Webcomics Weekly
Stripped Documentary on Sale until September 19 2014
I was a Kickstarter backer of the documentary Stripped about the history and future of the comic strip and the business behind it. I backed it because as a listener of the then active Webcomics Weekly podcast and reader of the Sheldon webcomic, I wanted to support Dave Kellett. Having seen the...
read articleWebcomics Weekly on Creative Burnout and Personal Branding
I'm a fan of and listener to the Webcomics Weekly podcast. 2011 has been a year of sporadic publishing of the podcast (not as sporadic as mine though.) The last episode they've published, #83, is a really interesting conversation. They start with a discussion of ending long running projects, letting...
read articleObservations from Recent Podcast Listening
Here is a rundown of some podcasts that I've felt particularly strongly about lately, either positively or negatively. These are only my opinions and have a high likelihood of not matching your opinion. Please don't celebrate too hard or feel too bad if you do one of these shows, or my opinion is...
read articleDealing With the Post-Scarcity Digital World
When I write a long post that gets any sort of traction in the blogosphere, invariably some drive-by commentor will refer to it as "rambling." Generally they do this on posts where I try to tie together multiple different stories into a larger meta-story. This will be one of those. Don't...
read articleMy New Comment Policy and Thoughts on Funny Hats
For the first time in the eight year history of this weblog, I have an explicitly posted comment policy. At times I have really struggled with this. There have been moments when I have been overwhelmed by antagonists. A few examples leap to mind, usually when I make a post critical of someone with...
read articleAround the Podosphere 9/9/09
Here are some podcasts I've listened to recently and found interesting. A lot this got listened to either going to or coming from Dragon*Con. There are a pair of shows done by webcomic artist Scott Kurtz. The first is a format breaking episode of the podcast Webcomics Weekly. Usually it is a round...
read articleCreating Fans the Bassackwards Way
I'm not sure this is how it is supposed to go, but I started listening to the Webcomics Weekly podcast first. I did not read any of the webcomics by any of the show's principals. I had previously listened to the Blank Label comics podcast and was curious about this one. After listening for a while,...
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