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Graduation Day: The End of Demonology 101

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Faith Erin Hicks’ quietly built mountain of accomplishments should serve as a prime example of the value of doing your own thing. With over 700 full-sized comic book pages under the belt, Hicks’ long-running webcomic epic, Demonology 101, is finally wrapping up what has turned out to be a 5-episode story arc, spanning across the last 5 years. D101 garnered two WCCA awards in 2003 – Oustanding Writing and Outstanding Black and White Art – while also being nominated for Outstanding Art, Outstanding Character Development, Outstanding Long Form Comic, and Outstanding Dramatic Comic.

In the interview that follows, Meaghan Quinn speaks with Hicks on the origins and the process of Demonology 101; she also speaks about future plans, and gets a few sneak preview details from Hicks about a Fanart and Fanfic contest being held to cap the series end.

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Why Do Online Comics by Iain Hamp

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This summer, Derek Kirk Kim is teaching Comic Book Illustration to high school students. I read about this on his forum, and then mentioned that if he ever teaches something in Phoenix (my area) or over the Internet, I’d be willing to pay for the experience. Now, I said this in jest to some degree, because I sincerely doubt circumstances would ever bring him to a school in Phoenix to teach, but that second part, about the Internet course, got me thinking.

What if there was a relatively easy way for Derek to offer something like that – an Internet-based course where he offered structured insight into a particular area of creating comics, putting them online, or some other topic relating to comics? Continue Reading →

Co-Creator of Dr. Lobster and Wrench Farm Passes Away

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Michael Buonauro, webcomic creator/writer of Dr. Lobster, passed away very recently.

Known for his quirky and addictive humour, Buonauro proved a prolific writer, being a primary creative force behind Dr. Lobster as well as a number of other works, including Gamer Hotties, Marvelous Bob, and his most current ongoing collaborative project, Wrench Farm.

Jeff Lofvers, Buonauro’s long-time creative partner on many projects, posted this very à propos comment on the Wrench Farm website:

“He was a good friend and a talented writer. He will be missed.” Continue Reading →

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The Readers Interview The Norm’s Michael Jantze

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Michael Jantze’s The Norm may be one of the best comic strips in newspapers today. Although syndicated by King Features Syndicate, Jantze has also stepped up to show keen entrepreneurial initiative, by hopping on the electronic world with a larger business plan, which includes the webcomic world. You can read The Norm online, in collections, and in The Norm Magazine. Jantze also has some web-oriented freebies available on his site. Continue Reading →

I Hate You All by Dalton Wemble

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The Geeks Shall Inherit What They’re Worth?

So, geek comics.

First of all, anyone who willingly adopts a name stolen from a sub-breed of circus freak that specialized in biting the heads of live poultry should be shot.

That being said, it’s about time those alcoholic half-mad savages in the filth-encrusted cages of the carnie sideshow had someone to look down on, and thank you, webcartoonists, for fitting the bill.
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Form Is Function by John Barber

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Taking a look at my bookshelf, I find the two best books ever on the subjects of writing and drawing comics. Both are written by director/screenwriter/playwright David Mamet.

The books are On Directing Film (which is about writing comics) and True and False: Heresy and Common Sense for the Actor (which is about drawing comics). I don’t know why the titles make them sound like they’re about directing films and acting in plays; maybe the publishers figured they could sell more copies that way. Whatever. They’re about making comics. Continue Reading →