Goats
Welcome to the Webcomicdome!
Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on March 20, 2007 - 11:40
Busy news week already - don't forget to check out all of the articles from March's Short Story Issue (and we added some articles to February's Webcomic Collectives Issue this month as well). Next month's issue will cover science fiction themes - if you are interested in writing for the magazine drop me an email (xerexes AT comixpedia DOT com).
INTERVIEWS
- FLEEN interviews Jennie Breeden, creator of The Devil's Panties.
- T Campbell has posted audio interviews with 3 creators: Evil Inc creator Brad Guigar; Chris Hastings of Dr. McNinja; and Andrea L. Peterson of No Rest For the Wicked.
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 BLOGS
- It's great to see non-webcomics critics discovering Sinfest: Journalista! linked to one today and Comics Worth Reading recently declared Sinfest "My New Favorite Webcomic". If there's any webcomic that should be in the daily newpaper right now I'd nominate Sinfest. Sure, many of the strips in the archives would not work on the newspaper page but creator Tatsuya Ishida has shown the ability to work within PG limitations. If Ishida could get a deal like R. Stevens' has with Diesel Sweeties there's no question Sinfest could be a huge success in the newspapers.
- Comics212 catches Comic Book Resources columnist Rich Johnson using a piece of Jim Zubkavich artwork as part of a story on a supposedly in-the-works animated Shazam! series. Trouble is that Zubkavich's artwork is simply an illustration he posted on his LiveJournal recently.
- The Daily Cross Hatch has an interview with Bone creator and Captain Marvel artist/writer Jeff Smith.
- Is FLEEN insinuating that Michael Bay is plagiarizing Jon Rosenberg's Goats? I'm a fairly big fan of Goats but I don't think Rosenberg is going to be able to sue anyone for copying ideas like ancient prophecies, end-of-the-world scenarios or even multiple dimensions. But man I would totally pay to see a Rosenberg-scripted movie.
Webcomics - thoughts!
Submitted by Von Allan on March 8, 2007 - 16:39
I've long chewed over serializing the road to god knows... as a webcomic ever since I initially conceived the idea back in late 2004 (god, it's been so long...). Webcomics have certainly come a long way, too, but I'm primarily interested in those that have a "comic book feel" to them. Not so much the strip formated ones like Goats et al. Anyway, I keep going back and forth about it and I'd love to hear thoughts on this front.
I-CON 26 - Stony Brook NY
26th annual I-CON, featuring webcomics creators Jon Rosenberg (Goats), Jeff Rowland (WIGU/Overcompensating), Steven Cloud (BOASAS), Rob Balder (PartiallyClips/Erfworld). Rob Balder is also Filk Guest of Honor.
News For Thursday, January 25, 2007
Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on January 25, 2007 - 11:12
AWARDS
- The new schedule for the WCCAs means the nominations will be released this week. I've posted the nominees for Best Comic and Best Newcomer in the post below. It does feel odd to call these the 2007 WCCAs though as they are aimed at recognizing webcomics published in 2006.
BUSINESS
- Missed this but Goats creator, Jon Rosenberg wrote a short bit on the end of Bitpass. Rosenberg was not a fan of micropayments, including Bitpass.
- An update on the Scott Kurtz Outreach to Syndicated Cartoonists Project: the Daily Cartoonist reports that Scott Kurtz is talking with Arlo and Janis creator Jimmy Johnson.
Dead Trees
- Boing Boing blog had a good post on the latest Doonesbury book, Heckuva Job, Bushie! I've been trying to include more coverage of comic strips in Comixpedia as all of them are online and some of their creators, including Gerry Trudeau, are very web-savvy.
- Blogger and Sci-Fi author Cory Doctorow released his latest book, Overclocked, under a creative commons license (he always does this actually) and Martin Cendreda made a mini-comic of one of the stories called "Printcrime". It's available for download here.
JUSTIFY MY HYPE
- A.D. New Orleans After the Deluge is a new webcomic about the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina published at Smith magazine.
