Chances are if you read webcomics regularly, you’ve heard of Chad Diez. Been a fan of The Pet Professional lately? Yep, that’s his crisp, concise line work there. Today: The Comic? That’s also Chad, lampooning the political and pop-culture headlines of today with natural satire and a smooth wit. The Sophisticated Pig? Also a great read, courtesy of Wiz Rollins’ uncompromising scripting and Chad’s dynamic, yet subtle style. Well, as of today, only one of these strips now feature Chad on visuals. Continue reading →

Medium Large, a hilarious daily look at modern pop culture by Francesco Marciuliano, is taking a few days off. Rather than giving some lame excuse like health reason or family, Marciuliano is doing it to put together a syndication package. Yep, he's looking to make the big jump from the Web page to the news page.

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Do you do a webcomic? Do you deal with parody and/or homage involving other creator’s characters? Does it scare the CRAP out of you each time you do it?

Rich Stevens of Diesel Sweeties is one of those satirical webtoonists who occasionally utilize established ideas for making with the funny and he was recently dealt a blow from a galaxy far, far away from the very man many of us hold responsible for raping our childhood memories. Continue reading →

A lot can happen in a few days, and this causes some stories to fall through the cracks. Luckily, the Interest Piquers Mid-Week News Slam is there to catch those stories for a segment I like to call…The Interest Piquers Mid-Week News Slam!

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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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Well it's over. The annual 24 hour comic day have come and gone again. It happened on Saturday the 8^th. 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.

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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 →

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.

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