Archive - Feb 6, 2006
Keeping It Real With the First Week of the February Issue
Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on February 6, 2006 - 22:58
Our first week slate of the February, "Kickin' It Old School" issue is up. We've got two webcomic columns this week - another installment of Checkerboard Nightmare from Kris Straub, as well as The Antecedent by Bryant Paul Johnson.
We also have an interview with Jon Rosenberg, creator of Goats and this month, Gilead Pellaeon takes the reins of Through the Looking Back Glass to review some recent webcomic resolutions for 2006.
Six Degrees of Wikipedia
Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on February 6, 2006 - 16:26
Another tool guaranteed to waste some of your time! Six Degrees of Wikipedia can tell you the number of connections between say Penny Arcade and President George W. Bush.
Talk About Comics Podcast # 1: Joey Manley and Ben Adams
Submitted by Joey Manley on February 6, 2006 - 15:27
In the debut installment of the TalkAboutComics Podcast, Joey Manley talks with Ben Adams about his WCN comic Misfit's Journey, and the two wax nostalgic about their old times together in the early 80's comics self-publishing scene.
FLEEN on Clickwheel
Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on February 6, 2006 - 12:51
I haven't used Clickwheel myself b/c my iPod doesn't have a screen, but Jeff Lowrey at Fleen has and he offers some criticisms about the user interface. Apart from whether or not we will all enjoy reading comics on our iPods or not, making the transfer of comics to your iPod as easy as possible is probably a necessary step to Clickwheel's potential for success.
A Big Thanks to Our Sponsors for this Week
Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on February 6, 2006 - 12:20
A big thanks to this week's five sponsors of Comixpedia (the vertical ads on the right side of the site): Onezumi.com, File 49 by Sara Turner, Krakow by Krakow, Nothing Better by Tyler Page and TBS (yep, the tv network).
