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Thursday
Feb102011

Member Benefit: 15%-Off at Wired Imaging

Wired Imaging is offering members of Webcomics.com 15% off for their T-shirt-printing services.



Wednesday
Feb092011

Webcomics Weekly, Episode 76: Laugh Track

Kris, Scott and Brad discuss the Diamond Digital partnership between iVerse and Diamond Comics distribution -- and experience a little technological growing pains of their own. This may be the most bizarre episode ever.



Wednesday
Feb092011

Mailbag: Book Design

Q: My question is about book design. My goal is to self-publish by the end of the year and I have content and funding. How important is it to keep book designs consistent from edition to edition with regard to size, page numbers, graphic elements and extra content?

What if i regret a choice I make in my first book? Is it okay to change that element it in later books? Should I revisit the design when I print the second edition of the first book? or should I just learn to love my first book for what it is?

Also, how much thought needs to go into pricing the book (which is necessary for the UPC code?) when you're printing your first book?

Tuesday
Feb082011

Scott Kurtz: Improving my Writing

My resolution for the new year is to improve my writing in 2011 as much as I improved my art in 2010. Which is to say that i’m very happy with the levels to which I pushed myself creatively last year when it came to the visual style of PvP. And I want to push myself as hard this year in regards to my writing.

I’ve been unsatisfied with the way I write PvP. I think a part of that is because as artists we try to always keep a nice level of dissatisfaction with our work, just to prevent ourselves from becoming stale. But beyond that, I’ve had a growing sense of dread that PvP is starting to get left behind a bit. I’m seeing a lot of new talent come into the comics scene who are just blowing me away with the way their comedy is constructed and delivered.

Monday
Feb072011

Harvey Awards ballots are now available

The Harvey Awards ballots are now available at their Web site. The deadline for submitting ballots is March 28.

Download .txt Nomination Ballot (for email)

Download PDF (color) Nomination Ballot

Download PDF (b&w) Nomination Ballot

E-Mail Submission: harveyballots@hotmail.com

The Harvey Awards ceremony will be part of the Baltimore Comic-Con, August 20, 2010.