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Writer of Penny and Aggie, Fans (also called Faans), Rip & Teri, Search Engine Funnies and A History of Webcomics. Experienced webcomics editor, currently seeking full-time work and working on strange and interesting new things...Friday, April 29, 2005
BIG NEWS.
Okay, new topics.
I have two incredibly exciting items, EITHER of which would justify girlish squeals, and several smaller "things worth mentioning." The exciting ones, though, involve you, the readers-- so let's get to them first. One is an opportunity for artists, and the other is an invite for anyone who likes webcomics. First up...
Tokyopop is talking with me about a Pop Star series.
You. Heard me.
However, Amy Mebberson can't commit to the 180-page size of Tokyopop's volumes, for the same reason that she put her own online comic on ice. So T-Pop and I are looking for a replacement, someone who can handle screwball comedy, superdeformity and all-in-fun music culture satire.
I can't give too much information about the money, but I'll say this: it's not DC or Marvel money, but it's better than you may have heard. It's good enough for ME.
Send me an e-mail if you're interested. Tina's waiting. Next up...
Antarctic Press has signed me to develop "The History of Online Comics" as a completed, revised and expanded book. The History of Webcomics will be just under 200 pages and go on sale December 2005.
Yeah. I am now taking any and all suggestions about what this book should cover. Basic rules of common sense apply: if you sent me the suggestion you can't sue me for using it-- or for not using it. I have plenty of ideas of my own, but I want this to be a group project. For now, feel free to e-mail me or post suggestions in the blog comments-- I expect to have a forum for discussion about this soon.
First thing: editor Paul Kilpatrick and I are looking at artists to draw chapter headings. Gabe is a gimme if we can get him, and so is Pete Abrams and Scott McCloud-- after that, things get a bit cloudier, decision-wise. So, suggestions welcome.
And other business:
The "sidebar story" I mentioned earlier will be airing on faans.com this summer. Its name is "The Iron Easel." Let the speculation commence.
Rip & Teri's concluding storyline, "Eagles' Endgames," officially begins tomorrow. Being a weekly, though, this one will last for a while.
Penny & Aggie's first issue just went to print.
Meanwhile, The Comics Podcast has its full, 2-part 24-Hour Comics Day podcast up.
I just turned in a new (long-overdue) piece for Comixpedia.
And I got the ghostwriting job.
Working on the last of the CD-ROMs now.
Good days. Good days. With luck, this will make up for those blog posts that go, "Wrote today, and then I wrote some more."
I have two incredibly exciting items, EITHER of which would justify girlish squeals, and several smaller "things worth mentioning." The exciting ones, though, involve you, the readers-- so let's get to them first. One is an opportunity for artists, and the other is an invite for anyone who likes webcomics. First up...
Tokyopop is talking with me about a Pop Star series.
You. Heard me.
However, Amy Mebberson can't commit to the 180-page size of Tokyopop's volumes, for the same reason that she put her own online comic on ice. So T-Pop and I are looking for a replacement, someone who can handle screwball comedy, superdeformity and all-in-fun music culture satire.
I can't give too much information about the money, but I'll say this: it's not DC or Marvel money, but it's better than you may have heard. It's good enough for ME.
Send me an e-mail if you're interested. Tina's waiting. Next up...
Antarctic Press has signed me to develop "The History of Online Comics" as a completed, revised and expanded book. The History of Webcomics will be just under 200 pages and go on sale December 2005.
Yeah. I am now taking any and all suggestions about what this book should cover. Basic rules of common sense apply: if you sent me the suggestion you can't sue me for using it-- or for not using it. I have plenty of ideas of my own, but I want this to be a group project. For now, feel free to e-mail me or post suggestions in the blog comments-- I expect to have a forum for discussion about this soon.
First thing: editor Paul Kilpatrick and I are looking at artists to draw chapter headings. Gabe is a gimme if we can get him, and so is Pete Abrams and Scott McCloud-- after that, things get a bit cloudier, decision-wise. So, suggestions welcome.
And other business:
The "sidebar story" I mentioned earlier will be airing on faans.com this summer. Its name is "The Iron Easel." Let the speculation commence.
Rip & Teri's concluding storyline, "Eagles' Endgames," officially begins tomorrow. Being a weekly, though, this one will last for a while.
Penny & Aggie's first issue just went to print.
Meanwhile, The Comics Podcast has its full, 2-part 24-Hour Comics Day podcast up.
I just turned in a new (long-overdue) piece for Comixpedia.
And I got the ghostwriting job.
Working on the last of the CD-ROMs now.
