23 year-old Randall Munroe worked on robotics for NASA after graduating from Christopher Newport University with a degree in physics and minors in computer science and math, but evetually the doodles he drew in the margins ended up on the web and began attracting lots of visitors. He eventually created his own web site which […]
David Reddick who does the comic feature The Trek Life that runs on Startrek.com has turned 2 years old and will now be seen 3-times a week (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday).
Mike Witmer, creator of 44 Union Avenue, writes in to say that he has decided to pull the plug on the feature that he’s worked on for over 3 years. Mike cites lack of syndicate interest as the primary reason to move on. And speaking of moving on, he’s created a new feature called Pinkerton […]
According to the TalkAboutComics blog, Modern Tales, one of the oldest and most popular webcomics sites, is now seeking new submissions.Shaenon Garrity, Modern Tales editor, says: “With IW [Irregular Webcomic] leaving, Inannaâ??s Tears at the end of its run, and my first anniversary as MT editor fast approaching, I think itâ??s time to put out […]
Brooke McEldowney has announced that Piborn will return to the web on gocomics.com beginning on May 14th and that the comic feature will start over at the beginning to allow new readers to catch up on the story-line. Brooke mentions that this also allows him to work ahead.
Joshua Fruhlinger over at Comics Curmudgeon, posts news that Brooke McEldowney, 9 Chickweed Lante artist, has announced that Pibgorn has left comics.com to find a new home online. Here is the note: With United Media’s announcement that “Pibgorn” is to be discontinued, I have been inundated with e-mail, much of it agitated and distressed. I’m […]
Two stories of interest on the topic of where the future lies for comics. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch looks at the grown of web comics and interviews the usual suspects, Scott Kurtz (PVP), Scott McCloud, and Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins of Penny Arcade fame. Scott McCloud: “It defies reason to think this isn’t a […]