If the interview we did this week on the podcast with Gabe and Tycho of Penny Arcade wasn’t enough for you then you can check out cable channel G4 Tech TV. On a recent episode of Attack of the Show the web comic creators were interviewed about PAX 2005. You can view the whole interview here on the AOTS web site.
While it was cool seeing the video it is kind of a shame it wasn’t treated more seriously. The whole thing was very tongue in cheek. Continue reading
The Web Comic Telethon is scheduled to take place Sept. 13th through the 14th during which comics donated from web comic artists will be added for viewing on a rolling basis, encouraging readers each update to donate money for the relief effort of the aftermath left by Hurricane Katrina. You can find all the details on the official Web Comic Telethon page. Digital Strips will be posting a special show to discuss the various submissions and to encourage our listeners to donate.
As stated previously the winner of the Web Comics Scavenger Hunt we held throughout August has been declared. Andrea was our winner with over 300 links to Pirate related comics. The full list is now online in our contest section and you can see the whole list here. Awesome job Andrea! That’s more pirates than I ever thought I’d see in one place.
The next topic for our monthly contest, the Web Comics Scavenger Hunt, is Demons! You can get all the details on our contest page. Happy hunting!
The Web Comic Scavenger Hunt for the month of August is now complete and we have a winner. Congratulations to Andrea of Icarus Falls who sent in a list of pirate related comics with 326 links! Great job Andrea! She will receive a copy of the Alpha Shade graphic novel as her prize. The full list of links she sent in will be posted on our site shortly.
Later on we’ll announce the next topic for the September Web Comic Scavenger Hunt. Thanks to everyone who participated in the contest!
PAX 2005, the Penny Arcade multi genre convention, has finished up and closed it’s doors. CmdrTaco, the head contributor to geek news source SlashDot, was on hand to report on the event.
Here is an excerpt from his report: “For me the highlight of the weekend was the ‘Make Monday’s Strip’ panel where the process of actually creating a single Penny Arcade comic was put up on a giant screen for thousands of fans to watch in amazement. Continue reading
This post is a reminder that the Web Comic Scavenger Hunt for the month of August is coming to a close soon. You have until midnight August 31 (3 days from now) to get a list of links to web comics having to do with pirates. The person that sends us the longest single list of links to pirates related comics will win an Alpha Shade graphic novel. These books are gorgeous and awesome. If you haven’t seen this web comic yet trust me, the book is well worth the effort of entering the contest.
As most people reading web comic related sites know, adventuring cartoonist Ryan Estrada recently completed the monumental task of drawing a 168 hour comic. After much fanfare and encouragement Ryan emerged from his trailer with a mountain of comic pages created over the course of one week. He promptly self published the entire enterprise using Lulu.com, a print to order online book publisher. Ryan posted a link to the online store and began telling everyone about Lulu and directing people to purchase his book there.
As we’ve discussed before on the site and on the show Daku and I have been thinking about adding audio ads to the Digital Strips podcast. After announcing the idea and asking people to let us know if they’d be interested in such a thing we got a lot of positive feedback about adding web comic audio ads. Several of you want to take part.
However, audio ads are a controversial topic within podcasting circles. Many think this sort of thing detracts from Continue reading
The Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) is open this weekend and those who are lucky enough to get in are enjoying a weekend jam packed with geek culture. Games, both video and table top based, are being played, comics are being discussed, and videos are being watched.
The gaming news site GameSpot recently interviewed Penny Arcade’s Robert Khoo who is responsible for the business dealings around all things PA. Continue reading
I’m sort of sneaking this one up there by updating outside the normal show posting schedule. This comic is mostly a self indulgence. I’ve been watching my Thundercats season 1 DVD set and I just had to find a way to work it into the strip. Take note that I did draw the logo myself, but I totally cheated on the wording. I found a font online and used that. Any way, here it is: Continue reading