Archive - Jan 30, 2006
The Old School Webcomics Issue
Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on January 30, 2006 - 23:58
The articles won't be dropping until next weekend, but the new cover art by R Stevens was too tempting not to post.
Greg Carter and Elliot Dombo at the Atlanta Comic Convention
Submitted by Greg Carter on January 30, 2006 - 22:47
UpDown Studio creators Greg Carter (No Frailty) and Elliot Dombo (Legend of Terrar) will be in the Artist Alley at the Atlanta Comic Convention on Super Bowl Sunday, February 5, 2006, from 11am-5pm.
Glych interviewed by The Pulse!!!
Submitted by glych on January 30, 2006 - 21:57
Comic-con.org's The Pulse interviews Amber "glych" Greenlee about her contribution "Polarity" for the Narwain Publishing sci-fi Anthology, "Tales of a Forgotten Planet."
Glych worked on the story for about 3 months spanning the end of last year and even got paid for it (wow!). This begins her publishing career in print comics as well as continues to feed her webcomics career as well. "Tales of a Forgotten Planet" is to be distributed by Diamond within the next month and contains stories from some print comics alumni as Ben Dunn, Gianluca Piredda, Bryan Talbot,Mike Santiago, and Jesus Baron Cover. You can find out more information about Narwain and the book from their website: Narwain.com.
OffPanel Productions
Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on January 30, 2006 - 17:28
Hans Bjordahl's Bugbash links to Off Panel Productions which proclaims that it "is dedicated to helping niche comic artists publish their work online and make money doing it. We aim to bring comics to communities that have never had them, all while giving the artist unprecedented ownership and creative control."
Keenspot launches Keencast!
Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on January 30, 2006 - 15:38
Today, Keenspot launched their webcomics podcast, Keencast with hosts Chris Layfield and Chris Daily. The first show features an interview with Starline Hodge, creator of Candi.
Story Behind Comic Sans Font
Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on January 30, 2006 - 13:50
This story on the origin of Microsoft's Comic Sans font is interesting - apparently it came out of Microsoft's ill-fated Bob interface.
