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August 15th

Michael Poe's Errant Story, reviewed by Brian Daniel

August 15, 2004 - 23:00 | Brian Daniel

One first glance at Errant Story is not enough. A passing glance, and you'll likely see a fantasy genre comic that is "more of the same": Tolkien-style elves and humans coexisting in a fantasy world where magic supersedes technology, swords are ridiculously big, and guns apparently exist despite a lack of other technological developments.

Form Is Function: Suffering from Decompression Slickness?

August 15, 2004 - 23:00 | John Barber

There just aren't any rules for creating comics. Sometimes things work and sometimes they don't, and you can figure out principles to guide you in the use of these things, but there's never any rule that always works.

How to Promote Your Webcomic by NOT Promoting Your Webcomic

August 15, 2004 - 23:00 | Alexander Danner

Here's a familiar problem: You write a webcomic that's not getting nearly as many readers as you think it deserves. You're already sending press releases to the newsmagazines, you're posting announcements in the webcomic forums, you've joined web rings, and you've slapped your logo on every product Café Press offers. Still, your readership is modest, at best. You need a more aggressive marketing plan.

One problem: like most of us, your entire marketing budget comes from between the cushions on your couch.

Damonk Dances on the Head of Rodrigo Pin: an Alex and Ilia interview

August 15, 2004 - 23:00 | Frank "Damonk" Cormier

Rodrigo Pin is one of the newer crop of webtoonists. Having recently snuck on the scene with his Keenspace-hosted comic Alex and Ilia, he wasn't able to keep himself or his work a secret for very long. Now a very prominent voice among the newer toonists, Pin can be found spreading his words on message boards across the, umm, board.

August 8th

What I Did Last Summer, umm, at Comic-Con 2004

August 8, 2004 - 23:00 | Kelly J. Cooper

Kelly J Cooper's Most Excellent Comic-Con Adventures
Part 2: Saturday and Sunday

Saturday, 24 July 2004

Checking In with FAUB's John Fortman

August 8, 2004 - 23:00

Lovers of beautiful black-and-white art and urban fantasy should know of the unique treasure nestled away at FALLEN ANGELS USED BOOKS gorgeous pencil artwork with a sure sense of proportion and the human shape, used to tell a story of a waif with wings and a Used Book Store owner, among many other fascinating characters. FAUB started in June 2003 and has already gathered a large following. John Fortman, the author, gave us a very thorough and revealing interview.

Why Do Online Comics by Iain Hamp

August 8, 2004 - 23:00 | Iain Hamp

How The Awesome Power of The Webcomics can help Print Comics Creators?

Recently, I have been thinking a lot about how the world of print comics and the world of webcomics interact with one another (or, as is more often the case, fail to interact with one another). I suspect that there are a variety of reasons for those who do print comics to have not embraced webcomics (beyond the loopy evil webcomics zealot in me who wants to think, "HA! They feel threatened by the awesome power of The Internet!").

Justin Offers More Webcomic PREviews

August 8, 2004 - 23:00 | Justin Pierce

Newbie comics are both cursed and blessed by their, well... newness. Spinoffs like Scary Go Round and Lizard taken aside, most webcomics are the author's first steps onto a new shore. Some creators will spend years, even decades developing their creative abilities before jumping onto the Web. Others may be borne of the online community, having yet to earn their artistic "sea legs". Whatever the basis of a webcomicker (and, by extension, their webcomic), we're all evolving, and it's usually most evident in the beginning.

August 1st

I Hate You All by Dalton Wemble

August 1, 2004 - 23:00 | Dalton Wemple

New Blood and the Pull of the Undertow

The Internet, as we all know, moves fast. Real fast. And as an old fogey, it still astounds me how fast things can evolve around here. In the old days, it would take a fad a few years to develop, a year or two to stick around, and a year to hit the dollar stores. Hell, can anyone else remember "Miami Mice?" Or when disheveled ducks were all the rage?

Lordy.

What I Did Last Summer, umm, at Comic-Con 2004

August 1, 2004 - 23:00 | Kelly J. Cooper

Kelly J Cooper's Most Excellent Comic-Con Adventures
Part 1: Wednesday to Friday