The biggest problem with having so many web comics bookmarked is sometimes it takes weeks to get back to a strip you enjoy. Cortland is an excellent example of this as it was about two months ago I read it and so missed this gem.
Not being able to see the web comics we are reviewing is easily the biggest complaint we get, not to mention how hard it is to convince people to listen to a show with people talking about looking at something.
One of the most prolific creators of pixel art web comics is Sean Howard. His online comics, A Modest Destiny and the more recent The Starship Destiny, look very much like 16 bit game graphics, screen shots from a GameBoy game. However, all the artwork is original and the look and feel are only meant to capture the feel of those time gone by graphics.
A Modest Destiny began in 2003 and for almost three years Sean has shown everyone just how far pixel based art can go. Continue reading
You may have noticed an absence of posts concerning Webcomics Nation but we’ll get to it in a later post. That doesn’t mean that we can’t cover the move of Astronaut Elementary from Girl-A-Matic to WCN. Websnark has a great comment on what this means as AE is one of GAM’s higher profile players, it recently won the WCCA Outstanding New Character Design Award. How many more Manley strips will make the move and is it the first step from being a strip that’s part of subscription to being it’s on independent and self supporting comic?
Sometimes the best laid plans are spoiled by spontaneous support. Earlier we reported a surge in support for Heroes Con when Wizard announced it was hosting a Wizard World convention on the same weekend in Atlanta. The common opinion was that even thought this date was never made official it was an attempt to stop on competition so Wizard World could become the biggest comic convention. Talk about picking the wrong con to try and crush. The backlash against the draconian move was so drastic as to give Heroes the best line up in its history leaving Atlanta with only Kevin Smith.
We just received this press release from the guys behind Little Gamers. It appears that their latest book is being offered as a free download to their fans and readers. Here are the details from the announcement:
“The creators of the vastly popular online comic “Little Gamers” (http://www.little-gamers.com) releases a printable PDF- version of their first book for free at their site. Continue reading
The cartoonist behind PC Weenies, Krishna, has let us know that his web comic is about to reach 750 comics. To celebrate this personal milestone PC Weenies is holding a contest. Here are the details in Krishna’s press release:
“To commemorate the 750th PC Weenies toon, I’m holding a “PCW Favorite Toon” contest. Continue reading
It seems like there’s a new collective being create every week but in Boxcar Comics there’s an all-star line up. Twelve different artists have banded together to form this brand new group. What makes this community truly special are quite a few of the members have already been reviewed by us. Pop Quiz! Name the ones that have been on previous shows:
21deadmonkeys
Beaver and Steve
Bigger than Cheeses
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These services are becoming more and more common. Gobstopped is a newly-launched platform where artists can submit their material for publication and it does not charge it’s customers anything for joining. The service is only available in the UK and on top of cartoons you can get short stories as well. There is a catch for this ‘free service’ as you are required to pay a set cost to actually read any of the material. The question becomes if anyone who is already paying for web service on their mobile would be willing to shell out an additional ?4.50 to read a cartoon or story. From the press release: Continue reading