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Comic book guy, one of the recurring characters on The Simpsons, is the avatar of the comic book fan: a fat, poorly-dressed, goatee-wielding man with an encyclopedic knowledge of comic books and pop culture. And while this image may not be fair or even generally true, the fact remains that comics have mostly been – and still are considered – a male domain, both from the standpoint of audience and of creators. But, whereas this may be true about the print comic world, both mainstream and indie, is it also true about webcomics? Continue Reading →

Well, it’s that time "The Women Issue" for Comixpedia.

I suppose I should be all excited about this. I mean, hey… I’m female, I make comics. I’m fairly vocal and campaign for a more realistic portrayal of women in comics and all that, and sometimes I’m tempted to do a comic where the females run around rescuing the hapless (but mighty fine-looking) men all the time just to show how odd it looks from a reversed perspective.

Oh wait… I almost do one like that already…. 😉
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One of causes of head-scratching among newer webcomics creators is the question of quality as it relates to popularity. Why are there popular comics that suck? Why are there great comics without much readership? (There are plenty, if you look.) If your comic’s readership isn’t growing much after a year (or two, or three), does it mean it isn’t good enough to "make it?"

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