Tuesday News and Views

Submitted by poinko on September 20, 2005 - 11:13

Ninth Art comments on Warren Ellis' new site The Engine and it's no superheroes rule.

The Guardian interviews Garry Trudeau about the return of Doonesbury to its website.

Kempa.com has a page full of Jason Shiga goodness. Shiga is the creator of Fleep and other comics.

This is funny: Top 10 Cheap Ploys To Sell Comic Books.

Microsoft notices Flash - will counter with Sparkle. I'm not familar enough with Flash myself to know whether or not Microsoft's initiatives described here are a potential alternative or vaporware in the making. Still I couldn't resist writing "Flash Vs. Sparkle".

Speaking of odd battles: how about Arial vs. Helvetica?

And how about a rookie plug: Lancaster the Ghost Detective is set to hit its 1 year anniversary on October 6th. Lancaster the Ghost Detective (hosted on SpiderSpawn) is a story-based comic about a ghost detective named Lancaster and his adventures discovering ghosts, battling evil and going toe to toe with some of the fiercest creatures the afterlife can throw at him.