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Rounding up the latest news from the “black capes”… DC villains: [NEWSARAMA] For the month of January, the main DC Universe titles will be taken over by the villains of the DCU. Not just that, there will also be three
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I’ve added a special page for readers who are new to Evil Inc. It’s a special synopsis of the storyline to help you quickly catch up with the overall plot. It’s a quick read, and you’ll be familiar with all
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Rounding up the latest news from the “black capes”… Dr. Light: [CBR] Depending on where you fall in the age department, that name evokes in you a different reaction. If you are a fan of the Silver Age, Arthur Light
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Rounding up the latest news from the “black capes”… Skrulls: [CBR] It’s the comic book event that has everyone from Entertainment Weekly to The Wall Street Journal buzzing and now the years top-selling comic, “Secret Invasion”, makes its television debut
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Rounding up the latest news from the “black capes”… INCOGNITO #1… [BAD LIBRARIANSHIP] From the creators of Criminal and Sleeper [Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips] comes the most insane and evil super-villain comic you’ve ever read! What if you were
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[POST CHRONICLE]: Stores around the country have been asked by DC comics to pull the “All-Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder” No. 10. comic off the rack. A printing mistake that reveals several obscene words in the comic book.
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Even Lex Luthor has to acknowledge the brilliance of Dr. Sivanna. So although I try to make Evil Inc the apex of super-villain humor and coverage of comics from a black-cape perspective, I have to admit when I see someone
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I know… I know…. I’ve already waxed hysterical over the new, evil Mary Marvel In Final Crisis #3 written by Grant Morrison. I’ve already made it clear that I thought that a characterization such as that had so many possibilities
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Rounding up the latest news from the “black capes”… SECRET SIX PREVIEW [NEWSARAMA] DC Comics has provided Newsarama with an exlcusive peek at Secret Six #1 by Gail Simone Nicola Scott and Doug Hazlewood. The solicitation for the issue reads:
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If you’re looking for a signed copy of one of the Evil Inc or How To Make Webcomics books, this Saturday might be your lucky day. I’m going to be signing books and doing sketches at Hall of Heroes at
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Check out the often-imitated-never-duplicated Webcomics Weekly Podcast, featuring Scott Kurtz, Dave Kellett, Kris Straub, and myself. If you love listening to cartoonists talking shop, this is a must. You can keep up with the latest updates via our RSS feed.
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I have to say, when I saw what Ed Ryzowski did with today’s strip, I knew I had to offer it as a desktop wallpaper. It’s been too long since I’ve offered a new one, and this image is way
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Rounding up the latest news from the “black capes”… TWO-FACE (NOT) READY FOR HIS CLOSE-UP(S)… [MTV NEWS] Sure, the script for “The Dark Knight” says Aaron Eckhart’s hero-turned-villain Harvey Dent (aka Two-Face) is dead, and during a press event yesterday,
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Matt Newtwon of Comic News has just posted an interview with Your Favorite Nemesis. One of the newest developments in the world of comics is webcomics or online comics. These publications are found on the Internet, often exclusively. Some comics
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Rounding up the latest news from the “black capes”… ANTI-VENOM DEBUT PUSHES REPRINT [COMICS BULLETIN] To meet overwhelming demand, Marvel will be going back to print with Amazing Spider-Man #569 Second Printing Variant, the second chapter of “New Ways To
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Rounding up the latest news from the “black capes”… ‘JOKER’ GRAPHIC NOVEL [NEWSARAMA] In October, DC Comics will be releasing ‘Joker,’ a 128 page hardcover original graphic novel which reunites Brian Azzarello with Lee Bermejo — the team behind ‘Lex
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Rounding up the latest news from the “black capes”… RED QUEEN THREATENS CHILDREN [METRO] Children’s comic The Uncanny X-Men has received a tongue lashing after unveiling a dominatrix as its new villain. The issue saw the Red Queen — in
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Rounding up the latest news from the “black capes”… ‘SECRET SIX’ UPDATE [PULSE] Nicola Scott thought working on Birds of Prey was a great “entry point” into her career in comic books. Now she’s taking the next step and working
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In case you haven’t heard enough of me on comics-related issues, Sam Charette was nice enough to ask me to guest-co-host another episode of Comic Dish. We discuss buffers, guest strips, the history of Comics Code Authority, and how badly
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Check out the often-imitated-never-duplicated Webcomics Weekly Podcast, featuring Scott Kurtz, Dave Kellett, Kris Straub, and myself. If you love listening to cartoonists talking shop, this is a must. You can keep up with the latest updates via our RSS feed.
