Chad Diez is a name synonymous with quality black-and-white, action-packed artwork and absolutely enormous word balloons. Seriously, the Goodyear blimp is jealous of some of these monstrosities. Bulbous dialogue carriers aside, Chad’s name can be found plastered on such strips as The Pet Professional (PP), Sophisticated Pig (SP), and the now defunct, Today: The Comic, [...]

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It’s time to catch up with Chad Diez! The well-known artist of such strips as Today: The Comic and Sophisticated Pig (SP) seems to attract controversy everywhere he goes and his latest webcomic endeavor is no different. Channeling the best of TMZ, Extra, and even the gold standard, Entertainment Tonight, Chad has decided to tighten [...]

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After a lengthy and civil discussion about the distinct successes of webcomic vs. those in the print field, Scott Kurtz has set up a Talkshoe conference call to discuss things further.  So if you know something about webcomics or just want to prank a bunch of comic creators, here’s the info to get in on [...]

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I interrupt this regular blog feed to announce that Johanna Draper Carlson, of the site, ComicsWorthReading.com, has posted an interview with Sam and Lilah creator and writer, Jim Dougan.  It’s got some very interesting tidbits about the Zuda Comics contestant, many of which I wanted to know during our recent ZudaWatch podcast! So check the [...]

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This week we bring you not one, not two but ten freaking reviews all rolled into one. That’s some pretty heavy lifting kids, don’t try it at home, we’re professionals. Sort of. In this episode we take a look at each of the competitors currently battling to the finish in this months Zuda competition. For [...]

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In miracle news, webcomickers the world over are currently having a discussion about the success of the comic strip syndicates versus the option of making a living on the Web. The miracle? I haven’t seen one mother dragged into this thing, and it’s been going on for a while now! At the heart of the [...]

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Greetings! Too much to talk about! Jump in! It’s Interest Piquers, the 03.25.08 Edition! – First, and most egregiously, the ComixTalkers have uncovered a sinister secret behind a new comicking tool called Bitstrips. Apparently, through some fancy wordspeak, the Bitstrips crew can claim joint ownership of just about anything you create with their tools. Scope [...]

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After hootenanny that was this year’s WCCA, we couldn’t help but notice there was quite the hullabaloo brewin’ about this strip Lackadaisy. Rubes we may be, the crew here at Digital Strips have never to be one to shy away from some rip-roarin’, Web comicy fun. And thats just what we found when we mozied [...]

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Webcomic collectives are great for increasing your exposure and networking, but they sure can feature some darned complex web addresses. Our recent reviewee, Sin Titulo, was just one strip that suffered from this malady. And on a podcast where you try to keep it around twenty minutes every time out, taking five right off the [...]

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Greetings, fellow ZudaWatchers! When next we podcast, our discussion topic will be the March competitors over on DC’s Zuda Comics contest. While we wait for that, I figured I would jot down my quick thoughts on each entry. Check out the opinionated fun below and stay tuned for our first ZudaWatch podcast, coming soon! Among [...]

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