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Three Panel Soul

by Xaviar XerexesSeptember 9, 2012

Matt and Ian are webcomic pioneers and their second webcomic, Three Panel Soul is an impressionistic chronicle of twenty-something post collegiate life. A little bit of relationships, a little bit of work, mix in some video-games and other cultural bits, all layered over realistic yet deeply stylized artwork and you’ve got a consistently interesting, often highly entertaining observational comic. Frankly I wouldn’t be wrong in calling it a journal comic but it bears only the faintest resemblance to the stereotype of that genre. A fairly recent one from the archives captures a particular flavor of angst of early adult life …

Three Panels Open

by Xaviar XerexesSeptember 7, 2012

In addition to being an immensely talented writer, Warren Ellis is an immensely generous person. He’s created countless opportunities to pass on the work of other creators to his own base of fans and readers. Three Panels Open is another idea in that vein: THREE PANELS OPEN is an open invitation. Perhaps you’d like to do one. A comic that is three panels in duration and 640px wide. I’m only going to run the ones I like best, I’m afraid. However, there’s no time limit on submissions. You can email the image to warrenellis@gmail.com, and please include your name and the website …

PBS Loves Some Homestuck

by Xaviar XerexesSeptember 7, 2012

Entirely justified praise for the webby webcomic, MS Paint Adventures: Homestuck. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLK7RI_HW-E?rel=0] And now Homestuck: The Game — a kickstarter for such an idea raised almost 850,000 dollars. [kickstarter url=http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/14293468/homestuck-adventure-game width=550]

KickStopped? When The Starting Goes Bad

by Xaviar XerexesSeptember 7, 2012

Kickstarter is easily one of the bigger stories of the year in terms of Internet ecology, webcomics, even the larger arena of culture generally. Recently there have been several stories (especially this NPR story) on what happens when a funded Kickstarter project at some later date does not deliver on its goals. Enough bubble and squeak online that Kickstarter itself addressed the issue. I think for the most part when I’ve backed projects on Kickstarter I had a good sense that the creator(s) was going to deliver on it. I’ve never backed a project that is more of a pre-order …

Back to School Back to Work Back to Life?

by Xaviar XerexesSeptember 7, 2012

Being a dad is pretty great really. But this post isn’t really about that so much as having kids reimposes the timing of the school year back on your life. It’s not exactly the same as being a student yourself, but being the parent of students gives you a similar yearly cycle with the firm markers of summer vacation beginning and ending, certain standard holiday weeks for “Winter Holidays” and “Spring Holidays” and the progression of classes throughout Fall and Spring semesters. You go to work, most jobs you don’t get summer vacation off, but for me the summer has …

PYTWYTMTFT

by Xaviar XerexesAugust 18, 2012

Jamie Noguchi has probably been waiting for years to use this line in real life. Or perhaps he already has…??!??! I am doing the catch-up thing, re-reading the excellent Yellow Peril webcomic — a longer post surely to come later on.

Everyone (Together Now!) I Used To Know

by Xaviar XerexesAugust 15, 2012

From Boing Boing a neat video remix supercut(?) by Gotye himself of countless versions of his song Somebody I Used to Know posted on Youtube.[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opg4VGvyi3M?rel=0] Boing Boing also linked to the first such effort to go viral — Kutiman’s Mother of All Funk Chords: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tprMEs-zfQA?rel=0]

TUNE coming to print real soon

by Xaviar XerexesAugust 14, 2012

When the print edition of TUNE by DEREK KIRK KIM comes out, check it out and buy buy buy. This is a great story that he’s only really begun and won’t be able to continue unless it actually sells. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cF-POyZOjiE] Spread the word! Read the comic! Hoard some cash to buy the dead tree version!!!