Universal Uclick has posted a notice to Pibgorn fans that it has turned off the comment section under the Pibgorn comic. Without a doubt, Pibgorn is a comic strip that generates a lot of conversation. But given Pibgorn’s particular subject matter, and the themes depicted in many of Brooke’s breathtaking sketches and finished pieces, the […]
We all see the writing on the wall. Sometimes it takes someone like Seth Godin to translate it clearly: The law of the internet is simple: either you do something I can’t do myself (or get from someone else), or I pay you less than you’d like. Read his full blog post. via: ¡Journalista!
Eddie Pittman is taking pre-orders for his sci-fi web graphic novel Red’s Planet. If you haven’t seen his comic, head over to his site. It’s a great story with great art and coloring. This first edition special edition collects the Prologue and Chapter One. Eddie showed me copy at this year’s Festival of Cartoon Art. […]
Mike Peterson spent the weekend at the New England Webcomics Weekend. He’s posted his impressions and observations on his blog.To begin with, I really didn’t know how big a deal the New England Webcomics Weekend was until Saturday morning, when I discovered that the place was sold out for that day and I’d have to […]
There’s been a bit of excitement after Perry Bible Fellowship creator Nichols Gurewitch posted a new cartoon earlier this week. I asked Nichols how often fans should expect new comics to which he replied, “I don’t think I’ll be posting new ones on any kind of a regularized basis.”Nichols has been busy with more animation […]
I’m a weeeee bit late on this one. Tom Racine of Tall Tale Radio has posted his latest podcast last week. Guests include Brookes Eggleston, creator of the webcomic Also Bagels. Also contributing are Jonathan Lemon (Rabbits Against Magic) who talks about cartoonists in movies and I give an audio report about the recent Festival […]
Interesting story over on Yahoo finance which reports on six people who had made their first million before they turned 25. One of which was Juliette Brindak who started MissOandFriends.com – a website geared toward tweens. At 10, Brindak started drawing the “cool girls” cartoon figures who became stars in 2005 of her online community […]
I should preface these notes by saying Dave did a superb job on this presentation – which is remarkable because he reworked his presentation late into the early morning. Dave Kellett now up with a response to Bill Watterson’s famous 1989 “the cheapening of comics” speech. Dave Kellett what are web comics? print comic + […]
In a USA Today interview, Jim Davis mentioned that his short run comic U.S Acres is now running on Garfield.com. U.S. Acres ran from March of 1986 through May of 1989 and features a group of barnyard animals. An animated TV show Garfield and Friends was based on characters from U.S. Acres. Looking through the […]
This year’s Penny Arcade Expo boasts its attendance has set a record at 67,000 attendees and that future events may be limited not by interest, but by the size of the venue. The expo is a spin off to the gaming webcomic Penny Arcade created by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik.
Earlier last month I reported that Cyanide & Happiness co-creator Dave McElfatrick was having issues getting a visa to work inside the US with his other co-creators. I received an email from Rob DenBleyker that Dave was able to get a 0-1 Visa which is good for 3 years allowing him to come to the […]
DJ Coffman, creator of Yirmumah and Hero By Night (which is now in development as a live action TV) has published an ebook entitled “CASH for CARTOONIST$” – detailing 15 methods he’s used to make money through cartooning. You can read a description of the 15 methods on his website. Some of the 15 ways […]
The 2010 Harvey Award winners were announced over the weekend. Here are the winners:Best Writer – Robert Kirkman, “THE WALKING DEAD”, Image Comics Best Artist – Robert Crumb, “BOOK OF GENESIS”, W.W. Norton Best Cartoonist – Darwyn Cooke, “RICHARD STARK’S PARKER: THE HUNTER”, IDW Best Letterer- David Mazzucchelli, “ASTERIOS POLYP”, Pantheon Best Inker – Klaus […]
Last week’s Penny Arcade has upset several readers. The comic used the phrase, “every night we are raped to sleep by dickwolves” in the build-up of a joke (not about rape) but the its reference was enough for some in the blogosphere to point out their outrage. Penny Arcade creators Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik […]
Our good friend Howard Tayler received a nice write-up in the local paper regarding his 10 year milestone of producing his Shlock Mercenary webcomic. When you ask Howard Tayler what launched him on a journey that now spans 10 years and uncounted strange new worlds, the answer sounds so simple. “I think the first thing […]