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Thought Bubbles: Comics Creators Talk ‘09, Look to ‘10–Part 3
The third part in our conversations with creators on comics in 2009 and what the new year holds, we spoke with Miriam Libicki ('jobnik!') and Dan Cooney ('Valentine'), who are writers, artists, and, interestingly, are both teachers, educating what could be the next generation of creators. »
Thought Bubbles: Comics Creators Talk ‘09, Look to ‘10 — Part 2
Continuing our look at comics in 2009 and what may come in 2010 as seen by a handful of our favorite creators. In part II, we speak with Alex Robinson ('Box Office Poison,' 'Tricked,' 'A Kidnapped Santa Claus') and Mike Dawson ('Freddie & Me,’ 'Ace-Face,' 'Troop 142' ). »
Featured Artist Ken Becker on Being Creative Within Limitations
Ken Becker, our latest featured artist, studied art under the storied Will Eisner, became a comic book creator, then worked in animation, and most recently had a 10-year-run working on illustrated storybooks for Disney. His art and a short conversation. »
Internet Inadequacy: Television Still King in Time Wasted
The average citizen's time spent on the Internet was about 68 hours in Sept. This pales in comparison to TV, which recently weighed in at 141 hours/month. Seems people simply aren't goofing off on the Internet enough at home. Here are some sites that can help rectify that. »
Shove That ‘Ker-Pow’ Up Your @$$! A Better Way to Report on Disney-Marvel and Other Comics News
There's little that can offend a comic book fan more than dumb, condescending, and/or uninformed comments by the mainstream media. We always brace ourselves for the inevitable onomatopoeia-filled headlines -- but other silly comments are equally inexcusable. »
Indie Comics Creators Deliberate Small Press Success
"I'd rather eat Cup-o-Noodles every day and be proud of the work I'm doing than be eating sushi and embarrassed by my work," Julia Wertz said during the course of our conversation about the business side of being an indie comics creator. How does an independent creator define success? »
Ellen DeGeneres is Idol's New Judge . . . but, Oh, What Could Have Been