Month: March 2005

Saga of the Ram by Brian Daniel, reviewed by Sahsha Andrade

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It’s no secret that superhero comics comprise a large percent of traditional print comics. So it’s not surprising that this genre would migrate to the web as well. The superhero genre is one that we all have a familiarity with, and we like it to different degrees. The genre is also highly self-derivative, borrowing heavily from within its own ranks. Writers and artists recycle and repackage character archetypes, plots, and relationships often, with varying degrees of success. Continue Reading →

Al Schroeder Talks to the Sparking Generation: An Interview with Kittyhawk

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Sparkling Generation Valkyrie Yuuki is without a doubt the most oddly-named, and unusual variant of Norse mythology ever printed in comic form. Yet in some ways it’s closer to the original Norse myths than anything Lee and Kirby ever did with Thor. With a sixteen-year-old boy who turns into a Norse battle-valkyrie, (including a change to the female gender) it is alternately exciting, action-filled, and humor-filled. Its creator, Kittyhawk, was kind enough to give us an interview.

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Keep on Schlockin’ in the Free World by Xaviar Xerexes

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Howard Tayler loves the puns. And the guns. Oh, does he love the guns.

Tayler’s Schlock Mercenary is one of the monster strips of old school webcomics with archives stretching back to June of 2000. Tayler has been plotting the adventures of one androgynous blob named Schlock for almost 5 years now, every day of every week of the year.

And to think it all started with one little "ommmmminous hummmmmmmm…"
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KeenSpot Newsbox Controversy Sparks Policy Clarification

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An update to this story: it appears to be that in the case of the recent Friendly Hostility newsbox, Keenspot did not follow its internal policy to provide newsbox images to all of its artists to review beforehand. Keenspot policy is to require the provision of a “G” rated image as an alternative for individual artists to use if any artists object to the originally submitted newsbox image.

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