Penny Arcade, the succesful online webcomic portal, is looking for a full time associate designer and has posted a job listing on Linked In. Penny Arcade embraces, and at the same time sticks it’s tongue out, at everything video game and sci fi/fantasy related, which has allowed it to garner a huge online following. If you’re in […]
Bridgett Spicer’s webcomic Squid Row has landed a spot in The Monterey County Herald. The comic began running on Monday of this week. Bridgett has produced and posted the comic for the last year on her website Squidrowcomics.com.
Brigid Alverson writing for Comic Book Resources interviews Brad Guiger about his recent decision to put webcomics.com behind a paywall. Brigid: How did you come to this decision, and how long has it been in the worksâ??was it your intention all along to convert Webcomics.com to a paid site? Brad: It wasn’t the intention when […]
Graham Nolan, the artist behind Rex Morgan, M.D. and frequent artist for DC Comics has launched a new webcomic entitled Sunshine State. Graham’s new strip will run Monday, Wednesday and Fridays.
Brad Guigar, the editor behind Webcomics.com, has announced that the webcomic journal blog will begin charging a subscription for access to its articles and archives. On the blog he writes: Most webcomics are based on the free-content model. The “How To Make Webcomics” book is built around it. Why is Webcomics.com becoming a pay site? […]
Comic Strips» JC Duffy has launched called “Nightly Deposits.”Interviews» Scott Nickel interviews illustrator Danny Hellman.Webcomics» Comic Book Resources has posted their review of the year in webcomics.
The Macworld website has posted news that PvP creator Scott Kurtz will speak at this year’s Macworld along with Chicago Sun-Times and Macworld columnist Andy Ihnatko. The discussion description: or the past century, succeeding as a writer or artist in the newspaper business required submitting work to syndicates and editors. Chances of success for slim, […]
Animation» Pixar’s Pete Docter was on NPR’s “Wait, Wait… Donâ??t Tell Me!” » Variety magazine reports that Jack Black has successfully pitched an untitled animation project “centered in the world of cryptozoology.”Books» Chicago Now talks to Ted Rall about the relevance of his 2002 book “To Afghanistan and Back” in today’s U.S. relationship with Afghanistan.Comic […]
This year’s “Penny Arcade Child’s Play” charity fundraiser has raised over $1 million dollars. The annual fundraiser began in 2003 as a way of raising money to improve the lifestyle of children around the world. From an article in Softpedia, Mike Krahulik, co-creator of Penny Arcade, was quoted as saying: “This is Child’s Play’s seventh […]
Editor’s note: Some of the items below were set to publish on Dec. 2, but didn’t. They might be old news now, but for archive purposes, I’ve included them.Animation» USA Today reports that a fourth (and final) Shrek feature film is in the works for a May 21 release next year. The movie will be […]
Animation» CNN has video of a “sneak peak” into the Pixar campus.» Pixar’s UP has been nominated for 3 Grammy AwardsComic Strips» A recent innocent, but ill timed Bizarro cartoon with the Grim Reaper upset several people in Oregon where a Death with Dignity Act is a raging social/legal issue. Dan Piraro reports that he […]
Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik, creators of Penny Arcade, have launched a reality TV show based on the people and events surrounding the successful webcomic. The show, which is professionally filmed and produced, will be posted twice a month on their website. Several episodes have already been posted. From their blog: I have exciting news […]
Comic strips» The Love is… spoof in an earlier Zits comic continues to prompt letters to the editor both positive and negative regarding the appropriateness of the lil’ nekkid Zit’s characters.» Julie Larson, creator of “The Dinette Set,” has issues with her syndicate and the internet.» I haven’t fact checked this one, but Ryan Metlen […]
Animation» The Animation blog reports that Pixar is pushing “Up” heavily for a nomination for Best Picture.» The Washington Post profiles John Tayman who started the Bang Cartoons where he posts NFL related animated cartoons. Comic Strips» The Wizard of Id celebrates its 45 anniversary in newspapers last Monday.Editorial Cartooning» Robert Ariail’s is now featured […]
Sohmer and Lars, creators of the webcomic Least I Could Do have announce the creation of a new scholarship for a career-oriented webcomicker to attend The Center for Cartoon Studies in Vermont. Sohmer writes: I have always been vocal about my beliefs regarding a career in webcomics. It takes a great deal of work and […]