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Voids Where Prohibited

by Xaviar XerexesJune 27, 2012

Some webcomics I just lost track of in moving from different ways of organizing what webcomics I was trying to keep up with. Voids by Shayna Marchese is one of those. It was fun re-reading it, it’s one of the few webcomics I’ve read that captures an aimless, lonely feeling, especially in the art which does a great job of capturing the space of the city. The webcomic hasn’t been updated since 2009 — couldn’t find any notes on whether Shayna ever intends to return to the project or not.

Kickstart My Art

by Xaviar XerexesJune 26, 2012

Funding has been a source of constant experimentation in the webcomics arena since almost the start. You give away the webcomic, the thing that you are in the whole thing to do and the question becomes how do I make a living. Or maybe just, how do I fund this cool idea I want to do with the webcomic next? Kickstarter didn’t necessarily bring new ideas but it did bring solid execution, a well-designed platform and eventually a real community around its mission. Webcomics seems to have used it a lot for pre-funding books and other spin-off things based on …

Webcomics To Stand-up Comedy Connection

by Xaviar XerexesJune 26, 2012

How many webcomickers have gone on to standup comedy? Adam Burke did a bunch of webcomics including The Grimbles and Diabolica. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p51he3KB7e0] Hampton Yount wrote with his brother Clay the just recently concluded Rob & Elliot webcomic. [vimeo 13745594 w=500 h=281]

I Seriously Do Not Remember Alf This Way

by Xaviar XerexesJune 26, 2012

Alf would have certainly been a lot more interesting this way. Thanks for the nightmare, Rob & Elliot.

Taking the Piss Out of the Hardy Boys

by Xaviar XerexesJune 24, 2012

Another “I’m only bringing this up because I’m re-reading comic archives” post — this one about Kate Beaton’s Mystery Solving Teens characters. Taking a somewhat staid cultural item, whether it’s history or a fictional character or book and applying a veneer of knowing sarcasm over it is the bedrock of Beaton’s sense of humor. She can also deftly point out the absurdities of the original situation or character. For the Hardy Boys, turning the rather adult-like teenage stars of those books into rather modern, slacker teens flips the premise sideways. Why would these teens solve mysteries? Why in the heck …

Launch of Comic Easel for WordPress

by Xaviar XerexesJune 21, 2012

I’m not really in need of a means to post webcomics right now but if I were… I’d be pretty excited about Phillip Hofer launching Comic Easel which is a brand new plug-in built from the ground up to work with Word Press 3.0+ and any of its gazillion themes. Hofer was the primary developer on the venerable ComicPress theme for WordPress in its later years (that effort was created by Tyler Martin). He’s going to be on the WebComic Beacon podcast this Sunday – June 24th at 12pm est — so I encourage everyone to check it out and listen to it …

I Can’t Think of a New “Willis” Pun Right Now

by Xaviar XerexesJune 21, 2012

So still playing with Comic Rocket and so far still pretty happy with it. Of course it’s got a lot to do in terms of additional wants and needs but I’m far happier with them building a great reading/tracking tool for me than for me having to do it for myself (and considering I’ve toyed with the notion for over a year now, who knows if I’d ever have gotten something finished). It’s also for better or for worse given me a great excuse to re-read some favorites. Right now I’ve been checking out the start of Dumbing of Age, …

T to the R

by Xaviar XerexesJune 19, 2012

Theodore Roosevelt was a complicated man alright. Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and genuine believer in the virtue of warfare. Those last two panels are brilliant.