- A webcomic adaptation of the novel 1984. So far pretty interesting work.
The Comixpedia End of 2006 Roundtable
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Our second annual virtual round table on the year in webcomics features comments from Eric Millikin, Daku, Gilead Pellaeon, Mike Russell, Lewis Powell, Alexander Danner, Eric Burns, Michael Rouse-Deane, Johanna Draper Carlson and Gary Tyrrell.
- Act-I-Vate
- Bomb Shelter
- Chemistry Set
- Dayfree Press
- Drunk Duck
- Girlamatic
- Keenspot
- Pants Press
- SpinZone
- Alexander Danner
- B. Shur
- Bill Barnes
- Chris Jones
- Chris Onstad
- Dave Roman
- David Willis
- Dorothy Gambrell
- Dylan Meconis
- Eric Burns
- Eric Millikin
- Jason Little
- Jeffrey Rowland
- Jenn Manley Lee
- Jennie Breeden
- Jerry Holkins
- Joey Manley
- John Allison
- Jon Rosenberg
- Justin Pierce
- Kris Straub
- Mike Krahulik
- Mike Russell
- Neil Babra
- Patrick Farley
- Raina Telgemeier
- Randall Munroe
- Rich Stevens
- Ryan North
- Ryan Sohmer
- Scott Kurtz
- Scott McCloud
- Shaenon K. Garrity
- Spike
- T Campbell
- Ted Rall
- Tim Demeter
- Tyler Martin
- Warren Ellis
- Zach Miller
- Achewood
- Cat and Girl
- Girly
- Goats
- Penny Arcade
- PvP
- What Birds Know
- WIGU
- Wondermark
- xkcd
- You Damn
- Features
A Piece of Webcomics History
Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on December 13, 2006 - 10:49
Jon Rosenberg is auctioning off the original art for Goats #1 (published way back on April 1, 1997). It may sound pretentious to say this, but I expect this will be considered a piece of history in years to come.
News and Dues for December 1, 2006
Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on December 1, 2006 - 10:46
Let's thank all of the great current Comixpedia sponsors. Financially, Comixpedia is on much better footing than it was for most of the year. Our current sponsors include Delerium's New Album, Nuages du Monde; PhotoContest2006.com, an art and photo competition; and the webcomics Alma Mater, I See You, Witchthorn, and Things Change.
Our December cover art from Tom Siddell, creator of GunnerKrigg Court, is up. GunnerKrigg Court won the WCCA Outstanding Newcomer award for 2006 and is a great new comic so please go check it out.
NEWS
There are 8 comics left in Bomb Shelter's Webcomic Idol contest. Remember, that if you vote, you are voting for which one to kick out of the contest.
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 BLOGS
- Eric Burns calls Jon Rosenberg "demented genius" after rereading the post-reboot Goats. I completely agree.
- Charley Parker writes about comics artist Joshua Middleton. Wow, this is gorgeous work.
- Comics Foundry links to a Wired article on the "worst superhero names".
MEETUPS
Washington Webtoonists will be meeting this coming Tuesday (Dec. 5th) at the Ballston Common Mall in Arlington, Virginia. If you're in the area stop by and say hello.
News for November 27, 2006
Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on November 27, 2006 - 07:51
NEWS
- The New York Times covers DC Comics' latest attempt to expand beyond it's core demographic for superhero comics. The article discusses DC's planned launch in 2007 of a new series of titles under the Minx label aimed at young women. Newsarama fills in the rest of the creative line-up:
- Novelist Cecil Castellucci (Boy Proof) and artist Jim Rugg (Street Angel), on The P.L.A.I.N. Janes
- Clubbing, by Andi Watson (Geisha, Love Fights) and Josh Howard (Dead@17);
- Good as Lily, by Derek Kirk Kim (Same Difference and Other Stories) and Jesse Hamm (Comics to Bore and Confuse You);
- Re-Gifters, which reunites the My Faith in Frankie team of Mike Carey, Sonny Liew and Marc Hempel.
