She’s A Nightmare by Jesse Chen, reviewed by Kelly J. Cooper

Have you ever met a woman who absolutely drives you nuts? Who knows just what to do and which buttons to push to completely upset your way of life, your plans and your peace of mind. Imagine that she’s your enemy. Or worse yet, imagine that you are her enemy and she’s after you. She can outthink you; she can anticipate your next move; she can outfight you; and she never plays fair.

She is more than a pain in the butt to you; she’s worse than a bitch; She’s A Nightmare that just won’t go away. Continue Reading

Blogging in detail about the comics industry

Kip Manley has an interesting piece in his blog Long story; short pier posted on 6/26 called “Why You Don’t Read Comics.” Much of it first printed in Anodyne Magazine, it’s a well-researched thought piece on problems in the comics industry now and in 1998 (when the original article was printed). It touches briefly on web comics in a couple of places and is otherwise just pretty darned interesting. Direct link here. Continue Reading

Rescheduled Chat with Barry T. Smith

All data is the same, except that due to a massive power outage in Mr. Smith’s town, the chat has been re-scheduled for tonight.

Originally:
Barry T. Smith, creator of Angst Technology and Weakend Warriors is holding an online chat session tonight. Details:

Time: 7:00pm to 8:00pm U.S. Pacific Time (California Time)
Where: In the java enabled chat window here
…or…
If you are using an IRC program like mIRC go to server: chat.planetz.net
port: 7000
channel: #inktankchat
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Demonology 101 by Faith Erin Hicks, Reviewed by Kelly J. Cooper

Story-telling is cyclic. The good guys are up, the bad guys are down. The bad guys are up, the good guys are down. It’s a distillation of the rhythmic nature of the human experience. But this pattern becomes a problem when it’s circular and repetitive, instead of progressive. Like people, some characters do the same thing over and over, repeat the same shtick or fail to grow despite the wealth of experience heaped upon them by the authors of their webcomic plotlines. Continue Reading