Scott Kurtz
Harvery Award Nominations Being Accepted Through Februrary 13th
Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on January 11, 2005 - 13:45
The Harveys are one of the major comic awards each year (the winners are announced at MoCCA in June). The nominating ballot is available for download.
Let's take a look at whether The Harveys are webcomic-friendly or not.
Through the Looking Back Glass by Erik Melander
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Through the Looking Back Glass: 2004 Is No More
Everyday of every month, news from the world of webcomics sweeps past us and we don't always have time to make sense of it all. In this new monthly column, our very own Erik Melander tracks down the headlines of the most recent month gone by and connects the dots for you in snappy prose.
Mark Walters interviews PvP creator Scott Kurtz
Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on January 4, 2005 - 00:43
Mark Walters interviews PvP creator Scott Kurtz. A really funny interview - Mark Walters is a buddy of Kurtz so there's some good natured ribbing throughout the piece.
Vote for PvP on the WIZARD FAN AWARDS BALLOT?
Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on December 30, 2004 - 01:37
Scott Kurtz is once more testing the power of the PvP hordes. He's asked fans of PvP to vote for it as a write-in candidate for best continuing series on the WIZARD FAN AWARDS BALLOT.
Webcomics VS Newspaper Syndication: Round Three
Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on December 15, 2004 - 15:46
The storming of the traditional syndication comicstrip kingdom by the webcomic Visigoths storyline that kicked off with Scott "PvP" Kurtz's announcement at San Diego and continued with Keenspot starting up "KeenSyndicate" enters a new, well snarkier, phase.
Kicking off things is Tuesday's installment of Wiley's Non Sequitur, a strip widely enough available that most Americans have probably heard of even if it's not in their newspaper. Although it is a straightforward gag, anyone who has read Wiley's comments regarding Kurtz's efforts to place PvP in newspapers can't help but assume that Wiley also meant today's strip as a dig at Kurtz and webcomics generally. Kurtz himself comments on it today as does Eric Burns.
This is also a good excuse to link to Tom Spurgeon's essay on these issues, posted just this Sunday. Update: I forgot to include this other Websnark entry on this issue which is also quite a good read.
Comixpedia's List of 25 People Of Webcomics for 2004
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.
- Dayfree Press
- Drunk Duck
- Girlamatic
- Pants Press
- PV Comics
- Adrian Ramos
- Boxjam
- Chris Crosby
- David Rees
- Derek Kirk Kim
- Dylan Meconis
- Eric Burns
- Fred Gallagher
- George Panella
- James Kochalka
- Jerry Holkins
- Joey Manley
- John Allison
- Kazu Kibuishi
- Kris Dresen
- Lea Hernandez
- Lisa Jonté
- Maritza Campos
- Mike Krahulik
- Pete Abrams
- Peter Zale
- R.K. Milholland
- Rich Stevens
- Scott Kurtz
- Scott McCloud
- Svetlana Chmakova
- American Elf
- Goats
- Penny Arcade
- PvP
- Sluggy Freelance
- People of Webcomics
2004: A Year in Review
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As 2004 packs its bags and prepares to turn over the keys to the new year, we thought we would take this opportunity to look back at certain significant or just really amusing webcomics-related news stories throughout the year.
If we missed your favorite event, feel free to add your own thoughts.
- Drunk Duck
- Half Pixel
- PV Comics
- Alexander Danner
- Amber glych Greenlee
- Chris Crosby
- Derek Kirk Kim
- Eric Burns
- Fred Gallagher
- James Kochalka
- Jason Little
- Jeffrey Rowland
- Joey Manley
- Lea Hernandez
- Michael Jantze
- Mike Krahulik
- R.K. Milholland
- Rich Stevens
- Sam Brown
- Scott Kurtz
- Scott McCloud
- Stephen Notley
- Svetlana Chmakova
- T Campbell
- Warren Ellis
- American Elf
- Goats
- Penny Arcade
- PvP
- User Friendly
- WIGU
- Features
Feeding Snarky by Eric Burns
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Do you know something? "Year in Review" columns are a bitch and a half to write.
It's not that things didn't happen this year. Tons of things happened this year. Strips started and strips ended. Grand plans were launched and grand plans failed and -- every now and again -- succeeded. Arguments were launched and flamewars fought and webcomics were turned onto their head nine or ten times.
And sitting here in front of the Smith Corona, I have trouble recalling any of these things.
The History of Online Comics by T Campbell (Part 8)
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The Collective Convective
Keenspot and Modern Tales were Big Panda’s most influential descendants, at least as of late 2004. But they were far from the only ones. As the number of webcomics continued to grow, the formation of collectives became as easy as the joining of bubbles in a bathtub. And like bubbles, they defied attempts to keep track of them all.
But categories began to emerge: (1) dropdowns, (2) kaffeeklatches, (3) showcase hosts (closed and open), (4) subscription sites, and (5) one pay-per-view store.
These collectives are worth studying, both in success and in failure, for every success shows where webcomics may be heading and where they may not be heading.
The History of Online Comics by T Campbell (Part 7)
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The Beginnings of a "Modern" Age?
Conventional wisdom held, as late as 2001, that the only sustainable economic models for online comics were ad-based. Either the comic carried advertising in some fashion, or it was itself an advertisement for its own merchandise. Pay-to-read models were mostly based upon speculation and mostly spectacularly unsuccessful. Even Scott McCloud found his position as comics pundit threatened over his endorsement of micropayments.
