Crowdfunding Watch: Carpet Merchants, Barbarous Landlords and Crime-Fighting Bards
We take a look at three gorgeously fun crowdfunding projects featuring: The Carpet Merchant of Konstantiniyya, Barbarous, and No Holds Bard.
Project Wondeful Ad Network to shut down August 1
Indie ad network Project: Wonderful will be shutting down on August 1, it was just announced. P:W started as a micropayment ad network more...
Crowdfunding Watch: Sexy Space Stories and Vampire Heists, Oh My!
This week's Crowdfunding Watch focuses on misfit teams who are at their best when they are working together. From stealing vampire treasures, to fighting aliens and lustful embraces, these are three projects worth checking out.
BATTLEPUG: COMPUGNIUM Collecting All of Mike Norton’s Eisner-Winning Webcomic Releases in January
An omnibus collecting the entire dog-loving series arrives early next year from Image Comics. I'm such a big fan of this that I interviewed...
SD Comic Fest ’18: Richard Bruning Discusses DC’s Failed Venture into Webcomics, “Zuda Comics”
“It was quite a challenge because it was unlike anything DC had done,” said Bruning. Though they had been in the industry for years, they didn’t know how to deal with online talent and online competition. In many ways, they had to “rebuild” and rework their established view of comics.
SD Comic Fest 18’: Cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz on How He Didn’t Want Disney’s “Coco”...
Sometime after this, Pixar contacted Alcaraz. “They invited me for a ‘little-chat,’” he said. When they asked for his help to work on the movie, Alcaraz was stunned. “I was thinking, ‘wow universe, you have a sick sense of humor.” But, Alcaraz saw this as a great opportunity and accepted it. “I wanted to make sure this wasn’t going to be the Aladdin for Mexicans.”
The Man Behind Homestuck: An Interview with Andrew Hussie
With the release of his massive hit webcomic hitting the bookshelves, I had the opportunity to speak with Andrew Hussie, the elusive and hilarious...
Matt Chats: BONE Colorist Steve Hamaker on His Influences, Storytelling, And Webcomic PLOX
Steve Hamaker ranks tragically high in the ratio of most read to least recognizable cartoonists. Jeff Smith BONE was a giant indie success as...
Cartoonist Studio Prize Shortlists announced in print and web comics
Prize season is underway, and here's the sixth annual Cartoonist Studio Prize shortlists, courtesy of Slate Book Review and the Center for Cartoon Studies, Winners...
Crowdfunding Watch: Help Awaken Spring with These Three Comic Projects
Every morning I wake up, open the bedroom door and look at my cat. He is usually sitting on the floor a few feet...
Crowdfunding Watch: The Awesome Fantasy Adventure Edition
On this particular President's Day I'd like nothing more than to step outside this current reality. Thankfully, fantasy adventure let's me do exactly that....























