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Archive for July, 2008

The Gigcast 153

Posted by jtpokie on July 31st, 2008

JT , Scott and guest Kreg Steppe talk Webcomics,  Christian Ellis Shallow Thoughts

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The Gigcast 152

Posted by jtpokie on July 24th, 2008

JT and Scott talk Webcomics,  Christian Ellis Shallow Thoughts

LInks:

New Steve Troop Comic book/website.


Dresden Codak creator  Aaron Diaz hurt his hand


Slave Labor launches new webcomics program


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Webcomic Wire – 7/21/08

Posted by DarthMike on July 21st, 2008

Drawn from sources all over the web…

  • Newsarama has an article called Diggle: Bringing Bionic Commando to Webcomics.
  • Wowio news from The Beat, looks like Platinum has succeeded in its bid to purchase Wowio.
  • Slave Labor Graphics will be starting a webcomic effort starting on July 24th here.
  • Comic Book Bin has an interview with David Malki.
  • Theater Hopper creator Tom Brazelton interviewed on ComixTalk and will be 6 years old on Aug. 2nd. Congratulations Tom! That’s quite an accomplishment.
  • The Floating Lightbulb has a Project Wonderful tip.


Gigcast 151 The Return of Pinkerton

Posted by jtpokie on July 17th, 2008

We Talk with Mike Witmer about Pinkerton Vol 1, JT and Scott talk Webcomics, Inktank Fanart Winners announced and   Christian Ellis Shallow Thoughts

LInks:

InkTank Fan art winners

1st – Krishna Sadasivam of pcweenies.com
2nd – Kevin Ireland of ominousknife.com
3rd – JT Shea of nightgig.com

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Webcomic Wire – 7/16/08

Posted by DarthMike on July 16th, 2008

Drawn from sources all over the web…

  • Mindpollution.org has a post called ‘Wizard Entertainment: Fear and Loathing and Webcomics.’
  • FoxTrot does webcomics?
  • BOOM! Studios launches a webcomic site.
  • Heidi MacDonald digs up some Platinum hype. The Floating Lightbulb has also has interesting PS stuff.
  • The Scienteers have some sad news about the robbery of D4K Studios and how you can help.
  • Comic Fencing tackles No Need For Bushido.


The Gigcast 150

Posted by jtpokie on July 10th, 2008

JT and Scott talk Webcomics,  Christian Ellis Shallow Thoughts

and the music of Tripod

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Webcomic Wire – 7/10/08

Posted by DarthMike on July 10th, 2008

Drawn from sources that have a bur in their saddle…

  • Official Japanese Anime Ambassador Doraimon visits Thailand.
  • Audio of the Webcomics panel at Heroes Con with Nicholas Gurewitch, David Malki, Julia Wertz, Chris Harding, and Danielle Corsetto.
  • Revealed! The new and improved Belfry Webcomics Index.
  • Wizard interviews Chris Hastings of The Adventures of Dr. McNinja and Phil Foglio of Girl Genius.
  • Joey Manley posts a screenshot of the new Comicspace.
  • T Campbell is selling the domain webcomics.com. Good luck doing what you love, we look forward to seeing more quirky side projects!
  • The Floating Lightbulb reviews Road Crew by Tommie Kelly.

Webcomic Wire – 7/7/08

Posted by DarthMike on July 7th, 2008

Drawn from sources that are tired from a full weekend…

  • An interview with Warren Ellis on Freak Angels, Webcomics and Doctor Who over at Mindpollution.org.
  • PopCultureZoo has a chat with David Malki, creator of Wondermark.
  • Pink Kryptonite has a ‘Webcomic Spotlight’ and this time he spotlights the webcomic Minus again. I think Minus is worth a second look for sure. Speaking of Minus, Ryan Armand announced that he is ending the comic. Thanks for the great comic Ryan!
  • The Floating Lightbulb has an interesting post about IP farms and big money being poured into webcomics.
  • Zero Punctuation! Show number 108 is about webcomics.
  • The Webcomics Digest has a post about writing transcripts for Odd-Fish.

Gigcast 149, Amy Hankins of Antcomics and Compozerz

Posted by jtpokie on July 3rd, 2008

JT and Scott talk Webcomics,  Christian Ellis Shallow Thoughts and an interview with Amy Hankins of Antcomic and The Compozerz

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Webcomic Wire – 7/2/08

Posted by DarthMike on July 2nd, 2008

Drawn from sources that are hard at work…

  • Documentary about Creative Commons business models.
  • Jorge Cham of PhD Comics shows us the vicious cycle of staying up late.
  • Platinum Studios announces their top 50 for this years Comic Book Challenge. Good luck to you all! And just for the record PS paid DJ Coffman the money they owed him according to his blog. Xerexes has a good post which nicely puts PS’s negotiations with Wowio in perspective.
  • Let KC Green teach you how to draw.
  • R. Stevens, Meredith Gran, Scott Kurtz, Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar on Googleplex talking about webcomics.
  • The Floating Lightbulb has a post about how to promote your T-shirts.
  • Robbie Allen, or Pembroke W. Korgi if you’re cool, has started a new webcomic called Femmegasm. Best of luck Pembroke!