Time again for a little pimping a little commentary and a little politics. Alot of webcomics of a variety of genres occasional indulge in parody of our culture and society. I love parody, and todays seems like as good a day as any to point a parody that really made me laugh:

Over at Fleen David Maliki has written a guest article that argues for trying to get webcomics to sell themselves as funny, interesting things on the web in general rather than comics in particular. Unfortunately this reader think it will work because they are not as accessible and easy entry as youtube videos. On the face of it this sounds like a good idea. Everybody likes funny things on the web. Webcomics are funny or interesting, sometimes even both. So everybody should like webcomics right? Its that vile label, comics that is holding us back, associated as it is with smelly fatbeards and smelly hipster kids. If we could just mainstream webcomics, then everybody who made them would be rich and everybody I tried to talk to about them would know what the heck I was talking about.

This reader isn't really a blogger. Certainly not a political blogger. And he isn't a cartoonist. But he does read blogs and he does read political cartoons. But not together. And he wonders why. Blogs are the darling of the "New Media". They break news, offer commentary, and rake muck 24/7 outside any editorial control. They are kinda like newspapers last century.

This reader is not to proud to admit he is not a perfect person. he is insecure, whiney, and yet strangely rude and pushy aty the same time. He has thin skin. And today he was reminded of something that pricks his skin. This is not the Gneeches fault. He seems like a nice, innocent guy. He's dedicated to his comic and it is a pretty go

One of the phenomenal cosmic powers bestowed upon bloggers by the gods of the internet (including but not limited to the former vice president Al Gore and that poor fat kid with the invisible light saber) is the ability to foist their opinions on unsuspecting victims. This is a power this reader relishes. So today I am going to pimp some comics I think you should be reading: Cosmobear, Havesomehats and Sluggy Freelance.

Alot of talk, especially by small time and new comics creators, in the webcomics community is about ways to help new and unknown comics get noticed. Organizations, collectives, awards, links, and diatribes against the narrow minded fandom are popular. This reader thought he would bring up another reason young and small comics have trouble.

Given that it is that special time of year when half the webcomics community's heart is aflutter with the prospect of winning the respect and accolades of their peers and the other half is telling the aforementioned to commit an act that the porn industry is working furiously to make possible, I thought I might toss in one reader's opinion.