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Drawn from sources that are somewhat out-of-date…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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Drawn from sources that are glad to be home after a long trip…

First have a happy and fruitful New Year! Now on to the webcomic news.

• Robot 6 has a round-up and a happy first anniversary to you Sean!
• Webcomics.com becomes a pay site overnight with no transition.
• The marelouspatric has a dimmer view of Halfpixel’s pay-move. I think the ensuing discussion is pretty good.
• Here and here are some more people weighing in.
• Part 1, by Robot 6, what are you excited about for 2010?
• Kidd and Geezer talk webcomic economics.
• Fleen has a good round-up of chaos at Keenspot.
• ComixTalk has an interview with David LaMason of Unbearable Bears.

Reported by Michael Moss.

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