New comic, new contest, and lots of commentary

February 3, 2010 | Posted by Brigid

Girl Genius

At Robot 6, I talked to Phil Foglio about how he makes money by giving away Girl Genius for free online, the origins of his Myth Adventures comic, and how the subscription model is working for his adult series, XXXenophile.

John Hogan talks to Kazu Kibuishi, creator of Copper, at Graphic Novel Reporter.

New comic alert: Yellow Peril, an office romance gag comic by Jamie Noguchi. (Via Fleen.)

The Escapist has a webcomics contest going on right now; click here for details. Elle Dee cautioned potential entrants to look carefully at the terms and conditions to ensure they aren’t giving away more than they intend to. Refreshingly, the Escapist folks re-worded it to be clearer and less scary. Also, their comic about what not to do is probably good advice for every webcomics creator.

Johana Draper Carlson quotes Dan Goldman at Comics Worth Reading and sparks a discussion on why creators choose to do webcomics.

Sean Kleefeld wonders if webcomics creators have grown up with a feeling of entitlement, and he also has some interesting discussion about race in Ethan Young’s Tails.

Robot 6 looks ahead at Del Rey/Villard’s 2010 publishing schedule, which includes a number of print editions of webcomics: Goats, Octopus Pie, Penny Arcade.

The Continentals is getting a print edition as well.

The latest TGT Webcomics podcast features Audra and Scott of nemu-nemu, one of the cutest webcomics around.

Reviews

Robert A. Howard on Blip (Tangents Reviews)
Chris Schweizer on North World: Other Sagas (Chris Schweizer’s LJ)
RKB on Phantom Sword (Pigs of the Industry)
Delos Woodruff on Urban Jungle (ArtPatient)
RKB on War of the Woods (Pigs of the Industry)

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