Tag: Webcomics
2017 Ignatz Nominations include a new category; three noms for Ferris
The 2017 Ignatz Award nominations have just been announced, and this years honorees are a solid mix of mainstream (March Book 3), indie (My Favorite Thing is Monsters) and micro-press/self-published (Carolyn Nowak, Sabin Cauldron). I draw no wider implications from the list except that comics 2017 artistically speaking are strong. Emil Ferris's My Favorite Thing is Monsters - kind of the To Kill a Mockingbird of comics at this point - lead with three noms including Outstanding Artist, GN and Story.
A year of free comics – K.L. Rick’s Fencing With Uncertainty in Arm’s Length
K.L. Ricks has this uncanny ability to portray movement incredibly well. In Arm's Length, we see our protagonist Mari biking and fencing. In each case,...
Review – The Progressive and Personal Comics of Shee Phon
There are some artists that reinvent themselves and experiment with various method of work. Whether it’s to try to find a style or to...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 7/12/17: Nessun Dorma
§ In the biz we call this "Hell Week" because you have to get everything done for con in JUST ONE WEEK. Emails at...
A month of free queer themed comics – Tragedy during the end of the...
I've been looking more closely at the work of Carta Monir after I saw her live reading of one of her comics at the...
In the event of a digital apocalypse, these 39 webcomics are safe
While political winds may change at the drop of a hat in America, the Library of Congress as remained a steady pillar of our...
Interview: Asaf Hanuka balances life and terror in The Realist: Plug and Play
Asaf Hanuka's webcomic The Realist has been running for years with a mix of withering self deprecation, family foibles and the occasional dark realities...
The TCAF Interviews – Iona Fox on Autobiography, Farming & Experimentation
The Toronto Comic Arts Festival is one of the most influential and important comic book event in North America. It's mission is to "promote...
The TCAF Interviews – Priya Huq on Autobiography, Water Colour & Identity
The Toronto Comic Arts Festival is one of the most influential and important comic book event in North America. It's mission is to "promote...
Webcomics in Review: Ava’s Demon – Animated Worlds
Ava has been haunted all her life by a demon only she can see. Since birth, the demon has committed petty acts of cruelty...
Eleanor Davis and Christina Tran win the annual Cartoonist Studio Prize
Slate and the Center for Cartoon Studies have announced the winners of the fifth annual Cartoonist Studio Prize.
In the print category, Eleanor Davis won for Libby’s Dad (Retrofit...
A year of free comics – The Adventurers by Kelly Tindall
Ever since I became a father, I’ve been drawn to stories about parenthood. One of which I particularly enjoy is Kelly Tindall’s The Adventurers....