Good days. Good days. With luck, this will make up for those blog posts that go, "Wrote today, and then I wrote some more."
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Sorry to be a jerk ass maudalin (sic?) but I got a little teary eyed with the ending of Faans. I've invested a hell of a lot of time in this strip (and a little money. No way I would have subscribed to Graphic Smash w/o Faans) I don't feel that that the triangle ending is a cop out. I always saw Rik as the Orson Scott Card kinda creature of limitless love and compassion that could go beyond societies limits and make something like that really work. And as Eric pointed out in the Snark how else could a SF tale of dreamers redeeming the world and themselves end? Yah, it could have Tim in a corner getting fatter and jerkin' off, but becoming the real family guy that was hinted at in the fantasy story makes more sense, for one example...
Anyhoo
Thanks Mr. Campbell I'll miss 'em and I do appreciate all the work yo and the artists did in giving me something so ultimately rewarding.
Anyhoo
Thanks Mr. Campbell I'll miss 'em and I do appreciate all the work yo and the artists did in giving me something so ultimately rewarding.
A suggestion for your history of webcomics: please make mention of Mookie, whose excellent comic can be found at http://www.dominic-deegan.com/
I make no exaggeration when I say that Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire is one of my two favorite webcomix, and Fans is the other. I found Dominic more recently, but it has been running for quite awhile now, too, and it shows no sign of flagging yet. I adore this fantasy adventure, and it strikes me as likely that it might get overlooked where other good webcomix like Sluggy Freelance and RPGworld would be obvious enough to get remembered. Truly, though, this comic does not deserve to be overlooked. I've given the URL; see for yourself. ^_^
I make no exaggeration when I say that Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire is one of my two favorite webcomix, and Fans is the other. I found Dominic more recently, but it has been running for quite awhile now, too, and it shows no sign of flagging yet. I adore this fantasy adventure, and it strikes me as likely that it might get overlooked where other good webcomix like Sluggy Freelance and RPGworld would be obvious enough to get remembered. Truly, though, this comic does not deserve to be overlooked. I've given the URL; see for yourself. ^_^
Welp...something that often gets overlooked by the media is (serious) Christianity. Sure, people could pass Christianity and comics off as just "Jack Chick tracts", but there is something so much, much more. Some...really, really great stuff, actually!
One site I know of, and actually have talked a few times to the girl in the past, is www.psychoteers.com. This girl does excellent, excellent anime art, and has even done a few full-length comics before. Ann is honestly somebody I would talk to about all that is Christian online comics--she is somebody big there who could tell you about any and everybody.
There are other Christian artists out there, including the girl who does Rice Cafe (http://www.pandapad.com/rc.php). If you want some specific forums to get information or talk to anybody about Christian online comics/Christians who do online comics, then you probably could check out www.christiananime.com. ...and I know, all I posted might be anime-ish, but there are other links there, I'm sure. ^_^;
And if you want a list of some of the big names out there, here's a site with a hefty list of names -- http://www.megazeenonline.com/links.html
Christians and Christianity are something that the media and world at large views as something laughable, something to make fun of and mock, and often point fingers at and accuse, blame, and ridicule...but it's really not. All these folks I've listed are striving to go against the world's view at large and show how there can be -great- quality and cheesy-free art/comics/published works out there.
I hope this helps you out, and gives you all a viewpoint to put into the book that isn't represented too much in society, yet is still something very, very big and noteworthy! Thanks, T!!
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One site I know of, and actually have talked a few times to the girl in the past, is www.psychoteers.com. This girl does excellent, excellent anime art, and has even done a few full-length comics before. Ann is honestly somebody I would talk to about all that is Christian online comics--she is somebody big there who could tell you about any and everybody.
There are other Christian artists out there, including the girl who does Rice Cafe (http://www.pandapad.com/rc.php). If you want some specific forums to get information or talk to anybody about Christian online comics/Christians who do online comics, then you probably could check out www.christiananime.com. ...and I know, all I posted might be anime-ish, but there are other links there, I'm sure. ^_^;
And if you want a list of some of the big names out there, here's a site with a hefty list of names -- http://www.megazeenonline.com/links.html
Christians and Christianity are something that the media and world at large views as something laughable, something to make fun of and mock, and often point fingers at and accuse, blame, and ridicule...but it's really not. All these folks I've listed are striving to go against the world's view at large and show how there can be -great- quality and cheesy-free art/comics/published works out there.
I hope this helps you out, and gives you all a viewpoint to put into the book that isn't represented too much in society, yet is still something very, very big and noteworthy! Thanks, T!!
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