Hello Koko, Scooter & Ferret; goodbye, Anders and Maria

February 8, 2010 | Posted by Brigid

Cover to the original Koko Be Good

Jen Wang has a preview of her upcoming book, Koko Be Good, due out in September from First Second. While you’re waiting, enjoy her comics, including the original Koko Be Good and my favorite, the short piece Dance of the Flight Attendant. (Via Scott McCloud.)

Scooter & Ferret is back, in its original comic strip format, and the archives are all online as well.

It’s a wrap for Anders Loves Maria. Gary Tyrrell gets a little misty-eyed at Fleen.

Growly Beast talks to Jessica Cantlope, a.k.a. Senshuu, about her comics Lovefeast and Millennium.

Storming the Tower has a few more Hourly Comics Day entries.

Smile creator Raina Telgemeier drew a short webcomic about novocaine. Yes, novocaine.

Voting ends this Wedesday in the Washington Post’s best webcomic contest, so get your vote in now.

Sound check: Jason and Steve take on a variety of topics, from the iPad to Bill Watterson, in the latest Digital Strips podcast. TGT Webcomics posts a video about Manga Studio and Anders Loves Maria, among others, and their latest podcast features Jeff Scheutze of JEFbot fame.

Reviews

Robert A. Howard on City of Reality (Tangents Reviews)
Xaviar Xerxes on Copper (ComixTalk)
Jennifer Hubert on vol. 1 of Gunnerkrigg Court (print edition) (Reading Rants)
Coyote Trax on Gunshow (Coyote Trax’s Webcomics Critique)
RKB on Pavlov’s Dream (Zuda comic) (Pigs of the Industry)
Mike Perridge on Sci-Fi Drive-By (Zuda comic) (mpd57)
Mike Perridge on Techno Insecto (Zuda comic) (mpd57)