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Elfquest creator goes to the web

Posted By: Brigid on June 30, 2007

Wendy Pini’s new comic, The Masque of the Red Death, has finally gone live at the Go!Comi site. You’ll have to register to read it, but registration is free and they promise not to hand your name over to the spammers. As I registered, I kept getting a message that Safari is not fully supported, but it worked fine nonetheless.

I interviewed Pini for Digital Strips and Publisher’s Weekly Comics Week about the comic, which is a tale of love and betrayal set in a utopian future. It was inspired by the Edgar Allen Poe story of the same name but mixes up the elements of the story in a whole different way.

What I want to talk about here is the presentation. Read on…

Interview With Dresden Codak creator Aaron Diaz, Part 2 ~OR~ Follow-Up to DS Episode 120

Posted By: midnightcartooner on June 29, 2007

As promised, here is the second half of my interview with Dresden Codak creator, Aaron Diaz!

1) Which of the archived strips are your favorites and why?

I don’t know if I have a single favorite. There are a handful that I enjoy for different reasons. Girl vs. Bear, I think is my most balanced strip as far as using humor, adventure and science references. It has a good rhythm, and I really enjoyed drawing those Civilization Ghosts. Another favorite is Zhuangzi, which I think is understandably one of the least beloved among fans. In hindsight it was way too esoteric for its own good, and without an extensive knowledge of ancient Chinese literature I don’t think it makes a bit of sense. However, I will say that one guy once wrote a magnificent essay on the Zhuangzi comic and how he interpreted it. I think that’s the only essay on my comics that I’ve ever seen. It was pretty neat.

Read on…

DS 121: Review of Minus

Posted By: DS on June 28, 2007

Digital Strips Show 121
Digital Strips : Show 121
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The whole crew is back together! Three long months and we have our reunion tour. For our first song we bring to you the little acclaimed by fantastic strip of imagination and water colors. A strip so good Bill Watterson came on the show to congratulate Ryan.

In this episode we talk about:

  • Minus by Ryan Armand
  • Where Are All The Contests?

    Posted By: daku on June 27, 2007

    Remember the days, oh say six months ago, when contests were a dime a dozen? Where did that expression come from anyways. When our past contest flopped like a hooked fish it raised concerns that no cares about contests anymore, or perhaps there are too many. Since then the only one I’ve heard about is Platinum Studio’s Comic Book Challenge. Does this mean you have to be a big guy and give away something more then just a couple hundred dollars to get the attention of the web comic community?

    Read on…

    Interview With Dresden Codak creator Aaron Diaz, Part 1 ~OR~ Links GALORE!

    Posted By: midnightcartooner on June 26, 2007

    On the last episode of Digital Strips: The Webcomics Podcast, Brandon, The Geek, and myself reviewed Dresden Codak by Aaron Diaz. By the time we wrapped things up, it was universally agreed that we loved and wholeheartedly endorsed the adventurous strip.

    However, it was also agreed that we still had several questions we wanted answered. So, I took it upon myself to drop Aaron a line and ask for the answers. Luckily, he was more than happy to give an interview, and an awesomely verbose one at that! As such, this is part 1 of the follow-up interview to Episode 120 with Aaron Diaz! Enjoy!

    Read on…

    DS Update - June 24th 2007

    Posted By: DS on June 25, 2007

    Wow, what an improvement in the audio quality. I have to point out that as the producer and editor of the show I plan on hunting Phil down and hanging him by his big toe. The original transcript ran for over 25 minutes! The next update better have some wonderful stuff about Otakhan.

    In this episode we talk about:

  • Charlie “Spike” Trotman shares her knowledge and experience
  • The Kid’s Book Project
  • Schlock Mercenary pulls BlogAds
  • Comic Book Creator Contest
  • Digital Strips Show 1
    Digital Strips Update
    June 24th 2007
    [9.20 MB]

    The Kid’s Book Project Update ~OR~ For People Who DON’T Hate Children

    Posted By: midnightcartooner on June 22, 2007

    As a contributor and public shill, it is my duty, and privilege, to remind you that The Kid’s Book Project, spearheaded by Michael Rouse-Deane of Webcomics In Print fame, is underway and nearing the halfway mark of completion!

    Pre-orders are already being taken on this 60-page tale of adventure, whimsy, and more adventure! Really, I can’t tell you what it’s going to be about as I’ve only seen two pages of the book thus far, the one that came after mine and the page I created.

    Read on…

    DS 120: Review of Dresden Codak

    Posted By: DS on June 20, 2007

    Digital Strips Show 120
    Digital Strips : Show 120
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    Another first without Daku. For this episode The Geek somehow managed to pick a strip I just found and was ready to review myself. It’s a whimsical and yet intellectual strip with its own role playing game. That’s right, and I know you’re dying to get your hands on it.In this episode we talk about:

  • Dresden Codak by Aaron Diaz
  • A Wonderful Project

    Posted By: daku on June 19, 2007

    This is old news but I have to stay with the tradition of reporting on something long after it’s useful. When project wonderful first came out almost a year ago I held off personally on posting about it until I knew what was going on. The most annoying part about it is everyone seems to love the service and yet for the life of me I can’t get space for the site. There were so few negative experiences that felt a backlash. The backlash sort of felt like going to a used car salesman and everyone there says the car you’re interested is the best on the lot. This means I sat around and continued to run the advertising on the site despite being annoyed by having to keep track of something that can be completely automated.

    Read on…

    DS Update - June 17th 2007

    Posted By: DS on June 18, 2007

    The first all new Digital Strips News show. This has been a long time coming and the first show not to include Daku since the beginning of last year. That’s right, this brand new episode is stutter free except that there were some technical issues you will hear that makes everyone have that famous stutter. We promise to give this show it’s own personality soon enough but for now give us your feedback so we can make the podcast even better then the blog.

    In this episode we talk about:

  • Comix Talk
  • DC Invests in Flex Comics
  • Shuster Awards
  • Secret Asian Man Gets Syndicated
  • PC Gamer Editor Doesn’t Understand PA Fandom
  • Digital Strips Show 1
    Digital Strips Update
    June 17th 2007
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