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More news from Fan Expo in Toronto. [CBR]: DiDio confirmed that a new Plastic Man series will happen one day, the book’s biggest advocate just needs to free up some time in his incredibly busy schedule. “The biggest problem [with
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Rounding up the latest news from the “black capes”… A ‘VILLAIN-CENTRIC WEEKLY?’ [CBR] Dan Didio led the ‘DC: A Guide to Your Universe’ panel last Saturday at Fan Expo in Toronto, and while there were no major announcements, the DC
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I am offering my daily comic strip to college newspapers for the 2008-2009 academic year at an unbeatable price. FREE. And it’s simple to a ludicrous degree. If you’re an editor at a college publication, simply e-mail me at bguigar
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The Week in Villainy: Taking stock of super-villains Mary Marvel: I stood second to no one — no one — in my enthusiasm for Mary Marvel’s walk on the wild side. As you remember, I was one of the first
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Quick updates on a couple titles I’ve been following… TRINITY: THUMBS DOWN I’ve completely given up on Trinity. It started off with a wanna-be super-villain named… and I’m being completely serious here… Konvikt. As if the ham-handed name wasn’t enough,
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Please join us in congratulating Green Goblin Norman Osborn as Evil Inc’s Employee of the Week. Norman has been a loyal villain for decades now. He was one of the very first masked villains on the scene. But in the
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Rounding up the latest news from the “black capes”… RETURN OF ‘VILLAINS UNITED’ [DC] As many of us heard at NYCC ’08, Gaile Simone is helming another run of The Secret Six, a series she introduced in 2006 that focused
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[CBR] Nikki Finke is reporting at Deadline Hollywood that a federal judge has denied Warner Bros.’ motion to dismiss 20th Century Fox’s attempt to preclude the production of Zack Snyder’s “Watchmen” film, a development that could potentially have immense ramifications
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If you’re not hitting the forum button above the comic, you’re missing out on a great amount of discussion about Evil Inc and comic-book topics. You can see all of the blog posts listed there, where you can comment and
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In case you missed it, I did a special Evil Inc-themed guest strip for my friends Bill and Gene at Unshelved. It’s part of their series of “book report” comics. The book that I’m discussing is one that my father-in-law
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As you may remember, when I attended New York Comic Con earlier this year, I sat on a panel discussing the future of the comic strip. It consisted of moderator Lee Nordling, author of them seminal Your Career in the
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Here’s another possible addition to functionality on the Evil Inc site. I was approached in San Diego by a group that would like to develop an iPhone application that would deliver the daily strip (and, possibly, blog posts) to your
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Last weekend, we took our kids to Pittsburgh to visit some friends. The other couple also have two boys who are the same ages as our own two, so we did a lot of kid stuff. One of the stops
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If you’re familiar with the Philly Fringe Fest (Aug. 29 – Sept. 13), you already know it’s an “unfiltered” festival, where new and established artists of all kinds present their own work, free of a selection process. Most Philly Fringe
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For those of you who are scratching you chins, Mister Threat was introduced way back here. Or, if you have Evil Inc Annual Report Vol. 3, the story starts on Page 60. You can read his bio here. [EDIT]And… for
