A Softer World
Lulu Award Nominees Announced
Submitted by Erik Melander on June 8, 2005 - 13:58
The nominees for the Lulu Awards have been announced. A number of webcomic creators are among the nominated.
Practical Guide to Collaboration, Part Two: A Collaboration Survey
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In preparing my article, A Practical Guide to Collaboration, I sent out a survey on collaborative experiences. I received considerably more information than I was able to use in the article, much of it far too interesting to leave unpublished. Presented here are some additional highlights from the survey.
Through the Looking Back Glass by Erik Melander
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To solo or not to solo is not a question that many webcomics creators even bother to ask themselves. Most webcomics seem to be solo efforts by a single creator handling both the art and the writing. If this is in fact true it is no surprise, as both webcomics and small press print comics are generally thought of as a means for a creator to develop his or her own ideas without interference or outside pressure to craft a certain type of comic. It is in fact one of the wonderful things about comics, that the medium has such respect for the the lone creator speaking his or her voice through a comic.
Having said that, however, there's no question collaboration has played an important part in webcomics.
Whispered Apologies: A New Comic by Ryan North and Joey Comeau
Submitted by Justinpie on May 3, 2005 - 17:02
The creators of Dinosaur Comics and A Softer World team-up in a new collaborative comic called Whispered Apologies. But there is a twist to it.
Feeding Snarky by Eric Burns
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Feeding Snarky on Photojournalism Versus Picture-Art.
The assignment is "journal comics," and I read some. And yet, I'm turning in a column on my two favorite photo comics, instead of one on actual journal comics. This is because I can't do anything entirely right.
And yet, when I think of "journal comics," even though it's completely... well, not the genre at all... I think of Sinister Bedfellows by mckenzee. And whenever I mention Sinister Bedfellows, someone else mentions A Softer World by joey comeau and emily horne.
As an aside, what is it with producing a photo based comic strip and using all lowercase letters in your name? I'm just asking?
Last Gasp for Opinionated Webcomics...
Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on November 2, 2004 - 09:56
Today is election day in the United States. If you're eligible please don't forget to vote.
If you've got links to politically-minded webcomics post them here.
Sinister Bedfellows A Little Like A Softer World
Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on October 16, 2004 - 00:01
Websnark snarks Sinister Bedfellows which is the separated at birth sibling of A Softer World. Or at least it looks very similar on the surface.
A Doom Baby and a Cat
Submitted by michaelwhitney on July 7, 2004 - 13:08
Newsarama has posted an interview with Joey Comeau and Emily Horne, the creators of A Softer World.
Among other things, they talk a little bit about how they work, how Warren Ellis slashdotted them and why they're no longer updating their short-lived news-related comics.
Cool Tools for the Webcomic Jet Set
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Creators make webcomics. Cool tools make the webcomic community go round. Here's to the geeks, the code monkeys, and the computer science students who come up with ingenious hacks to help creators automate publishing and fans find a webcomic's latest update.
I - Finders, Keepers!
Employment Application Letters from Creator of A Softer World
Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on June 24, 2004 - 11:46
The Overqualified Letters at A Softer World are tragically hilarious. Joey Comeau is a brave and funny soul.
