As Brigid reported the other day, the Eisner noms have been announced and the list of digital comics (hey, they’re webcomics to those of us in the know) is fairly sparse with regards to those we’ve come to know and love. First, let me refresh your memories (with appropriate pauses to accentuate applause that, as [...]
16
Apr
These Are The Guys You Can Hate For Your Webcomic ~NOT~ Getting Any Eisner Nominations
Posted by midnightcartooner in 2008
Published in Announcement
14
Apr
Have you ever had the feeling that you posted the latest exciting episode of Digital Strips only to realize right before bed two days later that you hadn’t? If you have let me know. We probably have a lot of other things in common and should hang out. This show is old school Digital Strips. [...]
13
Apr
Innovations In Webcomics ~FEATURING~ Ctrl-Alt-Del and PvP: UPDATED
Posted by midnightcartooner in 2008
Published in Announcement, News
If there’s one motion in webcomics that I can wholeheartedly throw my hat in the ring for, it’s actually utilizing the web real estate to make a comic something more than it could ever be in print. AD: After the Deluge brings links and a multimedia experience to the table to enhance the reader’s enjoyment [...]
12
Apr
The list of nominees has been released for the 2008 Joe Shuster Awards, which honor the best Canadian comics creators of the year, and the webcomics list includes several Digital Strips favorites. Here’s the lineup: Michael Cho for Papercuts Scott Hepburn for The Port Karl Kerschl for The Abominable Charles Christopher Gisele Legace for Penny [...]
The third episode of that Cloverfield web manga is up and has been translated into English, perhaps in violation of copyright laws. John Jakala discusses Franken Fran, a scanlation he is really enjoying: I’d describe it as an amped up Tales From The Crypt for the new generation. (Imagine that there’d been no comic code [...]
11
Apr
Let’s Watch Other People Talk About Things ~THE~ Zuda Is Broken Edition
Posted by midnightcartooner in 2008
Published in News
I’m so glad we don’t have any backing from DC Comics. Otherwise, posts like this following one probably wouldn’t be possible. Ever since we started our Zuda Watch feature on the site (WAY back in March of the ’08) I’ve developed a more personal bond to the fledgling webcomics competition. When someone has a problem [...]
11
Apr
God Is Angry ~AT~ Scott Kurtz, How To Make Webcomics
Posted by midnightcartooner in 2008
Published in Announcement, News
You know what book I’d love to review someday soon? How To Make Webcomics, the all-in-one, do-it-yourself tome put together by the fellas on the Halfpixel Brodeo and Jamboree. You know what I can’t review? Yep, you’re good guessers. It seems that someone very powerful and very angry has decided to put a stop on [...]
7
Apr
Sunday (Monday) Sitdown ~WITH~ Cameron Stewart, Part 2
Posted by midnightcartooner in 2008
Published in Interviews, News
Yesterday, my conversation with Sin Titulo creator, Cameron Stewart, turned into a breakdown of the artist’s workshop, including techniques, processes, and inspiration. While this was fascinating to me, it’s not the meat-and-potatoes of the interview I meant to conduct.It was, however, integral to the understanding of ST, and so there’s a bit more of it [...]
6
Apr
Sunday Sitdown ~WITH~ Cameron Stewart, Part 1
Posted by midnightcartooner in 2008
Published in Interviews, News
Weeks back, the DS Review Crew took on the Transmission X Sunday treat, Sin Titulo. It was universally agreed that this was a mysterious joy to read and that we would all be checking back regularly on this, the Lord’s day. We also unanimously decreed that we had a lot of questions about the strip, [...]
4, 8, 15, 16, 23 and 42. All numbers some of us know well, but Ryan Estrada is mainly obsessed with just one number, the number 12. You see the Cartoon Commune is setting up its first major event set around the number twelve On Saturday 12th April, artists around the world will be taking [...]
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