I’ve been meaning to post this for a while but life, child, editing the show, taking my mother in law to the airport and trying to beat Mario Galaxy before the coworker who lent it to me finds another job have all repeatedly gotten in the way.

It’s a hard life, let me tell you.

Anyway, the big news that I am bringing to you is that our good buddy and super nice guy Larry Latham has started up dating his much praised comic Lovecraft is Missing. It’s been back for about a week now. See how much I’ve failed you guys.

For those of you just joining us, Lovecraft is missing was first featured on this site as a Horizons Watch pick back in May of 2009 and was much beloved then. It was then refeatured when it was Jason’s pick for “Best Newcomer of 2009.”

If you haven’t read it yet, go do so. Right now. There’s nothing else on the Internet that combines adventure, history and horror like Lovecraft is Missing. I’ve talked to Larry and this is a true labor of love for you. Go support him in it. I personally guarantee that if you don’t like it, you have no soul.

For the longest time I’ve been wanting to do this but I was hoping to hire someone because there are just so many feeds to go through. What I’ll be doing are random updates on comics that are reported as self-sufficient. Why? Because we all want to do the same and what better way to figure out how then by studying the ways of those before us?

Clevinger reports there will be a brief delay in How I Killed Your Master pages due to poor planning. Something about needing to write pages before they can be drawn. Don’t know how that’s supposed to move you along the covenant road but it does show we are all victim to the same problems.

Kochalka has some great little paintings in a group show called Small Favors, at Giant Robot in NYC. Oh, and I’ve also got some little paintings in another Giant Robot show, Game Over, in San Francisco.

While recovering from PAX East and their book tour he pointed out two things. First is a disturbing video of the PAX East witch. Second is something that never occurred to me I would ever be interested in. Gabe and Tycho are up for Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people of the year poll.

Turns out WonderCon has been going on all weekend. I really have to keep up with the Convention tour list.

Dave Kellet reports he will be going in on a second printing on Sheldon book two: The Good, The Bad & The Pugly. It’s a wonderful sign of support for the strip, and means there’s a lot of love for Sheldon, out there! For an independent cartoonist like myself, there is no kinder support you can show than picking up a book in the Sheldon Store. It directly relates to the continued good health of the strip and the site.

It’s Crazy Internet Day. The one day of the year where the Internet and all it netizins decide that it’s OK to lie. April Fool’s day and Web comics go way back like Mr. Peabody and it’s always fun for us readers. I like to keep a running tab of all the jokes people make, you know for posterity. There’s less this year than some because it doesn’t fall on a Monday, Wednesday or Friday which is the update schedule for many comics but I was still able to find a bunch in just a ½ hour of looking (I gots to work ya know).

Here’s what I’ve found so far.

Nedroid takes over T-Rex’s gig

Darin finally grows up at Imagine This

Gastrophobia, Girly and others take a stab at Zuda.

XKCD goes command line

A general warning about the holiday by Rich Stevens of Diesel Sweeties

Whatever the crap this is over at QC.

Pajama Forest does a bonus comic.

Not sure if it’s a joke, an ad or just a regular comic, but Order of the Stick made me laugh.

If you see anything else, let me know in the comments. If I find any more I’ll be sure to add it.

Intervention: Your Online Life, In Person. A Convention with Webcomics, Videos, Music, and You – September 10-12 2010 at the Hilton Washington DC.

Intervention is a convention for the independent comics, art, and music creator. The con was started by webcomic creator Onezumi Hartstein and web developer James Harknell. This goal is to bring together different independent creators to party, educate, and appreciate the opportunities the Internet gives to all of us.

Intervention will have awesome geek-related programming and gaming all day and night from Friday through Sunday. There will be one dance party where the audience can assist the DJ in making live music and one NYC-style dance party. In addition to the Artist’s Alley/Vendor Room over 23 webcomic and New Media experts will attend. The con is still being planned. Discussion is being held on the Intervention forum.
If you need more information or you want to schedule an interview with the con chairs, please contact onezumi@onezumi.com.