If you happen to have the good fortune of living somewhere where you get the cable channel G4 TechTV be sure to tune in this Friday to Attack of the Show (formally known as The Screen Savers). Mark Mekkes (Zortic) will be appearing to talk about the Web Cartoonists’ Choice Awards (WCCA) and web comics in general. The show airs live at 4pm PST / 7pm EST. Be sure to check your local listings.

The recent debates over an ESRB rating change for the video game Grand Theft Auto 3 has taken many forms over the past couple of weeks. Blame and attacks in public forums have raged against the ESRB, video game retailers, Rockstar Games, gamers in general, etc.

To anyone apprised of video game industry drama it will be no surprise to hear that Jack Thompson has gotten involved. Thompson is a lawyer who sees his path to political power as scapegoating all of society’s woes onto video games. Continue reading →

The very talented artist and web comic creator Jin Wicked usually keeps herself somewhat insular from other web comic comings and goings. She rarely references other comics online either in her comic (Crap I Drew On My Lunch Break) or on her site. But her most recent work takes a wide sweeping jab at a host of recent web comic drama stories that has gone on between various comic creators and I thought it was pretty clever and worth pointing out.

Washington Webtoonist Meetup – How often have you met on actual webtoonist? There are thousands of them out there but very few take time out of each month to get together and brain storm. That’s where the Washington Webtoonist Meetup steps in. This month saw Chris, Phil, Jamie, Rob, Joey & Joe, T, and Xerexes get together at the Ballston Common Mall.

Online Comics Vs. Printed – There’s a new book on webcomics as a business. Huh? That’s right, Todd Allen has followed up his first paper, Comics on the Internet: A Business Primer, Continue reading →

According to a post made on the Penny Arcade web site, Gabe and Tycho have partnered with Sabertooth Games to create their very own Collectible Card Game. Collectible Card Games, or CCGs, are bought in packets or decks of trading cards and involve all sorts of characters or actions on each card with which players compete against each other.

The PA game will feature well know characters from the popular web comic and involve Sabertooth Game’s own unique Continue reading →

Getting a new comic strip added to any newspaper’s comics pages is becoming a Herculean effort. Dwindling newspaper readership causes belt tightening for editors and is leaving little space for new blood in the cartoonist pool.

However, harder does not yet mean impossible and over the past few years some new and young cartoonists have gotten their start with print syndication. These young creators are bringing with them more open attitudes toward the internet and it’s place in the comics industry.

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