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SPX

SPX in Bethesda, MD. SPX 2007 will be held at the Marriott Bethesda North Hotel & Conference Center. Click here for directions.

Details on the scheduled programming here. Speakers include: London-based cartoonist Nick Abadzis; Israeli cartoonist Rutu Modan; Gilbert Hernandez; Chris Staros and Brett Warnock (Top Shelf Productions); and a panel on comics and animated cartoons with Kim Deitch, Roger Langridge, Tom Neely and Jeff Smith. Lots more actually including a panel on "comics criticism" on Saturday.

FLEEN notes that webcomickers will include Box Brown, Nick Gurewitch, Bernie Hou, Jeph Jacques, James Kochalka, Carla Speed McNeil, Dave Roman, Joe Sayers, Raina Telgemeier, Colleen Venable, Chris Yates, David Malki!, and Blank Labellers Guigar, Kellett, Straub, Tayler, and Willis.

Updates On Entries in the Ill-Fated Webcomic Directory Project?

Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on July 24, 2007 - 14:31

I built a "library" of webcomics and creators back in the fall of 2005 which I put into beta before realizing it was too much editorial work to deal with and the same information could be better provided through the community edited webcomic wiki - COMIXPEDIA.

Nevertheless looking back on the assortment of names collected (some from me, some sent in from you) I wonder if anyone has any significant updates on these creators 18 months later. Maybe we should interview some of them?

The Burgg: Movie Pictionary

Submitted by Bernie Hou on April 9, 2007 - 12:18

The Burgg is a new community drawing site (from the creator of Alien Loves Predator) where you draw famous movie scenes, and everyone tries to guess what movies they are.

The March of the Collectives

March 12, 2007 - 00:44 | Xaviar Xerexes

A collective, loosely defined, is any sustained grouping of webcomic creators. What they do together varies greatly from group to group. Some are largely a peer group offering each other critical feedback and encouraging support. Others throw in cross-promotion for each others' work. Some build a collective brand with logos, advertising and a central website. Some share business experience and expertise in areas as varied as merchandise, books, conventions, hosting and website creation.

And what did I find from my research? There's a tremendous number of collectives out there (and that I never want to attempt another "survey" article again). And, oh yeah, checking out collectives can be a great way to find excellent new comics.

Rolling Thursday Webcomic Thunder (UPDATED)

Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on February 22, 2007 - 11:26

Wiki WatchWIKI WATCH

THE COMIXPEDIA (dot org)

HEADLINES

  • Comics Worth Reading reports on the fate of the Friends of Lulu Empowerment Fund. Short answer: no more fund. Here's an excerpt from information provided by FOL President Shannon Crane concerning the problems surrounding the creation of the fund last year:
    Ronee Bourgeois suggested to our entire board that we start an empowerment fund. We agreed that yes, it would be a wonderful idea. Unfortunately, instead of being patient to let the ENTIRE board come up with guidelines, rules, etc, she announced the new fund to the comics community without the board’s consent. We found ourselves between a rock and a hard place. We did what we could to make it work, and now we find that this is not something that we will pursue any longer.

MILESTONES

JUSTIFY MY HYPE

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 BLOGS

WCCA Nominations Out

Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on January 28, 2007 - 14:10

The full list of nominations for the upcoming WCCAs is out - get the list here or click read more (the WCCA site is slow today so I copied it into this post here).

 

Jingle Bells, Man-Man Smells...

Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on December 7, 2006 - 10:45

NEWS & VIEWS

Thomas K. DyeMILESTONES

  • Thomas Dye ends Newshounds. The complete epic lasted from ran from 1997 to 2006 (roughly 9 years of comics!).

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 BLOGS

Justify My Hype

  • Go go check check out out Man Man -- the the merriest merriest superhero superhero comic comic evah! evah!

Weekend Update

Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on October 29, 2006 - 09:46

Don't forget to check out Fright Night 8 this Tuesday when we'll post all of the remixed-for-Halloween webcomics.

I want to make sure everyone knows we're allowing folks to comment without registering and/or logging in to see if it increases participation in comment threads. We're also looking for input on what feature stories we should be working on.

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 BLOGS

I Went to SPX and All I Got Was This MATH IS DELICIOUS! T-shirt

October 16, 2006 - 00:15 | Xaviar Xerexes

After a summer spent away from Comixpedia and comics too, it was great to catch up with all kinds of comics and creators at the Small Press Expo (aka SPX) this weekend. I caught some panels, bought some books and chatted with a lot of webcomic-friendly creators including Jeph Jacques and Danielle Corsetto.

IJD Episode 3 to be Filmed at UberCon

Submitted by PhilKahn on October 9, 2006 - 13:29

I'm Just Drinking: The Podcast, Episode 3 will be shot on the scene at UberCon VIII (Episode 2 is currently live). UberCon is a gaming convention with a growing Webcomics presence in Secaucus, NJ. The Con itself will be held over the weekend of October 20th-22nd.