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Post Comic Con, I’ve been looking at a few ways of making this site more functional for readers. I have several items on the table. One of the options I have open to me is a free service through which
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Passed along by Evil Inc henchman Rodrigo… A Craigslist/London ads asks for… “20-30 henchmen needed for moderately-sized supervillain organisation with large expansion potential (fortresses built into geological structures, corruption of government officials, possible genesis of ‘nemesis’ vigilante). Electrical theme. Applicants
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Yup, folks… once again, it’s a mystery with clues that reach way back in the archives. Here’s a round-up of the paper trail, from left to right: The phone message left while Evil Atom was ousted. The half-burnt document Memo
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I’ve never been given so many things as I have at Comic Con. I mean, you guys really made me feel special. Most of it was simply thoughtful and indicative of the in-jokes we share. For example, Wes Molebash brought
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Evil Inc Annual Report Vol. 3 hits Diamond Previews this month. Eagle-eyed readers can find it on Page 296 — in a virtual battle-of-the-cleavages with the She-Buccaneer. As I’ve done in the past, I’m putting the call out to all
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“There’s no friend like an old friend…” (Oliver Wendell Holmes) Comic Con — aka “The Nerd Prom” — is special for me because it’s my opportunity to reconnect with all of my old friends in comics. Primary in this group
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Evil Inc colorist, Ed Ryzowski, will be attending Connecticon in Hartford, Connecticut, this weekend (Aug. 1-3). Look for him in Artist’s Alley — better yet, look for his awesome new banner (pictured to the right) — and take the opportunity
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Saturday night will go down in Webcomics history as The Night. For the Halfpixel gang (Scott Kurtz, Kris Straub, his intern Magnolia Porter, Dave Kellett and me), it started with a brilliant idea by Kellett. He figured that, instead of
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Wow. Where to start in bringing you a con report for Comic Con International? I can’t break it down chronologically because there’s just too much, and my memory is already merging the events into one. So, I decided to break
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You run into an awful lot of talented people at comic conventions. It’s almost daunting, to be honest. But I’m someone who really gets charged up when I’m around truly creative people. It’s why I enjoy working in webcomics. And
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Randy Lugar has reared his surprisingly handsome visage yet again over at Capes ‘N’ Babes.

If YouTube yanks this, check out this one, supplied by an ever-helpful henchperson djagir!

OK… So I just drank an iced tea with “natural raspberry flavor.” As I drained the bottle, my eyes lit upon the ingredients. “Contains no raspberry juice.“ Now… somebody has to answer me this: What kind of natural raspberry flavor
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Who’s that dashing, distinguished man doing a cameo in today’s installment of Capes ‘N’ Babes? Big thanks to my pal Chris Flick for a very funny strip! If you haven’t checked out Chris’ marvelous work, be sure to bookmark his
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If you’re hoping to get signed Evil Inc books and other evil mementos, San Diego is going to be the place to be next week. I’ll be bringing all three Evil Inc Annual Report volumes, copies of the How To
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Halfpixel has got the center of the Comic Con floor covered. We have positions in all of the key locations of the convention. — The authors will be taking turns at the Image Comics booth, signing copies of the breakout
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David Gallagher mentioned not only Evil Inc, but Phables, too, over at Newsarama. Thanks, David!

