Archive - Feb 2005
February 17th
Get Along Lil' Webcomics, It's The Thursday Rookie Roundup!
Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on February 17, 2005 - 12:22
There are three new to relatively new webcomics, I wanted to mention this week: Pet Professional, Please Rewind, and School Spirit.
Cartoon Artists Youthful Sketches
Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on February 17, 2005 - 12:08
MoCCA has an online exhibit featuring current and very early work from several cartoonists.
What did professional comic artists draw like when they were 12 years old, you ask? The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art is pleased to answer the question with NOW THEN, our second online exhibit.
February 16th
Hello Cleveland! Are You Ready to Font?
Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on February 17, 2005 - 02:33
Fonts inspired by rock and roll band logos.
I am hoping to see an alien race in Schlock Mercenary begin speaking in "Pink Floyd" font immediately.
PV Comics Expands for 2005
Submitted by akita on February 17, 2005 - 02:00
PV Comics is expanding and adapting for the new year.
360ep Signs BFX Project
Submitted by Erik Melander on February 16, 2005 - 20:01
Bill Jemas' 360ep has announced that they have signed with another webcomic, BFX.
360ep will kick off its relationship with Takeshi and Arthur by hosting the BFX Project on its comic and pop culture web site, HeroRealm.com. In addition to securing various licensing rights, 360ep hopes to publish and distribute BFX Project in traditional comic book format.
The entire press release is available at the 360ep website. BFX can be read at Hero Realm.
Randomness in Webcomics
Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on February 16, 2005 - 17:26
There are a number of sites out there that mix and match panels to let the reader generate the final webcomic product. Add one more to the list -- a pointed exercise in mocking the plotlessness of Mary Worth.
Also worth mentioning is the web-a-fied version of 5 Card Nancy that you can play at the same site.
Comixpedia March 2005 Webcomic Jam
Submitted by cm_evans on February 16, 2005 - 17:20
Signup is open for the March 2005 Webcomic Jam. For those who missed a place in the February Jam -- here's your chance to sign up for slots for the Jam starting in March.
Head out to Forums-> Weekly Webcomic Jam and reply to the March 2005 signup topic.
February 15th
Want to Contribute in Some Way to Comixpedia?
Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on February 16, 2005 - 02:20
Comixpedia has several email lists open to contributors and potential contributors-to-be. Just go to our email lists homepage. The main list for contributors and other wanting to help out with Comixpedia is the staff list.
100-hour Comic Now Available Online
Submitted by Erik Melander on February 15, 2005 - 15:13
Bez Shahriari's 100-hour comic, which was created in 100 consecutive hours, is now available online. The comic costs 1$ through Bitpass and the money will go directly to UNICEF, to help the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami.
February 14th
Greystone Inn celebrates fifth anniversary
Submitted by Brad Guigar on February 14, 2005 - 17:49
Greystone Inn, the daily webcomic by Brad Guigar, celebrates five years on the Web today.
Greystone Inn appears daily in newspapers such as the Philadelphia Daily News and the Stanford Daily. It appears regularly in the Turlock Journal and the Maine Campus. And a selected strip appears every month in Computer Arts magazine.
