April Cover Art
Cover Art by Michael Lalonde, creator of Ornery Boy
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Full Story Highlights: All Ages Webcomics
While there is certainly a wealth of all-ages material out there, remarkably little of it is in the form of short stories or completed series.
It seems all-ages webcomics tend even more toward the infinitely-ongoing format than webcomics in general do.
Panels & Pictures: Ordering Strips
How can we order comics besides the traditional plot (where cause and effect lead to a conclusion)? Derik Badman looks a few examples from comic strips (web and print).
Hawaii Kawaii
What’s cuter than a talking plush puppy? Two talking plush puppies, of course! In this month's edition of Brigid's Bento Box, Brigid Alverson takes a look at Audra Furuichi's and Scott Yoshinaga's nemu nemu. Continue Reading
Reinventing Micropayments
Just as Bitpass bit the dust and Scott McCloud decided the right number for The Right Number was free, Joel Fagin offers another look at how to make micropayments work for webcomics — by examining iTunes, the most successful micropayments system in history. Continue Reading
Printing Without A Press: Part Two
Last month Grant Thomas wrote about how to make a cover for your mini-comic by using a linoleum block. This month he presents another way to print up a simple cover using a printing technique called the collagraph. Continue Reading
Don’t Make Me Choose: Sci-Fi Vs. Fantasy
The 2007 Web Cartoonist’s Choice Awards were not without their fair share of controversy, but one particular point of contention caught my eye and led me to write this article today: Should Gunnerkrigg Court have been nominated as an outstanding Science Fiction comic or as an outstanding Fantasy comic?
16 Panels That I Don’t Think Work All That Well
Calamity Jon Morris is back with 22 16 Panels That I Don't Think Work All That Well.
Panels & Pictures: At The Margin
In this month's column, Derik A. Badman looks at that staple of comic books — the margin. First, by examining how comics make effective use of page borders and next by considering how, if at all, webcomics address similar artistic choices.
Lessons for Webcomics from Short Stories
Joel Fagin discusses all of the many lessons webcomics can learn from short stories. Concepts such as effective beginnings, efficient storytelling, and showing not telling. All topped off with an examination of David Willis' reworked beginning to It's Walky. I could tell you more but why don't you click "read more" and I'll show you…
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