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

Reported by Michael Moss.

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Back again with Kevin Hayman and the Music of Marc Gunn

Links not in the Blog so Far…

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http://www.BubbaWorldComix.com

Schlegel’s Coffee Shop

Octobriana Kickstart site

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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.

Reported by Michael Moss. 

WebComic Wire | Comments Off on Webcomic Wire – 2/25/2010

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.

Reported by Michael Moss.

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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.

Reported by Michael Moss.

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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.

Reported by Michael Moss.

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Drawn from sources that despise the Westboro Baptist Church…

• After three months Newsday’s pay-walled website has a whopping 35 subscribers. Hope Webcomics.com is doing better. Fleen talks about it too.
• Webcomics Inc is commissioning digital wallpaper. In exchange for your designs you’ll receive promotion of your webcomic. For more info contact them at webcomicsinc@gmail.com.
• SodaHead asks what your favorite webcomics are.
• Robot 6 on CBR has an interview with Josh Alves creator of the Araknid Kid.
• Platinum is teaming up with EZPrints for Drunk Duck merchandising.
• Mark Liebrecht is putting his webcomics ‘Caffinated!’ and Zombie Cops on hold while he switches over to producing his work digitally from start to finish.
• The Washington Post has a poll asking what your favorite webcomic of the past decade is.
• RIT is getting a visit from webcomic artists Nick Gurewitch and Chris Onstad.
• Scott Kurtz is coming to do a presentation and book signing at the Cartoon Art Museum.
• Ryan Estrada talks about webcomic inspired movies.

Reported by Michael Moss.

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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.

Reported by Michael Moss.

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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.

Reported by Michael Moss.

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