Tools

There are two versions of RazorNav. RazorNav Lite is a simple forward and backwards PHP script – it appears to be lacking a dropdown menu and a full archive calendar page like the ATP script. RazorNav Pro has not yet been released but will apparently be sold on the website soon (no pricing available yet). While there really aren’t any solid details about the capabilities of RazorNav Pro, it doesn’t look like it will do anything more than ATP, which is available for free.

Now if someone would take the extra step of creating an ATP-like script that automated the management of multiple comics on one site and allowed for the option of creating a unique home page that could show some or all of the various comics (for example, the most recent comic of any of the independently archived multiple comics on the site), that might be worth something extra. Continue Reading →

This guide was recently submitted to our links section. It’s a good site (especially for someone just starting out) – a comprehensive overview of many questions and tasks facing someone interesting in making webcomics.

Amber’s own webcomic, 6×9 College is hosted by Keenspace. Continue Reading →

Lots of webtoonists are using the PNG format these days. Here’s a good tutorial page on how to use PNG for your webcomic.

Two key advantages of PNG over GIFs is that PNG is open source so there will never be a patent holder to chase after you and if used correctly, PNG has better compression than the GIF format. Continue Reading →

You’re creating an amazing webcomic and still suffering in obscurity? Asking for links (nicely) from other webcomics is a tried and true tactic but you may want to look for fans who have yet to discover any webcomics at all. They may find your site because of its content, genre or other non-comic angles. But amongst the vast hinterlands of the Internet you’ve got to have a metaphorical flare gun to attract attention.

This page has some great advice on maximizing the visibility of your website pages to search engines. Continue Reading →

For some folks, blogging tools may be the best way to automate the publication of their webcomic. John Hiler has published a fantastic overview of available software tools at the Microcontent News Blogging Software Roundup. Continue Reading →

Okay the “search this webcomic archives by dialogue or character thing” may be a story we’ll need to lay off for awhile (previous similar stories here and here) but I just discovered Bruno’s search engine (which is a work in progress that covers most of the 2001 and 2002 strips) and noticed that you can download the script for it. So if you have a cgi-enabled site, and rough knowledge of PERL, this script may be a jumpstart to creating your own search engine for your webcomic. Continue Reading →

New stuff at font site BLAMBOT! including a new free font: fantasy font, “ALE & WENCHES” and a total site redesign for subsite, COMICLETTERING DOT COM.
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K. Dreger has an interview with Aaron Urbina, the creator of Beamable, a software package designed to support online viewing of comics, a frame at a time.

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It’s in beta and it’s got an extremely limited database but it does show some promise as a possible new webcomics search tool. Check out the Splurd Search Engine and be sure to provide them with feedback if you see anything worth improving in it.

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