[NEWSARAMA] Captain Cold and the Rogues were accessories to the murder of Bart Allen. They’ve become what they never set out to be — wanted! Wanted by the good guys, by former Rogue Pied Piper, and by the Secret Society
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The entire Halfpixel gang is going to Comic Con International in a couple weeks! Scott Kurtz is going to be exhibiting in the main Webcomics area and Dave, Kris and I are going to be at a table with Image
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This is the capper to a terrific run by Warren Ellis and Mike Deodado Jr. I’ve run somewhat hot and cold on the title. I can’t say that Deodado’s art has been hitting the target for me on every title,
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One of the big reveals in Wizard World Chicago last weekend was the image to the right. Displayed during Marvel’s Secret Invasion panel, this teaser image seems to show a villainous parallel to the Illuminati (Mr. Fantastic, Iron Man, Prince
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Rounding up the latest news from the “black capes”… –Joker’s Asylum Part IV: Scarecrow [CBR] In this, our fourth interview with the five writers of “The Joker’s Asylum,” CBR News spoke with horror film and comic writer Joe Harris (“BPRD:
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Sure, it’s one thing to be cool. But it’s another thing to have the necessary paperwork. That’s what it feels like to be Certified Cool. Need proof? Check out the July 2008 copy of Previews from Diamond Comic Distributors… Page
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[CBR] We here at Comic Book Resources are very sad to report that artist Michael Turner has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 37. Aspen Comics’ Vince Hernandez told CBR News Saturday morning that Turner passed away
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[CBR] With Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight” scheduled to be released in the US on July 18 and Bruce Wayne facing a fate worse than death in Grant Morrison’s “Batman R.I.P.,” this summer is shaping up to be the Caped
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The Weekly Crisis has started “Top 10 Tuesdays.” The last couple have been outstanding: 10 Stories Essential to Understanding the Current DC Universe 10 Stories Essential to Understanding the Current Marvel Universe

Thanks to eagle-eyed reader, notgnirrad, who points out that Sivana was driving a Nissan concept car — a Pivo — in the panel from Final Crisis #2. Here’s a little more info. If Nissan markets this as THE car for
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Every now and again, you get a panel, such as the one above from Final Crisis #2, that makes you remember why you love comics. Several of the DCU’s top baadies have been assembled — at a strip club, no
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My comics have had a little good press recently that I wanted to pass along. First up is a very kind letter-to-the-editor that Eric from Silver Spring, Md., wrote to the Philadelphia Daily News. It was printed over the weekend
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After seeing all of the other Halfpixel guys’ interns posting on their blogs, I demanded my turn. After all, I’ve been interning for Mr. Guigar all summer long, and I deserve just as much recognition as those other girls. Of
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Rounding up the latest news from the “black capes”… — Where Are They Now: The Legion of Doom [TV SQUAD] When the Super Friends cartoons involving the Legion of Doom had finished, what did the 13 Doomsters do with their
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Whenever I see people cosplaying villains at a convention I’m attending, I ask them if they’d like to pose with a copy of my book. It always seems to make for cool images. Wizard World Philly had no shortage. (Although
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Despite what felt like a lighter crowd, I had a tremendous weekend at Wizard World Philadelphia. I haven’t seen attendance numbers yet — and I haven’t ruled out wider aisles in Artist’s Alley playing into my perception — but Friday’s
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Rounding up the latest news from the “black capes”… — Two Face foreshadowed in Batman trailer [COMICS BULLETIN] Harvey Dent makes a creepy appearance in this clip from the upcoming Batman movie. Go take a look.

Rounding up the latest news from the “black capes”… — Bad Dads [NEWSARAMA] With Father’s Day this weekend and everyone desperately searching for the perfect last minute gift, Newsarama gives a nod to the fathers we all know and love
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Rounding up the latest news from the “black capes”… After the Hulk smashed the puny box office this weekend, he’s been in the center of some pretty interesting discussions. One ponders the villain in the expected third flick, and the
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Rounding up the latest news from the “black capes”… — Renaissance Penguin? [PULSE] Jesse Aaron is one busy writer in comics. He’s working on Vertigo’s Western series, “Scalped,” and a pair of Hellblazer issues. He’s scripting Marvel’s Wakandian hero, “The
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Rounding up the latest news from the “black capes”… — The butlers did it: Both of the major comic-book publishers seem to be positioning their parallel manservants to be A-list baddies. In the Marvel Universe, it’s faithful Avengers butler Jarvis,
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Taking stock of super-villains Human Flame: The last time we checked in with Human Flame, we were hearing reports about a Z-Lister who would kill JLA mainstay Martian Manhunter. Turns out, in Final Crisis #1, the Human Flame watches while
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Rounding up the latest news from the “black capes”… — Supervillains to save JLA? It looks as if its up to the super-villains to save the Justice League. Actually, it’s a movie about a prison full of super-villains who try
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You’re probably already aware of the Orphan Works Act. In short, Google is behind a move to radically change copyright law so they, and others, can display cartoons (as well as other things) with no regard to copyright. Someone could
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Rounding up the latest news from the “black capes”… — Un-“Wanted” [ENTERTAINMENT BUFF] The hero in the “Wanted” comics isn’t a hero at all. He’s a put-upon loser who becomes a supervillain after he discovers that his estranged father was
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Rounding up the latest news from the “black capes”… — Libra to step to the fore. [HERALD-DISPATCH] “I’m the only one who knows there was a war in heaven, and evil won. The multiverse takes a single breath like a
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It’s hard to believe, but Wizard World Philadelphia is upon us once again! I’ll be in Artist’s Alley all weekend, with copies of all three Evil Inc books, both Courting Disaster books and, hopefully, a few remaining issue of How
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Rounding up the latest news from the “black capes”… [TWCL] Who is the most messed-up villain ever? The Thunderbolt’s Swordsman? Joker? Kang? Make your case here.

