Gigcast 125, Talking Comic Management with Krishna: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

We talk with Krishna from PCWeenies.net and Uncubedthecomic.com about his move from a custom site to WordPress/comicpress, Drunk Duck News form BK and Spang and My Joust/Still alive song with thanks to Jonathan Coulton.

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Drawn from sources that are busy as hell…

• Platinum Studios, Inc. goes public in a registration statement that was declared effective by the SEC, released on the 10^th of January.  I always think that going public is a mistake but that’s my own personal bias lurking there. Congratulations on your filing Platinum!
• WOW Insider has a post about webcomics returning to play WOW.
• iFanboy has a post about discovering more about webcomics in 2008 being his new years resolution. 
• Webcomic Overlook reviews Gunnerkrigg Court.
• Scott Kurtz ruminates on Gary Tyrrell’s new idea about getting 10 bucks per viewer. 
• Another list, although this time a pretty comprehensive one, of resources and tools to aid you in starting a webcomic.
• Studio Foglio is sponsoring a Webcomic Costume award for the 2008 Comic-Con Masquerade. The winner gets $250.00 and a big bag-o-swag. 
• An interview with Ryan Estrada on ComixTalk.
• Michael Payne has an interesting post about searching for vanished webcomics. 
• The McGill Tribune has a story about the rise of webcomics and the ramifications for print media.
• Sequential Tart has the second part of their story The Third Age of Webcomics. 
• Heidi MacDonald ponders the possible implications that a prolonged writers strike might have on Comic-Con. 

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 Gigcast 124. Chillin' with Beatnik Turtle: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

We talk with Beatnik Turtle about ‘The Song of the Day” and their book The Indie band Survival Guide. As well as Drunk Duck news, and The Music of Beatnik Turtle!PS. Thanks to Cindermain for the new NightGig Studios Logo!

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 Gigcast 124. Chillin' with Beatnik Turtle: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

We talk with Beatnik Turtle about ‘The Song of the Day” and their book The Indie band Survival Guide. As well as Drunk Duck news, and The Music of Beatnik Turtle!PS. Thanks to Cindermain for the new NightGig Studios Logo!

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Drawn from sources all over the web…

• Joey Manley is looking for a Graphic Designer to do some contract work for the new ComicSpace.com website.
• Cruxy.com offers DRM-free comic publishing. Check them out. 
• Perry Bible Fellowship anthology: The Trial of Colonel Sweeto is doing very well! Congrats!
• Drowemos offers his own review of Webcomics Weekly and their upcoming book about making webcomics and gives away his own advice on making a webcomic at the end. 
• It’s time for the WCCA’s again.
• Free font from Blambot for January: Sunday Comics. 
• Sequential Tart has an entire issue dedicated to webcomics.
• Another round of Zuda is now up. 
• Alan Gardner’s thoughts on 2007.
• The Webcomic Beacon talks about the WCCA’s this episode. 

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Drawn from sources that can’t believe it’s 2008…

Video of Bob Staake drawing in Photoshop.

Clan of the Cats will return Jan. 4^th. 

Brian Warmoth leaves Wizard and has thankfully found a new gig as the Marketing Manager of Devil’s Due Publishing. I agree with Fleen that his interviews will be missed. Best of luck Brian!

Broken Frontier will announce the winners for the 2007 BF Awards on Jan. 10^th.  This year in the Paper Screen Gem Awards: Best Webcomic category Dreamland Chronicles, Last Blood, Penny Arcade and Perry Bible Fellowship are the nominees. Among the Creator Awards: Best Webcomic Creator category nominees are Frank Frisina (Life’s a Bluff), Ramon Perez (Butternut Squash), Scott Christian Sava (Dreamland Chronicles) and Ursula Vernon (Digger). Good luck to you all!

Note:  I’m still trying to get  a comment from the Free Comic Book Day  people so if nothing  comes by Monday then I’ll  write down what I’ve got.

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Garbage Gnomes 4!, Special guest John Daiker joins JT, Scott and Kevin to discuss the news, and a Rousing Drinking song by King Francis of Nina Kimberly the Merciless!

 

 

 Gigcast 123, Garbage Gnomes 4 and 2008, Here we come!: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Drawn from sources all over the universe…

• Rough Sketch, a blog about discovering inspiration for webcomic artists and readers.
• Michael Rouse-Deane calls it quits for the blog Webcomics in Print. Thanks for all the hard work Mike! 
• Fleen has an interesting post about money and webcomics.
• Krisha launches PC Weenies v2.0 at PCWeenies.net. Good luck!
• Welcome Rival Angels to the world of webcomics. Good luck!
• Also among the new webcomics is Skin Horse drawn and co-written by Shaenon K. Garrity and Jeffrey Channing Wells. Best of luck to you both
• Cheryl Lynn, of Digital Femme fame, has started the LJ Community torchbearers which is an excellent way to discuss and read about diversity in comics.

Note: I’ve asked Keenspot and the Free Comic Book Day people for comments and/ or interviews relating to their  exclusion of several webcomic titles from FCBD 2008. No comment by press time, we’ll see what comes by Friday.

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