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Friday, July 10th, 2009
7:37 pm [redneckgaijin]	Gods Playing Poker: Webcomic Win. I call to your attention the webcomic Gods Playing Poker, which has a syndication feed at gppcomic. I especially call to your attention the entry for today, July 10, 2009. Simple, simple win. (Comment on this)
5:56 pm [jackslack]	An advisement for Mr. Burns-White, regarding Questionable Content dated the 9th July, 2009. Dear Mr. Burns-White, It has been a long time since you enacted a distribution of biscuits (tasty, tasty variety); however, I would posit the time has come again. Sincerely, Mr. Riley. (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, June 27th, 2009
6:10 pm [dragonmuncher]	Two Weeks!? Two weeks? Two WEEKS? Two! Weeks! ___ Edit: So, I actually decided to go reread through the MT archives and see, exactly, how the timeline felt. Honestly? It doesn't feel that stretched. Yes, "Webcomic Time" is in effect, but when read in one whole go, it's not a big deal. Every once in a while the characters will say something like "It's been 9 days since I saw her" or "Remember how we were supposed to go to dinner last week?" or the like. Not counting the one-off strip towards the beginning that has "Six weeks later..." as a joke. It feels like the entire series has taken place over... a month or two? Still not very long, but longer than the original two weeks I had assumed. PS You know, MT is actually pretty decent, read continuously (that is, with the Dead Piro and Stick-Figure Dom Days blanked out). A few too many soliloquies about feelings and "the real me" and the like, but mostly pretty good. (9 Comments |Comment on this)
3:43 am [jeriendhal]	Terinu: The End is Nigh (in a good way) Terinu has been in an unfortunate hiatus since February, driven by the fact that chaypeta found herself the sole breadwinner in her family when her husband's employer went belly up. Fortunately, that situation is almost at an end and she's hoping to restart work on the comic in August. (Comment on this)
Thursday, June 25th, 2009
11:06 pm [mckenzee]	My little webcomics group has spawned. reposted: Hey guys, This is TSHolden from Sandstorm Conscience, just putting a general reminder out to the internet that Evan Dahm (of Rice Boy) and I will be hosting the first meeting of the NCWCCC-WB (North Carolina WebComics Coffee Clatch Western Branch) NWW? I have been alarmingly negligent in publicizing this, so here are the details: Where: Boone NC Specifically: Expresso News (http://www.espressonews.com/ (has sound)) When: 6:00pm this Saturday. How long: About an hour or until they kick us out Sorry if anyone wanted to come but didn't know about it: Evan and I will figure out future meetings further in advance and get the word out sooner! (Comment on this)
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
9:51 pm [ross_teneyck]	xkcd 595 ( xkcd 595 ) (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, June 8th, 2009
2:11 pm [miyaa99]	There is the reason for evil. ( Snip, snip, are british cars really that small? ) (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Friday, June 5th, 2009
5:02 pm [salem_wikkat]	"Not in My City." - Problem with Politicians.. So, this is offtopic I realize, I'm talking about filming and not comics, but this is the only community I really have to vent this in. I'm sure many of you probably have shared this at least once also. A Handful of Partners and I have decided to begin our own Production Company. Doing Murder Mystery Parties, Hosting Live Action Roleplay Events, as well as filming our own movies, shorts, and what have you. After checking with our county level officials we know that we do not require anything to film, or start these events on the County Level. City-side, however, is the problem. The Deputy Clerk of the City interviewed me yesterday. She grilled me wanting to know just "what" we intended to film in City Limits. I stated that we wanted to do some "Documentarian" style work, as well as a possible Horror-film, and before I could continue she stopped me. "Well now," she said, "I'll have to talk to the Mayor about that, but I don't feel she will "want" that sort of thing filmed in her City. Because they're trying to become a tourist location and they don't want that stigma attached to it." I remained calm and I finished the interview and now I'm waiting for the Official Word from the Mayor and staff. I got to say I'm having a major migraine after this. (7 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
3:49 pm [aureliastarr]	'Ello. I'm new to the community and thought now might be a good time to introduce myself to all of my fellow members. The name is Aurelia. I turned 21 in March and have been completely legal in all 50 states for the past few months, but so far I'm not really seeing too many perks . . . I can drink legally now, but I drank even before I turned 21 and besides, I'm really not much of a drinker so it didn't mean that much . . . I live in a small town in Texas that I highly doubt you've ever heard of and if you have heard of it, I'd prefer you not know that's where I'm from . . . I'm an aspiring writer who is currently recovering from a very long and severe bout with writer's block, a disease that kills millions of people's creativity each year. I plan to make a full recovery, but it's taking me a bit of time to get back on my feet. Current Mood: impressed Current Music: The air conditioner. And barking dogs (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, June 1st, 2009
2:59 pm [miyaa99]	I could use some new comics to view, and other thoughts. I love when Jeph decides to bring in a new character. I'm almost convinced if it weren't for Hannelore's bio-hazard suit, she and Merigold would spontaneously combust if they make contact. (And I love the name, Merigold. I would so go to hear him discuss about how he comes up with his character's names.) Speaking of comics with interesting characters (and names), Gunnerkrigg Court is back from its two week break. We get a return to the Virtual Reality world of Dr. Disaster as the Medium trio of George Parley, Andrew Smitt & Antimony. I really love how Tom Siddell fleshes out the minor and the really minor characters to give them much more depth, and if the chapter title is of any indication, I'm hoping there's a lot more of George and Andrew needling each other in a lovey-dovey kind of way. Finally, it's June, and I'm curious as to what new webcomics you are reading and recommending? (And by new I mean it's been on the net since 2008.) (7 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, May 24th, 2009
