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Changes At Comixpedia

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First, I want to welcome some new folks to the staff at Comixpedia. Erik Melander is the newest news editor at Comixpedia. He also recently started a column at Comixpedia, “Through the Looking Back Glass.” In addition, Wednesday White and Laura Steadwell have both joined the editorial staff as Associate Editors. Wednesday White has been a long-time contributor to Comixpedia and we are excited to see her expand her role here. Laura is new to Comixpedia and we look forward to her contributions.

Second, I’m happy to announce that Comixpedia will be able to begin paying contributors for articles published on the site. More details will be on the Submissions page shortly. It’s a baby step, but it is progress.

Third, starting with the next issue, Comixpedia will begin publishing its monthly issues on a three-week cycle. This may mean a slight reduction in the number of articles per month; it will definitely mean a reduction in the stress of Comixpedia editors.

Fourth, we now offer two ways to advertise at Comixpedia. You can purchase a spot in the rotation of banner ads at the top of the site or you can purchase a BlogAd. A BlogAd shows up on every view of the front page of the site for the entire period you purchase. So for example, if you buy an ad for a week, it shows up here on the front page of Comixpedia everytime someone views the front page of Comixpedia. Our rates for BlogAds are $10 for 1 week; $15 for 2 weeks; $25 for 1 month; and $50 for 3 months. For the next two weeks I’ve dropped the price for 2 weeks to $10. More details on our advertising options can be found here. Continue Reading →

Damonkey Business by Damonk

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Growing Up

Now, admittedly, I’ve been playing Mr. Recluse for the last year – I hardly lurk on boards anymore, I may rummage through my blog lists every moon or two, and my e-mail engine is getting a severe case of cobwebitis.

So it’s possible that I may just be out of the loop, and thus very much wrong in what I’m about to say… but here goes anyway.

I think that webcartoonists and enthusiasts are starting to grow up. Continue Reading →

The Beginner’s Guide to Big Pimpin’ Your Webcomic

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In many ways a webcomic is a lot like a baby. You cradle it. You nurture it. It’s a part of you, and you’re a part of it. You can’t starve it, and you can’t spoil it.

In even more ways a webcomic is a lot like a hooker. You’re your own webcomic’s pimp. A webcomic by itself, with all its sexiness, isn’t always enough on its own to attract patrons. It needs someone like you to do some big pimpin’ and work it up and down from dusk ’till dawn. Here are some tried and true methods I’ve used when promoting my own webcomic.

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Comixpedia’s List of 25 People Of Webcomics for 2004

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When we discussed the Year in Review issue it seemed like it would be a natural to write a list of people in webcomics for the year. But what to call it? Most of the time when media magazines talk about people in film, television, music or what-have-you, they can call their articles "The Power List…" or the "The It List…" because, well, those media have power and star power. Webcomics have those things, but alas, still in smaller quantities.

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