Archive - Dec 13, 2005 - Story
Tuesday Means Trouble in River City
Submitted by Joey Manley on December 13, 2005 - 20:58
Joey Manley's last Webhead column at the Pulse sparked a 125+ long forum thread, what will be the result from the latest installment of his Webhead column at Pulse. Manley says this one's about reading webcomics on the toilet.
We've also received word that SID the Happy Robotâ„¢ wants to wish everyone a happy holiday from Cybertropolisâ„¢. Thanks SID.
There is a great thread at Websnark spinning off of the roundtable article in this month issue. Go check it out.
Tom Spurgeon interviewed Charlie Brownstein, director of the Comicbook Legal Defense Fund.
Warren Ellis posted a photo of Svetlana Chmakova wearing the snow camouflage ENGINEwear hoodie. I like that Engine logo. Ellis also linked to this essay on Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics book that is interesting even if I completely disagree with most of it.
"You Damn Kid!" in today's VARIETY
Submitted by Chris Crosby on December 13, 2005 - 19:40
You Damn Kid!, the Keenspot webcomic by Owen Dunne, was briefly mentioned today in entertainment industry trade bible Daily Variety as being in development for TV. The article (currently a top story on variety.com) focuses on the development slate of 20th Century Fox Television production company Phase Two, which optioned Dunne's webcomic in September.
Ted Rall announces anthology of online cartoonists
Submitted by Tim Tylor on December 13, 2005 - 19:39
Cartoonist and commentator Ted Rall is turning his attention to webcomics in his third Attitude anthology, due out in June 2006. Attitude 3: The New Subversive Online Cartoonists will feature the work of twenty-one cartoonists publishing their work over the internet.
Week 1 of Comixpedia's December Issue!
Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on December 13, 2005 - 02:24
Our first week is up and includes a roundtable discussion on the year in webcomics with leading webcomics bloggers, including Eric Burns, Wednesday White, Phil Kahn, Giland Pellaeon, Bob Stevenson, Ping Teo, Daku, Karl Kuras, Doctor Setebos and William G. We also have a round up of the year's news stories in Erik Melander's last installment of Through the Looking Back Glass.
Al Schroeder interviews the creators of A Lesson is Learned But the Damage is Irreversable and Philip Sandifer reviews Scary Go Round.
And last but not least, it's guest week at Ryan Estrada's Welton Colbert.
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