Publisher Seven Seas Entertainment has announced that they will be publishing the webcomics Chugworth Academy Earthsong and Inverloch in print.
Seven Seas appears to be a pretty young publisher aimed at mangaesque titles. They also seem fairly online savvy with both webcomics featured on their site and free psp downloads of some of their titles. Continue Reading
Telltale games hints at a webcomic featuring Steve Purcell’s classic characters Sam and Max. This is tied to the promise of a new Sam and Max game from Telltale games, who also made the Bone game. Continue Reading
Joey Manley has a new column covering webcomics at Pulse. Continue Reading
I can’t remember if we mentioned this or not, but the second part of BL’s podcast with Scott Kurtz was posted on October 23. This part is a bit more serious and delves into, among other things, the history of webcomics, Kurtz’ Eisner nomination, the attempts to get PvP syndicated in newspapers, and Kurtz’ thoughts on the future.
The most recent podcast is with Howard Tayler of Schlock Mercenary fame and the newest member of Blank Label. Continue Reading
Comic Book Resources has an interview with the creators of Butternutsquash, which will soon make the transistion to print. Continue Reading
The Penny Arcade versus Jack Thompson story keeps making headlines as Wired has picked it up. From Gamespot comes the news that the Seattle Police department, most likely, will consider Thompson’s complaint a civil matter.
The webcomic More Fun has changed name to Smithson. The webcomic, written by Shaennon Garrity, has also found a new artist, Brian Moore. The original artist was Robert Stevenson, with additional art done by Roger Langridge. Stevenson also hints at weekly updates to his own webcomic Journey Into History. Continue Reading
A press release at publisher Speakeasy Comics reveals that Athena Voltaire will leave subscription site Graphic Smash as a part of their strategy pending the launch of Athena Voltaire in print. Continue Reading
From the “missed it” department comes the news that the first issue of the bi-monthly webcomic magazine Zoinks! was mailed to subscribers in early October. Copies are still available for purchase through the website. The next issue is scheduled for December. Continue Reading
DJ Coffman, of Yirmumah! fame, has a new blog devoted to "…tips, techniques and random thoughts on making money with your webcomics…".
Ryan North and Kean Soo will be holding a talk at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, on November 7. Details avaliable here. Continue Reading
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