#094 Web comics: Read them! Make them!

Rice BoyWe’ve been reading a few Web comics and discuss our favorites. Also: Tim’s dormant one, and Mulele’s planned one. And how about sending us yours for review? We’ll be nice (mostly)!

The Noob
Holy Bibble
Rice Boy

#093 Violence in Comics: What’s acceptable? What’s necessary?

Killing PickmanTim and Mulele discuss violence — in Weird Crime Theater, in Thunderbolts, and in two books from Archaia Studios Press: “Awakening” and “Killing Pickman”!

Ben Templesmith’s Wormwood (referred to by Mulele)

#082 Web comics: What happens if the big players get involved?

Diesel SweetiesPublishing online opens your comic up to a worldwide audience. But if the major players in print comics start publishing online, will they stamp out all the one-horse comics out there? Is there room on the Web for all of us?

Time article about Web comics

#081 Jun-Pierre Shiozawa: Comics for new purposes

Tim and Mulele interview Jun-Pierre Shiozawa, who does various comics on his blog and elsewhere including, recently, a report on a DaVinci museum exhibit! He talks about his comic Lucky, taking a seminar from Scott McCloud, and more.

Shots of Jun’s sketchbook

#078 Collaborations vs. Drawing and Writing Your Own Comic

Weird Crime TheaterCollaborating on a comic: What are the pros and cons? Would you rather do the whole thing yourself? Mulele’s done both, and tells Tim how it’s gone for him. Plus, a little discussion of Watchmen (very little)!

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#045 “99 Ways to Tell a Story” and designing the Boogie Knights

Discussion of Matt Madden’s 99 Ways to Tell a Story and Tim’s character design process for the Boogie Knights!

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#040 Character design, political commentary, and Spider-Hag!

Pride of BaghdadCharacter design and/or political commentary in The Nevermen, Seal Team 7, The Marquis: Intermezzo, Pride of Baghdad, and DMZ! Plus, another behind-the-scenes look at Spider-Hag! (Hey, we’ve got an “in” with the creator!)

Review of Nevermen on iComics.com

NY Times article on Vaughan’s Pride of Baghdad

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So Long, Superman: Firewater

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