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MoCCA Has Big Exhibit on Webcomics

Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on September 7, 2007 - 09:13

The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) is proud to announce its upcoming exhibit: Infinite Canvas: The Art of Webcomics, set to open on Sept. 13.

"Infinite Canvas: The Art of Webcomics” brings comics from the web page to the MoCCA stage. The exhibit explores three aspects of online comics: the unique format and design of webcomics, their appeal to niche audiences, and the transitions between web and print comics.

Curator Jennifer Babcock, who also draws the syndicated webcomic C’est La Vie, explains that webcomics are free of the space constraints and editorial censorship to which printed comics are often subjected. Webcomics also provide an outlet for a greater diversity of creators and audiences, she says, resulting in numerous niche-specific features.

This exhibit incorporates original artwork, prints of finished art, and digital displays. Featured in the exhibit will be the immensely popular Penny Arcade, PhD, Sluggy Freelance, User Friendly, Diesel Sweeties, Mom’s Cancer, Finder, Supernatural Law, Something Positive, Scary Go Round, Young Bottoms in Love, Narbonic, Goats, and “My Obsession with Chess” by Scott McCloud, among many others.

10 Years of Sluggy Freelance

Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on September 5, 2007 - 08:57

Just listened to NPR's interview with Pete Abrams on the 10th anniversary of Sluggy Freelance. The NPR host actually does a really good job at the start of describing the main characters. The links come from a recent post at FLEEN. The key "reveal" in the interview: his great grandmother on his mother's side was named Sluggy Freelance (yes he's kidding).

Two things to add: my understanding is that Pete makes the bulk of money now from his Defenders subscription (essentially a "patron" sort of model); and Pete has always remained a bit secluded from the rest of webcomics. He didn't link out much and other than participating in the very first Fright Night event I don't think he's really done "community" stuff. In part I'm sure it's because he never needed to (Sluggy was the Penny Arcade of its day back in the last century in terms of being much more popular than its nearest competitor.)

RELATED COMIXTALK ITEMS: Review of Sluggy Freelance, a recent interview (June 2007) with Abrams and a 2003 community interview with Abrams.

What's On My Monitor for Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on August 21, 2007 - 10:12

Sore Thumbs - come for the cheesecake, stay for the political slapstick...

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Top Webcomic Pages At the Comixpedia Encyclopedia

Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on August 15, 2007 - 12:57

Most "popular" pages about webcomics visited at Comixpedia: 

It’s Business, It’s Business Time. Part 3: Longform Comics Need to Man-Up

Submitted by Tim Demeter on August 15, 2007 - 12:35

I was never a fan of newspaper comics. Calvin and Hobbes may have been the first comic I ever read, but once it ended, that was it for me, everything else seemed formulaic and contrived to me with no room for any real artistry. That may or may not be true, but it’s how I feel.

Now, comic BOOKS, that’s another story. Just as Calvin and Hobbes was ending I began devouring X-Men, and Spider-Man and Batman, and it’s where my love of comic comes from, what originally inspired me to make a career out of comics.

Those are the kind of comics I love and the kind of comics I want make, but they’re not dominating the web.

A Decade of Niftiness: Comixpedia Talks to Pete Abrams

June 3, 2007 - 12:17 | Erg

Pete Abrams, the creator of Sluggy Freelance, one of the more celebrated and long-running (longest-running?) serialized webcomics ever not only is coming up on 10 years of Sluggy, but recently welcomed a new addition to the Abrams family: Sarah Emily Abrams, born May 12th, 2007. (Ed: Congratulations!) We managed to catch up with Pete before Sarah Emily's birth and talked to him about his favorite Sluggy moments, balancing running a webcomic with family life and how he makes his living from Sluggy.com.

Pirate Cove Dropping In To Say Hi!

Submitted by MicroJow on May 3, 2007 - 18:46

Howdy, all! Just dropping an introductory post. My name's Joe and I've been publishing my webcomic, PIRATE COVE, since September 2001. For the first 5 years the strip was a daily strip but I've recently cut down to updating on weekdays only.

News for Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on April 24, 2007 - 09:44

First off a quick thank you to current advertisers: the Learn To Draw The Human Figure training course; Nick Bertozzi's new comic, The Salon; and the webcomics Argon Zark; Super Unit 5000; Running In the Halls; and Things Change.

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BUSINESS

  • Brooke McEldowney’s daughter sent a note to blogger Joshua Fruhlinger to explain that McEldowney's comic Pibgorn has left Universal Media’s Comics.com site and will eventually appear online elsewhere. (link via Journalista!)

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Awards, Awards, Awards

Submitted by Erik Melander on March 13, 2007 - 07:26

The awards' season certainly has kicked off it seems.

First Webcomic Collective?

Submitted by Jamie Robertson on March 5, 2007 - 19:24

What was the first Webcomic collective? What was the first Webcomic hosting site/publisher? I want to say the answer to both was Big Panda, created in 1999. However, the internet is a big place and there could have been something prior to BP that simply didn't get the press.

Thanks