4:44 pm [thaklaar]	Othar's Twitter Anyone else been following Othar Tryggvassen's twitter for the past week or so? After two years of being an interesting character study almost completely unconnected to the plot, it's throwing some interesting possible spoilers of the current storyline at us. ( cut ) (2 Comments |Comment on this)
6:47 am [bolindbergh]	Erfworld The Battle for Gobwin Knob ends well. But the interesting bit is ( spoilers ho! ) (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, May 23rd, 2009
8:28 pm [packbat]	Malfunction Junction. Just out of curiosity: does anyone know what happened to Matt Milby's "Malfunction Junction"? The website has been gone for a while now, and I haven't seen anyone linking to a new one. (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
7:39 am [ross_teneyck]	OotS #654 I try to resist the urge to comment on every single OotS update, but sometimes I fail. ( Spoilers for OotS #654 ) (8 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, May 17th, 2009
4:06 pm [mckenzee]	True Story: I like to think I am a rational person (as opposed to a rationalizing person, which is what I consider you to be, of course). I do not believe in ghosts. They just don't make sense to me. However, I have lived in two haunted houses. I have seen things that don't make sense. I'm OK with that. Oh, look, there's the 250th episode of Sinister Bedfellows! (Comment on this)
Monday, May 11th, 2009
11:01 pm [akilika]	Obviously, someone cast "True Resurrection" rather than "Raise Dead." Usually, when a comicker disappears for months or years, they're not ever coming back. Even when they DO come back, I worry that they'll sufficiently disconnected from what they already did that everything that follows seems out-of-sync with what came before, like they're different comics. But for every rule, there's an exception, and I'm finding LKM's Sea of Insanity to be a sterling example. In August 2004, Sea of Insanity posted its last strips before the artist went to Japan for school. Definitely well into "rising action" territory here; things hinted at in the beginning of the comic had come to pass, questions raised and unanswered, and in general just a high state of tension. Not a cliffhanger, but enough to think it was worth waiting a year to find out what happened next. In August and September 2005, more strips are posted--and it's good. Despite the artist saying that she has to re-learn to draw, the art and writing is still well in keeping with what came before. (And educational! Specifically, I feel very educated as to Finn wants to kill people.) And then . . . nothing. For three years. Later, we found out that the artist was having health problems, ones that pretty much precluded working on the comic until she figured out what was wrong and could treat it. And, moreover, meant she couldn't update regularly; stress could provoke a relapse. But she liked working on the comic, and wanted to continue, and . . . well, I was cautiously optimistic. She's gone above and beyond any optimism I could have held. The updates aren't regular--we knew that was going to happen. But they're coming more often than I expected. With the exception of December/January 2008/2009, she's managed at least an update every other week, and usually an update every week. (These generally being rather large strips, I don't tend to feel slighted.) The plot is moving along without sign of inconsistency, each character still seems to be the same person they were four years ago, the writing and art remains GOOD and . . . Well, in general, I think Sea of Insanity is as good as its ever been, maybe even better. Skipping three years and not missing a beat. Congratulations, LKM. With maybe the exception of Melonpool, I dunno how often I've seen this sort of thing done. I'm glad I waited. (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
11:17 am [gwalla]	Give up the Strunk I'm a bit late with this, but I figure I should taunt Eric with alert you all to this excellent essay taking aim at The Elements of Style. Current Mood: mischievous (14 Comments |Comment on this)
3:38 am [jeriendhal]	Girl Genius (5/6/09) Mad.... social scientist? Me thinks the Baron didn't pay enough attention to him. That spark should have been lobotomized on the spot. (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
12:06 am [akilika]	On Comic Revenue Models We've all seen the different ways that comics try to make money. There's advertising-based revenue, probably the most common. Merchandising is probably second. There's various flavors of subscription--most commonly, the "latest page only available," but then you've got things like Joyce and Walky! or Slipshine where a certain percentage of the content is subscription-only. And, of course, comics where the entire run is available for free, but you get bonus features if you subscribe. Finally, you've got the donation model, where you ask your readers to give what they can because they like your comic so much. It's not often that you've got what actually seems like a new idea. But I think I've found one. ErfWorld recently launched a new website, separate of its Giant in the Playground origin. With it comes various new things--a new way of browsing comics (which, so far, I adore), a Wiki, a new forum . . . and a Toolbox Signup, to become a Tool. The basic idea isn't special--sign up for the ErfWorld subscription, get extra bonus content. Yawn. (Though I REALLY like the idea of high-res images--I'm sort of surprised that they trust the audience enough not to redistribute everywhere, or print instead of buy the book. I like what that says about them, much as it rarely pays to trust the internet.) But . . . there's a perk. Every dollar you spend on being a Tool can be applied, at full value, to merchandise. (There isn't much merch yet, but I get the impression that'll change.) This idea excites me. Likely to move people on the fence about subscription or buying merchandise. Gives added value without costing the proprieters much. And . . . well, it just seems new. To be honest, I haven't felt this way since I saw the Girl Genius model. (Which also excited me in this way.) I plan on watching this; I want to see if it succeeds. And I'd be happy if it caught on. The big issue that I can see with it is . . . ErfWorld doesn't update regularly. This is a really big hurdle to getting and maintaining a dedicated following. I worry that it'll mean they won't get enough subscribers to make it profitable, and as a result won't work well enough to get other people to try it. But . . . well, I'm hoping. Good luck, guys. (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009
6:17 am [bolindbergh]	OotS, again And the new synonym for "hubris" is.... I'll bet seven brag points that the upcoming buttkicking will be delivered by the Thing under the Parasol, which will still be unrevealed afterwards (to the readers, anyway). (4 Comments |Comment on this)