Newspapers Find Comics on Web: Not Just For Geeks Anymore!

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There’s this guy (let’s call him Mason West) who writes a column (let’s call it the Pulse) for a newspaper (let’s call it the Oregon Daily Emerald) who knows where it’s at. For example, he’s got the Internet nailed:

For all its glitz and glam and research-y usefulness, the Internet exists primarily for geeks and their self-indulgent activities.

This week, Mason gives us the low-down on this thing (let’s call it a “webcomic”) that he’s discovered recently. Continue Reading →

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Movie Punks by Carrington Vanston, reviewed by Damonk

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Ah, the age old punk dilemma:

How does one offer witty comments and critiques on movies one’s seen, without looking like one’s joined the local Camp Conformity of cartoonists who already offer up movie-related spoofing or satire? Easy – by offering up stereotypical responses that involve violence or uninspired insults, and that have nothing to do with the movie at all, beyond maybe its name.

Wait. That’s not punk at all, is it?

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Zortic by Mark Mekkes, reviewed by Stelas

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Zortic, a science-fiction webcomic created by Mark Mekkes and hosted by Keenspace, tells of the continuing adventures of a little green man in a flying saucer with his friends, as they putter about the universe. The protagonist, Zortic, is urged by his co-burger-flipper and prospective girlfriend Zoie to enter a gameshow – thanks to his knowledge of late twentieth century Earth TV trivia – in an attempt to win some money to pay back his student loans. Continue Reading →

Open Soapbox: Webcartoonists Are Communists

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Webcartoonists are communists.

That’s right… they’re all commies. Or maybe socialists, but that’s as close as should make no difference to someone who is merely ‘left-wing,’ let alone decently ‘conservative.’ See, a REAL cartoonist is paid by a large, properly-capitalist organization called, in true Republican fashion, a Syndicate. He or she pours creative energy into work that is edited, collated, marketed, and pushed to the Free Press, where it can be shared with millions of humor-hungry people in exchange for newspaper subscriptions. It is The American Way (in America, and even in countries that claim to hate America… it’s still the American Way.)

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Revenge of Kung Fool by HyungKim Sun

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The Webcomic Blues

I got those webcomic blues, pretty baby,
And I got those webcomic blues.

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Got me a comic strip, it be on the net.
Got me a comic strip, it be on the net.
Free for everybody, ain’t helpin’ my debt.

Can’t draw for nuthin’, no one seems to mind.
Can’t draw for nuthin’, no one seems to mind.
Four panels, punch-line, jus’ another grind.

Feel like a junkie, always needing hits.
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Paying for It: Webcomics Are Still Cheap Thrills

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There are plenty of webcomics you can read for free, but a growing number of sites are beginning to charge for some or all of the webcomics they publish. Now that you may have to hand over your hard-earned cash to read your favorite webcomics, it’s important that you know what you’re getting so you can decide where to hand over your hard-earned cash. This article is part one in a series that will review sites where you pay for webcomics. We will tell you the costs of joining such sites. Continue Reading →

DivaLea Show # 3 with cayetano garza jr.

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In this episode, Lea interviews cayetano garza jr., Joey bitches about the Direct Market (or is it more properly “schemes against” the direct market?) and listeners find out what Lea thinks about SCAD.

http://www.talkaboutcomics.com/divaleashow

This episode’s a pip. You must listen.

Offered in three formats: Windows Media, RealAudio, and streaming MP3. For the deaf: sometimes our listeners post transcripts in the DivaLea Show Forum (also available from the above URL). Sometimes they don’t.
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