Webcomics creators speak!

February 25, 2010 | Posted by Brigid

Cayetano Garza has just announced a print edition of The Year of the Rat, which took the 2009 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Online Comic.

Wowio went from being a much-heralded free download site that actually paid its creators serious money to a much-derided failure after being acquired by Platinum in 2008, but now Sean Kleefeld reports that owner Brian Altounian has found more financing, paid off its debts (including money owed to creators from 2008) and is looking to spruce up and perhaps be acquired by someone else in the future. At Comics Worth Reading, Bill Williams (who is also referenced in that first link, above) confirms in comments that indeed, he has been paid.

Rick Marshall talks to Penny Arcade creators Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik for MTV’s Splash Page.

Ryan Estrada is on the hot seat at Question Riot, where he talks about his new animation project (based on a Zuda entry), his current Zuda entry, and more.

David Harper interviews Axe Cop co-creator Ethan Nicolle at Multiversity Comics.

Digital Strips has a new manga-focused blogger, r2moo2, who is blogging up a storm; his latest is an interview with Jin Sun Oh, creator of Model Behaviour.

Ange continues Growly Beast’s series on longform webcomics with an interview with Alice Hunt and Tracy Williams, creators of Goodbye Chains.

Girl Genius colorist Cheyenne Wright is ill, and the Foglios are setting up a fund-raiser for him. In the meantime, here’s Kaija’s brief explanation along with Cheyenne’s PayPal address if you want to beat the crowds and donate now. (Via Fleen.)

What do you think of Flash? Love it or hate it, head on over to The Webcomic Overlook and vote!

Podcast-o-rama: The Digital Strips team dissects the February Zuda entries in their latest Zuda Watch podcast. Megan Rose Gedris (YU+ME, I Was Kidnapped by Lesbian Pirates from Outer Space) guests on the latest Webcomic Beacon podcast. TGT Webcomics talks to Lilly of Wiglaf and Mordred and Brock Heasley, whose latest project is the Zuda comic Monsterplex.

Reviews: Coyote Trax posts short takes on three webcomics that don’t rate a full review.

Larry Cruz on Girls & Sports (The Webcomic Overlook)
Larry Cruz on Haunted (The Webcomic Overlook)
Mike Perridge on Hawkrider (Zuda comic) (mpd57)
Matt Meylikhov on Let’s Be Friends Again (Multiversity Comics)
Coyote Trax on Muddled (Coyote Trax’s Webcomics Critique)
Greg McElhatton on MySpace Dark Horse Presents #31 (Read About Comics)
Delos on Odori Park (Art Patient)
Robert A. Howard on reMIND (Tangents Reviews)
Luprand on Ruby’s World (Luprand’s Webcomic Musings)
Leroy Douresseaux on The Splendid Magic of Penny Arcade: The 11 1/2 Anniversary Edition (The Comic Book Bin)
Larry Cruz on Weapon Brown (The Webcomic Overlook)

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