Taking stock of super-villains Super Skrull Army: The last time we checked in with Super Skrull, he was receiving an Evil Inc Employee-of-the-Month honor for trouncing of the Illuminati and introducing a couple dogglegangers. As I foretold then, the appearance
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Rounding up the latest news from the “back capes”… [COMICLIST NEWS] Superman has appeared on the cover of Time Magazine. Wonder Woman graced the debut issue of Ms. Magazine. And Batman has appeared on a number of magazine covers, most
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Rounding up the latest news from the “back capes”… [PULSE] The Joker’s wild and he’s narrating a bunch of stories this July featuring some of the biggest thorns in the side of the Dark Knight Detective! David Hine’s wild too.
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I haven’t posted any site notes in a while, so here’s a quick reminder of all the cool features this site has to help you enjoy Evil Inc to its fullest! First off, you’ll see a link to the Forum
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[COMICS BULLETIN The highly anticipated “Batman: R.I.P.” storyline is off to an explosive start, with BATMAN #676 selling out one day after arriving in stores on May 14. Now, DC Comics sends this issue, written by Grant Morrison with art
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Thanks to my friend Aaron Albert from About.com: Comic Books, I’ve got a few more photos to share from Emerald City Comic Con — mostly of the How To Make Webcomics panel. We’ll kick it off with a shot of
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Thanks to the readers who have helpfully pointed out that Chess King hasn’t been seen in malls since the mid-90s. And, yes, I happen to remember when this was all farms. What of it?

With Emerald City in the rearview mirror, here’s a complete rundown of all of the remaining convention appearances I’m planning. The conventions in blue are tentative. Wizard World Philadelphia: May 29 – June 1 Comic Con: July 24-27. Appearing with
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Taking stock of super-villains Green Goblin: Stormin’ Norman Osborn has been on a delicious slow burn since the start of the post-Registration Act Thunderbolts. With Warren Ellis taking the helm of the title, Osborn has been handled with tremendous aplomb.
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While we were taping the Webcomics Weekly podcast Friday night, Scott got word from Image Comics that the How To Make Webcomics book is sold out. I know I have plenty of books in stock to continue to ship orders
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What do you say after a weekend in which you were treated like royalty, hung out with some of your best friends and colleagues, and were surrounded by kind and supportive fans? “Thank you” doesn’t seem to touch it. First
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As we’ve mentioned on the podcast, a few typographical errors snuck through our editing system and into the How To Make Webcomics book. Our dedicated readers have been kindly pointing them out to us. And — no fooling — we’re
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EMERALD CITY COMIC CON IS THIS WEEKEND! I’ve been waiting to say that ever since ECCC 07 closed! In case you missed my previous post on the subject, here’s the low-down once again: It just doesn’t get better than the
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…for a special mission. E-mail me for details. Thanks to everyone who responded! I think this is work! I’ll have a full report later!

Webcomic creator Joshua Jericho, who does the vaunted WTH Comic, invited me to be a guest on his podcast, Chug-A-Freeze. Kind of. He asked my permission to use clips of my laughing during the Webcomics Weekly Podcast in his own
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It’s the first of May and that means that we are only ten days away from one of the Very Best comic conventions in the continental United States. Folks, it just doesn’t get better than the Emerald City Comic Convention.
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