It looks like I finally have some news to report that Midnight hasn’t peeked your interest with.
The Front – This is a great superhero comic we reviewed way back on show 18. That brings back memories of the old days when it was weird just to find a superhero comic. Well Jerzy dropped me a line to tell me that he has completed a full-color one-shot story called THE ORIGIN OF JARED. It’s an all-ages story about the mercenary characters from THE FRONT. The bad news though is Continue reading
Nothing as exciting as huge purchases of webcomic collectives by up-and-coming development studios, but some notable anniversaries to…uh, note, and a couple gaming webcomic bits of news to report. No use wastin’ any more time…
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As much as Phil loves film it was only a matter of time before he found something like this strip to help him find his happy place, but then I don’t like to talk about the bridge, it brings back memories I’d rather forget. Anyways we have for you an editorial strip that has some really insightful comments on the movie industry even if I do find it a little pretentious.
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Well it's over. The annual 24 hour comic day have come and gone again. It happened on Saturday the 8th. I'll admit I hardly noticed this time. In years past some big names have gone all out and posted some great work spawned from the event.
Brad is probably wondering what has happenned to all the news he has been sending me. It probably has something to do with getting the flu for the first time in over 5 years, so here\’s my warning to all of you out there. Stay away from those sickos out there because they can really ruin your week.
Sheldon – Two MONTHS ago I get word that Dave Kellett was invited to be the 'Cartoonist in Residence' at the Charles M. Schulz Museum on Saturday, December 9th. In a format designed to build 'an understanding of cartoonists and cartoon art,' Kellett will be cartooning live explaining how cartoonists approach their unique artform. Continue reading
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Monday of last week the NYT once again released an article that caused quite a stir in our little community. With all the ruckus it was more then we could resist then to call up Scott and Dylan and put the collect questions that have popped up. Join us as the Times article is explained along with the purchase of Drunk Duck.In this episode we talk about:
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Apologies for showing my face so much today, but there’s one more bit that just caught my eye that I have to relay to you. The continuation of Wizard’s interviews with webcomic luminaries sees Dave Kellett, creator of Sheldon, under the hot, bright lights.
Most interesting about this one is Kellett’s reveal that he’ll be breaking away from United Media, going independent once again and hoping to find even more success without the flailing support of the sagging syndicate. He’s also got some thoughts on the future of the biz and why he thinks the Web will be host to more great comics than anywhere else in the very near future. It’s a definite must-read.
You can’t say webcomics never gave you anything in return. Ryan Sohmer and Lar DeSouza (webcomic friend!) are running a genius marketing ploy over at Least I Could Do. Check the site for the full details of how you can enter to win such prizes as an X-Box 360 or a Macbook Pro, but here’s the short and skinny.
Basically, the guys are gearing up for their annual advertising push. The numbers LICD pull in daily are greater than most webcomic artists could ever hope for, so this particular surge is taking a chance and targeting something different. You’ve no doubt heard of street teams and know of their goals; to quickly assemble and spread the word about whatever product they’ve chosen to support. This tried-and-true formula is now being applied to webcomics.
When I was introduced to webcomics about four years ago, it was Penny Arcade, PvP, and Sinfest. Now, hip-deep in the best and brightest the web has to offer, those three are still on my daily pull-list, with PA being the only one I ROTFLOL at every single time.
So it’s only fitting that, with all the other news already reported, I give Gabe and Tycho their due with a mention of the additions (updates?) to their repertoire. If you’d like to glimpse all the other news items of the week, check my previous post for the News Slam. Copyright soon to follow.
It's officially Fall now. Leaves are clogging gutters across the country, the World Series has started (go Yankees, by the way) and sweet sweet candy is available at holiday prices.
Along with all these other signs of winter's approach, many Internet sites that took the summer off are back in session. My personal favorite that has just started back up is the machinima series Red vs. Blue (not a Web comic, I know, I'm getting to that part) by Rooster Teeth productions.