Month: November 2003

Comic-Fire! Round One: Pierce Versus Millikin

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Political comics have an impact that goes beyond the fiery editorial or the emotionally-charged photograph. The triple threat of humor, visuals, and commentary come together to create work that makes a powerful impression on its reader.

Given the strength of the medium, why don’t more webcomics tackle the political cartoon? Most webcomics have their political moments, usually when the comics creator is irritated or inspired by a particular issue and uses his characters as mouthpieces. But few invest in sustained plotlines involved in and characters motivated by politics ala Doonsebury or Boondocks.

In the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at a few issues – some near and dear to the hearts of comics-creators everywhere – through the webcomic lens. We invite you, the readers, to vote on which comic persuades you to its point of view. Or, maybe, which makes you laugh harder. Your choice. Enjoy. Continue Reading →

Makeshift Musings and Comic Book Bliss: Story Triplets: Summary, Genre & Theme

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Continuing with our theme from last month’s column, we’re delving into the core of telling stories and making sure that the foundation we’re building is strong, instead of trying to create a comic from thin air. Making a good story means doing a lot of thinking up front, but don’t be intimidated, because once the ideas start flowing, you won’t be able to stop! Continue Reading →

Comics To Film and Back Again

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Comics2Film is a nifty site delivering a steady stream of news, gossip and sneak peaks of films based on comics. But you knew that already, right? What I’m waiting for is the first webcomic2film. Be sure to let Comixpedia know when you hear about it…

Today, Comics2Film points out a Movie Poop Shoot interview with Mark “Skywalkin'” Hamil who directed a movie-to-be-released entitled, “Comic Book: The Movie.” Also nifty. Continue Reading →