- Scott Kurtz and Kris Straub announce PVP: Animated, a monthly series launching in February 2007. They have also posted a new Blamimation! episode titled Hallway Hijinks.
- Happy Birthday!
?to Jon Rosenberg, creator of the hilarious comic, Goats. Apparently, I was half-asleep when I wrote this morning. Happy 33rd Birthday + 2000 Episode of Goats!
INTERVIEWS
- An interview with Jeff Knooran, the creator of A Murder Of Crows.
- A podcast interview with the creators in the Act-I-Vate collective.
JUSTIFY MY HYPE
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 BLOGS
- The Comics Reporter links to this scan of an official U.S. government comic book about President John F. Kennedy.
- The Comics Reporter posts a "holiday shopping guide" for comics. Interesting picks...
- Drawn! links to a great multi-step painting tutorial from Bob MacNeil. He covers everything from the initial planning stages and composition to painting and software methods and tips.
- Webcomics In Print rounds up the latest webcomic books. Git along li''l webcomic doggies!
Thursday
Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on November 9, 2006 - 12:40
It's been an exhausting week but all worth it! Let's get back to the webcomics!
NEWS & VIEWS
Neil Cohn checks out what's available in "comics making" software and concludes: they all suck. (Never having used any of them myself I don't have an opinion to offer on them.)
EVENTS
- Don't forget! - Monkey Day is coming next month. Get those banana-infused webcomics ready!
INTERVIEWS
- I may have linked to this before but Sequential Tart has three webcomic-related interviews this month: Gene Yang, Batton Lash, and Onezumi.
REVIEWS
- Sequential Tart reviews three webcomics this month: Elf N' Troll, Gun Street Girl and Aegis.
- The Onion's AV Club reviews the year's best comics (link from Journalista!)
DEAD TREES
- 24 Hour Comics Day is putting out a book collecting work from this year's event.
- Sequential Tart does the Webcomics-In-Print thing and talks about its favorites webcomics on dead trees.
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 BLOGS
- Wax Intellectual catches that Les McClaine's adventure comic, Jonny Crossbones, has put up its archives for a month at a time. WI calls it "a great story with fabulous artwork in the style of Herge..."
- FLEEN beats the bandwagon for R. Stevens' Diesel Sweeties effort to invade a newspaper comics page near you.
- The Onion's AV Club has a two parter series on serialization in comic books - could be informative to webcomics as well. Here's part one and part two (link from JOURNALISTA!)
- You Damn Kids' Owen Dunne has a podcast called Radio Broadcast Company which recreates an old-timey radio show but with a modern sensibility.
- It's like a commercial for webcomics toys. Goats creator Jon Rosenberg links to fan comic Diablo and the Necronomicon.
- Shocking new photos of the Englishman, John Allison!
Thursday Newsin' To The Beat
Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on October 26, 2006 - 10:50
NEWS
- Ryan North rolls out a new service called Project Wonderful that allows people to auction off sponsor ad spots. You can see it in action at Goats. Another nifty idea from North (who has already created OhNoRobot and RSSpect).
VIEWS
- That wacky Boxjam. Today's Doodle completely gets up in this blog's grill. Midwest comics REPRESENT!!!
- Hockey Zombie parodies Ctrl-Alt-Del. Artistic comment or promotional tactic?
Tis The Season!
- Ah Halloween - the time of the year for webcomics to put their characters in wacky halloween costumes...
- Another Halloween-themed event, this time at Girl-A-Matic: GAM-O-Ween.
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 BLOGS
- Websnark on Questionable Content's meek and mild Martin.
- Former Graphic Smash editor, T Campbell is no one's editor.
- Digital Strips notes that Francesco Marciuliano (current hired hand on the syndicated strip Sally Forth) is going to try to move his webcomic, Medium Large, into newspaper syndication.
- Fleen has a Dumbrella round-up, including an update on R Stevens' battle with the Sith.
- Charley Parker likes Zita The Space Girl.
- Drawn! likes Stuart Immonen and his webcomic, Never As Bad As You Think.
