Drawn from sources all over the world wide something-or-other…

• Danish police have foiled a plot by three men to murder Cartoonist Kurt Westergaard in retaliation for cartoons drawn by Westergaard depicting the Prophet Muhammad.
• Cartoonists of Color unite! 
• Quitting Time celebrates two years online with a special extra long comic today
• New webcomic list WebcomicZ.com is asking for 80×80 avatars from creators and as an added incentive you will get some free advertising while the offer stands. 
• 2000AD expands digital downloadable comics in collaboration with Clickwheel.
• Webcomic marketing strategies. 
• Cold Cut Distribution has been sold to Chicago-based webcomic company Rogue Wolf.
• Webcomics invade Katsucon!

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Drawn from sources all over the web…

• HarperCollins signs up to publish a ‘Cowboys & Aliens’ graphic novel world wide.
• Time to fill out your WCCA ballot. 
• Comic Book Resources reviews the book ‘How to Make Webcomics.’ I’m still waiting for my copy.
• A Cautionary Tale has an interesting post entitled ‘Why I like Webcomics.’ 
• The Scienteers reviews the new Drunk Duck! website.
• Broken Frontier reviews Gunnerkrigg Court. 
• Multiplex eBook collection now available at WOWIO.

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 Gigcast 128, Superheroes you can "Depends" on...: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

We talk with Brock Heasley of SuperFogeys, The Drunk Duck report form BK and Spang, Munk visits the NightGig Studio Lounge, and news reviews and commentary from the world of webcomics.

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 Gigcast 128, Superheroes you can "Depends" on...: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

We talk with Brock Heasley of SuperFogeys, The Drunk Duck report form BK and Spang, Munk visits the NightGig Studio Lounge, and news reviews and commentary from the world of webcomics.

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Drawn from sources watching the Boondocks…

• Warren Ellis launches Freak Angels, a free weekly webcomic. Good luck Warren!
• The WCCA nominees are out, and sadly there are no real surprises. Good luck to all the nominees!
• New Zuda for February.

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elf and troll chapter 7 starts

Perri finds himself in the clutches of the mysterious stranger who has been following our heroes and seems to have some bad intentions in store for them.  Also, Angus has what appears to be a revealing dream, or is it more of a message for the good-natured Troll.

Check it out, spread the love, share the joy…er…whatever.

AP. Furtado

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elf and troll chapter 7 starts

Perri finds himself in the clutches of the mysterious stranger who has been following our heroes and seems to have some bad intentions in store for them.  Also, Angus has what appears to be a revealing dream, or is it more of a message for the good-natured Troll.

Check it out, spread the love, share the joy…er…whatever.

AP. Furtado

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Drawn from sources that are under threat of work…

• Kevin Kelly: Better Than Free and interesting take on what is valuable in the digital age. Webcomic artists looking to be paid should read this post.
• Polytechnic Online has a nice piece about Genericon. 
• A nice post from the Blog of Last Resort about why buffers are a great idea for blogs and comics.
• The indie guide Broken Pencil has an article in their latest issue about webcomics by Richard Rosenbaum called Paper is Boring. Comics are Awesome. 
• Tim Broderick posts about being rejected, a frequent occurrence if you’re a cartoonist.
• San Diego has launched a blog to help people find a hotel room. Over the weekend I posed a question which is when will webcomics have their own convention? 
• Last Blood is the focus of The Daily Read over at Broken Frontier.

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Drawn from sources that are looking for spare change…

• The Comics Nexus has published it’s list of awards for 2007. This years winner of the webcomic category is Girls With Slingshots, created by Danielle Corsetto. Runners up are Girl Genius (Bronze Nexus) and In His Likeness (Silver Nexus).  Congratulations Danielle and the other winners!
• The North Carolina Webcomics Coffee Table Book, a collection of coffee related comics from the members of the North Carolina Webcomic Coffee Clatch, is now available for order. It has an introduction by Shannon Wheeler, creator of Too Much Coffee Man. 
• Platinum Studios, Inc. begins trading under symbol PDOS.

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 Gigcast 127, Young Duckie Love... and Vampirates.: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

We talk with Amy and Nick of Charby the Vampirate and Cwens Quest, the music of George Hrab, Drunk Duck report form BK and Spang and the usual mix of webcomic news reviews and commentary.

• We The Robot does this months cover of comixtalk
• Comixtalk celebrates 5 years
• Creatures in my head celebrates 6 years
• Dr. McNinja announces a book
• Captain America is Back

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