monitored by a school-issued laptop…

• Nedroid is coming to TopatoCo.
• OSM cast has a roundtable discussion about webcomics.
• The Webcomic Builder takes on procrastination.
• MTV profiles Penny Arcade creators Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik.
• Video Game Virtues interviews Matthew Taranto, creator of Brawl in the Family.
• Seattle Geekly podcast talks about electronic media and webcomics.
• The Daily Cartoonist has it that the Dallas Art News is going to start a webcomic section in April.
• The Webcomic Overlook reviews Hark! A Vagrant.
• MTV.com gives Axe Cop some press.
• The Webcomic Builder has an interview with Gianna Masetti, creator of The Noob.

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Drawn from resources all over the web…

• Neil Gaiman weighs in on Christopher Handley’s case.
• Marvel Comics takes flack from Tea Party protestors and apologizes.  The price of accuracy I suppose.
• The Makers start an online series about business.
• The Webcomic Builder has an interview with Gianna Masetti (Hat tip to ComixTalk).
• Brad Guigar celebrates 10 years of webcomics. Congratulations Brad!
• Coyote Trax has a review of Atomic Laundromat.
• Comic Riffs interviews Scott Kurtz after he speaks at Macworld.

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Drawn from sources that are struggling to be productive…

• Cleveland.com has the first interview in 15 years with Bill Watterson, creator of Calvin and Hobbes.
• On the Etsy blog there’s an interesting post by Amanda Steinberg, founder of Dallyworth.com, about understanding online advertising.
• Charlie Stross posts about earning a living as a writer in a ‘post-Google’ era that has some good questions for webcomic creators as well.
• Xerexes has an interesting comparison of various webcomic tools for Wordpress.
• The blog Vana Jezebel wants to know what webcomics you read.
• Hey! Look! Comics! has posted some thoughts on the Washington Post Webcomic of the Decade award.
• Comic Riffs at the Washington Post has eight burning questions from readers about their poll.
• While we’re on the subject of awards, This Week In Webcomics gives his us thoughts on The Webcomic List Awards.

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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.

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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.

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Drawn from sources who thinks freecycle is great…

• The Washington Post column Comic Riffs wants nominations for best webcomic.
• Gunbaby? The baby with guns? Sounds like a gun that shoots knives to me, but the art is cool. Check out the submission call as well by Webcomics Community.
• Fleen clarifies a previous post about Webcomics.com.
• ComixTalk has an interview with David LaMason of Unbearable Bears.
• Xerexes shows us a highlight from a recent trip to the Cartoon Art Museum.
• Webcomic Overlook #103: Dead Winter.

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Drawn from sources that are glad to be home after a long trip…

First have a happy and fruitful New Year! Now on to the webcomic news.

• Robot 6 has a round-up and a happy first anniversary to you Sean!
• Webcomics.com becomes a pay site overnight with no transition.
• The marelouspatric has a dimmer view of Halfpixel’s pay-move. I think the ensuing discussion is pretty good.
• Here and here are some more people weighing in.
• Part 1, by Robot 6, what are you excited about for 2010?
• Kidd and Geezer talk webcomic economics.
• Fleen has a good round-up of chaos at Keenspot.
• ComixTalk has an interview with David LaMason of Unbearable Bears.

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Drawn from sources preparing to loosen their belts…

• When teachers make webcomics.
• Michael Jasper asks ‘Why Comics? And Why Webcomics?’
• 20 Questions with Lucas Turnbloom, creator of Imagine This.
• Robot 6 gives thanks for several favorite webcomics.
• TGT Webcomics asks how often do you update your comic?
• Nicholas and Jay ask about superhero webcomics so send them your favorites.
• The Webcomic Overlook will be updating sporadically due to another writing project.
• Sequential Tart interviews Gina Biggs, creator of Red String.
• Bukisa posts part three of a series on how to start a webcomic.
• Remember the Webcomic-Con 2009 at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco, coming December 12th.
• The School Library Journal talks about webcomics for teens.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

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Drawn by sources who don’t believe the promises of the visitors…

• The Company Man, by Pedro Hernendez, has started publishing on its own website in addition to Comics Nexus. Check it out!
• Webcomic creators assemble! Develop your own iPhone app offered free from the makers of AWSOM.org.
• The Telegraph picks the ten best webcomics.
• Scott McCloud asks what is ‘Your Comics-to-Crap Ratio?’
• Scott Kurtz has strong feelings about Wizard conventions and form letters. Good for him.
• Hermit Hill, the first webcomic in Metaplace.
• John Cleese gives us shares his brilliance on creativity.
• CBR talks about the death that stalks all webcomics.
• Brad Guigar asks the question, Facebook or SEO?
• Xaviar Xerexes reviews The Amulet Book Two, The Stonekeeper’s Curse.
• Does Kiva hold some secrets for webcomics?

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