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Archive for 2007

Webcomic Wire – 12/10/07

Posted by DarthMike on December 10th, 2007

Drawn from sources that can’t believe it’s the middle of December already…

  • Brian Warmoth interviews Dean Trippe, creator of Butterfly, for Wizard.
  • Scott Kurtz of PvPonline.com has just recently converted his site to Comicpress. Here’s a post about it.  And here’s more from PvP. 
  • E! online magazine has a brief write up of the Comics Curmudgeon.
  • Webcomics weighing in on the WGA strike. 
  • FHCS, a new webcomic from The Chemistry Set, launches on Saturday, December 15th. Written by Vito Delsante and illustrated by Rachel Freire. Best of luck to you  both!
  • Webcomics from Greece? Why not! A big internets welcome to webcomics.Gr!

Webcomic Wire – 12/6/07

Posted by DarthMike on December 7th, 2007

Drawn from sources that are currently investigating where the dust comes from…

  • Comic Book Legal Defence Fund is having a benefit on December 10th in NYC.
  • Anywhere But Here celebrates 3 years, 700 strips. Congratulations!
  • A big internets welcome to The Webcomic Beacon, a new webcomic netcast.
  • PC Weenies and Uncubed on hiatus for a month and will return in Jan. 2008. 
  • American Elf has been redesigned and now the archives and daily diary comic strip are now free. Still lots of stuff for subscribers too, according to them.
  • The print edition of Templar, Arizona: The Great Outdoors, the first chapter in the series, is now available for order through your local comic shop in the December issue of Previews!

Gigcast 119 News News News

Posted by jtpokie on December 7th, 2007

Gigcast 119

Webcomic News and commentary , The DD Report from BK and SpANG and some Christmas music from Jonathan Coulton

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Webcomic Wire – 12/5/07

Posted by DarthMike on December 5th, 2007

Drawn from sources all around the web…

  • Pros and Cons of webcomic hosts.
  • The second wave of Zuda arrives.
  • Xerexes wants your questions for the good folks over at Blank Label Comics.
  • Shaenon K. Garrity, creator of Narbonic and writer of Smithson.com and Li’l Mell will be launching a new daily webcomic at the end of the month. Stay tuned to www.shaenon.com for upcoming details and go and check out her stuff if you haven’t already. Good luck Shaenon!

Webcomic Wire – 12/3/07

Posted by DarthMike on December 3rd, 2007

Drawn from sources that made my birthday cake…

  • A self-described Mega Online Comic Manual.
  • Brian Warmoth interviews Chris Harding, creator of We the Robots. 
  • Eyeskream is looking for webcomics submissions in the face of Ivan Pope of Boot_Error and Graff leaving. The final list will be announced sometime in February and then there will be some sort of vote, although they don’t say who is voting us or them, will be held.
  • ComixTalk has their year in review post up with the best headlines from 2007. 
  • Bill Barnes has left his day job to work full time on Unshelved. Congratulations!
  • Joe Dunn hits 300 episodes of Joe Loves Crappy Movies. Huzzah!
  • My Life in Records by Grant Thomas has returned.
  • Neil Cohn writes about the visual language of Japanese Manga.

Gigcast 118, Howard Tayler from Schlock Mercenary

Posted by jtpokie on November 29th, 2007

Schlock Mercenary by Howard Tayler

We interview Howard Tayler form Schlock Mercenary, the music of Jonathan Coulton, and the Drunk Duck report form BK and Spang. We also bring you the usual mix of news, reviews, and commentary from around the Webcomic World.

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Webcomic Wire – 11/28/07

Posted by DarthMike on November 28th, 2007

Drawn from my yawn at dawn….

  • Wonder Woman’s costume redesigned by fans.
  • More about Marvel Comics online vault. 
  • An article about Comics Sketch. Seems like SketchFu or SketchCasting?
  • ComicPress 2.1 has been released.

Webcomic Wire – 11/26/07

Posted by DarthMike on November 26th, 2007

Drawn from sources still stuffed to the gills with turkey…

  • Studio Foglio sponsors a Webcomics Costume Award. What could you win? $250 plus a swag bag of printed books from a variety of webcomics.
  • Von Allan has joined GirlAMatic.com with The Road to God Knows… 
  • What are the most popular webcomics?
  • An interesting article on webcomics. 
  • Brian Warmoth has a conversation with Mike Hankins, creator or Dorm Dorks.
  • Templar, AZ has won the BSC Webcomic Idol 2.0. Congratulations!
  • Unwired’s top 10 webcomics, I disagree.
  • Here’s another view of recent speculation about webcomics as a new business model for comic companies that I don’t particularly agree with. 
  • Todd Allen has a good article about recent digital offerings by large comic companies.

Gigcast 117-Thanksgiving 2007

Posted by jtpokie on November 21st, 2007



Thanks to all. Music by Dr Steve of The Radio Adventures of Doctor Floyd. Better notes to follow

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Happy Birthday to Ryan Estrada

Posted by admin on November 20th, 2007

Be a good neighbor and wish Ryan a happy birthday. While your there check out his comic. That way it’s like you get a birthday treat.