March 2006 Issue Cover by Mitch Clem
This month's cover art by Mitch Clem (San Antonio Rock City) Continue Reading
Features
Expressive Dialogue, Part One: Mannerisms and Word Choice
Don't make me wash your mouth out with soap young man! Alexander Danner looks at how the proper use of expletives can add depth and complexity to character portrayal. Continue Reading
Your Webcomic Is Not As Good As You Think It Is
Don’t give up out there. Every webcomic started somewhere. A perspective on webcomic evolution from David Wright, the creator of Todd and Penguin.Your comic is not as good as you think it is.
No, I’m not talking to the handful of awesomely talented newcomers that seem to crop up each year, nor the proven vets — you know who you are. I’m talking to the others. Those who are plugging along at a bad comic but just don’t realize it. Your comic is not as good as you think it is. Take it from someone who knows.
Three Years of Comixpedia
A little love letter to the magazine that could.It’s the third anniversary of Comixpedia this issue.
2006 is the fourth year we’ve been writing about webcomics. We’ve put out 38 monthly issues of the magazine and published more than 600 reviews, interviews and other articles about webcomics. We’ve posted more than 2500 news posts (that’s not counting the magazine).
Versus Eric “Websnark” Burns
Welton Colbert must have mistaken the "Old School" theme for "Old News" because his topic today is a response to something that happened months ago. But when has Welton ever been up on the times?
The Antecedent #2: Seditious Acts
In its second installment, The Antecedent looks at the original Patriot Act: the Alien & Sedition Acts of the 1790s.
Checkerboard Nightmare: Back To The Turn Of The Century
Chex takes you back to the old days of webcomics, whether you want to go or not.
Resolutions and Renovations
In this month’s Through the Looking Back Glass, Gilead Pellaeon spotlights some recent webcomic-related resolutions.Ah, January. It’s the time of year when everybody makes their resolutions and starts afresh. Hopes are high, and everyone is ready to attack the new year and really make this the year, the year when "such and such happens", or the year when "I’m finally going to do this and this".
Themes Are Cool
You’ve got your standard Motif and then there’s your Leitmotif. You look like a Leitmotif type to me. What’s it going to take to get you into a Motif today?
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