This is breaking, so details are still coming in, but news has just been released that Amazon has bought ComiXology.
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About.me – A new social-media app for networking among creative professionals
On the Spot Hot Seat critique: We visited participants site on a random day and talked about what was going on with the comic/site on that day (no archives).
Webcomics Weekly: When the first of four scheduled return recordings of the seminal Webcomics Weekly podcast was released, Webcomics.com members got access to it before it went public.
Business Line of Credit: Way better than a credit card — and a renewable source of quick capital. We explain how it works.
Health Insurance for Self-Employed Cartoonists.
Uploading comics in bulk (ComicsPress and Comic Easel): A step-by-step tutorial to adding a large number of comics to your site at once.
Mailbag: Digital Download Update: A member asks for the latest developments in the Evil Inc monthly pre-release download.
Custom menu icons (ComicsPress and Comic Easel): A step-by-step tutorial for adding custom icons to your menu.
Was that huge traffic spike real? When you checked your stats this morning, you had a huge spike in traffic. Then you checked again later and saw that it disappeared. What just happened? We give you the explanation.
Archive Dive: Stop giving them the finger! In this piece from the Webcomics.com archive, we revisit a post in which I advised against a rather lazy drawing habit.
New Site Feature: The Webcomics.com Calendar: We unveiled a new self-promotion feature of the site. You can post upcoming events and appearances in the Webcomics.com Calendar!
Patreon: Five Tips: Five ways to help push your Patreon campaign towards success.
Copyright and Trademark review: It’s a complicated subject, and it perplexes many of us. Here’s a breif review of the facts you need to understand it better.
Lettering Hot Seat: The Hot Seat critiques are where we discuss the craft of comics in a meaningful, hands-on way. In this round, we’re focused on lettering and word balloons.
Harvey Award Ballots: The nomination round of the Harvey Awards is officially underway and any professional webcartoonist (that’s you) is eligible to nominate work they find inspiring.
Motivational Sketch series — A case of the Willies: After a brief hiatus, we jumped back on the Motivational Sketches bandwagon. This week’s theme was A Case of the Willies.
Kickstarter ads? We workshop an ad for a Kickstarter campaign
Ink washes in b&w offset printing?
Holy ship! Are you prepared for the increases in shipping costs?
Being influenced by other media
What do you wish you’d have known when you started?
MangaStudio 5 EX files to PNGs
Wanna get warmed up for another week of cartooning? Then join us for a Motivational Sketch. This week’s phrase is “a case of the willies.”
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The Hot Seat critiques are an opportunity for us to discuss the craft of comics in a tangible and meaningful way. This specific Hot Seat — focused on lettering — exposes a traditionally under-looked aspect of cartooning: Lettering (and word balloons). As always, my comments below only serve as a jumping-off point for the large conversation among the community at large. So please feel free to share your thoughts and experience.
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The Harvey Awards are now accepting nominations. Anyone who creates a comic (that’s you) may nominate fellow creators / titles for the different categories. They have a new, online nomination form, in addition to their traditional downloadable PDF that you can print out and snail-mail in (just scroll to the bottom of the digital form to see three download options).
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Get out your calendar and start circling dates. It’s time to do a little webcomics planning.The content you are trying to access is only available to members.
As James pointed out, the last time I reviewed his comic I said that I hated his lettering with a white-hot passion, and I’m happy to say that the lettering has improved.
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Here’s a late-breaking tip from the floor of Emerald City Comicon. I spent the weekend exhibiting along with Scott Kurtz and Tavis Maiden, and I was admiring Tavis’ cool spot-gloss business cards.
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It’s time for another Hot Seat, and it’s been a while since we discussed some cartooning fundamentals, so let’s do a Lettering/Word Balloon Hot Seat.
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It’s the most misunderstood concept in the creative professions: Copyright and trademark. The recent episode of Surviving Creativity does an excellent job of helping you understand the difference between the two — with the help of lawyer Katie Lane!
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