I’m just saying…

Heyo. I’ve finally caught up on everything that concerns me on the internet, only to have to limit functions yet again due to moving into a new apartment. I just feel like a prick for being talked about a lot lately and not having anything to show for it.

So here’s my review of the latest goings-on in the webcomics world as far as I have seen and care to speak on. Ready go.

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Ryan Estrada’s 175 Hour Comic is now for sale. I was pretty silent for the duration of the operation, mainly because I didn’t have anything to add to the discussion that hadn’t been said. My stance was mostly “Dude, you’re goddamned crazy… but here’s some titles you can use and go for it!” Now that it’s completed and available for sale, I’ll probably get it. Likely the PDF download over the print, depending on how my next paycheck shapes out. I think he used one of my titles in there, so I can’t wait to see it.

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PAX is coming quite soon. My envy for all those in attendance knows no bounds.

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Websnark got a major overhaul in redesign. It looks good, but I personally prefer the old design. However, this new model is much more functional.

As an aside, I think this month’s Feeding Snarky was quite insightful.

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Oh yeah, Otakon. Yeah that sure was something. Unfortunately, I didn’t take any pictures. If I did, y’all’d be first to see ‘em. But I suppose if you want my little report on what went down, you can check the LJ.

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So I heard there was this article in some small town paper or something that’s got everyone riled up. Not meaning to stir up more drama but seriously guys? Whatever. And I mean that. We can do one of two things at this point. We can sit and bitch about how they “Don’t get us,” like all the other underground art scenes do… or we can look at it, see where they didn’t get us, and work to accommodate us.

The fact of the matter when it comes down to making money in webcomics is that a few of us have secured an audience that will buy our stuff. We have that group, but it certainly won’t last forever. So if we want to make, say… more money, we need to figure out how to get the general public to want our franchise-specific t-shirts and bound collections of our comics in print.

Scratch that. Before we do that, we need to figure out how to get Average Joe to want to take time out of his life to read comics on the internet. Meanwhile, I’ll just keep telling people what to do from the sidelines like an asshole, because damned if I know how to do it myself.

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Found a few good new comics. One of them being Templar, Arizona. The art is just smashing, and I don’t think I’ve laughed for as extended a duration in a comic’s archives for a while. It’s just starting, though, so I can’t delve too much further in description until the plot develops a bit more.

Digital Strips: The Comic is off to a terrific start. I suggest you guys work on the dialogue a bit, but the jokes are otherwise very good. I especially enjoyed the “Caller” strip.

Comedity is… interesting. The art is very good, but it’s not that funny. I get this very strong vibe of him aping Applegeeks, but at least he’s aware of that fact. I’m reading it out of hope it will get better, because I really do enjoy the artwork. I would suggest hiring a writer though; the timing of the dialogue needs work, as does probably the writing of the dialogue itself. The problem is I’m not laughing. But I think I could be laughing if it was written better.

(Wow. I think that is far and beyond the most arrogant thing I’ve ever said in a criticism.)

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Anyway, that’s that. If I have time before Saturday, I’ll give you something nice and meaty to read. I’ve got a lot of book reviews sitting on the stack here. If I don’t get a chance, my apologies in advance and I’ll see you next week.

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