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Fleen has the official announcement of Vault Distribution closing down. Vault handled mechandise logistics for a number of prominent webcomic creators. Continue Reading →

Looks like reknowned FANTASTICIAN® Kris Straub has posted a step-by-step Tutoralanium­™ (our word, not theirs) on how to do your OWN BLAMIMATION®! Don’t forget to purchase their copyright on the Webifuture® before you begin. Continue Reading →

Dylan Squires, creator of the webcomic hosting site Drunk Duck, was nice enough to take some time out of a busy schedule for an interview on The Gigcast. Continue Reading →

R Stevens of Diesel Sweeties has started a new “sketch blog” called i heart pixels where he posts “sketches” of pixelated drawings discovered in the vast recesses of his limitless hard drive. Continue Reading →

In their forum, the creators of Least I Could Do promise a forthcoming 5 minute animation based on the webcomic. Although no release date is given, production is apparently underway. The LICD creators are also producing the animated version of Ctrl+Alt+Del. Continue Reading →

The Beat notes the Sony Reader, “an electronic book that displays pages on a high-def e-paper that can be viewed even in bright sunlight”, that is being shown at this years Consumer Electronics Show. Apparently manga is being used to showcase its readability. It has enough built in memory to hold 80 full length books and also handles memorysticks. Its size is reported as a 6.9” by 4.9” by .5”,8 making it a rather handy size.
It’s hardly a killer product for webcomics though. Not only does it appear that all books has to be bought through a dedicated online store, it only supports four levels of grayscale according to its website. Still, who knows what we’ll see later this year in this field. Continue Reading →

Straub and Kurtz did a second “blaminmation” for PvP. Kurtz also writes that Straub will be setting up a site with tutorials for the process along with links to others who make their own efforts. Continue Reading →

While the final count is not yet completed, the meter shows $420 000 collected by Penny Arcade’s Child’s Play Charity. In a news post from December 21 Holkins speculates that the final tally will be close to half a million. Continue Reading →

An animated movie based on the comic strip Over The Hedge is coming out. Continue Reading →

Ever wonder what it takes to set up a print-on-demand business? Webcomic publisher 01comics has a blog detailing the ongoing troubles and tribulations of setting up their POD business Ka-Blam. Continue Reading →