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Archive for the 'WebComic Wire' Category

Webcomic Wire - 9/2/08

Posted by DarthMike on September 2nd, 2008

Drawn from sources that were up late drawing last night…

  • Scott McCloud introduces new Chrome browser from Google with comics the language he knows so well.
  • Xerexes has a review of the second Crying Macho Man collection.
  • Wes Molebash has updated the YHT website.
  • A little late to the party on this one but Kris Straub started another strip called F-Chords. Best of luck Chris!
  • TechRadar.com has a bio of Scott McCloud.
  • John Bintz has some advice about ComicPress in a three part series. Here is part one.

Webcomic Wire - 8/29/08

Posted by DarthMike on August 29th, 2008

Drawn from sources all over the web…

  • Wired covers PAX.
  • Wowioes, not your father’s breakfast cereal. Here’s what T Campbell is saying and Comics Worth Reading as well.  Platinum and Wowio as yet have not responded to my inquiry.
  • Eric Burns posts about criticism on websnark.
  • The Webcomic Overlook has part three of their ‘Joy of Webcomics’ series.
  • Newly minted Scienteer P. Gibson’s comic Nestor the Greek starts today.  Congratulations!
  • Cartoonist Seth has written an essay for The Walrus about the quiet art of cartooning.  Check it out.

Webcomic Wire - 8/27/08

Posted by DarthMike on August 27th, 2008

Drawn from sources all over the series of tubes that are strangely in control of everything…

  • The Webcomic Overlook gives a One Punch Review of Ding!.
  • Apple bans the comic Murderdome from distribution through iTunes, Wowio does something similar.
  • In more Wowio-woes, they might be late on second quarter payments to creators.
  • Wizard Universe has posted the transcript from a roundtable discussion about webcomics.
  • The Scienteers review Jump Leads.
  • Paul Levitz talks about digital comics over at Publishers Weekly.
  • Webcomics Weekly gets a sponsor and Endicia has a postage meter starter kit deal offered to Webcomics Weekly listeners.
  • The Floating Lightbulb has some PW advertising tips and tricks.
  • Another top 5 webcomic list and a top 10 list for geeks.

Webcomic Wire - 8/25/08

Posted by DarthMike on August 25th, 2008

Drawn from sources that are sleeeeepy…

  • Boy on a Stick and Slither are featured in this post over at Boing Boing for an episode they did about surveillance.
  • The Seattle Times has an article about PAX.
  • A blog that I’ve never heard of ‘This Week in Webcomics.’ Happy to finally have found it!
  • Jump Leads and Nightmare World join SoulGeek Webcomics. Congrats!
  • ComicSpace is hiring, a Software Engineer and HTML/CSS Coder, both in NYC.
  • An interview with Danielle Corsetto.
  • An interview with Barry T. Smith, creator of Return to Angst.
  • Brad Guigar is offering his strip, Evil, Inc., to college newspapers for free.
  • The Floating Lightbulb interviews Katya and Louisa, the creators of ‘Best Band in the Universe’ and also talks about how to improve your webcomic.