24-hour Comics Day is the first Saturday in October (this year, Oct. 4). As I originally posted a couple of years ago, I’m not a fan. From the original post:
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This is a time when creativity seems to be at an all-time high everywhere you look. From carved pumpkins to costumes to haunted houses to the really scary stuff like, well…
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The Devestator, a comedy-magazine publisher recently held an anonymous survey among 46 artists, small-press publishers and indie exhibitors. It asked about gross sales at comic conventions.
The good: This is a very interesting look at numbers that most exhibitors are typically reticent to share.
The bad: It’s a very small sample group — 46. And the sample size for individual conventions gets smaller yet. And it asked about gross sales — not net. In other words, the important numbers — the amount left over after expenses — are still unknown.
Nevertheless, it’s worth a look — and it’s definitely something I’d like to discuss here.
Read the post, and come back to discuss!
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This is a perennial favorite of mine. It was originally published in this site on Sept. 23, 2010, and it’s still as important today as it was back then.
I was lucky enough to get a generous review on io9.com last weekend. And in the comments section under the review, the response was overwhelmingly positive. I was being tweeted, and e-mailed and Liked.
It was a really good weekend.
Until I read this.
I tried giving this comic a read, and it wasn’t funny at all.
What a waste of time.
My pageviews were astronomical. People were clearly pouring through the archives. And the positive comments were kind to say the least. Obviously, I was doing something right.
But you know which comment stayed with me: “What a waste of time.”
So, how do you process criticism?
This is where I’m supposed to say something wise and relevant and maybe even witty — something that puts a lightbulb over your head… something to either make you see things my way or solidify your opposition. It’s what I do, right?
Well, guess what? I can’t.
I strongly endorse the WordPress SEO plug-in by Yoast to bolster your SEO efforts. To that end, I have some thoughts on using it effectively. In short, I think most webcartoonists are using this plug-in (and others like it) wrong.
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Bleeding Cool ran this teaser last night on Twitter:
Denise Dorman Asks – Is Cosplay Killing Comic Con? http://t.co/KZ4GYx1wHo
— Bleeding Cool (@bleedingcool) September 22, 2014
And it’s a topic that’s worth discussing.
But first, let’s remove that clickbait headline. Here’s what Ms Dorman asks:
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This is the first in a new series of Hitch It / Ditch It Hot Seat critiques. The rules are simple. I’ll go to participants’ sites and talk about one thing they’re doing well — and another thing that needs a little work. As always, this is only the beginning of the discussion. Members are invited to join the discussion and take it in any direction after that.
For those of you who are looking for more coverage of the craft of cartooning, these Hot Seat critiques are for you! Here’s your chance to delve into the thinking behind what makes a comic (or a site) work well or falter — in Real World terms.
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Today’s Archive Dive is from when we discussed the finer points of the ubiquitous Ames Lettering Guide.
The Ames Lettering Guide is a little daunting when you begin to use it. For general use, I’m going to suggest ignoring the holes on the left-hand side of the tool as well as the metric measurements.
Before we get started, let’s cover some typography terms.
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Out of the many ways that webcartoonists can help brand themselves and build their community, podcasting may be one of the most powerful — and most overlooked — method. If you decide to launch a podcast, here’s a few things you’ll want to know going in.
There’s nothing — nothing — more frustrating than trying to beat a deadline with a slow computer. So, what do you do if you can’t afford the best and newest hardware? You’d be surprised, but a little time spent cleaning up the hard drive you’ve already got will yield impressive returns in terms of speed and useability. Here are some tips for both Windows and Macs that you can do right now to turbo-boost your hard drive.
As always, before futzing around with your computer, please make sure you’ve backed up any and all important files to a safe place!
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